Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-29

would not interpret going the limit as
clergyman would
The only Interpretation which could be
placed upon the term IN this connection,
ne declared, was that all Of the power ana
all OF the strength OF the administration
was TO be borne down upon the pohucai
opponents
How can a mayor 20 the limit without
violating the Shern law?" he asked.
Linking up the Mayors various asser-
tons, Mr.. Taulane asserted that stern met
MIN on the Boardwalk I'm Atlantic Clty a
few days after Mr.. Careys interview and
told him then and there that he acted as
he did in Harrisburg on his own responsi.
bility, and that his, Stern's act, should not
prejudice the Mayor against Carey.
Again the Mayor reiterated his assertion
that he would go the limit against Carey
and Mr. Taulane declared that this was
the second time the Mayor had made TINS
assertion and that It was made to two dit'
ferent persons
Mr.. Taulane then took up the result of
Mayor Smiths declaration THAI he would
"go the limit" against Carey. He SAID
there were seventy policemen in the Third
District and that twenty-seven Of this sew
enty were transferred, He also said that
the information of the transfer of all OF
these policemen was contained in Carey's let
ter, which was delivered TO Mayor Smlth
in Atlantic city on September by Mr..
stern.
BENNETT ARRAIGNED
Mr.. Taulane bitterly arraigned Lieutenant
| Bennett Of the Third district police station,
and referred to the report of Detectives
Walsh and LeStrange. both of whom are
attached to the staff OF former Captain of
Detectives Albert Souder who now is per-
| sonal investigator for the Mayor
| Mr.. Taulane said that the report of Le-
| Strange and Walsh into the affairs in the
| Fifth Ward told many days before Eppey
was killed that the ward was the scene Of
| terrorism of the worst kind.
| Detective Walsh testified" said McFar-
| land. that never before in his career as
| policeman had he seen such police ac-
| tivity. The report of those men was sub
| mtted to the Mayor"
Other cases of persecution by the police
| before the Eppley murder were mentioned
by Mr.. Taulane. One Of the cases that he
cited was that of the case Of Ianowitch,
restaurant proprietor who attempted sui
| eide after the police had prosecuted him.
In attempting to prove that the Mayor
| knew what was going on in the Fifth Ward
| before the murder, Mr.. Taulane mentioned
a communication sent by Mercantile APP
praiserFCarey to the Mayor. After read
| ing the communication, which was the one
| referring 10 brutalities committed upon
persons in the Fifth Ward the Mayor, ac-
| cordng to Mr.. Tauane said: "If that let
| ter is true it is horrible :"
| Then Mr.. Taulane, in a voice that could
be heard in the corridor, asked: What did
the Mayor do? Did he take charge? No.
The Mayor continued Mr. Taulane. APP
| pealed to Senator McNichol to aid him in
having Carey's letter suppressed"
SAYS BENNETT RESENTED WARNING
Mr.. Taulane went into great detail with
regard to the activities of the gunmen in
the Fifth Ward the night before election
He said that Isadore Stern warned Lieu
tenant Bennett that the imported gunmer
were known to be in the ward. and that II
any one was murdered or badly hurt the
blood would be on Benefits hands, but that
Bennett got mad and told Stern he was
not taking orders from him
Mr.. Taulane then told how stern hat
telephoned Mayor Smith at Atlantic City
warned him there would be murder in tn,
Fifth Ward if he did not come up anC
offered him a special train which he haC
procured to bring him here.
After reviewing the actions of Finley il
l the alleged conspiracy. Mr.. Taulane at
tackled Mayor Smith for refusing to produc,
the original report which was made to hin
by former Captain of Detectives Souder, o
the conditions in the Fifth Ward. Thes
I, original reports are still in the Mayor
hands and the District Attorney has no
been able legally to force him to give then
up. Mr. Taulane concluded his address b!
E reading from the laws establishing thu
: Municipal Court and arguing and citin
authorities on the right of judges of thu
trates of the peace.
r Edwin NJ. Abbott Of counsel for Mr. Fin
= ley, contended that Finley should not b
tried because there no evidence sufli
} cient to hold him
"Maloney lied in his testimony" said MI
Y Abbott, land there is not one word of ties
e timony to connect Mr.. Finley with thi
| | charge"
J James Scarlet of Danvllle, of counse
e for the Mayor, followed Mr. Abbott. "Thi
y is very unusual case" he said. 9Th
e Mayor of Philadelphia being charged wit
y conspiracy to commit assault and batter
| and murder. No sufficient evidence has bee
brought forth by the Commonwealth to hOl
the Mayor as a coconsprator."
y Mr.. Scarlet then argued in an attemT
y to show that the commemorative charge {
. | conspiracy hadn't been conclusively proved
Judge Scarlet asserted that Mayor Smit
had been held up as the principal male
; factor in this case since the murder seN
{ eral weeks ago. but that the Commonwealth
: has to prove a conspiracy against him. II
y further asserted that the Mayor was NJ
:, brought into touch in any way with polio,
u men or other ofiiceholders in such way
o show that he had conspired. 1t was nece!
e sary, he said for the Commonwealth
u | produce witnesses to show that he was
l. | touch with city employees before he coul
e be convicted of conspiracy.