Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-21

my office to come here to the Bellevue
Stratford for dinner"
These charges haven't bothered me any,
and ! don't intend to let them interfere
with my pleasure here | haven't any coun-
sci and won't have any. l don't think I
will plead TO anything, because ] don't
know anything about it."
Despite the Mayors attitude Of uncon-
cern, he appeared TO be very nervous as he
sat at the speakers table. Several times
he involuntarily started and was unable to
sit as still as one usually does at dinner
Former Congressman J. Washington
Logue walked behind the Mayor leaned
over and tapped hi mon the shoulder. The
Mayor jumped as If he had heard a shot
"Mr Mayor" said Mr.. Logue, 81 wouldn't
bother about mere reports"
ITS So said the Mayor II heard about
it before | came here
The Mayor sat next TO Justice Won
Moschzisker, Of the Supreme Court He
remarked to the Judge according to one
sitting nearby. that he was put out that
the news should he carried to him by re-
porters.
The issuance of the warrant for the
Mayors arrest was the general topic OF
sub-rosa conversation at the dinner.
About the entire room, and, in fact, In
nearly every nook and corner of the hotel,
it was heard on every tongue.
DEMOCRATS KEEP SILENT
Several of the Democratic leaders at the
dinner, having politics in mind, had in
tended TO say something of Philadelphia
politics as eXemplihed during the last few
days, but a little conference that they
held decided them that, in view of the
gravity" of affairs it would be nicer for
them to say nothing.
The Mayor returned to his own Office
after the dinner and there he discussed the
case.
He produced the letter frem Judge Brown
and read 1t aloud. II was addressed to
Honorable Thomas b. Smith, Mayor of
Philadelphia" and closed with, Very
respectfully, Charles L. Brown"
"You will see by this letter of Judge
Brown" said the Mayor, that it gives me
no information of the natl're of the charge
whatever 1t says conspiracy Conspiracy
to do what? 1t does not say.
"It says Judge Brown has issued a war
rant on the affidavit of James A. Carey
for the arrest Of myself and Isaac Deutsch
and Lieutenant David Bennett on the
charge of conspiracy
1T then asks me TO appear at n o'clock
tomorrow at room $50 and enter bail in
the sum of $4,000 and to command Lieu
tenant Bennett to appear and enter bail for
hearing next Tuesday"
Here the Mayor took the telephone and
called Superintendent Of Police James Rob
inson and directed him to order Lieutenant
Bennett to appear as requested by Judge
Brown.
REGISTERS HIS DEFIANCE
The Mayor registered his defiance of the
issuance of the warrant in his answers to
these questions;
What have you to say about the issuance
of warrant charging you with part in
conspiracy to MURDER
81 have a clear conscience and do not
care a snap of my finger for the talk about
warrant" he said.
MAY we look for a statement from you
in reply to what Father D. l. McDermott
charges?"
well you may look for It. have no
objection to your looking. ! do not care a
snap of my fingers for any talk Of a war
rant for me or any charges.
'T will not make statement regarding
the Fifth Ward conditions at present when
| make IT, / will do II over my own sigma
ture. l have nothing to fear
II don't own a newspaper. Sometimes /
wish l did Then l would have something
to say. l cannot understand this attack
upon me. have been trying to give every
man and woman in the city a square deal
There is nothing to conceal and l am going
to make this plain"