Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-13
.ADELANsKI CONVICTED
AND NOTES AN APPEAL
Soldier Tcstifies to Buying Bottle
Of Whisky Prem
Jitncur.
TAMpERED WITH, SAYS COUNSEL
Evidence of Witness in Direct Com
flict With Statement He Made in
Court on Wedncsday-Irini Date
Suddenly fastened.


| Revolving his former decision set.
( ting the trial of Harry Adelanski On
I july 20. Justice crutchticid at ) O'Clock
yesterday afternoon called the case
| Adclanski faced trial on three charges
one for transporting whisky in an
automobile in violation of the STATE
law: another for soliciting women for
I immoral purposes. and stii another
'"r being person not OF good fame
In the case in which he is charged
! vim being mot of good fame" JUS
Tee Crutchiield put AdelanSki under
| $500 bond for good behavior for twelve
months. Charged with soliciting women
Tor immoral purposes. Adelanski wax
| hhcd 500 and sentenced to jail for four
months. On the charge ot transport, :
ing. nc was sent on to the grand jury
for the term beginning July 10 In
each case Ndc'anSki. through counsel.
noted an appeal and was released OF
S3'o bond for his appearance in Hust =
nSs Court Mrs. G. Adclanski. mother
OF the defendant. Went security
ATTORNEY SANS SOLDIER
WITNESS WAS TAMPI;ItcD WITH
When questioned as to tho reason
Tor calling the case of AdelnuSki with :
out notice and PREVIOUS to the date for
which il was set last Wednesday morn
ing. Attorney Benjamin l.ovenstcin.
any knowledge of the reason for ad =
rancing the date of trial. During the
course of tho trial yesterday after
noon one of the soldiers placed
under arrest at the same time Adelan-
! ski was hailed by policemen and ar
rested testified that he had bought tn :
| half pint of liquor. which was found
under the back seat Of the AUTOMOBILES
! from Adelanski. This answer brought
| Attorney LovsnStcin to his feet and
al IN pn1 tn ha
| that this witness had been tempered
with. When tommonwcalth'S Attorney
Wise reminded Mr.. Lovcnstein of tn,
gravity of such Il charge. MIR. I.ovcn-
grave charge. but that he would BE-
prepared to prove II at the proper
time.
SOLDIER coNTnADICrS
FORMER TESTIMONY
The testimony of tho soldier ycsicr
day was IN direct contradiction to hi,
testimony Wednesday morning. y,
that time Justice Crutchheld refused
to entertain the testimony Of the sol
diers in regard to Adelanski. Whcn
Mr.. IovcnSicin asked that the case q:
the soldiers he called the justice agreed
To IL. Mr.. l.ovcnStcin then fired a 1tlcs-
ton regarding the ownership Of III,
whisky and whether the soldiers hal
any conversati ton with Mrs. Anne
creekmore. who was in the automobi,"
at the time of the arrest. The answer
was favorable 10 the defendant. low
ever. Justice Crutchiicld tined Mt
l.ovcnStcin Si0 for contempt OF coui,
because he had warned the attorney
that such evidence would not be ac-
ceptablc at that time.
Mr.. Lovenstein said last night tina
the advancing Of the date Of the trial
after the date had been set was wholly
irregular He declared that the Conn
monwealth certainly had no more evil
dence than il could have obtained
"Wednesday morning. lie said that nc
was notified about 80 o'clock ycster.
day afternoon that the case would D.,
called at o'clock. During the tria
yesterday afternoon he was sworn IN
as witness and related the convcrs.
ton he had with the soldiers before
the calling of the trial Wcdncs,la,
morning. ut which time he said that
the soldiers had completely cXoncrated
.\delanski Of any guilt.
Adclanski is jitncur by occupation
and IL commonly known as the "ba.
broker OF Police Court" When he va,
arrested early Wednesday morning he
was unable TO give bail for himself.
Regardless Of this he was allowed III.
freedom and walked around in clos,
convcrsat ton with many OF those ~.
the court. AdclanSki has been known
as the personal chauffeur Of Poll
Justice CrutChiicld. who has frcuucnti,
been seen in his car