The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-01-13
BAR ASSN.
OPPOSED To
MOVEMENT

uliHcG0SSdlJ nuiuEtI Uil
Taxpayers Of Lake Co
The Lake County Bar Aszocis
ton went on record today afte-
three hours discussion as oppose
to the establishment of a criminsl
court in Lake county.
The meeting was attended b.
forty attorneys of Hammonc
Gary. East Chicago, Whiting.
Crown Point and Lowell and the
vote against the criminal oou-,
movement was practically mani
nous.
MATTER LAID or TABLE,.
\ motion to lay on the table recoa
mendation for the establishment Of :
NTH room OF the superior count ~.
carried, 20 to 70.
The me~'ins was the beginning
Lake county $ newest court aRht gro,
ms cut Of political plan 10 haze ~
'se is'stu no" in session ESTABLISH
s. paFate court for the counts+s crjnfr-
lutenllc and probate uorb.
MATTHEW MAKES SPEECH
The only Gary attorney who spo,se
eHe meeting hclQ in Room az fhe 4la,
mon superior court was William
Matthew VINO cspouscd the bin
DAfins the discussion in which So
14e2lIy every attorney took part the fol
owing fac as 10 the condition oF ~
N0u' - ot inc county were brought out
cErHINAI WORK or wArr.
l. Prohibition has transferred
sresl part of tho criminal work to tRs
federal court and caused general DC.
- saSs OF criminal work Of ali kinds In
the superior courts.
The compensation act and the
creation Of an Industrial hoard b.e
''4n4slleo the number of jury cases.
d. he superior courts are ersrrusrr-.
lC'i.hs up and are able to clean III
docket in two terms
ATTORNEYS TO BLAME.
= Inc courts are idle much or III.
tune because Of the failure Of attorne,.
to appear. Cooperation Of the ma
ana Of the attorneys and the Judges san
speed up the work
q No emergency exists which v-r
rants the creation Of new cour mp.h
less criminal court.
b. Criminal courts establishes -
o5her parts of Indiana except Indiansp-
oils have been abolished.
orTEEHEMEE PRESIpEs.
Aoe Ottenheimer, East Chicago. pres
osnt OF the ass9ciation. presided. ara
secretary l. g. Sproat acted IN offiri,
eaPaolty Al the mceting. The quest.c-
OF the criminal court was raised +
Jesse Wilson who moved that tho ae-
ciaHon dtsa7prove Of the estab ab11shfnr
of any mere courts The motion
later amenled to oppose oniv the es-.b.
lshins of criminal court and IN tbs
form vas passed
The pro and con argument vhtrb to.l
place following the placing Of the org
mai motion By Attorney Wilson and tie
amendment hinged on vbetber ar mn
there was need Of another Superior courf
loF poth ciNH and criminal work
BAD rEw FRIENDS.
The proposal for criminal court bed
few friends AZ tho meeting. possibly be-
cause it was understood in advance +hst
Hammond was lined up strongly against
al ~ 4++t INC 8ItlLUQe OF the
neys who spoke follow:
Wilson. Hammond-O -Opposea u ~,
more courts q this time
Pattee Crown Point-Fa, ,ore1 eStab
lishment OF criminal COURT
WINERY. Hammond-Opnosod era.,
inal court. Not opposed 10 new surcI
court.
{. E. Tinkham hammond -Re,ofs-
mcnded presiding Judge for Superior
courts. Voted against criminal court
Conroy. Hammond-Said it way use
less TO oppose criminal court as Ii vas
slated to so through But urged aseo-
ciation TO oppose IT anyway as matter
OF principle
DENoUNCEs IT.
Bomberger. Hammond Denounced
criminal court as an institution
Fuz>. East Chicago-0pposed to cllm
tnal court.
McAloor, Hammond -Not for criminal
court but for some form Of relief Is
speed up court work
Matthew. Cary Recommended crua-
ipal court as a panacea.
Dwyer. Lowell-Said people Of south
end Of county are opposed to criminal
court.
Moran. Hammond-Oppose under an.
circums tances 10 mixing OF pTobats.
Juvenile and criminal work IN one couIt
Roe. East Chicago-O Opposed TO crea-
ton of criminal court.
Glenn Peters. Hammond -Mo1 Cd th-
amendment to the motion against the
biH
W. J. Murray East Chicago Support
Cd criminal court and denounced pres
ent criminal practice in the county
SHOOT orr rTREWnzEE
There were sensations galore durlus
thc debate. Attorney Conroy lowered
barrase for The infantry to follow Hhen
he declared that Inc criminal court bill
is sure to he pat through.
Anything might sag here or euz
place else is like humping uy head
p sainst stone wall" declared Conrc,
They are going 10 make hangar
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