The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-16
ATTORNEY
HALL WAS
OUTSPOKEN
he Wanted to Give $40 To Be
Allowed to Tell What He
Thought of Outfit.
LsPEcIAL 10 TnE TImssl

WHITING, Ind, Nav t6-
Tony KozIoff, Writings premier
bolshevist, was given the maxi
mum penalty here yesterday by
Judge Roy Green.
And I an sorry that the nature
OF the charge does not permit me
to say what I think of this man.
# ] would be allowed to do So
would gladly pay SO Of his fine in
order to tell what 7 think Of him
and any lawyer who would come
down here to defend such a man
were the closing words OF Prose
cutting Attorney John c. Hall in
asking that Tony Kozloff. WHITING
bolshevist, be given the maximum
fine in his trial for violating a civ
ordinance. It was necessary to
rap long and loudly for order be
fore the applause died down in +be
courtroom
OLD ORDNANCE BRorazw
Kozioff. who had dtstrIb-,+o5 -,
oil!s announcing a protest r,,eeti,,e
Following the breaking lp Of q bof-,,a..
isl gathering a Whiting two weals
ago. was arrested on the strength of =,
ga ordinance which makes i mis-
ueiheanor to give or throw awav har5-
niils or circulars in the city. The nro-
1esSeo purpose is 10 prevent the streets
oeihg cuttered with paper ard IN stu,
the circulation of obnoxious adverttsi,,s,
literature
swan Johnson. a Chicago lawyer. vas
on hand TO defend KozIoY when or,
Juage Green called the case. Fiva ar
SIX OF kozloh's crowd were in the court
room The great turnout which had
peen promised when he was arrested
had dwindled sadly. The rest Of the
spectators were Whiting citizens Ieval
g me core. Who were itching TO see
hozioff given the limit.
ATTACKS ITS VALIDITY.
Evidence Of the policemen who had
arrested the man was introduced 70
sho" thaf ne had distributed the hand
bllls Johnson seeing that the r,rcoe
IA
validity of the city ordinance and de-
clared it his beHef that il would be bsi9
unconstitutional Judge Green aa,4
naturedly asked that he he shared a..
humility Of holding il invalid as a
himself had framed the ordinance. As
fo MS ability 70 see such an undertal7inc
through, Mr.. Johnson informed his hear
ers that he had pushed many a eaen
through the higher tribunals. caer-
which made the present affair se4n,
trivial and insignificant
THE JUDGE TOOK IT EASY.
Chawed b. the legal talent befors
hiEa. Judge Green retained his c5fl,
posure. Prosecutor Hall then wound ,4n
the argument by asking for tn. maxi.
mum penalty fer kozloT which is 500
and costs.
Johnson protested but n vain and +,
the brief war Of words The real soati-
ment back Of the prosecution. Kozlofs-F
bolsheyistic activities. was mentioned.
The return 70 Russia OF Kozior and hfs
sympathizers was suggested by M
Hall whereupon johnson came back
with Its q shame man has to 60 to
Russia for liberty"
WHITING DOESN'T NEED TaEM
Judge Green called them back 70 the
case and proceeded TO soak the fine a
the defendant For Johnson's benefit
he added that Whiting had no need for
such fellows as Kozloff
We don't want anything Of this kind
in Whiting. Our people are happy and
contented here and there il no need Is
attempt 70 spread such stuff" This ii
reply 70 one Of Johnson's assertioHs
that the liberty Of the workingnien ta
organize and protest was being curtail-
ed in America.
Johnson announced he would take an
appeal and put UP the appeal bond
Within the next ten days the suit 1gii
probably be transferred to the criminal
court al Crown Point
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