The sun., 1919-10-29
JUSTICES GET NEW
COURT FRAUD FACTS
Attache Acts as Agent for
Criminal Lawyers for
Small Fees.
ARREST OF WOMAN ASKED
Evidence VIII Be Presented to
One Of the November
Grand Juries.

Investigation yesterday into the frauds
by which certain criminals have been
escaping punishment in the Court of
Special Sessions brought to light the
fact that one of the court attaches has
been acting as agent for firm Of
criminal lawyers for a small financial
compensation.
Questioned at length by District At
torney Swami, this man admitted the
firm from which he had been receiving
money ION the side" was one that ap-
peared as attorneys of record In the case
OF notorious shoplifter who recently
escaped Justice by having the papers in
her case stolen and records SO altered
as to make 1t appear that she had re-
ceived a suspension of sentence.
In the case of this woman, as in two
other recent cases, the Justification OF
the records was followed by the prepara-
ton of a typewriter certificate for the
refund OF bail which John r. Hilly, clerk
OF the court was tricked into signing
The court sttache in question, who
has twice been charged with intoxlcation
during hours when he was supposed to
be attending to his court duties, ad-
mitted that on two occasions he had
taken certificates for the refund of bail
from the Criminal Courts Building to
the offices of the woman's lawyers, near
the Jefferson Market Court, receiving 81
for his trouble, although he denied that
either of these certificates had been
fraudently obtained.
This man, II was learned, was COM
PEELED some time ago by the Justices OF
the Court of Special Sessions to tender
his resignation. the move being made
evidently 70 compel him to behave him
self In the future. The resignation, in
stead of being acted upon, was held
over his head as g disciplinary measure
to insure his future sobriety.
District Attorney Swami announced
that the matter of the court frauds will
be presented to one OF the November
| Grand Juries early in the month. the
Investigators feeling confident in their
| ability to amass sufficient evidence fol
charges by that time.
Chief Justice Kernochan of the Court
Of Special Sessions, who made public the
discovery of the frauds on Monday, was
| kept busy yesterday dsposing of an un
usually long court calendar, but John
Golfer. secretary Of the court. speaking
| for him, said that the investigation haC
| brought to light considerable information
of an important nature with which th'
| JUSTICES expect 10 DE aple 10 iay I'M
| foundation OF serious criminal charges
| Requests for the immediate arrest o
three women shoplifters whose case
were disposed of and bail returned b!
means Of the collision OF some one in
side the clerks office, have been sen
| broadcast and a search is being mad
| for them in several cities which the.
have frequented in the past.
| One OF the women who escaped througl
these frauds. 1t was learned yesterday
is a notorious shoplifter known unde
the alias OF Lady Morton. who ono
served a term OF two years and fiv
months Imprisonment imposed by Dis
trict Attorney Swami when he was
Juage OF General Sessions. She ha
been arrested many times. one charg
being for the preparation OF the we
| known badger game"