Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-13
JUDGE HALES
GARY LAWYER
BEFORE BENCH
P. Glazer Accused of Taking
$275 Fee for Advising Trio
to Plead Not Guilty.
ANDERSON IS AROUSED

ANDERSON IS AROUSED
Another attorney yesterday was hailed
before Judge a. 3. Anderson Of the
United States district court accused of
accepting fees fer advising indicted men
to plead not guilty when in fact they
we're guilty. lie is Paul Glazer, Gary,
Ind.
A local attorney, Milton Clawson, who
also had accepted a fee in the case, also
was advised to keep the fee handy"
in case the judge should order it re-
turned
GIazer, according to a story told IN
court by three Gary steel strikers, ad-
vised his clients to plead not guilty to
a charge of stealing from interstate
freight shipments. This was in spite
C the fact that the men, when arrested,
had confessed to the police. Glazer, they
said, received $275.
The situation came about when Karol
Michlaski alias Charlie Michlaski, Felix
Miller and Alex Gorsky, all Of Gary,
changed their pleas Of not guilty 20
guilty. They told the court Of their
confession to the police.
ORDERS ATTORNEY
BROUGHT TO COURT.
ct want Paul Glazer brought here-and
suggest that he bring that S275 with him,
too. for I'm going to find out how an at
torney can take $275 in fees from these
men and get away with It," said Judge
Anderson.
A forthwith subpoena" was issued
for the appearance Of Glazer before Judge
Anderson.
The indictment against the men also
included the name OF Frank Ossak, who
has not been arrested.>
The trio were arraigned Dec l and en-
tered pleas OF not guilty.
Judge Anderson read the confession
said to have been made when the men
were arrested.
you were asked here" the court said,
." why did you steal like that?' and
you answered, Nnchlask. or what ever
your name, you answered, al was strik-
ing and needed the money Is that
right?"
The defendant nodded his head
"And then your attorney advised you
to plead not guilty? Humphl I'll see
If a man can take $275 from a man like
this and get away with IT," commented
the court sharply and impatiently
shrugged his shoulders and peered at
the ceiling briefly.
KEEP FEE HANDY,
CLAWSON TOLD.
mfr Marshall, take these men and put
them In jail until I can get hold Of Paul
Glazer. I want him brought in as soon
as possible" instructed Judge Ander
son.
Milton C1awson, an Indianapolis at
torney, who said he had been paid $50
in fees in connection with the case, was
also requested by the court to keep
that $50 handy, you know"
Judge Anderson indicated that he
would go thoroughly into the case and
determine whether the attorneys had
taken an unfair advantage Of the for
eigners.
Milton Mangus, former assistant United
States district attorney, also drew "hre"
from Judge Anderson, when, as an at
torney for Gorsky, he sought to plead
with the court for leniency.
Your honor, here is man with
wife and three children" began Mr.
Mangus, land I feel
"'This man is not charged with having
a wife and family" barked the Judge
s'he is charged with breaking into inter
state shipments and stealing freight dur
ing the strike in Gary"
Mr. Mangus did not proceed with his
plea OF mercy
Then Judge Anderson adjourned court
vANNUYs VICTOR
IN FIRST CASE.
Frederick vanNuys, the newly ap-
pointed United States district attorney,
won his first case tried In federal court
today when Mike Iron of Gary was
found guilty Of having in his possession
counterfeit molds.
Iron admitted that he had the molds,
but insisted that a man by the name
Of Mike Coochen Of Chicago had left
the molds at the Iron home two years
ago.
1t was brought out in the testimony
the IRONS children had played around
the house with the counterfeit molds and
also treasured the counterfeit silver dol
lars also discovered in the Iron home
when federal officers in raiding the house
for an Illicit "stilI" discovered the ap-
paratus and the spurious coins.
Milton Clawson, attorney for Iron,
during his argument before the jury
was repeatedly interrupted by Judge An
derson, who called down" Clawson for
statements he said were contrary to the
facts.
The defense failed to convince the jury,
which made finding in less than a half
hour that IRONS story Of the mysterious
Mike" an alleged red haired individual
who, he said, brought the molds to the
IRON home and demonstrated his ability
to make spurious coins.
RAIDERS FOUND
COUNTERFEIT COINS.
The federal officers who raided the
Iron home, July 3, 1919 testified that
they had found a plaster of paris mold
made to turn out $50 gold pieces and two
halves of molds prepared to manufacture
silver dollars. They also found two sill
yer dollars in a cupboard and six coins
hidden in q trunk with the molds.
The case Of Arthur Dearth Of Muncie
Ind, charged with using the United
States mails to defraud, went to trial
before Judge Anderson shortly before
noon.
Dearth is alleged to have defrauded the
Commercial Service Company of Gin
einnati, o., in mailing to that concern
fake tips" on mercantile news in In
diana
The prosecution sought to establish
hat Dearth in reporting new mercantile
firms reported mythical names to the
Cincinnati company.