Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-16
ACCUSE OFFICIAL
IN LIQUOR HEARING
Magistrate Carney Says Police
Lieutenant Singer Sought Ac-
cused Sootlegger's Release
ASSERTS LEADERS MEDDLED

Magistrate Edward r. Carney said
today he would inform Director of
Public Safety Cortclyou and the United
States district attorneys Office of al
legged efforts made by police lieuton-
ant to obtain freedom for man ac-
cuscd of bootlegging.
Lieutenant George Stinger, of the
Twentieth and Federal streets station,
Carney asserted, interceded with him
for the discharge of Gaetano Orlando,
a former saloonkecper of Twelfth and
Moore streets.
According to Magistrate Carney,
Stinger left his own district and went
in taxicab to the Third and Dickin-
son streets station. That was on Feb.
ruary 4. he said, after Orlando had
been arrested by the police of the
Dickinson street station and charged
with bootlegging.
Magistrate Carl Baker, who is as
signed to that station house, was i'll
at the time and had requested Carney,
elected last November on the Charter
party ticket TO substitute for him.
Carney Says Stinger Phoned
''Stinger missed me at the Third and
Dickinson streets station" said Carney
today. He telephoned to me at the
Fourth street and Snyder avenue sta
tion. where I was holding hearings, Or
lando and other prisoners had been taken
over to the Snyder avenue station.
when Stinger got me on the tele-
phone" Carney continued. ''he told me
he was deeply interested in Orlando.
He is a friend Of mine, the lieutenant
told me. Stinger added Carney says
that Orlando was good fellow and that
he wanted him discharged.
when told Singer that the
Twenty fifth district police wanted
him held and that ] was going to hold
him the lieutenant called me name
that wouldn't look we'll in print.
hung up the receiver as be was still
talking.
"Stiuger called me up again while
streets station and tried to have me
release Orlando. But 7 had held the
man for further hearing February II.
That was to give the police an op-
portunity to have the stuff he was
charged with peddling analyzed."
Orlando Was Before Baker
On February II I learned that Or
lando had been instructed to go to
disposition Baker made of the case I
don't know. But 7 do know that the
police took Orlando before the United
States commissioner and that he was
held for court.
Records of the United States mar
shals Office showed today Orlando had
been arraigned February 6 before Com
missioner Mauley and that he had been
held for court on bootlegging charge.
my last experience with Lieutenant
Singer Carney continued. was last
Saturday. Magistrate Doughcrty asked
ME to substitute for him at the Twen-
tieth and Federal streets station. I
had called up before going there and
learned there were prisoners to be ar
raigned.
When | got to the station house 7
was told there were no prisoners.
went to Lieutenant Stinger, in com
mand of the district, and asked him
where the prisoners were Stingcr told
me he had sent them up to Magistrate
Renshaw.
Prisoners Were Transferred
Then the lieutenant added that he
had transferred the prisoners at the
the leader had told him he didn't want
the defendants arraigned before me-"
Stinger this afternoon denied he had
asked Carney to discharge Orlando.
Orlando is a friend of mine the
lieutensnt stated, ''and / did for him
what I would do for any friend under
the circumstances. | simply asked the
magistrate to allow the man to sign
his own bail bond.
Orlando is worth probably about
So, 900 and owns several houses. He
vas arraigned on the day the blizzard
began and I didn't think it was right
to send hi INTO Moyamensing prison.
Anyway, Carney did exactly what l
asked him to do. He allowed him to
sign his own bond for a further hear
ing. AS for Carney saying 7 called
him a name, that is not So
Carney and his friends are trying
to frame me up. I am the only lieu-
not been transferred. have been on
the force for twenty-five years, and
my record is clean, They have been
trying to frame me up for the last
eighteen months.
. 1T is true that sent prisoners on
Saturday to Magistrate Rensbaw at
the Twentieth and Fitzwater streets
station. | did it because didn't think
would get square deal from Car
ney. On the day before a woman was
arraigned before Carney at this sta
tion house. Two business men accused
her of assault and battery.
Carney discharged the woman and
held the two complainants for assault
and battery. Although there was no
warrant for them, he ordered them
locked up, and they were put in cells.
When | reached the station house ]
took them from the cells and allowed
them to sit in the rollroom."
Magistrate Baker was Informed today
of Carney's assertion that Baker had
Orlando come to his private Office for
the further hearing, despite the fact
it was Carney who had held the man.
Il was sick" Baker explained. "and
Carney was filling il for rue the first
time Orlando was given a hearing. /
instructed that all prisoners, including
Orlando, but not singing him out espc-
cially should be brought to my Office
for hearings.
When Orlando came to me for his
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