Evening journal., 1920-01-26
HELD FOR COURT
in LABEL CASE
Sharp Clashes Between Law
years at Hearing of
Albert Rothschild
NO VIOLATION OF
LAW, COUNSEL URGES

WHO nave the contract Tor clOtninl
made at the New Castle County Work
house. was held in $1,000 bail. by Magis
trlte ellis, 10 await the action Of tn
grand jury-en a charge growing out o
The alleged misleading use ~ labels OF
The prison-male clothing The hear
ing, which lasted an hour. was featu. 3,
by frequent sharp tilta between ihc
opposing lawyers.
Deputy Attorney General p. Warren
Green represented the State and philip
l.. OSl~cii lnd Ayres j. Stockiy repre-
sented Mr.. Rothschild
AT The conclusion OF the hearing OF
testimony Mr.. Garrett attacked the ac-
ton Of the Encouragement in causing
the arrest. He said
Your honor, this is nothing but a
lshing expedition. The attorney-Gen-
eral is determined 30 get this man. He
is after certain persons because OF GER
tain things which have occurred at the
workhouse. But he Is like the man who
went out % hunt rabbits and couldn't
ind one Re has shot at his neighbor's
chickens
When he concluded Deputy Attorney
General Green, who represented AttOr-
ney4ionersl ReinharH IN the action.
replied. with equal warmth:
IN behalf Of the attorney-general,
whom represent, ] wish 20 deny most
strongly the impuiation OF the learned
counsel opposing me that the attorney
general Is on a fishing expedition, or
has any Intention OF getting any par
ticular person or persons He seeks 70
enforce the laws ne IS sworn 20 en-
force, that Is all
The witnesses for the State were De
tsctive Sergeant Francis L. Green and
state Detective Frank Mccoy. Sergeant
Green testified that he and Detective
Mccoy went TO the workhouse on
Thursday last, and had a conversation
with Mr.. Rothschild who admitted using
various labels Of outside firms on cloth
ing made by prisoners Detective
Green said Mr.. R0thschild stated II was
necessary 20 use the labels In order TO
sell the clothing. Detective Green also
quoted Mr.. Rothschild as saying the
workhouse trustees knew Of the use Of
the labels. A quantity Of different
labels was offered in evidence.
In the course OF the crOss-eXamination
Deputy Attorney General Green object
ed 90 some of Mr.. CARROTS questions as
immaterial. Mr.. Garrett argued that the
questions We're material. he contending
that Mir. Rothschild had done no wrong
and he intended TO prove II. lie argued
that the practice OF labelling garments
had been going on at the workhouse
FOR 20 years and no question before had
been raised 60 30.
as.H he naf
sure Mr.. Roihschild had been warned |
that anything he might have said |
Thursday at the worlhouse would be
used aSainst him. or that the officers
who examined him were armed with
"A warrant for his arrest.
Did Mr.. Roihschld stale that any
clothing ever had been sold after the
sbels had been attached?' pursued
Mr.. Garrett
q didn't hear him. testified Ser
seant Green.
Sergeant Green also said. In reply 20 a
question that he didn't hear Mr. Roths
child said the labels had been attach-
ID 70 the garments before they were
sold.
SEATS Detective MCCOY in his testl-
mony substantiated in general form the
testimony Of Sergeant Green. On cross
Mr.. Garrett emphasized
That Mr.. nothschild had said that he
drst sold the garments TO customers.
who then send their own labels 20 the
workhouse 20 be put on.
IN his closing argument Mr. Garrett
iaid stress on the point that the Ia
aeis were being put on in front OF the
yards who were employees Of work
house trustees ana IL was done openly
lie reiterated that neither Mr.. Rethschild
nor any other person had cheated any
one or anybody.
"They hsve been using these same
ki1d Of labels al the workhouse for
twenty years. Now the Attorney Cen
efal suddenly, for unknown reasons.
sends these men there and seizes la
bells" he exclaimed There Is no vi
ience whatever Of cheating or defraud-
ing anyone, or OF Obtaining any money
under false pretenses. Mr.. Rothschild
sold the goods and the purchaser sent
his own labels TO be put on his own
goods They were his eoods and his la
bells That is all there is 20 it. Mr.
gothschiid merely returned the goods
to the man VINO owned them. There
Is hardly a store In Wilmington that
does not carry goods bearing It's own
labels"
Deputy Attorney General Green COM,
batted this latter assertion by declar-
ing the labels on goods sold'in Whining
ION stores did not say manufactured
by the firm selling them. whereas the
goods made at the workhouse by con-
vict labor carried labels indicating they
We're made elsewhere.
Such labels as were put on these .
garments are untruthful." said Mr..
Green, who here referred to the COM
mon law cheat case OF Garlic Hood
and bis trick knife several years ago.
The Deputy Attorney General assert
"a that il was 'in evidence that the
goods at the workhouse We're made
pnder guard by convicis-men are
forced thereby 10 aflix untruthful labels
.sare forced thereby to aid in fraud *
Air. Garrett contel.ded that no sale Of
the garments in question could 3e
proved.
But can prove IT," replied Mr.. (
Green, who kept his evidence along this
iiiIi5 for future use
Mr.. Stockly made the closing argi- la
ment, he contending that tags are not
a material consideration and tha. "it
was an outrage to drag this man before
a judge or jury when there was no ;
evidence that anybody has paid more
money for q pair OF trousers than they
were worth. I,