Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-29

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Government to Exercise Prior.
ity in Prosecution Of Wohl.
berg and Masse, Is An.
nouncement.
Men Are Freed on Bond

Jacob Masse and Charles S. Wohl-
berg. will be tried on federal In
dictment, charging them with using
the mails to defraud, in connection
with the William Berg Potash COM
pany stock sales. before they are
placed on trial in the Douglas county
district court, according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by ]. {.
Rinsler, United States district attor-
ney.
This announcement was made,
despite the fact that the two promot-
ers were brought yesterday morning
from Los Angeles by Sheriff Mike
Clark, to face trial in the Douglas
county district court OH an indict-
ment returned recently by the grand
jury, in which they are charged with
aiding and abetting a felony in con-
nection with the failure Of the Mis-
souri, Valley Cattle and Loan COM
pany.
To Be Tried in November.
The date for the trial OF the two
men in the United States district
court was tentatively set by the dis
trict attorney for the middle OF No
vember. "The federal grand jury will
meet November and probably will
complete its review of $50 cases with
in a week. The Masse-Wohlberg
case then will be the first one we
will try" declared Mr.. Kinsler.
Kinsler made it clear that there
was no conflict between his Office and
that of Judge w. c. Dorsey, who is
acting as prosecutor for the state m
the cases growing out OF the recent
Douglas county grand jury session.
1T is conceded that the govern-
ment has the prior right to prosecute
the two promoters, in view of the
fact that they were indicted last
spring by federal grand Jury, while
the states case was only recently
completed. l am ready to try the
case and it is my definite expecta-
ton to do so," continued Mr.. Kins-
Ter.
Released on Bonds.
Masse and Wohlberg. who arrived
in Omaha in custody of officers yes
terday morning, were released from
the county jail, yesterday afternoon,
on $4,000 bonds each, after they had
spent the forenoon in private Of
fee of Sheriff Clark. On their ar
rival the prisoners did not display the
same debonair manner which marked
their leave taking from Omaha, many
months ago. They were not hand
cuffed during the entire trip, accord
ing to Sheriff Clark.
Bonds for the release of the two
men were signed by Mr.. and Mrs. B.
Handler, lis Turner boulevard, fol-
lowing a heated session before Judge
Troup, who accused Handler of hav-
ing been the signer Of a bond for
$3.50, given in March, 1918, by Mike
Henyszyn, charged with illegal pos
session of liquor. The bond was
later declared forfeited and had never
been paid and this had to be taken
care of before Judge Troup would
permit the signing Of bonds for the
two promoters.
Qualify for $4,000.
Following the adjustment of this
difficulty Mr.. and Mrs. Handler
qualified as bondsmen, claiming I'M
encountered property valued at $54,-
200. They were required to Sign
$4,000 bonds for each of the two
men.
The $25,OO0 bonds, furnished by
Masse and Wohlberg in Los Angeles
for their appearance in federal cor
here, were received Friday morning
by R. c. Hoyt, clerk Of the United
States district court.