Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16
LARCENY CHARGE
Continued from Page .ons)

procure for himself the voting power
of this stock and thereby gain con-
troll Of the affairs of the two cor
porations.
The second count charged that
Justice Pierce and Timer conspired
in June. 1920. to obstruct the admin
istration OF justice by causing Char
les s. Hill. a master appointed by the
supreme court in two suits connect
ed. with the corporations named in
the first count, to file a report con-
trary to the facts as found by him
under the authority of his appoint
ment. 'The defendants intending
thereby to procure the filing OF a re-
port favorable to the interest OF the
defendant Timer. in said suits"
The persons named in the first
count are heirs of the late Edmund
NJ. Wood. who originally controlled
the two corporations. Later the cor
porations came under Timers man.
agement and now the Conservatives
are in receivership and the Wood
company is in the hands of bank
ruptcy trustees.
The charge against the attorney
general is larceny Of 1854 and is said
to be based on a case in which he
acted as counsel several years ago.
The other indictments were on evil
dehce from that against the attorney
general. They resulted from a grand
jury investigation of charges of brib-
cry and graft in connection with the
affairs of the Waban Rose Conserva-
tories and the Henry Woods Sons
company. paint manufacturers, in
Wellesley.
The cases were presented to the
grand jury through the office of Dis
trict Attorney Joseph c. Pelleticr,
who was himself in court today as a
defendant in disbarment proceedings
brought by the attorney general. The
disbarment action and petition also
filed by Attorney General Allen for
Pelletier's removal for alleged i'm
proper use Of his official position are
court.
The district attorney asked for
postponement Of both actions until
after the municipal election on De-
cember 13 on the ground that he
would be greatly occupied until that
time by his activities as a candidate
for mayor of Boston.
The Indictment warrant was served
or the attorney general at his office
at the state house and he announced
he would appear in court later to
answer to the charges of larceny.
Timer was arraigned on a charge
of conspiracy to obstruct justice and
of fraudulently depriving others of
their rightful possession of stock. He
pleaded not guilty and was given I'M
til tomorrow to furnish $1,000 bail.
The judge named in the other indict-
ment was reported ill at his home.
The Waban Rose Conservatives
and the Henry Woods Sons COM
pany, both of which were under u
mer's management, have been in
volved in litigation for several years.
The conservatory is now in receiver
ship and the Woods company in the
hands of bankruptcy trustees.
There were proceedings in both the
Middlesex and Suffolk county courts
before the matter finally reached the
federal courts in receivership and
bankruptcy proceedings. Both COM
panies originally were controlled by
Edmund M. Wood of Natick. who
died in 1900.
| the Wood heirs last year came be-
fore the supreme court. They sought
| to obtain control of stock in the two
! companies held by Timer. The bills
were filed in the superior court and,
according to George M. Poland,
counsel for the heirs, were removed
to the supreme court at Timers re-
quest. The matter eventually went
to a master, whose report. Poland
said was favorable to Ulmer.
Attorney General Allen refused to
| discuss the indictment at his Office
or to make any statement as to the
allegations contained in it. In the
course OF an address at the annual
banquet of the Merchants sRetaiI
Trade Board tonight, he said:
II am advised that an indictment
has been returned by the grand jury
for the county of Suffolk, charging
me with larceny. 1t is becoming for
me at this moment. only that I am
| already, as l must be, to respond at
once to every lawful precept issued
from the courts of the common
! wealth"
Mr.. Pelletier tonight made the fol-
lowing statement regarding the in
dictments returned today: ..
| Il do not care to discuss these
matters at this time. What has been
done is the action Of the grand jury
representing the people OF Suffolk
county. and the cases will proceed in
the ordinary course.
THE indictments speak for them
| selves. The defendants can do the
same"