Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-27
EDWIN S. kREMP
On Administering Federal Law


CMOOTHNESS and team work are distn-
- gushing factors in administering JUS
tice in the Federal Government Offices, ac-
cording to Edwin ). Kremp, Assistant
United States District Attorney.
"A little bit of the human element filter
Ing through at times prevents the course
of justice from being cold blooded,
machine like proposition adds Mr.. Kremp.
THE courts, like climates, differ in many
important respects" said Mr.. Kremp. $50
do the cases that come before them for dis
position The Criminal Code of 1910 covers
the long list of crimes that are usually found
upon the statute books of any State.
THE attorneys representing the Govern
ment are kept busy during all hours of the
day and it is all they can do to keep apace
With the work. This would be utterly i'm
possible If 1t were not for the wonderful
system which the Government has inaugu-
rated and maintains.
THE work of obtaining the evidence is
done by specially trained Government agents,
although the actual trial work must be
handled by our office.
Is Interesting Work
THE work, however, is most fascinating.
They must pass upon some OF the most i'm
portant questions, some involving many
thousands of dollars, some on violations of
the anti trust laws, or whether certain
contracts Of the Government are rigid or
elastic.
These are usually by or against the
large corporations that nre represented by
the ablcst legal talent in the State Of Penn
sylvnnia. and we can rest assured that the
points Of law that are not raised are not
worthy Of notice. Here we have the able
assistance of the Government through its
departments at Washington.
Then we have the various strange things
that occur in the criminal trials. Humor
ingenuity and pnathos all play their part,
"A certain offender eighty six years old,
who spent about twenty five years of his
life in the prisons and penitentinries of the
country for counterfeiting. and his seventy
year old pal George Reilly, were about to
be sent to the Atlanta Penitentiary for
five years for the old offense, and standing
behind the bars in the marshals office they
thanked me for having gotten special per-
nit to have them sent to the Atlanta Peni-
tentiary instead OF 10 the Eastern Peniten-
tiary
1T was enough to touch any heart when
these old offenders, strong in physique and
full of energy but inclined in the wrong
direction, were gratifed to have home In
mildcr climate in which they would be
kept out of trouble and out Of temptation.
Tragedy Becomes Romance
'Then we had couple from sunny Italy
who had fallen into the hands Of the immi-
grafton authorities for violation of the I'm
migration White Slave Act This at first
loOKen ike Tragedy, out after the man
had been found guilty the Court extended
the hand Of mercy to him when he promised
to marry the girl, which he did, and thus
tragedy was turned into a romance.
"a really interesting trial was that of
Black Handlers - two Armenians who
had written threatening letters to a million
airc rug importer of New York City de-
mRnding $1,000 under the threat of death
and what added much to the case was the
fact that the father of this importer had
been killed several years ago, after having
received similar letters by mail.
1--WE had been working on this case since
April and finally traced the one offender to
was by no means cheerful undertaking
because it was known that he was heavily
armed. and when he called at the Postal
Inspectors Office he was detained by n ruse
while the inspector informed me of the focts
that warranted his arrest. w
"Whilc he was quietly waiting in their
room | had ordered the issuance OF the adi
dnyit and warrant and he was apprebendcd
before he ever had time to think of his
guns. These two men, after n hard leooj
battle, were found guilty and sentenced to
eight years in the Eastern Penitcntiary,
United states Attorneys must look IN
their laurels, Only recently a fake TTniteJ
Stotcs Attorney, who said he came from Ns,.
Orleans, was living at a well known hotel
in Philadelphia, where he obtained his boorJ
and cash and was brought into the ver,'
courtroom by then Chief Postal Jnspectosr
CortclyOu \and others and introduced Mi
around.
Case Of Speedy Action
This was while I was busy in court
and hurried conference with me apprisej
me Of the facts and the prosecution was au-
thorizcd. the papers In process OF prepara-
ton and the United States Commissioner