Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-23
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IN tufts Testimony


IN tufts Testimony
Boston, JuiS -1.--IH1 caS~ oi the
Thomas q. Mosett, spirituslist me-
dunn, whose Indictment in Middlesex
county for alleged larcenies running
into several thousand dollars was mol
pressed. was introduced today into the
proceedings before the fun bench OF
the supreme court through which At
torney General Allen is pressing Tor
the removal of District Attorney Ma
than 4. Tufts.
Mozett had fled from the state the
attorney general said and had been
brought back from Akron. Ohio, when
Tufts forthwith mol pressed or caus-
ed to be mol pressed the Indictment
and false statement of the reason
for so disposing of the case was nleo
with the papers,"
BY this alleged action the district
attorney allowed Mosett TO procure
bail in small amount upon procur-
ing which Mozett Immediately FED.
and is still a fugitive from Justice
the attorney general charged
Henry r. Hurlburt. special assiat-
ant attorney general. introduced a
COW Of a Middlesex county indlct-
ment of Mozett for the larceny OF sll'
155 from Mrs. Justine Gordon of cam
bridge in September 1917. 1t bore
memorandum by Assistant Dlstrict
ATTORNEY H. A. Wagner that he would
not further prosecute because OF con-
aictinG testimony before the grand
jury.
Roston. July o2.-Mrs Gordon testl-
fed that she had known Mozette
number of years under the name oil
Webster as a psychic healer ana
clairvoyant The last time she sa"
him. she added. was in March 1910
when she gave him sl1,155. the Ire
savings of herself and her husband IN
exchange for his promisary note ior
the same amount and interest MO-
zette mad talked to her aliurinsN
about investing the funds, she sa'd'
The day after she gave Nozette the
money. Mrs. Gordon said she consult
cd Harry f. I1evenson, to whom sue
was taken by Il strange man III
Mozette's office. She testified that she
went to the mediums place when w
failed 10 tell her how he had lnNesteu
ed her money. T.evenscn was repre-
sented to her as Mozette's counsel,
she said.
Assistant ATTORNEY General Hurl-
burt announced that he expected 10
produce Levenson as witness. Lev
enson has figured in previous testi-
monv as having been concerned in al
legged IRREGULAR transactions. Mrs.
Gordon said the only thing she re-
ceived from him was statement
which was presented to a Grand
Jury.
Emerson G.. Gordon. Mrs. Gordon's
husband. testified to taking up the
Mozette matter with Tufts. He said
that June 8. 1919. Tufts wtote him a
letter in which he said he expected
to Obtain q settlement from Nozette.
hut IL did not materaliZe. Later at
Tufts office A settlement was further
discussed. Tufts said he had heard
from Mozette who said he was an
xious to settle" and tired nf being
a fugitive from justice, Gordon tes
tilted
Gordon said Tufts told him he
would hear from him soon. but al
though he made several efforts 10
reach Tufts he failed The witness
said he was highly incensed at Tufts
and Assistant District Attorney WaG
ner for their failure to prosecute
Nozette" and felt that Tufts was
Sinking his duty"
Guy 4. Ham, who was counsel for
the Gordons. testified that after Tufts
had ncI pressed the indictment
against Mozette. the witness asked
him thereason for such action. Ham
said Tufts replied it was two fold.
first because Mrs. Gordon had con-
ira dicted herself and second because
he had no confidence in the office in
charge OF the case Tufts also said.
Han, testified. that Mozette had been
arrested in Ohio on an Indictment by
the Grand Jury in Suffolk County.
and he thought il we'll TO wait action
there
Inspector Joseph r. Loughlin Of
the Boston police said he went to Ak
ron, O.. where Mozette was under ar
rest. hutafter reaching there he re
ceived a telegram from Levenson
stating that the case against Mozette
had been dropped. Mozette was not
brought back.