Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-30
CHARGE OF ATTEMPT
| TO DETER JUSTICE
IN CASE OF MANDO
Witnesses AIIege They Were
Offered Money to Leave
Town.
BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED

Unusual developments grew ONT az
the hearing in Municinal Court TODAY
OF the case of Frank Mando. charged
with selling liguoS. when Judge LYNN
adludged him guilty and then ordered
charges of attempting to obstruct
Justice placed against him and two
olher men. One of the men, giving
the name of Joseph Veri. was among
the spectators i'm the courtroom and
was taken into custody immediately
Whle warrant was sworn out for
the arrest of the other man, whose
name was withheld until service could
be made on him.
When Judge Lynn sentenced Mando
to pay fine of $500 and costs and
serve five months imprisonment. i.
Frank Ball, counsel for the defendant
gave notice of an appeal and bail was
fixed at $1,000. Hearing on the other
charges will be held next Wednesday.
Albert Wilson and James Talley
testified that they bought liquor last
wednesday in Mandos saloon at 209
West Front street, with a marked dol
lar bill, given them by Detective Cap
tam Benson. They We're in the act of
drinking the liquor when a squad of
detectives entered the saloon. and.
seizing the partly filled liquor glasses.
placed Mando under arrest. No LIQUOR
was found in the saloon. but ten gal
Ions was seized in the mans bedroom
Attorney Ball cross examined TalIey
ana Wilson on whether they had made
advances TO Mando and offered to leave
town for a certain sum of money.
Both Wilson and Talley vigorously de-
ried makiI & overtures. but said that
Mando's agent, the man for whose
arrest the warrant was issued this
morning, had offered to make deal
with them After consulting with
policeman, who advised them to take
the money and then turn Il over to
the police as evidence. they went back
to Mando's place on Monday evening.
they said.
On the witness stand Mando testi-
fed that the men came to his house
four times on Monday. lie was AWAY
from home until o'clock. when he re-
turned, and the men offered to leave
town for money consideration, Man
90 said. He refused their offer and
consulted his counsel.
George w. Coke testified that at
the request of Attorney Ball he went
10 Mando's saloon at o'clock. at
which time the men We're TO return
Tor their answer, and stationed him
self in the kitchen, so he could over
hear the entire conversation between
Mando and the two States witnesses.
Coke stated that he overheard the men
lrst offer TO leave town for $3.50. and
when Mando refused, reduced their
lrice and promised to leave on pay
ment of 800 each and carfare. Mando
was also TO pay their board for FIVE
weeks, while they hid at Easton. Md.
until the case he'd been dropped. Tnev
tried to. persuade Mando that this
method would be much cheaper than
paying the usual fine of $500 and costs
and serving the prison sentence of
several months, Coke said.
? When Judge lynn ordered the qd-
dltlonal charges placed against the
three men, Mr.. Ball declared that the
two States witnesses, Wilson and Tai
icy, should be made to answer to the
"a me charges. Both Veri and Maadc
furnished 81 900 bail Immediately after
court adjourned.
Hearing in the case of John Stra-
paro, bartender for Mando. charged
with selling liquor. was brought TO an
abrupt halt when Assistant City So
licltor Green asked for a nolle proseaui
and continued the hearing of a SINH
lar charge until Wednesday. Straparo
was arrested With his employer,