Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-10
WON'T LET GORDON
GIVE F1ALONEY BAIL
District Attorneys Office Stands
on Rule Against Lawyer
Being Bondsman
CONVICTED MAN IS DAzED

Release under $40 900 bail Of Samuel
g. Maloney, convicted yesterday of
conspiracy to prevent free and fir
election in the Fifth ward at the pri-
maries in September. 1917. appeared
remote today.
Maloney, dazed by the outcome of
his trial, spent a bad night in Moya
mensing Prison. His hopes for i'm
munity for being star witiess for the
commonwealth in the r-osecution Of
seventeen other defendants in the Fifth
ward outrage had forsaken the former
harbor master and political leader this
morning.
Malonoy's one avenue Of quick escape
from dingy cell in the county prison
was effecually blocked today when the
district attorneys Office announced II
would oppose any effort of former Judge
James Gay Gordon TO act as Maloney
bondsman and procure his release under
$4,000 bail.
Rule Waived Before
There is a rule Of court which says
an attorney shall not serve as his
clients bondsman. This rule was
waived during the long period prior to
Maloney's trial, when Mr.. Gordon
served as his bondSman for SO 900 bail
without opposition.
Rut. with the conviction Of the for
mer political leader Of th" Fifth ward
the attitude Of the district attorney 5
office has undergone sharp change.
The attitude Of the district attorney
officc is that any effort by Mr. Gordon
TO serve rs NIIoncy'S houdSman WcuW
place the attorney in 4 bad light. par.
H.,
the judiciary.
II was also intimatcd that thcre is
some fear that once at liberty. after a
forctastc Of imprisonment, MaIoncy
might not remain in philadelphia.
ANY bail ofc.cd will be closely Scru-
tinted, it was declared.
Case Clused Says ROtan
District Attorney Rotan announced
that so far as his office. IS ronccrh'd'
the Maloney case is closed.
!. Burwood Daly, for many years
Molopcv's lawyer, called at the district
attorneys office and requested permits.
sion TO send Arthur Bryant, nephew
Of the defendant, to see Malon'y, ana
to take him some clothing.
Apparently possibilities OF his con
yiction and his committal 10 jail had
appeared so remote that no provision
was made for hi, personal comfort.
Assistant District Attorney FOX gnt
in communication with the prison over
tho telephone aud made tha arrange
mcnts necessary to permit tho nephew
to visit Maloney.
Two hours after the verdict was
rendered, crestfallcn, worried dlSap-
pointed, he gave up and a short ume
later was on the way to Moyamensing'
Only thirteen minutes had been re-
quired for tho jury 10 arrive at a de-
cision declaring Maloney guilty OF CON
spiracy, and it was just few minutes
prior TO I 80 when Miss GronIngrT
faced the court criCr, ready 70 report
"IIow do you find the defendant,
guilty or not guilty. he asked.
The Closing Chapter
eve find Samuel &. Maloney guilty
OF conspiracy ns charged in tn" ludict'
mrnt." Miss Grcninger answered in a
high, clear voice.
With that, the closing chapter Of an
almost matchless story of political in. :.
trigllc, resulting in th" murder OF
Policeman George \. Epplcy in Sep
tember. 1917. was ended. Eighteen
men, among them a former mayor had
been tried on charges that ranged from
murder to conspiracy. Maloncy, the
last of the defendants, was technically
charged with conspiracy to prevent a
free and fair election in the Fifth ward,
which he once ruled with a firm hand,
and to intimidate, overawo and as
sault electors and 10 kill and murder
The charge, though a miSdemcanor,
carries maximum penalty Of two
years in prison.
Crosttallcn and apparently friend.
less. Maloncy pndcavored for two hours,
following the verdict. TO find some one
who would offer SO 900 bail for his
release. Unsuccessful, he gave up at
6 o'clock and was taken TO Moyamcn'
sing prison. His lawyer. Henry j.