Evening journal., 1921-09-30
COURT ORDERS
INVESTIGATION
Witnesses Testify Defend
ant Offered TO Pay Them
to Leave City
MANDO SENTENCED
ON LIQUOR CHARGE

Accusations Of attempted bribery
made during the trail of the case Of
Frank Mando charged with selling
Intoxicating liquors. in Municipal
Court this morning. resulted in the
preferring Of charges of attempting
to obstruct public justice against
Mando. Joseph Vari and another
man, who has not yet been appre-
hended. The charges were placed
against the men at the suggestion Of
Deputy Judge John f. Lynn.
Mando was adjudged guilty on the
liquor charge and was fined $500 and
costs and sentenced to three months
in the Workhouse. Notice Of an
appeal was given by his attorney,
j. Frank Ball. and bail was set at
$1,000.
Alfred Wilson and Howard Talley,
the principal witnesses against
Mando in the liquor case. told me
court that the proposition had been
made to them by the three men ac-
cused that II they would leave the
city until the case "blew over" they
would be well compensated. They
testified that they notified the police
Of the proposition and that they had
a conversation with Mando during
which they endeavored to have him
give them money. which they were
to give to the police as evidence.
Mando gave them no money, how
ever, they said.
II was charged by Mando that the
two witnesses offered to leave the
city II paid by him. 1t developed
HAT Mendo had notified Mr. Ball,
his attorney. that Wilson and Talley
had asked him for money. upon
which information the attorney sent
George w. Coke to the defendants
place OF business to hear a converse
ton between Mando and the wit
nesses
Mr. Coke testified today that. con-
cealed in an adjoining room. he
heard Wilson propose to Mando that
If he and Talley were given SIS
each. they would leave the city and
go to Easton, Md. until the case
blows over" Mando refused them
the money, the witness said. where.
upon he testified Wilson asked for
( <106 for the two of them and asked
that Mando pay their board for five
weeks. This proposition the defend
ant also declined to agree to. Mr.
7 Coke said.
1t was testified by Mr.. Coke thai
s the reason given to Mr.. Mando b.
+ Wilson and Talley for their reluc-
+ tance 10 testify against him was th'
fact that they had compassion FOL
r his wife and two children and die
not want to see him sent to Jail
Hearing Of the charges Of at
tempting to obstruct public justici
was set for next Wednesday.
Judge Lynn declared that "w
must get to the bottom Of this an
announced that the guilty ones shal
be punished
Wilson and Talley testified to pur
chasing drinks Of gin and OF whislS
from Mando at his saloon, 2O9 Wes
Front street, last Friday. The
went TO the place at the suggestion
Of the detective bureau, they said
While they were in the place, De
teStsves McDannen. Gamble, Ma
4 honey and Virden raided the plac
and obtained the liquor that the tw
7 men had ordered and had sitting o
the bar in front Of them. Accord
\ ing to State Bacteriologist Watson
the rwhiskey' was colored alcoho
John strupero. bartender fc
Mando. was also given a hearing o
a charge of selling intoxicatin
liquor to Wilson and Talley, but A,
sistant City Solicitor Green entere
a nolle prosequi after the hearing
the testimony. There was no pro,
that the liquor" was intoxicating.
Another charge of selling liqu,
will be heard against Strupero ne.
n "Wednesday.