The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-02-21
j. U.S.ATTORNEy
IS REMOVED
FROM OFFICE
J. c. Pelletier Accused
of Conspiracy to Ex-
tort Money

HlsTON. Feb ei.-District A.
tlrncy Joseph g. Iellctor, Of SUI
folk county. was removed by the
supreme court today The court
found him guilty In several counts,
under charges OF mnltea sauc",
m1rfrusance ana nonicashnce IN
office
The courts ruling was on
charges brought hy state Aitor-
u,y General Allen that Pclleiior
had been party o. conspiracy 10
.sNfurf money under threats 81
prosecution ana 90 suppress IN
d... meuts. His relations with Dan
lr CO. Coaklcy ana other local at
Iuru,ys were characterized by the
attorney general as a 'par'ncrship
M crime
Defended By Reed.
United states senator James a.
Reed. 60 Missouri. a. counsel for
I-u. .lcr. presented no testimony
boo defense. arguing that fhe cu-
drrus connected him with no
wrunr-dulng and thnt the charges
were merely the uuiEruwth OF
conspiracy by personal ana poAu-
cal enemies.
The first charges. submitted on
Nc' ohvr a. last contain J5 spcct-
ncations Some OF these are
items taken FROM petition Of the
grievance committee Of the Hos-
ton tar associations Others were
formulated by the attorney gem
.rh Some are virtually the
same as those on which Mr.. Allen
be- zceking the disbarmcnL Of Dan
lcl u. Coaklcy % Boston, an at
forney who was mentioned fire.
quontly In the proceedings that
resulted lu the removal last fall
Of Nathan A. Tufts as district at
torncy 90 MiddlcseN county
The second set OF charges
against palieUor. filed November
n. resulted from "a speech he
made when 10 candidate Tor mayor.
In this speech. us read hy Allen
before the supreme court the dis
trict attorney was quoted as say
ing thaf hc would nulio proScsqui
tho case of everyone who would
back up" a denial that he Drel-
lctior) intended 20 reaign
Attorney General Aliens petit
tlon alleged that the acts OF Pol
letter us district attorney since
November i3. 1903. when ne took
office. down % tho dHf" uf filiug
the charges show him fo b" unfit
to hold office. IL charges That
feiio.tcr conducted his office IN
an unlawful and rcprchensible
manner
Polleticr H. said In the petition
10 have failed from improper mo-
tivcz To prosecute Merrill W
Shuie after shutcs indictment on
the charge 90 cmbc1zling $4,000
from Emma T. Brnckctt of Ban
gur. Me.
ENtortiun Attempt Nllcg"d.
CoakIey and william D. tnrco-
ran. "A former district attorney OF
MiddlcseN county. ar" named ns
among those with whom pclletor
II alleged Co have couspired Mr
Allen charges that the district a. -
tornoy cousplrod with Coakley and
others e. extort fg0.bUO from The
Emerson Motors company. tu pro.
cure the abandonmenL OF threat
oned criminal prosecution
Pelletles IL further charged with
/ having conapired with Coakioy C.
attempt 70 eNtnrt $4,000 from
/ Warren G. Daniel dealer IN se-
curitics. by threa' of prosecution
| Conspiracy h charged also IN the
| cas-. Of Dorothy Cote. who, u Is
alleged. wns forced to abandon a
! suit Tor conversion 20 an automo-
hilo ~ similar thrcut-.
Mrs. Elizabeth chase Emery
/ daughter of Worcester county
/ millionaire. figures Boz the charges
/ iH specification that peliotici
| conspired with Cuaki'y 'orCorar
I and others to Oxturt money from
/ her. Curtis " Emery her second
husband and Mrs. Jennie ) Chase
/ her mother
Conspiracy 90 frighten Albert T
Smith into paying $4,000 a. au.
mony 10 his wife Agnes T.. smith
and abandonment of prosecution
against Smith after the money VA
] paid also are charged Tn thi
I connection the attorney general AL
[ iogcs that one half he t37 h0'
alimony wns claimed by Cuaklel
NJ contingent fee.