New-York tribune., 1922-02-09
Miller to Send
Jud ges Here to
Clear Dockets
Ready to Call Special Trial
Terms in Criminal Courts
and Is Seeking Jurists
From Other Districts
DenOunces Evil of Bailing
State and Federal District
Attorneys Suggest Means
for Regulating Bonding
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ALBANY, Feb. S.-Aftcr the meet
ing here to-day Of the Association OF
state and Federal Attorneys. Governor
Miller assured District Attorney .-osb
H. Banton, Of New York. president OF
til. organization. that he was ready TO
Cali special trial terms il the greater
cit.' 60 clear the crowded calendar. in
thc criminal courts.
Inc chief events of the conference
OF prosecuting officials were:
United States District Attorney Viii
liam Hayward. Of New YORK. declared
var on prohtecrs and asked 1or state
legislation TO suppress price gougcrs
preliminary plans were presented for
The creation OF state anu nationwide
clearing house for tho detection ot
stole. automobiles as we'll AS lcgisla-
tion to put auto thieves out Of busi~
ness.
Specific measures were proposed
amending the Penal Law so as to put
teeth in present laws By iut,icting hcav-
!er punishments and repeating laws
providing fo- irdeterminate sentence :
and time compensation for prisoners.
The elimination OF the evils which
have arisen out Of the bail bond situa-
men and providing that bail bonds.
until diamisscd or paid shall be q
lien upon the property they cover.
Denounccs Bailing Criminals
Governor Miller, following his tx liz
with District Attorney Banton, said ic
considered the assignment OF Judges to
fiji up the trial parts that arc co DO
created one o. paramount importance.
but declared the bailing Of criminals is
ct the root Of tn" evU.
Bail eases are the root of tAc ST.
uation confronting u.s. he said. "Thc
one thing that must be done is to clean
up these bail cases so that criminals
cannot Get la;l and continue TO ply
thcic trade as they arc doing now. A
bill has been prepared, rccomm udcd by
thc two bar associations. for tNo ;dd,-
tional General Sessions Judges, on the
theory Shat that number IS needed per-
lnane0tly. More extra parts arc need
ed FOR the moment and those. in my
opin ion, can be secured by assignment
matter OF securing them is now being
taken up with the prcaiding justices OF
the Appellate Division. MIR. Ranton H.
forms mo that provisions have already
been made FOR two extra ccurtrooms.
It is question nov OF getting the
Judges TO hold the terms, and am
sure they viii be assigned in &c worry
near future
The activities OF highly organized
automobile thieves were INTRODUCED
when District Attorney Dana Wallace.
Of Queens, presented Z tentative bill
drafted by Mr.. 5antoN and which
one to use an automobile without TIE
consent Of the owner. provided it
could be shown that TIE car vas taken
with fclonious ,nGeat. 1t vas c..
planned by Mr. Banton that the object
o. the measure was to limit the penalty
FOR Joy riders and thus make thcir corr
viceioN easier District Attorney JOHN
f Ruston, OF Kings, aud First Assist
ant District Attorney Oliver. OF tho
Bronx. indorscd the proposed meas
ure. The bill was opposed by upstate
measure would tend TO give NJ momertun
10 automobile stealing and would
double bootlegging operations.
Danton's Auto Bill Opposed
"The time has come" said District
Lawrence. "vhen q District Attorney
defendants weapons they car use to
defeat the law
A similar stand was taken by NJ.
Hayward who said it would primarily
benefit automobile thieves.
"All you will succeed il doing" he
said, as to offer an excellent protection
to the profess ional auto thief the first
time he il caught. There arc plenty OF
safeguards in the law to protect the
crring young boy who in Che reckless
Of youth takes JOY ride in an auto
mobile without the conscnt Of the
owner"
Mr.. Hayward urged close co-opcra-
ton between state and Federal prose
cutting officials. lie said that in war
ring on protitcers aud price-tixing
combines the district attorneys had u
eharp weapon in the Donnclly act.
1--WE must formulate q definite and
effective programme against prohteers,"
he said. "lf we do nothing else, We
must pass laxs that will stop q condi-
tion under which every ore is chatting.
People arc getting weary Of being hit
over the head with q blackjack every
time they buy tie, pair or shoes or
a loaf Of bread"