Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-12
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tion: where they have facilities for
treating drug users. I sent him there,
and he remained there until cured. ,
Transferred to Prison
Director Warburton then came be.
fore me and said Ginsberg was cured
and no longer was n fit person to be at
the House of Correction. There were
some other drug addicts Of which the
same thing was true. ] sent Ginsberg
and the others to the County Prison.
After Gins3erg wns sentenced. Mr..
Gordon told me he was n dangerous
criminal, and asked me not to Interfere
with the sentence subsequently without
consulting the District Attorneys Office
l agreed that would consult the Dis.
trict Attorney II the question of re.
leasing Ginsberg arose.
! About month agO received n
letter from Judge Patterson. lnclosing
9, parole for Ginsberg. The judge wrote
that the prisoner had been cured Of drug
using. md that In the judges opinion
the ends Of justice had been served.
Judge Patterson asked me to sign
!iinsberg's parole. ! felt that II would
the President Judve ~ tbo Cn,r. " y,
which the man had boen sentenced.
felt that IL he really had bccn cured II
was that much gained in the camse ~
his reformation. I felt that the Prcsi.
dent Judge Of the Court was OF more
| Importance in n natter OF this kind
than an Assistant District Attorney.
! signed the psrole therefore. and sent
It to Judge Patterson. In doing so.
however. mindful OF the request made
BY Mr.: Gordon. ! wrote Judge Patter-
son asking thnt he take the matter up
win the District Attorneys office.
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and l do not wish to be drawn Into
f"m.,o's.s!. f"n.a ~ ~Iowe'er. tnese are the
nots. ,nott.u @ Is perh"ps not , nie or geath
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w e., i5ree !tars served, the prisoner
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.ersom sald To-Day. IL was on my
nr.''.nn ns.oe'oa"on !. ,nat Judge nisiey
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s ""S 10. s ."ae uhtii nad investigated
drug dealer, but a drug addict. Ad.
dicts are usually confined for period
sufticient to effect cure. Ginsberg
had been confined more than that pc
riod. and that had n great deal to do
with my recommendation. 1t must be
borne, in mind that l was impOrtuned
by Ginsberg's brother and other re'a-
tives and many friends time and time
again, and | told them one and all
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a''erS"" nAp'a.a''on
II understand that they went to
Judge Quigley and that he refused to
grant 1t unless l agreed: This ! did
In letter that sent to Judge Quigley.
The Judge Is not to blame In any sense
OF the word. This talk OF this man
being a confirmed convict Is all rot.
conviction, Ills peopIe nre resnectobie
and l was assured not only by his rela.
hves but by close friends that he would
go straight In the future. Far be II
from me to prevent any one from taking
the straight path. There are other In.
dictments hanging over him. and II he
does not behave he can he returned to
jail. There was nothing underhand
ABOUT the whole matter.
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FRESH outbreak OF trafhckinG In II.
@nclt @ drugs ls expected Dy Assistant
Drr'or tempest rs result OF the
reaIHSe OF Iinsberg.
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