Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-27
Or. A. e. FRANTZ. HOWARD
r. FRANTZ AND HENRY 3.
HOOK PLACED ON TRIAL
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a plan for n garbage disposal
plant.
DIR. Handy said that he met Mr..
Hook In November OF 1921 and talked
with him, discussing "a garbage dis
posal plant at the suggestion OF Mayor
Harvey. Hook, he said. urged him to
recommend tho Davis plant. At n
conference later IN the year between
members OF the Board OF Health and
City Council after a plant Of 75-ton
capacity had been agreed on. Hook set
a price of $4,000 on the plant but re-
duccd II 10 $4,000.
a number OF questions asked the
witness by the prosecution raised
strenuous objection on the part OF the
defense who demanded that an order
OF proof be shown. Mr. Southerland
answered by explaining TO the court
that II the commonwealth was forced
to produce its proof OF "A conspiracy
at the present time IL would be great
ly embarrassed
1--WE promise that before tho State
rests its case ample evidence OF con-
splracy viii be produced" he added.
Hnrman Asks For Proof.
Mr.. Harman continued his objec-
tions insisting that the State produce
its evidence OF proof and prove a
prlma facie case.
The chief justice reminded Mr.
Southerland that the case he referred
10 was not like the case In question.
and said that some good reason
should be given for the presentation
OF the case in the order desired by
the state. He said the order was in
the discretion OF the court. but that
the court should exercise this dlscre-
tion. The court conferred on this
point at length.
The chief Justice said that some
thing must be shown by the state 10
show that the States case would not
lonly be embarrassed but its case
would be jcopardlzed. II compelled 70
pursue any other order OF testimony.
that the States case would be
jeopardized and the court then ordered
the case 10 proceed.
Mr.. Harman eth objected on tho
mere representation OF the States case
being jeopsrdlzed.
After come time. tho trial pro.
ceoded with the witness being IN.
lstructed TO answer tho question.
DR.. Handy said Hook had asked hin
II Howard Frantz had much infuenc,
and said that Howard FTantz hoS
made :, demand OF him for som,
money and had asked him 10 sign .
paper. lie told Or. Handy. according
to the witness. that Howard Franti
had told Hook no would need his in
huence 20 consumate the deal for TN.
plant.
The witness also said ne told Hool
he was tho biggest damn fool" in IN,
world 10 listen to such n scheme an,
advised him tho only way he coui,
hope to have the city acquire the plan
was on It's merit and It's merit only
with the approval OF the Board o
b Health, Council and Or. Gregory o
. Johns Hopkins University.
Mr.. Harman continued TO object q
tho testimony and sharp clashes too
place between counsel for the dc
fcnse and the proeecution.
. On cross-examination, Mr.. Harua,
\ only asked II either Dr Frantz or hi
: son was present at the discussion be
tween DIR. Handy and Hook and n
4 replied they were not. The witnes
left the stand at 1855.
: Agreement Alleged.
City Solicitor Reuben Satterthwai,
u was the next witness. He said he wa
> called 70 a conference In August ,
!, 1921, with Councilman McManu
= Mayor Harvey and Mr.. Hook. NJ
:. Hook. he said. was asked IL IL WEI
, true that he agreed 10 pay the younl
= er Frantz $500 II ne obtained n
. contract for the Davis Company. Il
= then confessed in detail his part
: the scisme. Mr.. Satterthwaite sal
: Hook declared he had at one tin
made the agreement with the Frantz.
but broke the agreement.
lie said Howard Frantz met him
one time at the railroad station ar
on the pretense OF taking him 20 Gil
Hall drove him 10 a side street ar
asked him 10 sign the agreement
give $500 IL a contract for a 75-tC
\ plant was obtained.
y Later Hook said that he talked
his father, who told him not 20 tai
a part in the scheme and TO break Il
J. agreement. according TO the witnes
This Hook did. Offering TO reimbur
the Frantzes FOR their services.
The witness continued that Hoo