Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-22
LOlUer Bail Denied
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viltica ion Of the police department in
Council.
II sent a message to Council ycator-
dny asking them to Withdraw the sor-
tl"n referring to 'conniving police Of
tlcialS and | suppose YOU have read
that III" Mayor was attacked again.
The Mayor does not stand and will not
stand for conniving police officials or
corruption. The Mayor asked the fam
hoynnt and blatant persons in Council
for proof and got nothing. He has
asked tho Judge If he had any proof
"f polio" conninnc" with dopcrs, but
has reCoied no response. The Mayor
Philadelphia. This force is small in
comparison with cities Of larger populn-
'i"n. With 1000 mon here We are
maintaining law and order here better
than in any other city of tho United
States with the exception of st. Paul.
Praises Own Administration
"This is n clcnn administration and
viii remain clean, Notwithstanding jobs
hat certain clever gentlemen ar" trying
10 put over.
The Mayor then asked Director Cor
'oINou II hc krow of any police con-
nlNNui' Win 1Ur UftE ring. | llt III
rector said ho know Of non"
II hnv" sent CAntaiN Nnn Horn and
Lieutenant Leo ont with rowing com
mts.ions." Mr.. Cortclvou said. "Thry
hAv" mon and have been instructed 10
r"."rornt" with any fore" working to
eliminate th" drug traffic "
The director said rumors of police
"lcaks' were not supported by cvi-
GrNc". When he added that there are
90 drug uscra and sellers under arrest
III" Mayor said they should have early
trials.
'W" have loaned mon to tho Judges
md III" District Attorney and have as
sisted them in every way" tho Director
went on.
Superintendent Of Police Mills. As
sistaEt Superintendent Kenny and other
officials also were quizzod by the Mayor.
Kenny snid tho polio" assisted last night
IN raid for which the Government
agents took full rrcdi, for.
Cau'atn Soulor said he had made
moro than 800 Investigations, most Of
'h"m hnS"d on anonymous lett"rs. Many
# them contained threats for IN" police.
Refuses to Reduce Bail
The supreme Court today refused
h" applicatiUn of six men charged with
drug selling and believed to be leaders
In the "drug ring for n reduction of
their heavy bail bonds.
y" opinions wor" handed down. The
highest legal tribunal in tho State Sim
ply discharged the rutcs that wrr" taken
by the defendants In their appeal from
Judge Monaghan'S de"iSion and throw
rh" Who'll" matter back into the lowcr
courts.
The six Defendants arc Frank Pic
colo. Anthony rilla, Felix Cardulo.
Joseph Weiss, aI!ns Murphy; Lyman
Gold and Joseph Allegro, alias "J"r
Richie" Cardullo is under $40. 600
hail. the others under hnil Of SO $50.
Took Wrong Course
The application for reduced bail was
made September IS. chief Justice Won
MoschziSkar said at tho time ,ha, no
appeal need have bcrn taken 10 the Su-
could have asked any Of the .Ju1g"s Of
'he lower courts for redress by means
of habeas corpus.
,P"rsonnlly., / think the hail is q
a. tho time. "but might change my
mind after hearing the evidence. .
The attorneys for tho defendants
lodged their appeal IN III" forms of writ>
"f cortiornri and habcas corpus. In
opposing III" application, the District
Attorney ofiir" puiHtmi uu' that if tho
mon were conylct"d on all counts oach
could get prison term Of 10 years.
Just b"for" III" application was mndc
20 N" Supr"m" Court an attorney rep
r"sontirg Ami" Miller. whom tho police
called n woman leader of the ring. "
applied 70 ludg" Finlctter in Quarter
Sessions Court for the reduction of her
bail from SlI.OOO 10 $1,000. The re-
quest was granted.
When Annie Millor's case was called
for trial several days ago II was found
that she had Jumped" the lowered
bond.