The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-13
CLEVELAND
DOES'N ENVY
SOLOMON
Hammond Judge Defies
Anyone to Say That He
Has a Soft Job.

Has a Soft Job.
King Solomon a S jurist had a soft
job compared with that which yes
terday confronted Judge Henry
Cleveland IN city court. Three cases
whose ramifications were SO devious
that the judge cried aloud for a
| e-detector' like the slug detect
ors now used in the New York sub
ways, were unfoldei before three
different throngs, each of which
eongregated to see a particular
friend indicated, villain punished
the law upheld and justice done. II
was an arduous day for the court
and when the electric lights blazed
a welcome TO night and the odol
| Of pork chops permcated the atnos-
| phere from the jail cells below, this
| arbiter Of right and wrong gathered
his ermine about him and closed the
balance book in which he had that
day inscribed the fate of three per-
sons. One was sent to Jail. a sec
ond was bound over for the consid-
GRAFTON Of a jury and the third was
held in allegiance. "fol further in
! vestigation-"
CASE ONE.
State VS.. Louie 10th barber
Charge. violating state liquor laws
laws.
THE EVIDENCE.
Toth's place is raided. Police
find mop hanging over a fence II
the rear of the barber shop. Con-
cealed in the folds Of the mop-cloth
Is pocket and in this pocket pint
Of moonshine.
10th twice before convicted Of
same charge First conviction re-
suited IN fine. Second in fine ane
suspended sentence Of 40 days. II
found guilty this time he Will get
limit Of law, probable fine Of s2ot
and costs and six months in jail
besides having to serve suspended
sentence.
THE TRIAL.
| 10th takes stand In own defense
He denies ownership Of liquor. H
admits telling raiding officers i
might have belonged to my wife
He places guilt upon youth, broth
er-in-law, staying at his place. IL
summons the boy from the rear Of
| the court room. The lad takes this
stand. He t. eighteen years Of age
and claims 10 own the liquor.
He says he has sewn with hi.
own hands the sack in the folds 81
the mop and used it as a hiding
| place for his moonshine. He had {
cold He needed the comforting
| warmth Of the hooch he says. II,
denies collision with 10th in fran
ing story He says confession i
| voluntary because The don't wan
someone else to suffer for what h
| done" Investigation Of poke
: shows that il was machine-sewed
This blasts boys story. Then h
says Toth's aged mother sewed !
for him without Toth's knowledge
He steadfastly maintains his gull
while 10th as persistently plead
innocence.
THE PROBLEM.
/ 10th, If convicted. faces long jai
| sentence, heavy fine. Has he ap
| pealed to the boy to shield him
| promising remuneration beyon,
| anything the lad might otherwis,
dream orr The youth. with Dol,
| front and air of scornful bravadt
throughout trial displays unhapp,
/ ignorance Of the enormity Of hi
| situation Is the boy through fila
| devotion to his sister masqueradinl
| as the guilty one to prevent tn
| falling Of her husband? Is It pos
sible that 10th knew nothing of tn
| moonshine IN the mop? That. Il
| fact the boy IS guilty and that
/ instead OF 10th someone else knew
| of the mop and its contents?
/ THE DISPOSITION.
i On the boys admission OF gull
| the court can do nothing else thai
make formal charge Of VIOLATING
the liquor law against him Til
| lad is locked up. The court re
| serves final decision PENDING a fur
Their investigation In the hope 0
| proving the innocence Of 10th. HI
| guilt, the guilt of both or conspirac.
| to defeat Justice.
4 CASE TWO.
H State VS. Nike Kunich. Charge
i kidnapping.
Il THE EVIDENCE.
Il Mrs Helen Burkhard on the stan
4 charges the defendant with at
/ tempting to kidnap her. She live
Il at sos Beall avenue. The defendan
il IN East Chicago.
II She says: That she has lived "of
/, and on" at the Beall avenue address
for year. She makes MONTH
4 trips to New York. That at
o'clock In the afternoon she wa
H walking along Highland street jus
II west Of Calumet avenue. Tina
II Kunich drove slowly up to tn
curb in his Dodge touring car, raise
Il his finger and said Downtown"
4 On the windshield of the machin
Il was small, square white piece 0
i paper. This with the gesture Q
H the driver made her believe it wa
II a jitney. She got into the from
seat, next to Kunich. She paid n
II attention TO the course taken unit
II she suddenly realized that she wa
Il in Fayette street, speeding east
II Thence to Calumet avenue to Ma,
i street to Columbia avenue to Sum
II mer boulevard and east in tn
4 boulevard to Forsythe avenue
i Throughout the ride, during which
i I<unich was forced to a1ternatel,