Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-12
Reach 18th
Count in Trial
of Pelletie1

Ra-on. Jan. 1i.-Testimony involv
irr District Attorney Joseph c. Pelle.
yep - Suffolk county. william J
,.rcer,n. former district attorney o!
Nid ..cS county. and Daniel II. Coax.
l-. Boston lawyer. in an alleged
f7asp.ncy 10 extort money from
tur's Vs. Emery. Mrs. Emery and
'f-s jennie 6. Chase. mother of Mrs
fm.r. was presented in supreme
,Ur' today ~ the trial OF Pelietier "r
, argos - misconduct. The evidence
WIS pfsscnted In connection with hear.
90 ~ tho 18th OF the many specifica.
TOMS brought against Pelletier by At
f.rnsv General q. Weston Allen. who Is
.r.. e the district attorneys re-
u.,rI
Tho state contends that Coakley was
ird by rclleticr and Corccran in
fIlle attempts 10 extort money from
Enerv and his mother-in-law, q
wealthy woman, and that indictments
returned IN both Middlescx and Suf-
folk counties IN pursuit OF the cor
sr'rtcv rcmaln on fle unprecedented.
Victor u. rapineau of Webster. the
only witness IN this case heard today,
-as On the stand when court adjourned.
70" testified that he retained Coak.cy
= represent him In his litigation
which grew OUT Of his divorce from
Mrs raplneau. who afterwards was
married. 10 Emery. and that the con-
sr.ra7v was framed by Coakley
vhsu hs learned that Mrs. Chase was
wealthy. with Coakley he called on
Ie'e'.'r. he said. and Coakley and
Pa'eter discussed the possibility of
ifosec1'lng Mrs. rapineau and Emery
"0 statutory charge. but after
It'e'.Hr Investigated IL was decided
o. make the charges in M!ddlesex
county.
'r several weeks thereafter. the
witness testified. he sat in a corridor
n'or i1e srand Jury room in MiddleseX
county Ia plain view of the persons
song IN and out Of the room. He saw
Mrs. chase enter the room several
'm-s and once he was called in for n
fee minutes
''.rHoran. then district attorney Of
" ld'es'y county. told him. the witness
fs''I1ed, that hs was "A good actor
'Hi mat she tmeaning Mrs. Chased
10 persistent as hell. but I'll get her"
'.. witness said Corcoran was gruff
f hs treatment OF Mrs. Chase. who
sos over 70 years old. while she was
IH 'h" grand jury room.
inIriments charging Emery and
Nrs. Tarineau with a statutory Of
f'a'H were returned in December. 1918.
af'"r she had married Emery. but they
"'rr we're prosecuted. the witnes tee
Q esf
Tho government contends that after
40 s~ort 10 extort money from the
Imerts in Middlesex county by
threats 81 prosecution had failed
''aaiev again interested Pelletier in
'Ne matter and threats OF prosecution
IN spnolk county followed. The threats
ASSN were unavaiiing and indictments
N'fs returned against Emery. Guy
Nohe. = Roston lawyer who represent
81 Emery. and q detective. alleging .
conspiracy. but that nons OF the de.
i'nfanis we're prosecuted.
farlier IN the day the court heard
iencs in support Of misconduct
charges in connection with three other
sn"e ncstions. One Of these. presented
IN q deposition made in Laconia. N.
~ by BENJAMIN Piscopo. was to the
erect that Daniel v. McIsaac and
Ienetier obtained q $4,000 fee from
F''eopo by threatening TO cause him
N0ue's A. . Boston hotel which he
owned.
Counsel for Pelietier admitted that
one-halt of this amount was deposit.
81 IN relletier's personal bank account.
hH' rspresented that II was a feea for
professional services in private prac-
tr~.