The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-15
SAMUEL UNTERMYER ON WEAKNESS
OF THE CRIMINAL LAW.


Samuel Unerrnyer leading lawyers of the
States. His upon question connected with
the enforcement of law and method of administering justice
perence entirely of the wealthy sort
the element of economic determnism is con-
aned he oobt to he unon the side of those
who corrupt legislatures steal franchises loot the
stockholders of great corporations and otherwise
larceny of titanic sort.
The term economic euphemism for pocket
will obey the dictate of economic deter
minis1n means that he will follow bread and butter
Mr.. Unermyer to be exception He has recently
delivered address before Dunwoodie Masonic Temple at
Yonker enforcement against big and little
criminals.
He little criminals without money or in
uence the lowy vicious and unfortunate perpetrators OF
against property; men who easily
and mon whom At times thew inc unduv severe sentences
especially during called due to the inef
fency of the law followed by public hXstea reflected In
the courts"
prisoners. They should be promptly punished
lint mt 81 nron that the ends of Justice will be
guilty their rights They be guilty of
less than that charged against them 1.-The distinctions
robbery burglary and larceny too broad
punshmens for the former against the latter are
Mr. Unermyer suggests the British SYSTEM which requires
ncarceraed, held for trial the people
establish prima face by presenting their proofs
open court 20 committing magistrate The practice of TAX
ing persons directly before grand jury in
York, but not in Connecticut.
The most important reform needed in our system
forcing according Unermyer, involves an
amendment of constitution which would compel the de-
PENDANT to be called as witness against himself submit
examination, bu the examination should be conducted
open where the defendant will be represented by
competent There should be star chamber pro-
eXtorted by police
permitted of alleged confessions while the under dure
of the fear of physical violence such
often produced"
Mr.. Untermper the question of the before
law of big criminals. this description he
the with
political influence perpetrators of crimes of cunning who
greater threat than the little fellows
of the complications surrounding the proving of crimes
and the that them the administration
well nigh broken down. of these offences
been defined crimes
criminals these especially protected by the
failure of the law to require the testimony of the accused
person Until these, Mr. Unenyer, be
the witness and compelled dgorge
and other evidence against Them this long list of criminals
will go unpunished
When becomes largely spectacular there is
chance of bringing the criminal rich justice
army similar offenders who punished
e hepessness, nadequacy and inefficiency of the
stchnery'
TX Mr. Untermyer has especially mind the multiple
E frauds which practiced innocent
active and cooperation of the Stock
1atons of the antitrust law, contractors
inst Federal, State and city government
n dealing with this type of offender the scales usually
against the State" he says, they
1.-THE State when it its hand
ssons sernly and swiftly administered
suppress Them
Mr. Untermyer includes in the class of the
of labor unions who commit
against property observing that labor
poor although their members may be-
His remarks entirely too extended be
within editorial
doubtless be obtained by applying
my lives York.