The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-09-21
INSPECTION GRAND Jury =
MINUTES DENIED ANDERSON
No Reason Assigned for Refusal
of Request; Granted in Six
Other Cases
mo CRIME COMMITTED
Directors
Question Arises, Has Jury Some
thing 1t Wishes to Conceal
From Public?

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Anti-Saloon League of New York
through his counsel made request
for inspection of the minutes of the
grand jury which had returned an in
dictment against him.
General Sessions Judge John F. Nc
Intyre refused the request without
comment or memorandum explaining
his denial, although the records show
at least six recent cases in which
Judge Mcintyre gave the requested
inspection. Mr.. Anderson who is the
executive officer of the agency OF some
5000 dry churches in New York state,
was the only person so denied by
Judge Mcintyre. 1t is further inter-
esting to note that whereas it is APP
parently not disputed in these other
cases where inspection was granted
that somebody committed crime, yet
it is an established fact of record that
the board of directors, the only body
Anti-Saloon League of New York, de.
nies that it was robbed as the district
attorney insists and the indictments
charge, or that any crime against the
League was committed by anybody.
The following seven cases, appar-
entity the only cases of the sort within
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named, indicted by the grand jury of
New York county within few weeks
of each other, made application for in
spection OF the grand jury minutes
through their attorney as mentioned.
The application was granted in six of
them by Judge Mcintyre, according
to information taken from the rec
ords, and denied only in the case Of
William H. Anderson.
L Louis Amberg, arrested May %.
1923, indicted for the killing by re-
volver shot in gang fight of one
Jacob Shobin on April %, 1928. APP
plcation for grand jury minutes by
his attorney, Leonard A. Snitkin, July
term. Granted By Judge Mcintyre.
2 William H. Lacy, indicted for
murder. Application for grand jury
minutes by attorney, Harry Sehulman,
July term. Granted by Judge McIn-
tyre in July. 4ls
4 3 Philasco Boyle, indicted for as
sault. Application for grand jury min
utes through his attorney, Leonard
Snitkin, July term, 1923 Granted by
Judge Mcintyre.
4 George L. ("Tex.") Richard, in
dicted for impairing morals of minors.
Application July Is, 1928 for grand
jury minutes by attorney Max D.
Steur. Granted by Judge Mcintyre,
July II, 1923.
5 George Maxwell, indicted for
writing and mailing scurrilous matter
and also for forger in the third degree.
Application by his counsel Robert S.
tombstone, former assistant district
attorney and General Sessions Judge,
motion and argument July q. Grant
ed by Judge Mcintyre followed by dis
missal by Judge Mcintyre of the in.
dictments.
6 Donald Lyons, indicted for grand
larceny. Application for grand jury
minutes July u, 1923, by his attorney,
Frederick Sullivan Granted by Judge
Mcintyre on August l, 1928
Apparently the Only Application
Turned Down
William H. Anderson, Superintend-
ent of the Ant-Saloon League of New
York, indicted for grand larceny, for
gerry in the third degree and extortion.
Application for grand jury minutes by
his attorney, Charles S. Whitman, for
mer magistrate, district attorney and
governor. Motion argued August /,
1923. Motion denied" sole entry by
Judge Mcintyre on August Is, 1923.
In commenting upon the failure of
counsel for Mr.. Anderson to secure
the inspection of the minutes of the
jury which indicted him, the Water.
town IN. W Standard which is no
friend of Mr.. Anderson, says: Jus
tice is seldom thwarted by granting a
defendant every right or privilege.
The New York attorney would be in
stronger position with the public had
he given the accused every legal priv
.ege he asked. If the case is strong
enough in Mr.. Bantons opinion for
conviction, inspection of the grand
jury minutes would not weaken it, -