The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-02
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not based on the testimony Of any
! one man.
Not Sunday School Types.
lands halted his testimony to
Hight UP q long thin ''stogic" cigar.
Putting away contentedly, he told
Of the detailed testimony against
Grossman.
A to witnesses in the case, Ian
dis exclaimed:
"You know you won't get a Sun.
day school convention from the
witnesses in case Of this kind"
Found Evidence Ample.
"You found there was ample evil
dence, besides this one witness, to
oenvtct Grossman2' asked Wheeler.
Yes, convicted HIM." the Judge
replied.
Whse.Ap read q statement that
Landis had given newspapermen,
condamning the pardon of Gross.
man by President Coolidge and as
sailing politicians who urged the
elemency.
! '"That may not be my statement,
but Il certainly contains my views"
said Lands. when this pardon
WAS granted, newspapermsn com
usnted on q conference at the
White House, attended by Fred
Uphan, personal friend Of mine
for twenty years.
II made q speech about that
time that It was gave misfortune
that these politicians were active
in this case on the threshold Of a
campaign TO elect convention dele
gates in Illinois.
Warned Political Leaders. Z
"I maintain that these political
leaders should not try TO influence
the Chief Executive 10 act contrary
to the weight Of the testimony.
"They do the same thing all the
time with judges. 1t Is u misfor-
tune.
II say, keep these fellows out.
Personally I would be suspicious
Of any application for a pardon If
1t was Endorsed by these political
leaders,
Were the prohibition violations
widespread In Chicago?'
Eyes, just like it is In all large
centers," said Lands.
lands particularly referred to
drinking" ct dinner parties in
high society.
He ''TOOlS One' Also.
''If you go to a dinner party now
and cit. at the table three hours,
two hours are spent in talking
other hour about bobbed hair"
"Was the Volstead, law violated
ut these dinner parties you attend
81 ~ \
Of Iowa.
'tNow you ask me to violate the
laws of hospitality" Lands re.
piled. Nov, I am not a total alb.
stainer, and il you invited me to
your house-and do not say this
for you to prepare for my coming
and you should offer me a little
something from your pre.war stock,
should probably fall for it," lands
said, while the crowd reared.
Hanging Out" Long.
els it all pre.war stuff at these
dinner parties?" Brookhart asked.
II can't say" Lands retOrted. II
have noticed the wonderful hanging.
out powers Of the pre.war supplies"
Does it always taste like pre-.
war stuff" asked Senator Ashurst
Dem.) Of Arizona.
II don't know. It's been a good
while since the war;" the Judge re-
piled.
On cross.examination by Paul
Rowland, counsel for former Attor-
ney General Daugherty, Lands said
he did criticise President Coolidge
for pardoning Grossman.
Judge, you don't want to be put
on record criticising the President
OF the United States?" asked How
land.
Lets Criticism Stand.
~ don't think Grossman was en-.
titled to q pardon, ana especially
not at the request Of the poll.
tlcians," said Lands. "If you call
It criticism, TIL have to let 1t
stand"
The crowd applauded him.
Lands cond, nned the practice Of
employing low-salaried lawyers to
act as federal prosecutors.
1.-THE boys did the best they could,
but there was much room for i'm.
pfovement," the judge added.
This employment of lawyers at
$4,000 year is the poorest economy
in the world. have said that II
you have five prosecutors at $4,000
each, get rid Of them all and employ
two men and divide the salaries be-
tween them"
= Helped Pardon Boy.
Asked whether he ever had writ.
ten the President recommending dis.
position OF a pardon case. Lands
said he once interested himself in
behalf Of Kansas City boy whom
he sentenced on q mail fraud charge.
II found out after the sentence
that the boy had helped q postoffice
inspector In getting evidence In the
case" said Lands. IT had given
him a more severe sentence than I
would have II had known that
fact. I thought 1t my duty to 20
inform the President and / did 80.
The boys sentence was later com.
Muted."
Denies He Is Severe.
Lands declared he was rot
severe In issuing sentences In his
Chicago court.
~ never gave a single days Tail
sentence TO any man who brewad
a little domestic felicity for his own
1ireSide," Lands explained.
''My purpose was to put the com.
inercial violator in Jail ana 30 far
as I know, never failed to do
that.
"Grossman was q man who VIC.
lated the law In a section OF the
city where they breed crime and
criminals. Why, according 70 my
information 0rossman continued TO
aoil liquor down to the day he was
80 esAo,SnA hsat vvhathar he otnvv,AN