Evening star., 1924-11-26
D. c. COUNSEL HITS
TACTICS OF KELLY
Accuses Assistant U. S. At
torney of ''Butting In" in
Gillian Traffic Case.

An open rupture between the Dis
trict attorneys Office and the cor
poration counsel's Office developed
today when Assistant Corporation
Counsel Garraghy accused Frank
Kelly, assistant United States at
torney, OF "butting in" on the case
or the District Of Columbia VS..
Charles ". Gillian, set for trial to-
day.
Charges Of undue pressure being
brought about in efforts Of forestall!ng
trial proceedings against Gillian, col
ored chauffeur of Arthur Z. Sig
smith, private secretary to Secretary
OF the Treasury Mellon, had previ-
ously been made by the corporation
counsefs Office. causing Assistant
Corporation Counsel Thomas to state
several days ago that he would prosecute
! the case with every available means in
his power.
Today the case was continued until
December because the defense law
yer told the court that Policeman
+ r. +. Williams was not in court The
same s340 cash bond was held for
collateral. It developed that Po-
liceman Williams had been informed d
| by Frank Kelly that he should not
appear in court today. as the com
planning witnesses were not inclined d
| to prosecute. Policeman Williams
! said: Il thought this message was
authoritative and so complied with Il.
l did not know that the District
attorneys office had nothing to do
| with the case"
Denies Kelly in Right.
Mr. Garraghy was informed Of the
! development by the policeman In per
| son. He declared the case would GO
! on and would not in any event be
| held up or noile pressed Even II
Mr.. Kelly is going 10 be an attorney
for the defendant, which is not 50
| at the present time, for j. T. Hughes
| has entered his appearance, he had
| no right whatever to give the order
| to the policeman.
! THE case now has been continued
until December 5, and as all the wit
nesses have left the court with that
instruction that date will have to re-
| main fixed. However. unless the de-
fendant forfeits his collateral the case
will be heard, even II the two complain
ing witnesses do not want to testify
against him. Summons will be served
upon them, and if they do not answer
them l will have attachments sent out
| by the court.
| Gillian was arrested by Policeman
| Williams Tuesday morning, November
Is. and charged with reckless driv-
ing and colliding. According to eye
! witnesses, he was speeding along the
Connecticut Avenue Bridge at an eX.
cesstve rate Of speed and failing tc
round the turn at Ashmead place
| truck. injuring two men who were ir
| hand side and was thrown into c
| truck injuring two men who were ir
! 1T. Mr.. Sixsmith was in the machine
| at the time OF the accident
Warned. Policeman Says.
According to Policeman Williams
! the defendant had been warned or
| several different occasions before tc
slow down, as he was inlperiling the
! lives of school children who crossed
the intersection daily. When taken
to the eighth precinct, efforts were
made also to press charges of dead tags.
On the police record book the license
number was listed in the name OF
| Andrew Mellon. 1t later turned out
! that Mr.. Mellon had sold the car to
Mr.. Sixsnith and had requested the
Traffic Bureau to transfer the tags
! Although this was not done, charges
! were no further pressed.