The Washington times., 1925-04-13
PUSH
PENDING
CASES
Police Chief Aud and Sheriff
Plummer Deny III Feeling
in Prosecutors Arrest

Albert NJ. Bouic, prominent
lawyer of Rockville, Nd, and
former States attorney, was APP
pointed special prosecutor today
by Judge Robert Peter, of Circuit
Court, to take the place Of John
A.. Garrett, present ! States at
torney, who was arrested Satur-
day, charged with the embezzle-
ment Of $14,5OO from clients in
the private practice Of law.
Bouic win represent the State
in the prosecution of the balance
of the cases on the calendar of
the present term of court, the
most important of which is that
of Elizabeth NJ. King, charged
with the murder of her two
infants.
Suspension Is Unlikely
Formal suspension of Garrett as
States attorney il not likely. in
view of the fact that he requested
yesterday to be relieved of his
duties until definite disposition OF the
charges had been made. either
being dismissed or corroborated by
grand jury.
Indications were today that Judge
Peter would call together special
session of the grand fury within
few days to hear the evidence
in the case, which has divided not
hat
into two bitter political factions.
Rockville today presented a
scene Of intense excitement. Little
groups Of men and sometimes
women are seen in front of the
courthouse, on street corners, and
In front of stores discussing the
case. Feeling is bitter on both
sides.
Blame on Ill Feeling.
The arrest of Garrett is regarded
by himself and his many friends
as a result of the i'll feeling be-
tween himself and Chief of Police
William L. Aud and Sheriff Clay
Plummer.
The alleged i'll feeling had its
inception in the action Of Aud and
Plummer in bringing charges that
Littleton S. Poole, a prisoner at the
Rockville jail last September, had
been beaten up by orders Of Gar
rett.
They also say that the recent
criticism by the grand jury of Aud
and Plummer In the prosecution
of prohibition cases tended to in
crease the bitter personal luminosity
that already existed.
Since that time Garrett and AUD
and Plummer have not been on
speaking terms, except during the
conduct Of official business.
Aud and Plummer deny that Gar.
rett's arrest is the result OF Ill
feeling on their part.
The police chief declares that lie
brought about the States attorneys
arrest as a result of known facts,
matters of more or less common
knowledge in Rockville and through
out the county, and not because OF
any political or personal feeling
against Garrett"
Judgment Notes Entered.
Since CARROTS arrest Saturday
the sum of $1S,500 in confessed
| Judgment notes has been entered on
the books of the clerk of the court
| at Rockville. They are: Mrs. Ida
j Rabbit, $4,000; c.. Herman Rab.
bitt. $500; Mrs. Ella Holland,
$685..
Each of the loans, it is alleged,
were made by Garrett through the
method known as the confessed
Judgment note. A confessed judg.
ment note, it was explained, is SIM
| liar to a promissory note except
that 1t runs but one or two days
from the date of making to its ma
| turity.
At maturity the lender enters tha
note on the docket of the clerk of
the court subject to collection just
as a promissory note is entered
where there is a default
The borrower then appears and
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