Putnam patriot., 1927-07-01
Tri-Cornered Debate On Court Procedure When Vincelett
 Case Is Called
Judge Ends Discussion By Two Weeks
 Continuance

When Wllis Facelett. bound over Go Che superior court from Che Put nam city court. where probable cause WAS found eH q charge Of emDezzle- meHt. Was brought up from Che county jaiI at Brooklyn. Friday afternoon, t0 answer Co "a charge 0f selling au auto mobile. alleged to be in his possession eH conditional bill of sale. a discus sion arose upon court procedure in which Judge M H. Geissler, Prose cutting Attorney E. Ii. Johnson and ] Attorney L Il Miron took prominent parts. Joseph Miehae.vitch of Proyi- deuce, attemped to enter into the dis eussion but got but a short way whel 1 he was halted from the bench. For time the atmosphere was heavily l charged with an undercurrent of disseHsion hut the troubled water2 were oiled oyer and court adjourned ] for two weeks upon orders from His l Honor
 The hearing was set for two 9'. clock Word came northWard from Brooklyn that Nlncelett would be late He arrived in tudy of Cap-| taHn of Police Jarvis about z.45. Then Wat began that stretched out t5 nearly two Hsar A drunk was dis=| posed of aH4 tte court recessed. Some af the court aHIeIal had U mind the aaaf race on Che IhHmes Attorney H HHH broke forth at Inst and asE- Ha why tine tr 9i could not 20 on + developed thaL an important WItne lad been allowed to go out Co get i bite iu eaf
 Wanted To Proceed
 1 8nlogue. In substance as follows thea book place,
 T dou't see why we cant proceed to trai." sand Attorney Hirau.
 Il understand one of the state Wlt 8ezHe= has gone out to dinner re pied Judge GeissIer.
 sfa Joseph Hichacleifeh in the roam2" asked Attorney blirnu.
 Joseph stood up and said that he was there and had been for some tune
 Just then the prosecuting attorney appeared fie stated that he needed one CT two witnesses from out 1f the #t#H to complete hi- chain of proof
 T don't zee why you have kept uz waiting two haafs' said Judge Geis- =Ien
 a0ne of tba witnesses is at dinner aId fhe prosecutor.
 -He back. aIi the court
 T would ask far au adIaenment for aaa month" said tho prosecuting al= It#Hey
 T uoaa #Hfa~ this adjournment 8IHaui rfa1H#E said Attorney 4lI= raH .If The ease ie adjourned moi HHe --rt af ea=ts WIi be H#lH hy Ws rHH= without protest If thr state Hana t0 p1y costs of bringing hm fEam Ial aHa for a special officer wa IaH1 good Waxing Wafm thr at #HfEfy caHefadaa. "Ae might juat as HtIi haHf zlen over the deor iu Ihe words uf Dante. teazt aside alt baHa. ge wha enter hcrel if such pro eedufe s ta be had lf isH.f justiee.s
 ef ann sorry the attorHez far the de feHsH has made such Il statement, said the prosecutor, the matter is one fur the court tu decide
 Suggests Agreement
 'l should tbnk counsel could get together and agree on q tune of ad- ioufnmcnt" sad the judge.
 T shufi protest my client being charged with costs of such an adjourn meut said Che defendants counsel.
 @if hnd il ta be unfair 1 will take il into consideration sand the court
 ri ask for au adjournment for one month said the prosecutor.
 nI will be on my vacation then said thc defense counsel Why not adjourn Wtekaa
 "l can't get Che witnesses in week said the prosecutor
 "l cant see why such an adjourn meut is necessary, said Judge Geissler You can uollc the ease and bring it over again.
 T have witnesses from out of the state suhpoeuaed and lt would be n great dead of work tn do all over aRain" sald the prosecutor.
 MlehaelVueh theu "tutted in and began to suggest thut the case should .ea au stating that he was going away fnr siN weeks He was cut short hy the court iusinuatug thHt he hud mo thing to do Wifh the matter "The car Is in the west and won't be back for four weeks said the attorney for the state
 "Wc don't need thd ear The car isn't witness The defendant k charged with Wrongfully selling this car to someone and that man is here don't see why we can't proceed said the counsel for defense
 Again Suggest. Nolle
 ..I am of the opinion the ease should be BolIed and brought over again. l. looks as if you don't know whether You have got your evidence or not said che judge
 -s- t----,-- --.--.!. railroad this man anywhere Ths mans rights wall be preserved as far as hay, anything Ca do with it. DO said Nr Johnson
 tBoth the judge and Attorney Niron said they were not blaming the rrosrcutor who had stated that he bought he would be able Co go ahead with thc ease, but that he had been told that important witnesses could not be- procured for at least four weeks
 The argument back and forth con uucd until finally Judge GeissIer said He would adjourn the case for two veCks and if he case was not ready ai that time t would be dropped.
 N3ehaelNteh got up again and again said he was going away for six weeks
 "Nou are under subpoena here" atfH Tho sourf fha raaa is aH fourraa