Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-14
DEMANDS REMOVAL
! Of JUDGE SCHULDT
GaI!ivan Accuses Police Court
Jurist of Terrorism" for
: Diminishing Jury.

49, en.a SUMMARY removal from the
bench Of Police Court Judge Gus
srhuldt of star chamber" proceedings
in a recent prohibition case was de-
nlanded in the House late yesterday by
Representative Gallivan. Democrat, OF
Massachusetts,. He branded as an act
OF judicial terrorism" Judge Schuldt's
summary discharge OF a jury because 1t
acquitted two men charged WITH flo-
lation of the volstead act.
In concluding lengthy speech, In
which he censured Assistant Secretary
Iouman of the Treasury Department
for his cracked ice and ginger ale cru
SADIE" Mr.. Gallivan said;
The United States today looks ike
bad COPY Of Mexico; the America OF
George washington has ceased TO 1unc-
ton: the Goddess Of Liberty has been
DEGRADED into a drab in the cutters.
and the soul and conscience OF the
LAND sleep as If with opium drugged.
Cites Jury Discharge.
Here in Washington. in the shadow
G. this stately Capitol. housing host OF
sh,vericg misrepresentation Of the peo-
cle the old. tyrannical machinery OF
cisereGIteG monarchy-tfle court OF Sts>s
C,lau,ber-is restored and an ancle-1t
tafarrv has been revived. that govern
r1ents can do no wrong and that J'eies
which refuse to obey its bellests and
make indictment and conviction synony-
NOUS. are guilty of crime and the Mt
targets for judicial anger and castiga-
ton.
"A few weeks ago two npsn were
hailed 10 the Police Court TO BE- charged
with violation of the TolstAad law.
after their own rights under she Con-
stitut:on had been invaded: A jury OF
10 men and two women, all persons OF
character and repute. deemed the
charges weak and strained. and within
Eve minutes acquitted the two victims
q! Volsteadism. The Judge. one
Schuldt. expressed angry as'onishment
at the verdict and ordered the foreman
10 repeat il. Then and the'e he sum-
-,1ar.iv discharged the tlry from
further duty. as a warning TO all and
several that insult and humiliation were
10 be the portion OF those who did not
bend the knee to voistead and the
black-hand agencies OF Anti-Saioon
League government.
In the year Of grace 1854 Hlr Memo
las Throckmorton fell into OSlaVor
with the crown and vas prGlgnt 70
trial charged with vague contempts.
and the Jury that acquitted him was
promptly imprisoned and injurlously
fined for their strange independence.
for the crown of that age, like the
An.;-Saloon League Of this, was ABOVE
the Law and could DO no wrong ana
held that conviction must follow indlct-
ment. Il took war. rebellion. revoiu-
tinn and the decapitation and de.
throner1eut Of kings to cure England
Of that evil. Are we to pay the same
price 10 rid America Of prohibition. the
Anti-Sa!oon League and government
bv Iawlessness and judicial terrorism?
Wants Judge Removed.
II have no hesitation in calling for
the removal of this Judge Schuldt. an
other JefFrys come to Judgment. who
str7,Id be swiftly and summary re-
moved from the bench OF a court IN
which he would attempt TO set up star
chamber in the very heart OF the Re
r,lbiic Judge Sciuidt and his pecullar
activities are part and parcel Oh tile
cntrsees and infarnies growing out OF
TIRE evils of prohibition and vol
We Of this.Hosise have duty and
responsibility tf18tAeAalss 10 1us ulsis'ent-
81 Let Us answer the call bel 9re II Is
too late. Remember. please, nv warn
ting" ,,,,,,-
Fan. OF MARYLAND. who Is chairman on
fhe House unofficial committee on the
rnodifcation of the Volstead act, oe-
card that prohibition had moi pre-
rented an increase Of liquor consump-
tio- and drunkenness. Urging moolllea-
tior 10 correct "tl1e evils OF the present
law and TO establish true temperance,
be declared that crime has increased
materially Throughout; the country ana
that prohibition enforcement IrofE
the beginning has been cnaracoefl1eo
t1y craft. bribery and other corTupllon'
Intolerance Growing.
prohibition grows more insolen'
and tntolerant daily" declared CAM
yan. I'm It's efforts 70 6istort law ano
invent new methods OF expressing
foo,,stly submissive people. Inc
nvrrnies Of prohibition are strangilns
The American CULVER anc inaugural
Ing a reign Of misrule.
go we have come TO the pass Wnele
the laws framed 10 guarantee the per-
sonaI. political and religious freedom OF
r,,tY citizens are as though written IN
vs,er." he continued. The laws limit
Eng the right o. search OF homes, ne
added. have been torn 70 tatteIs py
A. army 0. spies sneaks ana sn1eIiefs.
PeDresertz.ive GaliiTan, however: oe-
cared that Commissioner Dorsn Of the
Prohibition Bureau was the most on
|,er1t and able offlciai ever In charge
.. the enforcement Of the Law.