New Britain herald., 1930-02-04

in ConncCtiCut? ?" The senator and
 Mir. Walter chattCd about Mr. SpIa:n
 until Senator Robinson came in and
 the formal hearing started. 10 l,e
 ended in l5 minutes with the candl-
 date for marshal in something of u QuandarY as to why he had been call
 ed in for such q short session. Hr
 told the subcommittee that he hal
 been serving as |. $. Marshal since
 November s, 1921. when he was ap- pointed by President Harding. Ee
 was rcappointcd by President Cool idGC and is now up for his third term on appointment by President Hoover He gave his age as "73 go. ing on "A" and said that he had 70 business other than his office as marshal.
 Senator Borah put in the record a letter from Frederick M Pcaslcy of Cheshire in which pcaslcy con- tended that Walter was not a wet in his actions. He said he had frequently visited Walters home hut
 Lad never seen liquor there. The { letter follows:
 "Dcar Senator BOrah:
 "ts chairman of the suh-commit- tee having 10 pass upon the fitness
 of Jacob D. Walter Of this town, for inc office of United States Marshal for Connecticut. you are charged with duty bearing upon the inn
 portant subject of law enforcement. l am wholly in sympathy with yonr
 attitude towards enforcement and have for many years greatly ad- mircd your independence Of thought
 and action. ] have no doubt that
 your committee will come to q right decision, but cannot refrain from telling you some things I know about Mir. Walter. l have attended numerous political gatherings and
 hanquets with him, sometimes sit 1 ting next to him al the tables: I
 do not drink on such occasions and
 have never seen him do so. I have been #t his home many times. both alone and with others, Lut never have seen liquor offered by him 10 anyone, nor have seen any at his i home, nor have ever heard of his using it or offering it to others and believe from very long acquaintance
 with him that he abhors the stuff and the evil effects that follow its usc.
 "I read that he is charged with | having been elected in 1918 to the state legislature by tho wet votes Of 1 Cheshire. This is the first time for | many years that I have heard of 1 the wet votes Of Cheshire. know | the town pretty well. Most of ifs 1 votes are just straight republican. 1 When the eighteenth amendment was adopted Cheshire was dry , bone dry-and made so by tho hard
 work Of those Of us who believed in
 town dcccncy. The vets moved tc
 easier territory. Those of us who ! had finally organized tho fights tc 1 dry the town were all friends of Mr. | Walter. who, as chairman of tho 1 board Of county commissioners, hay, Ing jurisdiction over the saloons of the county, could not with propricty ! take any part in the battle of votes { "l have known little Of his work as Marshal but in such positions oi ! public trust as l have known him | cannot conceive that his conception ! of his office would be other than l that of public trust to be admins | tered by him to the best Of his i ability. l should be glad 10 procure atfidaNits from those who know thu 1 kind of man he is if the charges bc.
 fore your committee warrant sucI effort"
 Both Connecticut senators cx
 pressed delight yesterday afternoon
 when told of the action Of the sub
 committee. '1 am delighted tha