The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-01

inns - the uftl o. q ectico VI aihteA~e
on New York investigations Of political
fraud and office buying in the courts.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. IA small,
quiet man who likes to fish and play
golf has assumed command in New
York's latest investigation into
charges of political graft on scale
unknown since the days of the Boss
Tweed scandals.
He is Isidor j. Kresel, 50, Austrian
born and former United States as
sistant encouragement, who has a
record for digging up evidence
which various embarrassed individ-
uals had hoped would remain hid
den.
A former law partner of William
Travers Jerome, Kresel has become
special counsel TO Referee Samuel
Seabury in the investigation of
minor courts, particularly charges of
the purchased judgeships, from the
Bronx to Battery park.
Investigations Have Extended
For three years the headlines
OF New York newspapers have
shouted their story of political and
judicial Investigations in a dozen
major scandals, involving brides
amounting to more than 100000
and defrauding of taxpayers to the
extent Of from 100000 to three
times that sum.
Since the Queens sewer case,
which resulted In the sentencing of
Maurice E. Connolly, president of
the borough, TO years iinprison-
ment on charges of graft in the
construction of sewers, the investi-
cations have extended to a short
age Of county clerk fees, padding of
the street cleaning department pay
roll and now the magistrates and
other courts.
Two Judges Leave Posts
AS a result
Five judges have resigned or been
removed. They are Albert H. vi
tale, who was removed from the
bench on charges Of borrowing $780,
COO from the late Arnold Rothstein,
gambler and gangster, killed in the
Park Central hotel, and of dis
charging burglar friend of Roth
stein arraigned on robbery charges.
George F. Ewald, who resigned
after an investigation had revealed
his connection with practically
worthless mine investment concern,
and also that his wife had given
$4,000 to Martin j. Healy, Tam
many Hall leader, as loan.
,-<uW. Bernard Vause, county judge,
,ho was found guilty of using the
ails to defraud and sentenced to
Tx years in Atlanta penitentiary.
Mancuso Forced to Retire
Francis x, Ndancuso, general ses-
ions judge, who was forced to re-
Ire because of his connection with
he City Trust scandal, in which
frank H. Warder, state banking SUI
erintendent, was convicted of re-
Swing alnUt 100000 in brides.
Francis x. McQuade, who resigned
as magistrate, because, he an
bounced, of his connection with the
New York Giants baseball club, at
a time when an investigation was
z being made into his political &C
tivities.
County Judge George w. Martin
virtually relieved himself from fur
Their service pending outcome of an
investigation for evidence of mail
fraud in three companies in which
he was interested.
Three Under Investigation
Three, judges have been under
investigation. They are Joseph
Force Crater, whose mysterious
disappearance on Aug. has not
been solved; Anledeo A. Bertini,
general sessions judge, whose
nomination has been investigated,
and Magistrate Abraham RoSen-
bluth.
Charges that members of the po-
lice vice squad framed many girls,
who we're forced to pay fees to at
torneyS to secure their release on
bond. having involved eighteen
policemen who we're brought to
trial, chiefly on the evidence of a
stool pigeon" - Chile Mapocha
Acuna, a Suave South American
who said he had been employed by
police.
Acuna, under the guidance Of
Kresel. has piled up testimony di-
rectly accusing the vice squad men,
bers of framing victims, and a
vigorous crosS-examination failed to
s-faoLro HIM