Evening star., 1936-01-15
JUDGE At. ROANOKE
ISSUES WARRANT
FOR J. c. GRAYS0N
Deputy Warned, However,
Not to Remove Patient
From Bed.
MRS. JENCKES ASSAILS
O'DONOGHUE'S STAND
''Inhuman Justice Charged in
Effort to Force Trial-De-
fense Silent on Moves.

Although declaring Federal officers
will not remove i'll persons from their
BEDS" Judge John Paul of the United
States District Court at Roanoke, Va,
today issued a bench warrant for the
arrest of John Cooke Grayson. who is
i'll in a hospital at Charlottesville.
Judge Paul, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch, told Deputy
Marshal John Stuart to take the war
ran to Charlottesville and confer with
Grayson's attending physician, Dr.
j. Carroll Flippin. 1t was said the
warrant will be served even though
Grayson is not removed from the
hospital.
Grayson, a former chief clerk in the
national bank examiners office Tor
this district, was indicted in connec-
ton with the collapse of the Park
Savings Bank.
O'Donoghue Ordered Arrest.
When he failed to appear for trial
in District Supreme Court Monday,
after several continuances had been
H.,
ordered his arrest. saying:
ut is better that one man should
die in the administration OF justice
than that the public should lose con-
f1dence in it's fair administration by
the courts"
A copy of the bench warrant issued
by Justice ODonoghue, who had also
ordered Grayson's $4,000 bond for
feited, reached Roanoke today and
Judge Paul Immediately issued an
other one calling for the defendants
arrest.
He commented there was nothing
mysterious or exciting about the mat
ter, referred to the proceedings in
Washington. and cautioned the serv-
ing officer not to jeopardize mans
life if examination indicated he was
as i'll as reports had indicated.
May Face Judge Monday.
Grayson If his condition is found
satisfactory, will face Judge Paul on
Monday.
William E. Leahy, chief counsel for
Grayson. said he will go to Roanoke
to attend the hearing on his clients
transfer to Washington.
"I will go before the court there
and object as strongly as I know how
to removing him to Washington"
Leahy declared. "He is in no proper
physical condition to stand trial"
Leahy would not say whether he
contemplated any further legal action
to prevent Grayson's removal if his
plea fails
Meanwhile, Justice O'Donoghue's
action in disregarding medical evi-
6ence and ordering Grayson's arrest
was denounced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Virginia E. Jenckes, Demo-
erat, of Indiana.
Impeachment Suggested.
She asked Congress ito take prompt
and decisive action in appealing to the
President of the United States and, if
necessary, 60 to the extent of i'm
peaching Justice O'Donoghue for his
utter disregard of human life"
Grayson was to have gone on trial
Monday on two indictments growing
out of the collapse of the bank He
Is alleged to have tipped off" Robert
s. Stunz, bank vice president, of pro-
spective visits by the bank examiners.
n Protesting Justice O'Donoghues ac-
ton lin the name of justice and mer-
cy," Mrs. Jenckes asserted:
The action of Justice O'Donoghue
In defiance of the statement of the
Governments medical authorities and
civilian medical authorities in COM
pelling Grayson to lose his life before
he has had a fair trial, has, and will.
break down the faith and confidence
of every loyal American in the proper
administration of justice in the court
OF Justice ODonoghue.
I'll Charges Pagan Justice"
THE action of Justice O'Donoghue
has brought the dignity of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Colum-
bia down to the level of pagan and
medieval justice"
I Mrs. Jenckes, member of the Dis
trict, Committee, said "the time will
never come in America when the
people will permit brutal admins
tration of justice" and called on
"the women of America to make mill
tant issue of this situation"
IF it is allowed to prevail" she
added, then all the cherished insti-
tutions which women have worked
for and attained in our great Nation
IRE in danger"
Counsel and physicians said that
70 move Grayson would "jeopardize
even like ITSELF"
Hit His trial has been continued for
more than two years, and Justice
ODonoghue served notice a month
ago that the trial must start Monday.
n Grayson is 64. Counsel said he has
been Ill almost continuously since the
indictments were returned in 1888.