Evening star., 1936-01-13
FORFEIT Of BOND,'
GRAYSON'S ARREST.
ORDERED BY COURT
Tired of Delay on Illness
Pleas, Justice 0'Donoghue
Bans Continuance.
DOCTORS ASSERT TRIAL
WILL JEOPARDIZE LIFE
Better One Man Should Die Than
Public Faith in Courts Be
Ruined, Says Jurist.

bACkOhOUND-
Formerly chief clerk in the chief
national bank Examiners Office,
John Cooke Grayson was indicted
June 2S. 1888. for allegedly inform
inc Robert S. Stunz Uhen erdmin-
ers pere going to visit the Park
Savings Bank. This. it iOas charg-
ed, enabled Stunz. the banks Uice
president, to conceal large short
ages. Stunz killed himself after
bank failed.
Indictment alleged Stunz accept
ed ouerdratts from Grayson and
credited his account tDith $4,000
in fictitious deposits in retrun for
information The case tUds often
set for trial, but nlUGys postponed
on plea Grayson Uas near death
from bad heart.
Sweeping aside medical evidence
that John Cooke Grayson. brother OF
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, lies
critically ill in the University of Vir-
ginia Hospital at Charlottesville, JUS
tice Daniel w: ODonoghue in Dis
trict Supreme Court today refused to
consider a continuance of his trial
ordered his bond forfeited, and au-
thorized a bench warrant for his i'm
mediate arrest.
1T is better that one man should
die in the administration Of Justice
than that the public should lose con-
fidence in its fair administration by
the courts" Justice O'Donoghue de-
clared
If this man was as Ill two years
ago as affidavits at that time stated
he would be dead now," the justice
added.
1t was expected that the war
rant would be forwarded today te
the United States aattorney at Roa.
noke, Va, headquarters for the Fed
eral district of Western Virginia. II
then will be turned over to the United
States marshal there. who must pro.
coed to Charlottesville and take Gray.
son into custody.
May Have to Use Ambulance.
Defense attorneys. apparently cons
fused by the judges ruling. were un.
able to say this morning whether they
will institute habeas corpus proceed.
ings in Virginia before the customary
removal hearing They said Gray.
son, former Treasury official, viii
have to be transported in an ambu.
lance.
Admiral Grayson was bondsman fol
his 64-year-old brother. posting $4,000
bail September IS. 1888. three month.
after the defendants indictment OF
two conspiracy charges growing out o
the collapse of the Park Saving.
Bank. BY the judges order. the bono
must he paid into the Golfers Of tn,
court.
An air Of expectancy pervaded thu
crowded court room. already informed
by mouth -to-mouth whispers tha
Grayson would not appear. when Jus
tice ODonoghue entered. For day
mystery has shrouded moves by boil
Government and defense counsel il
connection with the much-delayet
trial.
U. S. Answers Ready.
When Clerk William 81 <Adkin
called out the name. "John' Cook
Grayson," Assistant United States At
torney John w. Fihelly arose and an
| nounced:
"The Government is ready ant
| willing to begin the trial"
Justice O'Donoghue turned towar'
Chief Defense Counsel William E
Leahy, who said he was not ready
offering to the court four af1idavits
one by himself and the others draw
by three physicians who examines
Grayson Saturday. Ali stated tina
Grayson might die If brought II
Washington.
II have these doctors in court noy
and would like to put them on tn
witness stand" Leahy said.
IT. don't care to hear. them" re
sponded the judge. This defendan
has had more than ample opportunit,
either to admit his guilt by q plea o
(See GRAYSON. PAGE Al