Evening star., 1939-02-08
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Attempts to corrupt jurors at both
the Warning income tax fraud trials
were charged in four informations
filed in District Court today by
United States Attorney David A
Pine. Justice Bolitha j. Laws cited
Emmit Warning, admitted head of
a $4,000 900 numbers game syndicate.
In four contempt informations and
Deputy United States Marshal John
B. Upperman, in charge of both
juries, in two informations. Both
we're ordered to show cause next
Monday why they should not be
adiudged in contempt of court.
The informations accused Emmitt
Warning of sending an intermediary
to offer $500 to a member of the last
jury. They also charge the num-
bers magnate with giving Upperman
Clio during the first trial and with
sending him various bottles Of
whisky, some of which were alleged
to have reached certain jurors at
both trials.
The juror alleged to have been
offered 5000 was Carl T. Denekas, 43,
of LOG Varnum street NV. He served
on the tax fraud jury which was dis
charged yesterday when Justice
Laws declared a mistrial because of
the jury tampering charges which
became known Monday. One of the
informations charged that Denekas
on January 80. two days before the
trial started, was approached by one
Harry Fine and told that Emmitt
Warning would be willing to pay $500
If Denekas were chosen on the jury
and would vote for the defense. At
that time, Denekas was a regular
member of the jury panel in Crimi-
nal Court No 3, to which the War
ring case had been assigned.
Fine, according to the prosecu-
tors accusation, was sent to convey
this alleged offer by Emmitt
Warning.
The information adds that on the
evening of the same day Warning
met the Juror, Denekas, at a res
taurant on Connecticut avenue and
talked to him with an intent to
unlawfully and corruptly influence
the action, decision and verdict"
Only Emmitt Involved Thus Far.
All four Of the defendants in the
income tax conspiracy - Emmitt,
Charles and Leo Warning and Cor
don L. r. Sadur, a certified public
Accountant-werei in court at 10 a m.
today when Justice Laws took up
the contempt proceeding, but Dis
trict Attorney Pine announced that
only Emmitt Warning was involved
thus far in the alleged attempt to
Influence jurors.
Deputy Marshal Upperman. vet
eran court attache, was not present,
and when Justice Laws inquired
whether this officer was in custody,
Mr.. Pine replied: Il would rather not
answer any questions regarding the
respondent Upperman at this time,
II the court does not mind"
Justice Laws nodded assent and
Mr.. Pine said Upperman would be
served with the contempt citation
before tomorrow.
1t was reported about the court
house that the deputy marshal had
been spirited away to a refuge and
was under guard.
The United States Attorney sum-
married briefly the charges con-
tained in the four informations and
Justice Laws then signed rules in
contempt. Throughout the brief
proceeding, which a crowded court
room watched intently, Emmitt
Warning sat with his face resting
against his left hand, listening
closely but showing no emotion. He
was allowed to remain at liberty un-
der the $50,000 bond which Justice
Laws set when the jury tampering
charges first were aired Monday.
Emmitt was required, however, to
step forward and go through the
formality of giving personal bond
pledging himself to appear at the
contempt hearing next Monday. Leo
A. Rover, representing Leo and
<Charles Warning, made futile eff
fort to persuade Justice Laws to
reduce their bonds. The court
refused.
At the first trial, which began
November IS and ended December
S in hung jury, Upperman, one
(see WARNING, Page A-3D