The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-30
THE GUILTY GET THE BOOK FROM
 WOMAN JUDGE
By MARJORIE B. MOORE United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

By MARJORIE B. MOORE United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Cleveland. Jan. 30. (UP) Judge Mary B. Grossman, a tiny, sweet faced but militant feminist, is a terror to Cleveland murderers. gam blers. thieves, alcoholics, social out casts, wife-beaters, and. yes. even attorneys.
 Celebrating her 21st year on the municipal court bench Judge Grossman recalled recently that she was so small when she took up her judiciary duties that T had to sit on huge record bok to get my chin over the top of the desk"
 However, her petiteness and sex have not kept her from becoming Cleveland's most formidable fudge.
 Doesn't ask, Give FavOrs
 Upon taking office, Mis- Cross man-one of the two first women admitted to the American Bar Assn, in 19l2-said: T shall act as a Judge and not a woman, ask ing no favors and granting none as woman" She has kept her word
 For numbers" men, racketeers, bokmakers and policy boys she has no mercy. Gambling is against the law" she maintains. The law is the law and circumstances do not alter cases" Gamblers and their lawyers try every dodge pos- sible to avoid her rigid court, where maximum sentences are dealt out freely.
 Miss GroSsman believes War Mobilization Director James P. move he ever made Now maybe Byrnes' ban on racing is the best some of those parasites will go to work" she said.
 FlOgging for Wife -Beaters
 Another creature firmly dealt with by Judge Grossman is the Wife-beater. Last summer, the 65- year-old woman jurist-a spinster herself-went so far as to advocate public f1ogging for men who used their wives as punching bags.
 Always a crusader, Miss Cross man, who is reportedly equal to 100 policemen. carries on one-man campaigns for better handling of more and mental delinquents whom she frequently finds on the other side of her desk.
 The first woman judge of 6 mor- alS court in the nation-to which she was appointed in 1026-Miss Grossman has struggled to elim- mate m1sdemeanors and to secure proper treatment for mentally and physically diseased criminals.
 She has impressed on the con- munity the fact that the handling of vice cases is medical socio- logical and psychiatrical problem as well as legal one.
 No Other Ambition
 The Cleveland jurist has no fur- ther ambitions. She believes she has a full sized job" on her hands right now T could never be happy in another job" she said I guess I'm just curious by nature. I al- ways want to hear both sides of the question"
 Admitting she studied law "just because everyone else in the law office where I was employed as a SecieCdry was dolng so and I didn't want to be left behind" Miss Grossman since has become more enthusiastic about her career. She has distinguished herself as secretry was doing so and didn't want to be left behind" Miss Grossn1an since has become more enthusiastic about her career. She has distinguished herself as capable, understanding and strict laW-enforcer by her record of un- lmpeachable honesty and devotion to justice.
 Despite her reputation, Mary Grossman - m Il Il s her horn rimmed glasses and judges bench IS a kind, gentle, soft-spoken woman whose one extravagance Is the Saturday matinee.