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FKEEPORT, N. Y., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1921
VoL XXIV, No.32/
Dismissal Of Indictments Against Doughty And Smith Asked On Ground That State's Case Has Collapsed
SOLEMN RITES MARKFUNEIUtJ OFCARDINAl
SEWER GAS EXPLODES
Thr«>« Kiltrd. Flftrrn Injurrd When' BuilditiK Crnii»l»lef .
Yotmgslown, Ohio, March 31.— Three persons are reported dead and fifteen were aalg to have b«^en Injur ed. more ^r less seriously, this morn¬ ing when au explosion of sewer gas occurred al 132 North West avenue
Police and llremen are working feverishly In an eftor;. to extricate thc wounded from the-wTCckage cf the buiidlng whieii was occu-pied by two families. The injured are being removed to hospitals.
Body If Deposited in Crypt Beside Font Where He Was baptised 87 Years Ago—Notable Assem¬ blage of Ecclesiasties Gather to Participate in Ceremonies
(Br Iiilcrnallonal »w» Service.)
r.altlmorc, March 31.—In a crypt be- ciitli thc high nlttir of the anfii>nt grey Catliwlni! Cliuioh, hard liy tho BaptL-im nl Font to which his )>urt>iit.s hrouKlit him {17 years atr<>. .lames Gibbons, Car- rtlni^l, I'rlesf, T'relato. ^'atrlot und Dean <if CnrdlnalH In th*- Ilo.man Catholic Churrh was laid to lii.i long rosl today.
Ills cntomlimont with Iji.s prodor-cMS- ors In thc ArchlfplHcopal otflf-u amon;,' thcin .lohn, <'arroll, friend of Waahini?- ton and of Franklin—Came ut thc i lose of u Itociulem. ,'?ol('mn with the IfturRV which huH Krown up throughout the conluricH. und ptrffct in every detail, from Ihe pnxes.sional whii*h ushered in Ihu ceremony to thc reeessuonal whicli moved out <if thi- churcli after the sep- iilchre had been cip.ted with a marble .slab?
j^,\t the concKialfy* of thc/solerfin ser¬ vice in the Cathedral propei-. attended by thc InrKcst and nio.>«t notable as- ftembloKc of eeclcslastica ever firnthered together m America, there was^'a brteflbv purat hytf* to earth to demonHtrato
pause. The pall bearers carrietl thc c-iilafalque to its niche In the crypt l>e- nenth the chancel. A stillness, deeper than ail that had Kone before, pievadod the vast edillce and was buolicn only when the voice of nishoi> Corrigan. auxiliary to thc dead Cardinal and now administrator of thc Archdlocf^c, was heard Infonlnt? tlje final prayery for the eternal rci)OKe of the dead prelate.
A great churdimau and a great .\m- cr.lcan had Kone to his long sleep.r
In the city of hi.s birth his lon» llfo hnd come to its Worthy clo.se, and ho foimd his repose within t^e wall.s of , the cathedral where hc not only wa.s baptized, but where also he wa.s laLscd to thc priesthood, "where he w^ conse¬ crated as bi.sliop and archbishop, and where for thirty-flve. years he has pre¬ sided an a prince of thc church.
ThrouRhout the impre.ssive ceremony the delicately fratrile body of the VTrrer- nbh> dead repo.sed on n purple cata¬ falque," Vested as a bishop foi- thc cele¬ bration of mass; upon his head wa.s the niltre, and about hi.s .slisht shoulders ti>ll. the purple chau.'^aliic. Below thc chaunable showed the red of thc cardln- alate. His feet wero encased in soft purple .slippers, and at the foot of the
THREE DARING AIRMEN MAKE RECORD JUMP
Carried to Altitude of 2500 Feet Together, AU Leap At Once From Swiftly Moving Airplane —Parachutes- Sustain Them As They Drop Safely to Earth.
Mineola, March ."IO.—Three darinp; air¬ men witli ail efiually daring- pilot c.iri-.v- InR them aloft jumped from an. air shii> this afternoon -and dropped 2,.'iOO feet
BRDIAl PARH ARRESTED ON TRIPTOTRAM
Baldwin Joker Telephones Jamaica Police Car In Which Coachesi Couple Are Riding Was Stolen— Alarm Sent Out and Patrolmen Stop Them Twice
bier ley thc ceremonial red hut, which now will be sujipondcd above thc tomb of the dead prelate, there to han^ until disintegrated by the hand of Timc. On oither «lde of the catjijfalquc burned three candles, while a .seven branched candelabrum of sacred .signifleance stood at the head.
The ponliflcial mass of requiem bcRan at ten o'clock, lionj? before that hour a throng which numbered thousands sur- roundetl the mournlnn: draped cathcKlral, Into which presently moved the long procession of cIcrKy and heirai-chy. The la.st .solemn requiem for the dead car¬ dinal was attended .chiefly by the hclr- archy and priosts of Anwrica, and the dlm^pKulshed repres?ntative« of munici¬ pal, atate and national Kovernments, as well as by members O'f thc diplomatic corps and their staffs from Washinfrton. Earlier services had been especially set (uside for the children of tl?e arch<JioceKc, the men and women of the relisrious orders, and for the laity.
tlaixlinal Gibbons' only brother. John .). GiblKinR, of New Orleans, was onable to iw present "at thc funeral. 'Archbish¬ op ah?»w, who came on from New Or |p«u»8 lor the ceremonies, brought word Ihat Mr. Olbbons, bowed by the weight of hla 82 years, was completely pros¬ trated upon hearlnjf of his brother's death. Grandnieccs and firand nephews were -ibe only jblood rolativcii of the dead prt'late who attended the funeral.
Although the seating capacity of Vho cathedral Is grwat, Itj would have Af¬ forded accommodations for only a amall fraction of the th ronn; which assembled outiiidc long before the hour met for the fervlc«s.
Up the broad aisia of the cathedral to tbi» sanctwuT. w<th Itn sabla draped aittr, past tha bier of th« daad church- nhan. the long pixtcaaslon w«'ad«d |lt»
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the ability of their air craft to can y heavy loads and' to discharge thf4m in full flifi^ht. The flier.s were from the Kirst Aero .Squadron, II. S. A., and made thoir night from Mitchel Field.
I.ieutfl. E. H. Barkdale, C. B. Finter and F. B. .lohnson were thfe men who jumped from the .speeding (jraft a.s it .soared Into an almost cloudless sky. They \i^ere iiiloted by Lieut. Lucas V. Beau, to whom much credit is due for tlie .sucie.sa of the venture. Ho piloted his ship Ito that none of h^a paffsengers wore lost by rough going or by bank¬ ing thut nilkht have been fatal and hpj[ handled Ills craf^ wh'>n the weight of tliree men sudtj^nly t.ikeJ. from it so well that nO haiim catn* lO ilmself and the airplane.
Tlie .ship was thc regular do Havlland 4B, stock plione, that is In comnxpn uso in the air.«!prvice, —>,.rt,
Ljeut. FIntpr in thc.ascent rode in the rear cockpit With Lieut. Johnsoa on the top of the loft wing and Lieut, Barksdale on. the right wing. They held fast by means of a rope .stretched from ll strut acro.ss the top of the upper plane or they wouUl have been swept oft as tho ship rushed along-
Llfut. Beau carH<sl his'human freight to a -',r>00 feet altitude and then bc- cau.se they were ali numb with the cold nnd must jump quickly br not at all, Lieut. Barksdale pulled his rip cord and jumped. 'His parachute opened and he floated off for a landing. Johnaon was but a second behind his flyin» compan¬ ion und when he "pulled thc trigger" his parachute opened with such a snap fhat his right shoulder was wrenched, although not seriously. His flight earthward was but a second or so-ahead of Lieut, ^""intor, who •jumped from the side of the ship pulling his rip cord to relea.sc his "chute" as he went Into space.
He had the hardest going, He was ciiriied by the wind into the top of a tree and fiold there forty feet above ground in a wood near the flying fleld until a dotnchnient from the field eould release him .sci-atches.
Lieut, Barksdale came down In some blnckberry brambles and had his nose and face skinned while Lieut. Johnson landed In the open.
The feat of carrying three 'men alof i
Jamaica, .March 31—"This is Fred Southard of Orand'avenue, Baldwin Two young men and a girl have just stolen my Pierce-Arrow. • limousine, with a green body, and ilre heading for Jamaica. Stop and arrest them." That was the message that came oyer the telephone lo the Juinuicn police station yesterday afteriuion Lieut. Victor L. White, on desk cfuty, quickly transmitted thc alar^n to the police h>)oth8 along the outlying au- totiiohilo highways, and. within a I few minutes, Patrolman Ernest Proljst. on duty at Merrick road and Springtield avenue, rang in from tlie booth at that point and said he had halted a car answering the descrip¬ tion and had found two young n)en[ and a girl in It.
"Bring 'em in." ordered the lieu¬ tenant.
Pies^itly Probst appeared, leading two. ,youths by the collar, while alongside walked one of the prettiest girls! Lieut. White" dec)»red later, that he has ever seen. Sho wore a chic traveling suit, and one of the young men was attired in a frock coat and had a high silk hat and a cane. The other young man was uniformed as a chauffeur.
"WeN^ you're a flne bunch to be stealing a man's automobile; where did you get those qlothes," demand¬ ed Lieut. White, fixing the trio with accusing eye.
The girl giggled, one of thc young men snickered and the other, the chaffeur, explained.
"These two birds have just been KtjUI'rinA and I guess some friend tyied to "Vlay a lokc on "em," he said. "We're hurrying to Manhattan to catcli the Atlantic City exprefis."
Lieut. White had lo be certain that" the alory was*true. So he called uy Freeport .')4-M, llie number given him by "Mr. Soiithard." As the con¬ nection was made, the offlcer could hear sounds of revelry from the Southard home, and decided that the wedding reception waa atill in prog^ resa, although the bridfl couple had departed. So he decided to do a lit¬ tle joking on his own account.
"We've got your stolen automobile aild JLirf'oS' prisoners here," he told Mr.'.Southard.
"What's that?" gasped the voice at the other end. "My rar ha«u't been stolen. • I don't know what yotj're talkinf? about.''
, "Well, there's agirl here says she's your daughter, and a young man who claims to bo youra 8on-.ln-law, with their chauffeur. You'd better come and bail 'em out, or they'll be¬ gin thtiir honeymoon iu a pair of cells.*'
>'Aw, g[o,ea8y, chl*f." pleaded Mr. Southard. "My daughter's Just been married. Someoi\e musi have been trying to play a joke on 'em. Let 'em go, that's a good fellow. They're not in my car at all, biit iu a ma¬ chine we hire<l to start 'em off right." The bridegroom described himself
EXTRA!
NEARLY KILLED BY GASOLINE FUMES
Carl Darenberg, Former Police Chief of Freeport, Rushed to 1 Hospital
MOTION BEFORE SUPREME COURT JUSnCE FABER IS REFERREDTO JUSTICE YOIING HHO HEARD CASE
Fi-eeport, March 31.—Ex-Captain Carl Onrenberg for many years director.of the affairs of the I'olice Department in Freeport was overcome by giisoline fumes from the oxhnust pipe of an auto¬ mobile while working In his garage ui. two o'clock today.
I>r. Gordon Lindsey wns hastily sum- monerl and directed that .Mr. IJaren- berg be taken to the Mineola hospital
The l\aBtv examination by the physi¬ cians indicated that lie was In a'criticil condition. It Is said little hope Is held out or his recovery. ¦
IJaienlK'rg is a prominent resident. Ifc luis lived here four ye^rs. His work as directfir of tlie ijolice aff.-iirs attracted ronsideriihle attention. Since
MAN DROWNED WHILE FISHING
his retlrenient from the fori-e he ha.s 'been connected with the policing depart¬ ment of I.,ong"l8land Rail'oad.
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GREAT BRITAIN ON THE EVE OF NEWLABORWAR
Coal Miners, Railroad Men and Transport Workers Confer On Advisability ' of Co-operation, Sbould Wage Cuts Become Ef¬ fective When Mines Are Turned Back to Owners
Xjdes For Help Heard Near Wreck
Lead But Aid Arrives Too
Late—Boat Found Upset
Lynbrook. March .11.—George Haef ner. 25 of 43(5 Central avenue. Brooklyn lost his life through drowning while on a fishing frip Tuesday afternoon near Wreck Lead. < « '|iiff
He came from tlie city ubout noon and hired a boat. Bowing somo distance off. Hhorf» he cast anchor. About live o't-lock, cries of help were liear<l and men on .shore h.istened to Huefner'.j assistanie in a motor boat. Drawing near they 'observed it had up.set and the man was clinging to the bow. When they reached him he' Wii^ dead.
.lustice Neu, as coi-oner, was notlfled. .Mter viewing the hotly he directed it be taken to ttonald's un<1ertakinB estab¬ lishment. Tills was iiccomiillshed by 7 o'clock. WThe coroner and .Mi-. Jlonald pi-oceeded to the scene In a motor boat.
'{"he dead man was removed to his home in Brooklyn yesterday. Thc funer¬ al will lie conducted Saturday. Inter¬ ment will be made In .Mt. Olivet ceme¬ tery.
.\ widow and mother sur\i\e. Both lire reported suffering from shoi-k.
Argument Set Fort'h by Attorney Uterhart Was That Principal Witness at the Trial Was Dis¬ credited-Justices For Next Trial Term Here, Would Be Men Who Had Testified As to Good Character of Defendants, Doughty and Smith
Mineola, March 31.—Attorney H. Uterhart went before Ju.stice Faber in Supreme (^ourt chambers this morning asking him to direct a retrial for Supervisor G. Wilbur Doufifhty and Sheriff Charles A. Smith, indicted recently for conspiracy or. failing in immediate retriaVto grant a dismissal of the indict¬ ment on the ground of lack of prosecution.
Di.strict Attorney Weeks appeared for the .state and after sugge.stion of Mr, Uterhart the whole motion for a retrial or dismissal of the indictnfient, was referred on the sugge.stion of Mr. Uterhart to Ju.stice J. Addison Young of the 9th District of Supreme Coui^t now sitting at Poughkeepsie, who was the trial judge at the time Supervisor Doughty and Sheriff Smith were tried here in December.
as Ralph J. Coachesi of Montreal. He was unhurt except for I-Io"^- ^Vhite gave them his blessing and beet wishes and advised them to' hurry If they had to catch the At¬ lantic City exprsBB. They rushed out of the station house and into their automobile.
Three minutes later a call came from Patrolmah Bluchoff, in the booth at Hillside avenue and QseeDs boulevard, Jamaica.
"I got a car here and three pris¬ oners answering the description I in that alarm you sent out,"' lie told Lieut. White.
"I.^t 'em KO and cancel th* alarm," snorted the narasaed lieutenant, and slammed iip^ ih4' receiver.
to make a "chute" jump at one time Ih seldom tried even by the most in¬ trepid airmen. The majority of them wait no competition whefi they are leaving a ship or shooting earthward with a pai-achjltc., U la ^he first time this feat has ever been done at Mitchel Field.
FIBE SCARE IN BROOKLYN
Brooklyrh • Mareh 81.—Several hun¬ dred ti>iianta, including scoros of child¬ ren; vfere >dri\'en to the street In scanty farbs e^ily , f <><;lay when Rl-e was dis¬ covered,^ Tti'^ a tenetuenl at tJLO Myrtle avenue. Firemen succaeded In extla-
(i8.%R8 FIRE ON SOUTH !S<1I»E
- Kockville Centre. March 31.—A still alarm called out-I^eadquarters rompany for a grass fire af FV»rent and I.dncoln avenues laat niKht abotit 'S.SO <»'cl«ck. The appearance of a large ar*a ailrc looked threatening Uut no damage was doae. Flren«|^ quickly beat it out.
(By Intrrnnllonul Npwn SrrTice.)
Lopdiin, .March .11.—C.reat Britain Is on the eve of a new labor war.
.f national coal strike, effective to¬ morrow night, seomed inevitable today. The press warned the public that a general walkout of the miners appeared to bo unnvoiduble.
The executive coinmittee of the Fed. eration of Miners held a meeting this morning, hut no statement was is.sued. l.ater the committeemen went to Lenity House to confei* with representatives of the .other tyj-o branches of the tHple alliance—the ialjway hien and the trans- Jiort workers.
Following the conference of .the mln. ers. tho railroad men and the transport worker.s, ut Unity House, the following statement wa.s i.s.sued:
"The situation is most grave. A meet¬ ing of delegates of all dnionH..has been called for next week."
The mines, which have been operated under government control and govern¬ ment -subsidy .since the war, are to bo turned back to the private owners to. morrow. Anticipating this action, the mine owners announced wago" reduc- tioiM. The miners refused to accept the wage cuts, and thi-catened to strike If they were put into effect.
The operators contend that the wages of the miners have been raised"'tD suCh a point ..that, under private owner.ship the cohieries would be operated at a io.sB. They point out that the operating deflcit Ifj^t month was about S85,O0O,0OO. ¦It was proposed that 80 per cent bf the ^ross receipts be turned over to the miners In the form of wages, but the men contei«I that this would not give thicm a living wage.
It is pi-obable that the campaign for nationalization ht the coal mines will be revived. This has been a vltal^prob- lem In the British labor situatior for more than tlwo years.
Sir Robert Home, president of the Boalnd of Trade, has api>ealed to the men npt to take any haii^y action uhtll all avendes of arbitration ai^ explored.
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tha AmwitebU IUNMcb*l<l -ampaady, tor aai« ttres: nifiA tooallius. Uoat taavmtitmt, tat It r««alrM oo r^nttms. .K wtaaattr that aAoaid b. Li every bon*. 0«t * botUi^st ronr ilru« tt.t.,—Ad?.
RAILROAD TANGLE BEFOREJPRESIDENT
Confers With Chairman of Labor Board and Interstate Com¬ merce Commission
(II.V Intrrnutlunal N>h-s SitvIcc.)
"Washington. March St.—I'resldent Harding toduy took up the difficult tusk of untangling the railroad snarl.
The I'resiilent conferred with Judge R. M. Barton. Chainnan of the Uail- rojid I.abor Board, und Cliairman Clark of the Interstate Commerce Commis¬ sion. With these two officials the presi¬ dent planned to muke ii thorough study of tho present railroad situation.
One of the llrst questions which tho President is understood to have taken up is that of reduction of wages for railroad employees and reduction of freight and passenger rates for the railroads, seeking thc view of tlu- two <-hairmen on these questions.
Railroad 'executives are understood to bave uliea,(ly laid befori' tlie I'lesi- dent extensive arguments showing the n«H-essity for reduction of wages, and the President desirj>,jj data from Judge Burton as ti> the views of the Railroad Board on thia subje<'t. Chairman (^Inrk is understood to be prepared to outline the .situation with regard fo possibility Of rate reduction.
Y.W.CA. DRIVE ON FOR $20^ GOAL
Freeport, March 31.—The Y.W.C.A. Drive Is on in full swing and although but four days have pa.ssed Fieojwrt and Rot-kville Centre feel .sure of going over fhe top with some to spare.
The vartoUH towns are working hard to reach their quotas and sthe grand total of $20,000, set for Long Island.
In Rockville Centre there will be a rummage sale in the 'Verity building, corner of Village aveune and the rail¬ road track on April 1 ar|(j 2. Any dona¬ tions of old furniture or clothing wiil be gtateifully received. It will be called for if Mrs. Loren Rockwell, .189 W. Rock¬ ville Centre la notified.
In Fi-eeport there wiil be a beneflt at the -American in April 12, featuring a Y. vf. C. A. film an<l "The Uon's Mkil."
Many people have already respond¬ ed to the call of the "Y. W." with con- tributlokui, among them being: Howard E. Pearsall. Mrs. F. DevHn, Mrs. K. Heming. Miss Alice B. Roftun, Mrs. H. Johnson, Mrs. J. M. Brown. Mrs. Tom Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H, tsiiibn, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Oardner. Mrs. Ilry- son. Mrs. W. A. Farre* and (SajiKhter, Mr. amtb iiKPr-fiwim, MrH. ttl^m.
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OCEAN SIDE FDtEHOUSE OBICTED TO
Department Heads and Hose Com pany No. 1 to Meet in Effort to Eliminate Unexpected Opposi¬ tion—Offer Received to Trade Sites But No Other Inducement
Ocean Side, March SI.—The Kiie Com missioncrs. Fire Departnient oniciuU and niembers of Ocean Stde Ifo.si' ('oni- pany No. 1 will'meet tonight In Colum¬ bia ICngine Compan.v Heodqujirters to consider n protest against thfl erection of a house for Hos-. Company No. 1, and Jl c(Ttmtertii(TiM)s,-.' ''rom the ob¬ jectors.
Ho.se ('onipany No. l"h«H posses.s(?d a .siie at Henry street and Kvergreen avenue for ci'leven y(:jys. It is now riaily to build a t:^v»T}'-story striKtuie, 2l'x.'.lJ feet, to houso Its aiiparatus, wliit-h i* now kefit in an old burn,
Opposition to tho building lias sud deiily sprung up from a neighboring hou.'ie owner and a rral *.stato broker, the) .'u-'" .Siiid to offer another site, op¬ posite CorrtwclI'M (iaiage on .Mluntic avenue in trade. Objection io the Kver¬ green avenue site i.s allegml to be based on the contention that tho flre house wou\d become a nuisance and Injure the value bf a residential section.
Tile firemen see no rea.son why they shinilfl give up a Hit<^ so long helfd l>y them for one" which they consider le.ss desirable, witMout somo compensation beside an even Irade of land.
One active member of the departnient thought that perhaps if the ol<je<t<;rs would build the quarters for tiie <;oin- pan>, opposition to the change of lo- catidu might be favorably acted uj>on,
HUNGARYDOESNOT tVANTlONGRESTORED
Military Dictatorship Reported
Proclaimed to Arrest Agitation
FoDowing Charles' Visit
London, March %j/f-"X MiliUiy Dic¬ tatorship is reported to have been pro- clabned iri Went Huipgary aw a result of agitations that have followed the visit of ex-King (diaries to Budat>est," said I a Central Kews dispatch from Vienna today. ^
Hteinaraanger, where the former king took refuge after being compelled to leave the Hungarian capital, was dress¬ ed in fla0s.
Troops ave Mmped before th« Palace of Bixhop .MiKes, where Chailes has t<een living. Many IfiindarUU) and Aus¬ trian politicians at the MoiUirchSst fac¬ tion jocmeyed to Ht^inAmangH* cen-
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TIk; jontion tudav .Mr. rtlurharl says Is made on tlu> ground that the (ounsel lor the defendant firmly believe that it is an inju.stii-e to his clients Messrs. Doughty and Sniitli to keep un indid ment Iianglng pvi'r them when the slates ctise lias l>een broken down by till' collapse of the principle witness .lolin .M. Fleischer whose credibility wum attjicked on the witness stand.
Tile next two ternis nl' courl in .N'as- .sau County will be held in May and Ol loher anil at both of these terms the Judges sitting Will be men who wci-c called as (haracter witne.sses In the tiial of the case originally. They testified as lo the good cliaractei- of Doughty and .'-^mlth. ,
Because of lliat tla-y would Ij^-dly (ai-i! to licar the case which w5utd ni-<-e.s.sitate an application for an extraordinary term t,f Supreme Courl in Nassau County, and'if'Is doubtful it such a request would be grnnted by the presiding judges of the Kuprcmo Court ifnless there was very slioiig reasons iv>r it.
.Mr. I'terhart suld to<lay that tlic thing to do lieyond .any que.stlon was to lin-sent the molioit to ".lustice Younjt lici aiise .lustice Young imd heard the ca.se oi-iginfllly, and be(-ause he has .a picture bl fiiri' him. ,11c also snid that Justice Young who is sitting al Pnugli- kcei)sie now could lii-aro (lie motion rc.-uiily and make liis decision witliout rloliig finy injustice to uiiyOiie.
Distrl< t Attorney AX'eeks while iippnii-- inn before Justice Faber this moining g;ivi- out no sfuiemenf in regardn to tie- r-uHc whatever. W'hetiier or not be feels h.- couM i-onvlct tbem If then was .-I retrial or nr>t he refu.sr-s to din cuss on the ground th.it he will never make prophecies.
Sui" rvi.soi; Dougllly. Sheriff Smith anil .NMsetnblyinaii Tliomas A. McWIlin- iie> Were indicted last sinniner, along with "Curley Joe" ("^.sfildy of (Jueens and Thoinus ,1. O'Keeffe of Oyster Bay. Tlii-y Were all eharged with consplnio ill ttiat if wus alleged they had "pro feted" ceitain gamblers in Nassau County and thnt the gamblers wen thereby nble to, opi-rato without ino- IcstulHWi frt)m t'he nnthoritleB. 'They all enterc<S denials. Ca.ssldy lie.l. the Indictment against O'Keei, was dlsnj^ssed. Assemblyman JVIc Whinney Avas. acquitted in the sarn. trii'l that 'resulted in a . di.sagieejneii! for .Supervisor Doughty and Shenii Smith; ,^
"tn fact the state's case against all the defendants collapsed when John .V. Fleischer, secrstary fpr the Nassau County Association, which body hud been an active force In the charge,*; that brought about the Indictments^ wu,h discredited on the witness stand. It m-as shown'that he had beeu disbarred as a lawyer in Boston because he hnd taken monies that did not l>e|ong ti> him.
The events that led up to thn Indlict- ment .ot the omc-lal.s wiw* the result of activitios by va^'iAus agcnciea. , it wu.- elaiaied! Npeciflcally tbu gamblers wei > "tipped-off' when raids were fo b«».jnadc and that llnely e<)ulppe<| KiunSfih;; houses were permUittsfto Oiierate vnmo- Icsted.
In March of last ymr Assistant Dis¬ trict Attomiy Bldwards with the thitri; County Detective CSarman Plant, since
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