Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 2 | Former Judge Refuses to Perjure Self to Save Daughter from Jail

Former Judge Refuses to Perjure o Self to Save Daughter From Jail B By Associated Press RALEIGH N. N C C. April 16 16 De De Declaring I daring claring he could not perjure himself even to save his daughter John H. H Harwood former stale superior court judge ludge pleaded guilty to a charge of mutilating court records in an embezzlement embezzlement embezzlement case against her and accepted a sentence of or a year in the Wake county jaiL jalL The daughter Miss Lola Harwood at the same time entered a plea of orl Guilty to lo a charge cf embezzling tate state funds while employed by the revenue department and was sentenced sentenced sen zen to lo two Iwo years in states state's prison I Harwood brought his sensational climax to the case shortly after the jury had been completed lor for the joint I trial Harwood suspended from the bench bencha a few es before belore his arres arrest y wept as he told lold how he had sought to lo change figures in record books to lo save his d daughter the only thing thin in the world I had to look forward to But he added he knew he could not make snake a defense unless he went on the stand To carry out my purpose would have meant that thai I would have to lo perjure myself I did wrong I Iam Iam Iam am glad glod I had the courage to determine determine determine deter deter- mine not to go on the stand and swear falsely Attorneys said Harwood and his daughter reached their decision at a conference during a court recess yes yes- The judge said he sought to erase proof of his daughters daughter's guilt from papers papers papers pa pa- pers to which he was WilS given access by bya a court order after her indictment As the former judge stood before the court to lo make his explanation the daughters daughter's sobs sounded through the courtroom and his wife wiCe held a handkerchief to lo her bowed head Miss Harwoods Harwood's embezzlement was said by defense counsel to lo have token taken place in her effort to lo recoup 1929 1020 stock market losses