Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-08-08 | Page 2 | Earle's Graft Inquiry Laws Declared Illegal by Judge

i V Mil 1 I 1 I 1 Ilk Earles Earle's Graft Inquiry Laws i Declared Illegal by Judge HARRISBURG Pa Aug 8 Ri Week old laws giving the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- i sylvania legislature precedence over the grand jury In investigating ing charges against state officials were declared unconstitutional to today today to- to day by Judge Paul N. N Schaeffer Judge Schaeffer placed in charge of the grand jury inquiry by the state stati supreme court also refused to permit Attorney General General General Gen Gen- eral Guy I K Bard to supersede District Attorney Carl B. B Shelley In c conducting the investigation Into charges charges' of conspiracy to de de- fr fraud ud th the commonwealth The charges first hurled In the recent Pennsylvania primary campaign were directed against Governor George H. H Earle Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic nominee for the U. U S. S senate sen zen ate and 13 associates Bard told Judge Schaeffer I should like to have hae 48 hours I Ito to study the opinions in order to decide what action to take It had been predicted previously that Judge Schaeffer's ruling on the bills to suspend the grand jury investigation would be appealed to the state supreme court whatever whatever whatever what what- ever the decision might be The bill suspending the grand jury Inquiry and placing the In Investigation Investigation investigation In- In in the hands of a committee committee com corn of the house howe of representatives representatives representatives was part of a a. program the Earle administration rushed through a a. special session of the legislature in one ons week The grand j jury ry investigation scheduled to start today was de delayed delayed delayed de- de to allow time for an appeal The jurors were were excused until Thursday mornin morning I. I fr i S. v fJ