Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-04 | Page 2 | Government Not Disappointed in Syracuse Case

GOVERNMENT NOT NOl DISAPPOINTED nD m IN SYRACUSE CASE CAS f Had No Hope of Bringing Back E. E M. M Morr Morrissey WALLACE ESCAPES Judge Cooper Is Scored d dby by Enemies The government government- h hearing aring in New NewYork NewYork York In an effort to remove alleged liquor law conspirators to Salt Lake Lale was not disappointing to officials Edward M. M Morrissey federal assistant assistant as- as district attorney returned to Salt Lake Friday from Syracuse where he represented the government govern sovern- ment In the hearing Norman Nor Nor- man and Harry Pearlman n Louis Steinberg and Louis Wallace Vallace to Utah to face conspiracy charges hharges The were discharged by United States Commissioner II Rasey Hasey as was Wallace Vallace but Steinberg Stein Stein- berg who had expressed his willIngness will will- to be taken to Utah was held We Ve were not disappointed at the outcome of the hearing Mr Ir Morrissey Mor- Mor said The government didn't expect to bring the Pearl Pearl- mans west but did want Wallace Jr r. r Morrissey upon learning that the commissioner planned to discharge discharge dis- dis charge Wallace Vallace obtained a bench warrant from Federal Judge Frank Cooper at Albany and upon returning returning return return- ing to Syracuse learned Wallace Vallace had escaped even before the hearIng hearing hear hear- Ing was formally concluded Wallace Vallace is believed to have been tipped off to Mr 11 Morrissey's secret se- se cr cret t move and escaped to avoid the arrest Mr 11 Morrissey went to Washington Washing Washing- I ton D. D C. C where he pl placed ced the matteI matter mat mat- ter te before Mrs 1 label Mabel Walker Valker in charge of liquor prosecutions She received the promise or of the investigation bureau bureau bu- bu reau that department agents would be assigned to track Wallace The four Ne New Yorkers were Indicted indicted in- in with Harry an Abe Wallace Val Wal- Vallace lace of Salt Lake on the acy cy count by a federal grand jury here a year ago 4 The trial proba probably ly will be b- baU called aU d In n th the spring T Judge Cooper who issued the Wallace bench warrant is the center center cen- cen ter of a storm In New Kew York His foes seek his nt alleging alleg- alleg log ing that he sanctioned the use or of in liquor cases and that he even went so far faras as to confer confer con con- fer with administrators in outlining lag ing methods to catch violators