| Show I COURT DISCHARGES MEN MEN WHO MADE COTTON LEAK Jinxes 11 limu lom ed Holmes Is With Gross Gros 31 Misconduct I hut hit Not Crime jl X x York May ar 9 Ju Judge Judge ge Holt Hol In Inthe the tho United States district 1 court today handed down down a n decision discharging Mo Moses ro es e la Has the New ew York cotton broker who was wn indicted by the federal fed fed- eral si-aL trl grm grahl jury jUi In 10 Washington D D. I. I C C. on 01 a charge of conspiracy acy with Edwin S. S Holmes Holme a assistant statistician ral of o the bureau of agriculture In what I known an nH tIme tho cotton coton leak scandal I Hass ilass s was as arraigned before United States Commissioner Ridgeway In August August Au Au- gust ut last and wa was discharged ed Judge Ludge Holt Hol says in lii th the decision handed down n today I have read the th very ery elaborate and able opinion of ot Commissioner Ridgeway Ridge Ridge- wa way ivay and concur entirely In lii his conclusions bases ales an and them In lii the grounds on which he lie Continuing Judge J unit Hol says ays that Holmes Hulm committed c an offense orense for foi which h In lii could be he Indicted for fOl misconduct mis ml conduct on duct In ollice In th the District of r Columbia Columbia Co Co- lumbia hut but holt holds hold that no person cai fn be indicted In a federal court for fOl conspiracy conspiracy con con- COI- COI to commit 11 misconduct especially espee- espee tally Ialy If IC such uch person dOOM not re reside in iii inthe inthe the District of Columbia Judge Holt Hol says nys however hO er that he lie is doubtful if IC Holmes Bohne was a public of Ih the government go and say M he bI believes es he hp only emily a clerk AH As Al to the til duty hUty of keeping secret ecret the report of the cotton returns Ju Judge ge Holt Bolt says a 1 There I Is no ale allegation aton showing how he lie was charged 01 or O by what authority I he lie hl Wf was with thin this duty The court also dismisses th the tho second charge that the government go was wa defrauding de he handing holding bottling It I to be untenable In lit 1 conclusion JUf l Holt Hol says ays The Tho h simple fact I is that the defendAnt defendant defend defend- ant auit it Ie th the allegations In the indIctment indictment indict indIct- ment be le true Irue is guilty guily of oC grossly glosl dishonorable dishonorable dis dis- honorable conduct which mi might ht erly lly he made n a crime by I- statute butis but buti Ht i is IA not |
