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Show C1H W I m OUIi BAIL I NEW YORK, Dec. 15. William J. H Cummins, convicted of tho theft ot M $1-10,000 in connection with the affairs IH of the dofunct Carnegie Trust com- l pany, of which he was the directing H head, was granted a certificate of tt reasonable doubt today by Supremo M Court Justico Cohalan, on 'the ground M that he was examined boforo trial. H Cummins has been confined In tho H Tombs and. now has an opportunity M to ask for ball until his contention M has boon ruled upon by tho appellate H division of tho supremo court. Jos- H ohp B. Reichmann, also convicted in H connection with the affair of tho Car- M neglo Trust company, is enjoying lib- H erty under tho same conditions. M Justico Conalan upholds tho argu- H ment In Cummins' behalf that "tho H defendant was compelled to submit H himself to an examination before the H trial at tho hands of tho district at- H torncy under tho compulsion process H of court and undor the threat of pun- H Ishraent for contempt of court. H |