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Daily News from New York, New York • 222

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DAILY NEWS, SATCP.DAY, JANUARY 1, 1035 Pat Ward He'll efi Mew W-Tral And 2 Others for Nevj Jelke Trial By ARTHUR NOBLE In a speedy surprise move District Attorney Frank S. Ilojran's office last night rounded up Pat Ward, star prosecution witness, and two other girls and had them held as material witnesses for retrial of Minot E. (Mickey) Jelke. One of them was a new state witness. JJy JAMES DESMOND 4 r-1 ol THE NEWS Albany, Dec.

31. The state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, voted 1-2 today to void the conviction of Minot F. (Mickey) Jelke as a procurer. The curt held that Jelke The arrests came a few brief was denied fair trial when General Sessions Jude Francis L. Valente barred the press and public from the courtroom, anil ordered a new trial for the 21-year-old heir to a oleomargarine fort line.

In New York, District Attorney Frank S. Ilojran promptly announced he would try Mickey ajrain. The opinion wh handed down with a parallel 4-1 decision holding that the press and newspaper JFI I .1 I I 1 i 9 -J jt 'A i Sj 4 i--M i V- li.b.W.jiMiWi.aiaMMll iMSIriMiW-irfi mini buck, he jrave her a list of The third witness, completely new to the case, was Peggy Sands, 25, of 41 W. 72d St. Her association with the case or with Jelke was a mystery.

The DA's office outdid itself in secrecy this time. There, was no official announcement. After questioning the girls, Liebler appeared before General Sessions Judge Jonah Goldstein at a secret rendezvous with a formal application to have them held as material witnesses. Liebler asked that they be held in bail immediately because he feared they might otherwise flee his jurisdiction before the case could be brought to retrial. Bail Set Complying, Goldstein set bail for Peggy Sands, a model, and Miss Cord'oba at each and for Pat at $1,000.

Ten minutes before the rang out 1954, Peggy and Pat were booked at the Elizabeth St. station. Miss Cordova, whose address was given as 320 W. TCth was booked shortly afterward. Pat, whose address was listed as 133 Avenue and who gave her present occupation as bookkeeper, was released soon afterward on a bond reportedly supplied by her family.

The other girls were locked up. hours after announcement from Albany that the Court of Appeals had ordered a new trial for Jelke. Met in Nightspot The dark-haired Pat, now turned 21, was the state's star witness at the oleomargarine heir's trial in the spring of 1953 as procurer to cafe society. Along with Pat, Assistant District Attorney Anthony J. Licbler, who prosecuted the case, brought in Marguerite Cordova, 25-year-old hatcheek girl, another headliner at the trial.

On their testimony, Jelke was convicted of enticing Pat into prostitution and attempting to persuade La Cordova to join his stable of call girls. Pat's story was that she had met Ike over cocktails at an Kast Side nightspot, had fallen in love with him and moved into his apartment. She said she was shocked when Mickey first suggested to her one day that she "go out" with men commercially but that on his urging that he needed money "very badly" she did it. DA Puts Wraps On For her favors, she testified, she got as much as $500 a date, kicking back a large share of it to Jelke until they broke up after a row in a Florida motel in which Pat said she pulled a knife. Miss Cordova's story was that when she mentioned to Mickey that she was "out to make a fast piddl-dlci "had lio cnl'oi i cable rilf bt of their own to at the tiial i to I lie lid Judges Cli.il les S.

1 hsmond ul A Hu rt Conw ay dissented from the (ipimon ordering new i it 1 iv li i I 7,1 HiS ft A A (NEWS foto by -hn 'nrev) Avrrtdl llarriman and his wife hid food hy In Mrs. toria S.ilrtle, tln-ir housekeeper, in thrir apartmrnt at 16 K. lst before leaing for Vlliany. JtKhe Judge John Vnri tu'" Voo.his ab stained from voting. Van Vooiln.s also ale-taincd in the freedom of the pre 5 a ease, which was brought by TllK Xk, three other newspapers and two wire service.

Judge lemnnd Gov. Mamman worn; Hungry warm ems DAILY ALMANAC (Spet-ial lo THE Albany. Saturday, Jan. 1. Averell llarriman was sworn in as New York's 48th governor today as Democrats, with a job-hunvrry gleam in their eyes, swarmed into Albany for their first inauguration in 14 SATURDAY.

JAN. 1S5S (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast) (Eastern Siaodard Time) THE MOON Dec. 25 Jan.

I Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Cloudy. New First Q. Full Last O.

Sunrise A. M. sunset 4 .38 P. M. Aloon rises A.M.: sets P.

M. Alorning stars Venus, Saturn, Jupiter; evemna- Mar Mars. Slilrt with rain likelv late in day; temperature rarie 37-46; fresh southerly niris. Tomorrow, rain and continued mild. Monday, cloudy and mild followed by rain.

TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST f' CLOUDY SNOW R)AIN 22-36 How Weallieraiia Did Teterdiy Hit lertcatt wat: Fair, to-(what colder dnrin( it Bind colder at night. Temperatare range, 32-42. rm i 4 2-38 bgv7T7 2S-40 32 tei politically deserted city. R. Burdell Bixby, secretary to Gov.

Dewey, was almost the last Republican around and he stayed only to attend a meeting of th Thruway Authority. Saloon Follows Returns There were abundant signs, however, that the Democrats were taking over. Statehouse attendants, most of them holdovers from Democratic regimes and members of the dominant local O'Connell machine, were unwontedly cheerful. In fact, even the favorite saloon of the Legislature Yezzi's, on State St. followed the election returns by putting in a brand of beer which is brewed by Louis Wehle, the new conservation commissioner.

Last night's festivities were widespread. At the De Witt Clinton Hotel, Covthnifd on paye 6, col. 1) rsjsg 34-48, TEMPERATURES IN NEW YORK MAXr-MUM. 12:50 P.M 43 4 MINIMUM 7:30 A 35.8 Highest this date, 60.8 in 1932 Lowest this date. in 117 6 a.

37 p. 40 7 a. ni 3H. 1 p. 43 p.

4n COLUMIUS-, 32-SB WSHAOtLPHIA Washington; 32 54 -3 3 -4il 7 a.m. 2 p. 4- 10 p. 43 1 1 p. lii.40 a.

3 p. Hftwttt mew TIMHIAtlMH Ot JAM 1 -1 itlnin lit 4 1 ft a. 111 3: 4 p. In a. 37! 5 p.

m. 1 a. in 40 2 a. 40 11 a. p.

41 1 41i 3 a. 3'J at 8 A. M.i Noon 4n; 7 Hf.MIDITY, 63 HOW CITIES FARED YESTERDAY Ohrvaliona at Bureau Maiioni taken at I. M-. i'ruJaT.

IN LAST ti HOURS T'roprnturei Im-ht years. The oath administered shortly after midnisrht by Albert Conway, new chief judpe of the Court of Appeals. Only a few friends and relatives, including Harriman's daughters and Margaret Truman, attended the private ceremony in the Kxecutive Mansion. Dewey Itark for Ceremony Hai i iman will take the oath ak'ain today in inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol. Retiring (iov.

Dewey, who closed up shop Kiiday, will return for the gala. llarriman drove here from New Yoik City to head the Democratic invasion. Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday, a special train from New York City came in with Tammany chieftan Carmine DeSapio, State Democratic Chairman Kichard I'nlch and hordes of faithful. Outside the press, there was prac tically nobody on the train who couldn't be persuaded to go on the stale payroll. The Democrats Tolled into a NEWS ON THE AIR TELEVISION WPIXChannal II 7.00 p.

m. Srvrn o'CIoch Ntwt p. m. Newt 1 1 :00 p. m.

Ttlrplx Roundup RADIO WNEW Dial 1130 "AW. Around thm Clock" at half past every hour. Average net paid circulation December exceeded Daily 2,000,000 .3,550,000 The Largest Daily and Sun day Circulation in America at 10 iJ. M. For twenty-four hours ended at 7 P.

M. Dec. 31: Mean temperature, 40; normal, 34; average above normai since Jtc. 1, .13 degree. Precipitation, none: total since Jnn.

1, 38. 09 inches; below normal, 3.f4 inches. Total sinee H-c. 1, 3 i3 inches; alwue normal. infh.

FEATURES Tape Movies Oldtuary 22 Parents, Child 21 Patterns 11 People's Voice 13 Radio, Video 2n M.ckry Jelk. Win in tlatm'm high court nirrrcd to part of the opinion in tin case but dissenled from inot of it, nlornr with Judire Charles S'. Frofsmd, wtm re.ieetifd the Ptitiic irasonui of the majority. To Protrrt Public Morals-' Jude Valente had said he barred prr.su, and public from tho tiial while the prosecution presenlt'd its rae "to pioteit public Ji4Ire Stanley II. Kuld.

writinij the majority opinion in both cases, mud of this: "Due regard for defendant's to a public ttuil demanded, at the very leastcertainly, lacking ulid legislative sanction that l.e be not deprived of the posMlde x'tiefits of at tenilani by the pies. "Its videsptead reporting1 of what poes tin in thrcouit. may well piove a potent foice in 1 e-t Ktinintf iooible abuse of jiidn lal "I'p to lcfii(lant Fold, in the second case, faid, povrer: "It is for th deftnd.int alone, for whose pioteetion su, ji(ht ioe primarily deMrnd, to lictcr- INDEX TO Pauc C.D.Ratcliclor Id Heauty 21 Bridge, Coren 1 Business 16 Correct Thing 22 Crossword 11 Kditorial Fashions 21 Food 1 Cltlr Alli.lny Ail.oita Roiiin Chuzi-a li iHnvt-p y.i Kort Worth I-o Al0lt Miami Rich Lew of Bain "9 65 34 .10 4.1 .16 4 1 C. 44 4M IK 55 18 C.rt 41 4(5 ft? a i 2S 14 .01 1 54 41 1 S7 45 a. 1954 ember 1954 3fcn Tue IJtd Thu Tri Sat 26 27 28 29 30 31 Recipe School Page Cloudy Rain near Clear Clcmily Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Ram dear Cloudy Ra.n Kail) I.

3P P.cr.iy Serial Story Friend in Need 1 Sports 1955 1955 Sun CMbn Tue Veil Thu Jol Minneapolis Monirf-al Nw Orlr-ans riul.Hl'lplna I'liocmx 01 ran. Stalili- SI l.ini, Horoscope 11 F.d Sullivan Imp Fotog. 13 Theatres Jumble 11 Dr. Van Dellen Ixve Advice 20 Dan Walker Comics 5S Hf9 .03 ft'! 48 47 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Gasoline Alley IS Smilin Jack 17 The (lumps 20 Smitty 21 Hopalong Brenda Starr 2' Moon Mullins 22 Terry 21 The Neighbors is Dick Tracy ir Orphan Annie 20 Winnie inkle 11 TIME OF TIDES fCj C. Cost tnt Ger.deiir Surify) Sn H'k Hfll CI A ti U.

AMP A.M. Hi.1l Milt 15 -f 1 3 "7 Entered as 2d class matter, P. 0., Mew York, N. Y. )'tyt 6, I.

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