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The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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In Racine, Wis., indicted bankers Charles Carpenter and B. Henrichs, blamed for the Commercial and Savings Bank collapse, file a prejudice affidavit against Judge Smieding, securing a venue change to circuit court and delaying trial to April. District Attorney William Storms suspects a political ploy to hinder his re-election.
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Prejudice Affidavit Sustained for Men Accused of Wrecking Depository.
RACINE, Wis., Jan. 24.-When arraigned for trial this morning in the municipal court here, the two indicted bankers, Charles Carpenter and B. Henrichs, whose frenzied financiering the grand jury blamed for the collapse of the Commercial and Savings bank, filed an affidavit of prejudice against Judge Smieding, and took a change of venue to the circuit court, which was granted pro forma, despite the objections of the district attorney.
The trial is thus of necessity postponed until the April term of court, when further delay is expected. Dist. Atty. William Storms, who is a candidate for re-election next fall, sees in the delay a scheme of the defendants' attorneys to defeat him at the polls in the hope of having the trial conducted by an inexperienced lawyer unacquainted with the intricacies of the case.
He says this would be of incalculable benefit to the defendants.
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Racine, Wis.
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Jan. 24
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Indicted bankers Charles Carpenter and B. Henrichs, accused of causing the collapse of the Commercial and Savings Bank through frenzied financiering, file an affidavit of prejudice against Judge Smieding during arraignment, securing a venue change to circuit court despite objections, postponing the trial to April. District Attorney William Storms views the delay as a scheme by defendants' attorneys to undermine his re-election by forcing an inexperienced prosecutor.