STATES & CITIES: Scandals of New York (Cont.)

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One judge resigned, two removed, one jailed, one missing—such was the 1930 mortality of New York City's judiciary up to last week, with investigations still going on. To the record last week came additions: one more judge indicted, one more resigned. The indictment was for George F. Ewald, the resigned magistrate, original target of the inquiry which Governor Roosevelt was forced to order some months ago when his political foes (Republican) aroused public suspicion that New York City judgeships were being sold for cash by...

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