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...unwillingly found themselves immersed. Rumors of bribes and office-buying filled the air with acrid odors. Someone traced down several of these odors and, strangely enough, found them sadly true. That someone was Isador Kresel, respected member of the New York bar, an unfailing public servant, and daemoniac detective hounding the paths of careless judiciaries. There ensued sudden resignations, mysterious disappearance and, still more strangely, several convictions. The innocent trembled with the guilty as Justice walked without its customary blind staggers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOOK OF THE JUDGES | 2/13/1931 | See Source »

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