Word: kephart
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Scripps-Howard Pittsburgh Press hailed the tip as "a great ad for Mr. Annenberg's racing publications," suggested that the Inquirer "predict a daily double on the Supreme Court." In Harrisburg, Chief Justice John W. Kephart ordered a "thorough investigation." First witness was the Inquirer's able, popular city editor, Eli Zachary ("Dimmy") Dimitman. Loyally, he assumed full responsibility for the story, denied any assistance from members or officers of the court, insisted he had already been "reprimanded" by Publisher Annenberg. Second witness was Publisher Annenberg who repudiated any advance knowledge of the story, said...
...Justice Kephart denounced the article as "an indictable offense . . . contempt of court," ordered the record certified to District Attorney Charles F. Kelley of Philadelphia "for such criminal prosecution or such further action as the law requires...
...Pecora investigation of Wall Street in 1933, upon the House of Morgan's "preferred list" of friends for special treatment in the issuance of securities, appeared the names of Pennsylvania's Chief Justice John W. Kephart and Justice William I. Schaffer...
...citizen could not, except in envy, condemn private individuals who enjoyed the friendship of the House of Morgan. But he could view with alarm the presence in public office of Morgan favorites. When Pennsylvania's Governor Pinchot found State Supreme Court Justices William I. Schaffer and John W. Kephart on the Morgan list, he first demanded their resignations to save the bother of impeachments. In Massachusetts onetime Governor Fuller announced he would run against Lieutenant Governor Bacon for the Governorship because Mr. Bacon was a Morgan insider...