Word: longo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...John R. Longo is a shrill, splenetic young New Jersey citizen who hates arrogant Boss Frank Hague to the point of doing something about it. He once served seven months in jail when he got too enthusiastic about collecting signatures of voters (some of them nonexistent) in a primary fight against Hague. Fortnight ago he was convicted again-in Hudson County, where Mayor Hague appoints the judges-this time for altering his voting record. The evidence, as presented in court, was all against him. But New Jersey's Hague-hating Governor Charles Edison cried: "Persecution . . . outrage!" Then Governor Edison...
Expert Hartkorn's story: The charge against Longo was that he had had his registration changed from Republican to Democratic, in the hope of getting a job from Democratic Governor Edison. Expert Hartkorn had been hired by the prosecutor-a Hague stooge-to provide proof. But diligent examination showed that, although the record had been tampered with, such a change had never been made. Expert Hartkorn duly reported these findings to the prosecution. Not unnaturally, he was never called as a witness...
Last week Longo's attorney broke the sensational story in court. The prosecution stammered "Foul." The judge adjourned court hastily and took a week's vacation, beginning at once. But John Longo, denied bail, still languished in jail...