The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-13
LAWYER GOWEs PLEA
For Mrs. F,icnd, of Electric Sugar Paine.
IIO Dcn0unces CotterIll.


IIO DGnUunCea COtteTill,
New YoRE, April l2.-Ever since Mrs.
Olive E. Friend was arrested on the
charge Of larceny, ip connection with
the Electric Sugar swindle, she has beeu
confined in the Tombs, us she has been
unable to procure a bondsman for 81, 900.
She gtill maintains that she Is inno-
cent, and that her husband really pop.
sesseS the secret OF refining raw sugar
cheaply and quickly by means Of eleC.
tricity.
Assistant District Attorney Davis, who
Is in charge OF the case, has not ls yet
been able to prepare for trial, but he is
very positiVethGt the whole scheme was
a swindle, ,.and he has procured mum,
Der OF photographs OF the secret working
room Of Friends so.Called refinery,
showing a big iron funnel that was used
for the purpose OF pouring refined sugar
from the upper floor to the basement
for the benefit Of the investigating capi'
talists.
Mrs. Friends counsel, William 2.
Howe, thinks that the District Attor.
ney's Office has not used proper dill.
genCe. lie appeared before Judge Mar
tine, in the Court Of General Sessions
yesterday, and made a strong argument
Tor an immediate trial. Mrs. Friend, he
said, was brought from Michigan upon o
reuuisition, There were no proceed
ings before any police magistrate, and
when she was arraigned the privilege
was obtained to plead not guilty and the
right to demur. The interposed de-
murrers were overruled. "Sho Is en-.
titled, y lie continued, "pndeF the con.
stitution and the law, to'a trial. She in
sists upon an immediate trial, or that
she be discharged on her own reCOgni-
zanCe. Your Honor will permit Inc, in
the interest OF my client, whose
imprisonment is an outrage and a
cruelty, 10 occupy your atten.
tion for a moment. The husband
Of this Yoman was In partnership
with o sooundrel by the nano Of Cot.
terill, whose crimes ore numerous and
whose character is bad to degree, and
who cnLrapped Friend, the husband OF
this lady, into partnership relative 10
q secret which Friend possessed-a se-
cret worth millions Of dollars. This Cot
terill warmed himself into the conf
dence Of Mr.. Friend, Who has auSe
died. Bya series OF frauds upon out
side persons he became involved, and 10
make himself stand well In the com.
munity he played tho part Of IdOO. He
came into court and made q complaint
which was used against tho man 10 had
robbed from time 10 time. Mrs. Friend
| Is suffering In health, and her mother,
Nh old lady, 10 years OF age, Ia arrested
with her Upon a charge OF conspiracy,
and ID now In tho Tombs, and they arc
certainly entitled 10 an immediate ttial.n
Assistant District Attorney Davis
said. "The preparation Of tho case In,
wolves tho examination OF q large num.
bor OF accounts Of tho Sugar Company
extending over very many years. II In,
wolves tho relations Of these parties OK.
tending over al least four years. A
material witness Is now RbsUnt In Florida
for hIs health, l am given 10 under
stand he will DO here Id Che latter par
OF this month. Ills name 10 Albetsun,
and the people could not safely 20 L
trial without hIs presence, WO will bt
ready 10 mbyO thli case carly In May"
we arc certainly entitled 10 tho pro
sumption that i tho people find iniiut.
lnens upon evidence by such wilnVssel
as tho mlsCrCant CoiIerill, they sIloult
be ready for trial, " exclaimed MI, Howe
"This woman should not DO prODudCOt
by having 10 walt thirty days"
"ln view Of tho suggestion that hal
been made, and In View Of tho mAgnl
tpde Of tho case" said tho Judge, n
nm inclined 10 glYO the District Attorney
10 the second Monday In May, hul Nj
must be ready 70 Try tho case al thu
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