Telegram-herald., 1890-03-25
TOOT BOUND OVER
he Is Held 70 the Present Tern OF
Superior Court
II IS A VERY CRAVE SITUATION
Ths Pie. Of fIss.sisy-keasoasf TOR rhtak-
iaE .ad Not fAiAki4s az VIII ne LAs
Lac sf Dsss..s-what sAFi04s
People say

that DC did not intend % move from MS
fathers house during the day, ne spoke
from h.s heart, and his heart DID not
change with the comlng OF the morrow.
lie kept closely ~ the house al day
sunday, deriving What consolation he
could from the sndearments Of the sa-
credest place on earth % all sorts and
cond ltions OF men. There was through
out the day the same look Of anguish
upon his lace that characterized II the
night before, and the family felt that
a. little allusOn as possible TO the past
events ought 10 be made. Thus the
day passed IN preparation for the ordeal
through which the family were 70 pass.
At O'Clock on Monday morning,
the time set for the examination OF
loot, the police court Was crowded To
sufocatlon. The Railways. and even
the sidewalk IN front OF the building,
were IhrOnged with people curious %
catch A glimpse of the man whose
claim upon the attention of men was
the cOmmIttal Of a very non-herOic
crime. Prompt TO the hour, the young
man appeared, accompanied by his
father and MS attorney, William Aldrich
Tateum. The proceedings IN court
were OF a character the very briefest
which the fOrmahtles or the law would
permit. When the case was called. loot
stepped before the clerks desk and
heard read the first few phrases of
the complaint, when Mr.. Tateum
stepped forward and announced that
they would waive the reading of the
complaint, and as the clerk laid down
the paper, Mr.. Tateum continued that
they would also waive the examination
OF the respondent. The court then an
nOuuced that the prisoner would be
held 20 the present term of the superior
court. The bail was fixed at $1,000, and
the uncle of loot, Elias Matter, became
surety for his appearance. And again
Clarence loot was free 20 90 and come.
lis appearance IN the court was wholly
unchanged from the same detected
and dazed look ne has worn since the
first moment of his return.
Much curiosity exists, and much
speculation has been INDUCED, as TO
ToOts line of defense. A TELEGRAM
HERALD reporter called atMr. Tateum's
Office yesterday afternoon, with a view
20 feel arOundand ascertainlng such
facts as the attorney might feel willing
10 reveal. AS the door opened the re-
porter encountered the broad grin
of several attorneys and reporters, in
dicating that all had simultaneously
OWNED the hopeless errand that had
called the reporter there. Mr. Tateum
Al once opened the subject, and cour
teOusly said 10 the reporter that he
would gladly give out tor publication
anything of interest, and which would
not prejudice the case of his client,
but really said he, "there is nothing
that feel inclined To say"
Mr. Tateum's attention was called to
the statements of the evening papers to
the effect that the defense insanity"
was the one decided upon.
with regard TO that" said Mr..
Tateum, "wnlie | am not disposed. az
have said, % talk about the case, / am
prepared TO saw that the line of defense
has not yet been even determined
upon, much less revealed 10 the public,
and no newspaper IS authorized to say
that the defense viii be insanity or any
.nug else. You may say. however,
that whatever the defense shall be. II
vii oe made UPON the line OF the exact
truth OF the case. II Clarence loot is
put upon the stand, ne Will not be asked
20 pcriurC himself 10 save ms personal
liberty. His friends may rely upon It,
tn1t whatever las statement shall be, 1t
wili BE- the exact truth IS Clarence and
hi~ immediate advisors understand It,"
Notwithstanding the above, however,
other, Who are quite as near the inside
Oi tlr case aver that the matter of tenn
p1rary insanity stands IN the defense
a~ ~omothmg more than serious con-
sieraron. The first intimltlOa OF this
comes FROM loot himself when. i'm his
letter tO his father, he says. "DOu' you
tbiuS / must have hceu crazy or out Of
ls,y mudf' George :. loot. the father,
.td Yesterday that hc believed the boy
was temporarily insane. When all the
"Eom,er-' are marshailed together, the
f,r sent lu5irgtious are that an attempt
ul De- mals to show tnat loot was
trHuorrIy insane when me left Grand
i~irds.
Eut The TErVaRAv-IlERNrD believes
1906 uc Theory OF tuc prosecution IS Of
iuurH more concern Just uow t0 the
rrIl friends OF Clarence j. loot than =
thc theory ut lhe defence. There has
aiI along existed inthsrrfC sort of
feeling that tne United states Express
Company were gong 20 look upon the
matter as lightly asthc Grand Rapds
community. while tnc evidence - ac-
cumu.aung daIly that Clarence loot
has not only been guilty Of a crime
greater than has yet Teen made public.
but tnst the express company intend 20
p1sh bis prosecution for g 10 the ev-
IRENE Indeed. SIpt. Mitchell has been
heard 20 say exactly what the above
words imply. and has repeatedly inti-
mated t since last Saturday night. On
Monday afternoon. Mr. Mitchell said
The company has no 4 lspoSton 70
prosecute the young man, or 20 DO any
thing more than Us Qls'n duty, but 6
must take such measures as VII, as far
as practicable. prevent the perpetraton
Of such Ofenses.
On yesterday afternoon. John z.
stslnton, city sgent If the United
states Express Company. sad
II VII Be much better for loot ard
sn parties concerned, f the defense
sbsndons the plea of emotional inssn
ity. There sre facts that date farther
back n this case that vi eFsctuallv
upset any such plea. They had better
Srcp Il"
Turning, ~. % the complains and
warrant Of arrest. 80 ssn frsnt facts
Ne there Which sr- treblv ggr fcsnf Ia
vir~ Of The sbov- quoted words Of tae
express compauy's officials. First. the
very existsrce u the connpia irt. ard
second. the time of the alleged
defsicsssons. There 8 no aouht
IN TIE world that he entire
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