Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-07-26
JUST A BAKERS DOZEN
Judge Westfall Invites Them TO
Go Up Higher.
TIE INVITATION ACCEPTED PERfORCE
Aties Wants 70 Get Even with Dssaid-
son. but the Court Presents-Me-
Brides Appsai-Meknight'. Ad-
dre.s-1he aage's Dseisiea.

Thirteen OF the arch conspirators
have been bound over for trial in tht
superiour court. Ii was unexpected by
the lawyers who were defending the
dynamiters, and the latter contingent re-
ceived q terrific shock 10 their nerves
when the decision of Judge westfsll
fell like death knell upon their ears.
They glanced from one TO another,
their merry smiles were replaced by a
s;ckly pslor which crept over their
faces and was lost to view beneath their
SHIRT Collars. .Was Judge Westfali
crazy" their looks seemed 10 ask one
another. The torrent of eloquence
which had been brought TO bear upon
the judge by Durham. Rodgers, Allen
and Mcbride. or the attemps OF Don
aldson TO exOnerate the the two clients
that had not dismissed him, failed To
swerve Judge Westfall in the solemn
performance of his duty. The court
room was crowded AL day. In the
morning n. p. Allen made an earnest
appeal on behalf of his clients. dwelling
at considerable length upon the nature
of the evidence and the innocence of
the people he represented. Before
closing his remarks he said that he
thought it no more than right that he
should make some reply to the scurvy
charges made against him by Donald
son, but rs the court intmated that no
personalities could be INDUCED in, Mr..
Allen retired to his seat. James Me-
Bride then took the floor and for an
hour occupied the attention of the
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ming and Iraversed Ithe whole story to
the end and wound up hy say
ing that he felt confident that the
court would discharge Robt. Melville.
John Bell, John KrauskoH and Peter
Ripstra because OF lack OF evidence to
hold them for trial.
Meningitis Argument.
The defense had completed their ar
gument. and, after q short delay,
Prosecuting Attorney Mcknight began
to sum up the case for the people. In
a careful, lawyer-like manner he
handled the evidence before him. citing
the different sections which bore more
heavily on the conspirators, and when
it came to quoting law he had a score
of books before him from which he
cleaned for the benefit of the court de-
cision after decision rendered by the
Supreme courts of different states, to
convince the judge that there was ufii-
cient ground upon whicn to hold all
but Melville for trial. He went over
the statutes under which the three
counts in the complaint were drawn,
and brought out many things winch
smashed the points made by the de-
fense into thousand atoms. He took
each of the respondents separately ard
recited that portion of the evidence
which implicated this or that one. As
to Robert Melville. he said he did not
think there was sufficient evidence to
hold him. Court was adjourned until
2 O'Clock after Mcknight had finished
his mastery address, at which time
Judgh westfaii said:
"The arguments have all been made
and it now becomes my duty to dispose
of these conspiracy cases. First. must
find that there was conspiracy. There
are three counts in the complaint. but
| will not pass upon them. as there
have been few legal points raised.
Suffice it to cay that there has been an
otfense committed. If / bind any Of
these respondents over for trial in the
superior court l shall do so from the
evidence in the case. When ! dis
charged twelve of the defendants, did
so becanse did not consider that there
was sufficient evidence to hold them.
In looking over the testimony | am
thoroughly convinced that there has
been an offense committed. in which
some Of the respondents are sufficient
ly involved to justify me IN holding
them for trial in the superior court. l
will discharge Robt Milville as do not
find sufficient grounds upon which to
hold him. Eugene Pyason. Eugene
Prindle. Dell Oil. LOUIS G.. Dustin,
Elmer +. Webster. John Kiauskropf,
Peter II. Ripstra. Lansing Quacken-
bush, DeIos Williams. Daniel Mckenzie,
John Bell, James Medland. and ANNA
Coats / will hold for trial at the present
term of the superior hourt." This little
speech and .he consequent 0action of
the court in holding thirteen of the
conepirators over for trial was COM
plete surprise tn all present. but to
none was the judges decision more
astounding than tn the lawyers them
felves. Robert Melville was the only
happy man in the court room. His
Joy beamed forth in every feature of
ms face. SO complete was his elaton
that he voluntarily went on the bon is
of John Bell.
Tho Paii FiHed.
The bail Was fixed Ne follows: Coats,
Prindle. OH. Dustin. Webster. Kraus-
kropf and Rlpstra. $1,000; Qusckcnbu.h.
Williams. Mcdland. Mckenzie, Bell
and Ryason. $500. Judge Westfall SAID
that he did not want To- have any of the
men locked up and asan accommoda-
ton be would allow them tn go on
their old bonds until they count ar
range for new bondsmen.
Originally there were twenty-nine
dynanlters arrested. Two Of them
waived examination. thirteen were dis
charged and thirteen held for trial
Tine attorneys for the defense have al
ready mapped out their line of action
in the superior court and will demand