Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-17
III Is VERY GAUZY
The Defense Offered OF Astute
lawyers
Foa The INDUSTRIOUS CRIMES
Perpsrzset By tAs LscheToss hieh@sl
Untsw ms Cloak al Relssi0a-A BID
Surprise for tns Defense

bsd-m.naea crosd. representing every
walk n lie n TIE university to~n,lhAI
nt With staring eyes, erAned nseks Ane
ready ears. drinking IN the nsart-coE'
zupksng details Of sne lseheroas reils-
ioas frauds dssds or DsasilAl lssdness-
Josspa Dickinson, IA empioys or the
Ciouxh 4 Warren Organ company, ID
Detroit. vas the nrst regular witness
o.1fsd for the defense. He temporarily
failed % respond, aud EmmA Butler.
ons Of the dstAlnsd witnesses, MAS
pabssituted. sae admitted thai sne
hao psen held 90 the WoodbrIde street
and TrumDail avenue staiions Snc~
MAseh - last The c11cers had prom
ised thAt sae would 10 allowed 10 m
EsdiAtsly return. bat me p<onllss n~a
nos been kept They bad statement
tnsre for her 70 slzn. bus she had not
done 20. She had ceen subjected 70
phyncAi sxAnAinAtloc- she would not
have submitted 10 tina had she not De-
hsved that the police bad the power 10
compel Der Ia do so. The lady pny-
sc.Aa'' tmAsronl had told her that sne
% at ,ubfalt And that she had done 80
under protest. There Vas no truth she
Md n TIE statement that Prince Nike
had called ths girls OF tho godnousa
around him one evening and instructed
tneul that they we're At Liberty 10 tell
les and ne would secure them forgive
ness. 70 of1icsf lad ever played check
ers Win her or taken her Tor strolis on
Belle Isle. IL MAS not AZ Der request
nor THAI OF Alice Court that Their
frlends had oeen excluded from them
sxcsps IN the presence OF an othceE.
TAGGED her Up
On cross examination Mia Butler was
terribly tangled up by Prosecutor
Springer She was confronted with
which WAS alleged 10
have been sent % her from Prince
Michael by MIRA Bschel. IL was SAIL.
70 address ner as my dear one, and
urged her and The other girls To stand
firm. Tnis was excluded by the court.
she stasnmered constantly. nesitated
and attempted To decline 10 answer
pertinent questions regarding her own
pAss relations with Nike, notnwitn-
stsndlng the fact that the prosecu hon
charged that she mad confessed 10 inter-
coarse with the defendant, which she
cls&ssd a. spiritual rather than csrnai.
when originally examined by the police
depArtmsnt- Taken as q whole her
testimony VAS . lose lnstead OF gain
70 the defense.
Thsashs Ne wss Pure.
William j. Champion Of the Detroit
Optical company vas next placed on
sbs stand. The object Of his testimony
was to build up for Michael . record
for good character, cleanliness OF
speech and general virtue. He had
known him for about i've years. Ac-
cordine 70 Mr.. Champion. Nike Is =
man OF most noble character and
eminentiy worthy Of the greatest
respect add veneratiou. Practically
the same desirable state Of things
existed IN the mind Of Joseph DickIn-
son. He believed the so-cslled prince
20 Be . most excellent gentleman
Horbort Gray came next. He - an
optician, and swors to having known
Nicnsel since 1887, having worked with
ham for the Detroit Optical company.
He knew nothing about him IN the
neign born hood where he lived. bis &C
QuasntAnce with him having been OF .
shop character. He believed, however,
thai nis reputation for honesty and
virtue WAS all that could be desired.
The defense announced that their
6ds Of the case was practically finished
before court adjourned last evening,
although they would rather not finally
Yess until this morning. This 10 proof
that neither Prince Michael. Eliza
Court nor Mr.. and Mrs. Bechel will be
placed on the stand
Dtds'r fsnaas HE gsssions
The first witness called by the defense
vas Joseph Daley. one of the leading
memb,rs Of the long haired Israehte
colony. The daily life of the prince
vs. outlined m great detail, even to the
alleged fact that be does not use pep
Der, salt. meat. stimulants or anything
calculated to excite he oaser passions.
eff Prince Michasl told you TO take
the stand and swear TO q lie, 10 shield
HIM. you would do 90, wouldn't your
demanded Mr. Springer. on cross ex-
animation.
II don't think he would tell me to
do IT,"
"Bus We have II in evidence that be
hss instructed others TO swear 10 lies IN
connection with this case. | want you
70 give me direct answer to my aues-
ton IL ne told you 20 swear 10 q lie
you would DO IL. wouldn't your
II talnk | would," WAS the final re-
ls vas also brought out that Mike
bad not done . stroke Of manual labor
for over four years. and that ne per-
matted the use OF straight jsck ets.
handouts. etc, on bis wife and other
mem bers of MS colony.
wsas They rses "a Fer.
The strait Jacket was used for . girl
Who vas crazy" Daley tired 70 explain
before leaving the stand.
"wss tnis girl toe only member OF
your colony who was crazy asked Mr.
eornger, and . general laugh followed.
"Lncifrr" Durand: II received Men
eel X. Nills into the church myself IN
1SSs.. He said: "A general written
cnufcs>ien OF the SINS Of the lives OF sp-
piicsnts ie usually made. I never
Beard ANA utter an uncnsste or pro-
fame weird or commit an uncnASss &C
ton-s
raaisl w. Taylor followed him.
Neither be nor Durand bad done any
manual lsbor for over four years. sx~
eppt 10 tinker az little jobs about the
cosonv. They both prscncsily admit
NJ that II Nlch<sl Instructed them TO
s~y tasng< which we're not true they
would do {.
Hersice's Father Talks
William II. Becnel. father OF the
vroneed girl. vas next called.
"1oa sFe ths father of Rerniee
EeeAeg De vss sskea. "Yse. ar,
an. Nr daughter Service hvea a. the
house Of Aiensel X. A4is." Bschsi
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