The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-21

Common Council Room.
Ow'0SsO, Mich.. Nov 2. 1894

aldermen were present at roll call W Erie'ehas
curry iamfrosn, Mackey, Parker, Post, Gran,
'e' mayor Dawes wesl presiding dg ,oo
To the aldermen and city cerkof the CITY az
Gentlemen You are hereby notiTi d that there
Will be special meeting Of this council at the
council chamber at O'clock this evening" local
Time. TOT the purpose OF investigating charges
preferred against Mr.. Cady. Prompt attention
al 7cciock. Is respectfully requested
M. @. DAWES. Mayer
Upon motion q ~ Attorney Chapman was in
9 ~. 70 take c"srge OF che investigation for
Mr.. Chapman--One of the first charges that
come to the hands of the committee Is from a
man In Adrian, against Mr. Cady. think the
council have al heard n cad, and think that
Mr.. Cady Is aware of its contents, and unless he
desires i re-resd don't seem necessary to me
Mr.. Bumps-As far as Mr.. Cady Is concerned.
you can read 1t If you wish
MT. Cha1man-l now offer tho letter In EVIL
dence.
Adrian, Mich, 1920, a.
Chief OF Police, Ow0ssO Mich;
Slr-On the 9th of this month INV two nephexs
Doth boys In age, started 30 go TO visit an uncle
AZ Cnirpewa Lake. They hadt to lay over at the
town, they hada gun to huntwith up there. bnt
while waiting for the train, they were arrested
by orc OF your police they say his name is Cady,
hours, pu the police and another man by the
name OF Bumps fined them and took tlls gun
away ifOIn tIfein anu keptilt
Now, sir, want to know, by what law yeu find
that allows your officers to arrest and 'arraign
and nne AMMAN or men Between the hours of o
agent ths Sy saSs
being robbed of all theythad, and they was obg-
ed,to walk abort fifty miles.
If the gun IS left at the same station, and the
money returned so that they can get 1t when
they back, wdIn,ot take the law. SO II you
allow such work, l will publish this in every pa
per In the state. Yours reSpectfulh
u, W.. DeFOrest, Adrian, Mich.
William Barrisfora, witness prodllc d. sworn
and examined, testified as follows: Direct ex-
amihat N by MT. hapman.
,Q-Mr. Barrisford. You are the marshal OF the
cltyas understand?
A-veS, sir.
Q-Now you may look at this BETTER and tell the
council how you came by it, how it came into your
ABOUT the 2eth of October I was ro;nr c.r
Washington street and met young LOring, and
he handed me this letter; opened IL and read it
and then handed it over to the police committee
Q-Do you remember the date of its coming
into your possession?
Al believe. 1t was the eEst or odd, 1t was on
Monday morning.
Odd y0u get a statement from the agent at
the junction In regard To tlIls matter:
Ayes sir
Mr. Chapnian-I now effsr i'm evidence a STATE
ment made by the agent at the Junction
State of Michigan County of Shiawassee, IS.
L. CosgroRe being duly sworn, deposes and
the junction in the city OF Owosso, where have
been in the e,nploy of the M. G. Il. IT,, D.. C. H.
= M Ry,, e. A. A. & n. nj Ry. and T. So NJ
X. X. for the past two months rs night operator
and agent. About the sth of October 1894, there
was two yopng men came on the passenger train
due at Owessoat 7;10 y. m. and said they came
from Jackson. About 7:3C saw one of the bows
and he asked me what time no could go to Chip
pewa Lake;I told him that their train had Just
gone; i told them that they could not get q train
until q M. Afterwards one of the BOYS came jp
and asked me the fare to Chippewa Lake and
told him 1t was S3.25; they asked me II did not
ant toA HAIL "A
to purchase a gun; they said they had one that
they wanted tosell to get SmOney to 60 through
with; they .asked If the depot was open Knight
and told them 1t was; they then went away and
they returned some time between the hours of 12
and O'Clock a. m. They then came upto the
ticket Office and says What kind of town is this
and askedth why and then one of them said:
1--WE went up town this evening and they locked
us up ;Insked them then what they got locked
up for and they said they did not Know why it
was done, they said they had not done anything
only they wanted to sell the gun; they said they
met q man and was talking to him about the gun,
and that he directed them to drug store; they
said they went to the drug store and was talking
TO the man In the 'ug store when the man that
directed them there and another m IN came in:
and that the tall man that locked them up told
them he would find them man that would buy
the gun, that they went with him and he locked
them in a cell and the gun was left out In the
hallway. Then shortly after they were locked
up there was another man came into the jail and
asked them about the gun and they said they
told him they wanted $40 90 for it They said
that he called himself a commissioner and glat
he would give them $500 for the gun; they said
they told him they would take $500 for the gun:
they then said that he told them 1t would cost
them 800 each to get out and that he would pay
them S50e in money which wOuld make S15O0fOr
the gun; they said ne gave them So bill and he
took the gun out with him; they said that he
came back in short time and asked them if
they were hungry,and they told him they were
and would like something to eat; they said he
asked them to come with him and get something
to eat; that he took them to some place under Il
htrfI. md 10
said that when they went in the man that was
!. running the place said good night, Mr.. Bumps.
70 the man that was with them; there they said
they got something to eat gave the man who run
the place the So to pay for the two meals. and he
charged them Is cents each, then they said that
the man that brought them into the lunch room
llyfrom there TO the junction; asked them If
they would know the man that licked them up II
they should see him. and they said they thought
they would. then Jsaid to Them that perhaps il
would be well for them to see him and try to get
the gun back 4 they did not want 60 let the gun
they did not know where to go to find the man;
! then said to them that If t was the night po-
liceman that they might find him over at the
Junction House, and the youngest boy went out
and returned in a short time and said that the
man that locked them up was over at the luach
counter; he said to him. hello, boy, you got eat,
and he said then. telephoned over to let you
out. They stayed In the depot until the train
arrived going west, due ut the junction at 3:05
m. had some further talk with them in regard
to their residence, etc.; they said their father
was farmer living near Adrian. and that they
was on t the way % See the an mpe l s Chippewa
they seemed to be honest, quiet boys; they We're
dressed plain out looked very decent and behar;
further deponent saith not Is COsGRoyE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me tbs eth
day OF November, A. d. 1891.
Notary public in and for said county
Q-Did you get this statement from the agent
at the depot? Ayes, sir.
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