The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-02-23
JOHN t. RICH.

JOHN t. RICH.
the governors decision that the three
named had been proved guilty of the
charges preferred.
The order then concludes:
Therefore. by virtue of the author.
ity vested in me by the constitution, /,
John T. Rich, governor of the state of
Michigan. do hereby remove you, John
w. Jochim, from your Office of score
tary of state, and you, Joseph +. Ham
bitter, from Your Office Of state treas
urer, ana you, John L. Berry, frcU!
your Office Of commissioner. for gross
neglect of duty, as members of the
board of state canvassers. and said
Offices of secretary of state, state treas
urer and commissioner OF the state land
Office are hereby declared vacant"
LANSING, Feb. Ex-Governor Rich
has not yet appointed successors to
Jochim, Hambitzer and Berry. He will
await the action of the supreme court
as to whether the governor has the
power to remove state officers. 1t is al
most positively known that Washing
ton Gardner OF Albion will be secretary
of state if Secretary Jochim's removal
goes.
LANSING, Feb. 21.-Nearly the entire
utouuy was OCShDiCN III bhC
supreme court in arguments upon the
application of Governor Rich for a
mandamus to compel the state board of
canvassers to convene and recanvass
the 1891 vote on the salaries amend
ment. Edward Cahill. ex-justice of the
supreme court. and Harrison Geer ap-
peared for the governor. and j. p. Lee
for the board, while Otto Kirchner of
Detroit appeared as special counsel for
Attorney General Ellis in an attempt to
prevent the issuance of the writ, as it
would result in n defeat of the amend
ment and require a return by Ellis OF
5000 in salary.
Kirchner admitted that there was an
excess of l 900 votes in Gogebic and de-
voted his efforts i'll an attempt to show
that the board had no authority 60 send
messengers to counties for q corrected
return as in the case of Gratiot, wholly
rejected. Admitting the excess in Go
gebic, it wosld be overcome If Gratiot
was kept outand the amendment would
still carry. He admitted that messen-
gers were authorized ia general cleo
tions for state officers, but not on con-
stitutional amendments.
This was effectually met by counsel
for the governor, by reading a copy of
the resolution passed by the Legislature
authorizing submission of amendment.
which said that the vote should be cast
and canvessed in all respects as in gen
eral elections.
Inc court TOOK. the case under adj.
visement and announced that it would
come on again on Tuesday next. An
opinion is expected at that time.
LANSING, Feb. Postmaster Healey
of Ironwood has made no confession to
the prosecution regarding the election
frauds. But he has stated his whole
connection with the matter to his attor-
ney. S. l.. Kilbourhe. who has held con
ferences with the prosecution to the
end that Healey might be- treated
leniently should he before the grand
jury tells ali he knows.
LANSING, Feb. 17.-The first witness
before the grand jury Friday was DIR.
Webster. an attorney from Ionia. He
was before the jury for about, 10 min
utes. What he said cannot be posi-
lively known, of course; the grand jury
meeting in secret. 1t il understood
however, that be testifii that last
April Jochiin, on his way TO lansing
met the doctor at the depot in Ionia.
Jochim told him that the amendment
was defeated. That was before the
netting Of the canvassing board--a
small circumstance, perhaps. but
link in the chain of evidence that the
prosecutor is slowly and rather pain.
fully trying TO weave.
LANSING, Feb. lex Senator j. II.
ID. Stevens was before the grand jury
at Mason Saturday. His testimony
was to the effect that Attorney General
Ellis on Jan. 81 attempted to induce
him to assist in changing the figures of
the Gogebic election returns. A. ID.
Garner, cashier of the Peoples Saving
bank ut Ironwood, was also witness.
He is in precisely the same position as
Postmaster Healey--that is. he signed
one of Mr.. Ellis aflidavits.
LANSING, Feb. 20--Prosecuto Gard
ner declares positively that no indict-
ments have been found by the grand
jury and that ballot has not even
been taken. There was no session of
grand jury Monday as one of the jurors
missed his train from Leslie in the
morning and did not arrive at Mason
until evening.
MASON, Feb. 2l.--Fourteen witnesses
were before the grand jury Tuesday.
They were principally clerks in the
senate and house OF the last Legislature
and department clerks in the capitol.
Ex-Clerk Warren was of the number
examined aud it is believed that he