The Detroit times., 1908-05-29

The defense in the police conspiracy
cases rested shortly before 10 o'clock
Friday morning. after Police Commits.
sioner Smith left the stand.
Mr.. Yerkes recalled Capt. New
berry for a moment TO show that Pre-
cinct Detectives Favor and Bowden
have not been on duty in the Delray
precinct since Jan. IA.
The prosecutor then asked to have
the case adjourned for two or three
days TO give MIN a chance to look
up additional Information that came
to his knowledge. The defense OBJ
jecteds but Justice Stein finally ad
journed the examination until IL
O'Clock Monday morning.
Prosecutor Yerkes took up the cross
examination of the commissioner
shortly after 9 o'clock. He questioned
him first about his punch bowl. bu
brought out nothing new except tina
Hibbler said he would send up tn,
tray for the set later, which he did
Mr.. Yerkes tried to fix the date o
Attorney Golfers visit to his offic
with the 10th woman, but the commits
sioner was unable to do so with defir
iteness. Ii was his opinion, however
that Ii was before the 10th woman
bought the property from Coulson an,
about two weeks before he went I,
New York
The commissioner admitted IL wa
probable that they had been TO Capt
Newberry previously.
The commissioner admitted that II,
told Mr. Collier there would be n,
discrimination between Annie Smiti
and the 10th woman. or between an,
other women of that class.
Then they left your Office with III,
impression that Mrs. 10th could rul
her place II she conducted 1t In al
orderly manner"
Il don't know what their impress
sion was. told them there would b,
no discrimination.
Isn't II fact that before yo,
left for New York Nov. % you lef
orders with Capt. Newberry regard
ing Jolian Toth's place."
Yes, | guess | did tell Newberry
| didn't get written report. but
told Newberiy II 1t was true that Sh,
had children In her place. or II it wa
time-that she had reported she CAV,
me $3.50 for permission TO run he
place-if either one of those condi
tons were true wanted the plac,
closed up"
You left those orders with New
berry on the day or day before yol
went away?"
Yes, shortly before | went away
You swo.e, Mr.. Smith, that 20,
were in Annie Smiths place bu
once?"
Yves, sir"
you heard Annie Smiths test
mony here that you were there sey
eral tlmcs?"
Yes. sir"
is that tIue?"
1T t. not true"
You heard Charles Wollln's story?
Denies WoIln's Story TOO.
THAT is not true either"
Mr.. Smith was asked TO explain
Just how his stenographer happene,
10 rcpott the interview between es
Justice Coulson and Bessie King. III
said he had heard that Coulson wa
circulating a story to the effect tina
the 10th woman had paid him $25'
AMI that she had also paid the caI
tain and Favor money.
Capt. Newberry told me he though
ne could get affidayits that woul
show the animus, OF Coulson's re
marks and wanted TO know II m
stenographer could be put at his dii
posal for that purpose
II gave him the stenographer," col
tinued the commissioners. II don
know whore those affidavits wer
taken OF my own knowledge. only a
In gathered from what appears
them was given an affdayit thf
purpOrted to show the fact that Bess'
King had made statement at No "A
Fort.se west TO Coulson. That's IA
only way | know OF that.
Weren't you convinced from tha
report, or affidavit. that Coulson wa
trying TO get some testimony only II
the purpose OF private suit he ha
against Annie SMITH"
mo. SIR
THAT didn't appear"
That didn't concern me, anythin
about that In some OF those dlsfdi
Wits there was something TO that e
feet. learned that an appointmef
was made at another place 10 tax
Bessie Kings statement. and lear
ed that when the AFFIDAVIT was submit
ted to me-"
Yerkes Pointed Question.
And your department was wor