The Detroit times., 1908-05-25
CRAFT b[EO FROM
ANNIE SIN 18th
IS sl,944
WOMAN PRODUCES BOOKS"
SHOWING DETAILS OF ALlEG-
ED PAYMENTS TO HlBBLER,
NEWBERRY AND FAVOR.

MES story, became very peevish at
times and lost no opportunity to ridt-
cule the witness Annie was telling
how Favor had bounded" her for her
parlor suit" meaning suite"
Anyone know what a parlor suit
is?" inquired Attorney Muffin with
sneer. Does she mean a suit of
clothes?"
Annie told OF a conversation with
her bartender, which, II TRANSFERRED
took place after she had retired for
the night Mr.. Muffin finally broke
in with:
THE witness speaks very glibly OF
conversation that took place while
she was asleep. | should think, Mr..
Prosecutor. you would object to such
testimony"
Yerkes Comes Back Hard.
You can see as we'll as that she Is
telling the TRUTH" was Mr.. Yerkes' re-
tort And Annie explained that the
bartender had awakened her 10 talk
with her about Favor on this occasion.
Reverting to Hibbler. Annie said
that In one OF his talks with her he
had made this statement. In sub
stance:
You had better not give money to
anyone but me. for am good friend
OF the commissioner and can do more
than anybody else"
II was brought out that ex-Justice
Coulson's father. a deputy sheriff, had
once made a complaint against Annie,
according to the witness. She referred
to him as "old Coulson."
UDid .-o,, avar oiya him yuOupyT -
HE borrowed some money from me
and never gave II back.
Annie told how Justice Jeffries'
grand jury was started.
How Investigation Started.
my attorney, Mr.. Martin, advised
me, after the last case against me
had been started. to tell everything
knew about the police" she said.
Then he went TO Justice Jeffries and
told him | wanted to talk with him.
The Judge got a stenographer and
started TO tell him all about II"
Did Justice Jeffries tell you that
you could get three years."
He said that was what the statute
called for"
Did he say he would have to give
you three years If you were convict
edo"
He said he would have to hear the
testimony and try. the case.
Mr.. Frazer showed that the case
had been adjourned from time to time
and is still pending.
Mr.. Frazer then demanded a tran
script OF Annie's first statement to
Jeffries.
For what purpose?" asked Prose.
cutor Yerkes.
To contradict the witness"
You are not entitled to it."
Wen get II just the same"
You won't get 1t till you're through
with the Witness" ruled Justice Stein.
Attorneys In Wrangle.
A recess was taken TO enable the at
torneys to look up the law and when
court was resumed a lengthy argu-
ment ensued.
Frazer and Murfln contended that
they were as much entitled to know
what the Smith woman had sworn to
in the grand jury room as was Stenog-
rapher Matt Carney.
THE fact that the prosecution de-
MES US that privilege shows that they
know their witness is lying" said
Frazer.
Prosecutor Yerkes defied counsel TO
produce any decisions in support Of
! their contention. Justice Stein stood
by his original decision and the exam
ination continued, after Prosecutor
| Yerkes had taken occasion to resent
counsel's continual reference to the
witness as common woman.
Then perhaps she's uncommon"
put In Muffin, facetiously.
Annle's Account Book.
Annie produced what Mr.. Frazer re-
ferred to as her account book" 1t
consisted Of few sheets Of legal cap
folded together and contained a list
OF the presents she claimed to have
given Newberry and Favor.
When asked II she had not testi-
fed, Friday, that she had also marked
down the amounts she had paid Coul-
son for protection, Annie hesitated,
and would not answer the question
directly. All efforts to induce her to
say yes" or mo" were unavailing
even when Justice Stein took a hand
In the questioning, and the court final
ly said:
Pass It up
Eyes, pass II up. You can't corner
weasel" observed Mr.. Muffin.
Once during pause. while the at
torneys were vainly striving for an
answer, Annie turned her eyes TO the
prosecutors side OF the table and At
torney Muffin objected, intimating
that Annie was looking for inspiration.
IF you would sit on that side of
the table perhaps | would look at you,
too" observed the witness. invitingly.
"Oh, you would" growled back Muir
fin, highly indignant. Then I'll stay
right where | am, thank you"
Annie testified positively, later. that
she had not marked down the amounts
she had paid Coulson. AT any rate
they did not appear in the account
book.
The memoranda were then intro
duced in evidence. The entries were
In Hungarian, and Attorney Frazer,
standing close to the witness, asked
her toNtranslate them into English so
that they might be taken down by
the stenographer. Annie proceeded
In low voice. which caused Mr.. Muir
I'm 10 complain.
You two are very confidential"
he said. II can't hear a word"
Says Murfin's Jealous.
He seems to be jealous" retorted
Annie. laughing outright, and even
Muffin was forced to Join In the out
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