The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-31
JEFFR|Es' GRAND
JURY To GRIND
ONCE MORE
ANNIE SMITHS STORY OF. eusl.
NESS MEN INDUCING HER TO
LEAVE CITY WILL BE PRoeEp
WOMAN OUT ON BAIL.


police scandal fame. to Detroit after
an absence OF more than a month.
Justice Jeffries' grand jury has start
ed grinding again. and the justice de-
clares that several more warrants
may be issued II certain information
that has come to him can be zorro
borated.
Annie Smith was closeted with the
justice and Assistant Prosecutor
Louis w. McClear. who represented
the prosecutors ONCE In the previous
grand jury investigation, for nearly
an hour. Friday. and Justice Jenries
afterwards announced that the In
vestigation would be resumed next
Tuesday Afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
The Smith woman has been notified
to be present at that time, as has
also Stenographer Matthew Gainey.
Justice Jeffries. sitting as a grand
jury. will not only investigate Annie's
story that four business men OF De-
troit and Delray persuaded her to
leave the city, but will also probe a
statement made by her to the erect
that certain persons came to her sew
eral times, previous to her departure
from the city, and sought to procure
fries had promised her immunity from
punishment on the charge OF being
disorderly woman, out OF which the
police scandal grew, II she would ties.
tify against Smith, Hibbler and New
berry.
Jeffries 10 Wrathy.
IF anything of that sort has been
going on II Is nothing short OF subor-
nation OF perjury" declared Justice
Jenries. And II find 1t Is true and
I can reach the guilty parties. | GER
sainly shall exert every effort to do 30.
II anyone thinks he can money with
me In that manner, with immunity. III
show him that he's mistaken"
Old Charges Revived.
AS to the other story. that four busi-
mes men induced her to leave town
and promised to make II right" with
her, Justice Jeffries said that II would
probably be up to Justice Stein to
issue warrants, II II develops that
there are sufficient grounds to war
rant such action. inasmuch as Justice
Stein heard the cases against New
berry and Hibbler, which were pend
:. ing ct the time OF her disappearance.
These cases were recently dismissed
d
ity to produce Annie. But now that
she has been found. they will probably
be reinstated. Justice Stein says there
is nothing In the way OF their rein
statement, as far as he knows. NO
question Of former jeopardy Is In
volved.
Justice Jeffries' little session with
Annie Friday noon, was In the nature
4< ftrrV hearing
No stenographer was present. but
Justice Jeffries made personal notes.
1t Is known that Annie gave him the
names of the four business men she
accuses, but neither the justice nor
Annie will divulge them to outsiders.
The prosecutors ONCE Is likewise
silent On good authority II Is learned,
however, that the men referred to are
members OF a well-known Arm which
has q branch In Delray.
= Annie. Smith was released from Gus
tody shortly after IL o'clock Friday
morning, on $1,000 bail. furnished by
her friend and business adviser.
Charles DeLisle, Of No~2082 West JEFF
ferson-ave., who qualified In the sum
of $4,000. While waiting for Judge
Connolly to take the bench, Annie sat
in the court room under the surveill.
ance Of Court Oficer Tommy Burke,
and held q sort OF informal reception.
shaking hands with court attaches and
others who came In largely out OF
curiosity. She did not like the idea
of being escorted to the court room
by an oficer In uniform, however. and,
In a spirit Of mischief. took hold OF
one of the officers buttons az though
to tear II on.
When Oficer Burke called for her
in the Jail, In response to the courts
orders, Annie looked him over disdain-
fully and said
Look at the fatty they send after
me-"
But Tommy stuck to his task, in
spite Of her jibes.
Assistant Prosecutor Manley stated, |
Friday, that Charles DeLisle would
not be prosecuted on the charge OF
aiding Annie to escape. as there was
no evidence against him. In fact. II
Is now said that DeLisle was largely
the means OF inducing her to come
back to this vicinity. The prosecuting
officers are inclined to doubt Annie's
story that she intended to come back
OF her own accord Friday. though her
attorney, Mr.. Martin, and Justice JEFF
fries are satisfied that she had such
an intention.
III she were so anxious to come to
Detroit I. can't understand why she
should take, car for Toledo" said
Mr.. Hanley.
DeLisle, who was with Annie at the
time of her arrest. says he just hap. |
pened to strike the same car
Annie In CHEEKY Mood.
Anie left the police court In cheer
~ mood after her talk with Justice
S JefRries and declared she would be on
hand again Tuesday, She expressed
her intention OF investing In one OF
the new directoire gowns and parad- |
Ing the streets In II, Just to keep her
name before the public. but Annie was
not really serious about this.
why did I 90 away? Well. those
business men came to me and said
(Csntinusl - Pare Niss.)