The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-16
MRS. BARNETT IN
PLEA Of NOT
GUILTY
ISSUED, CHARGING
HER WITH MURDER OF OSCAR
PETERSON-MEN SHE ACCuS-
ED LIBERATED.

guilty" was the plea offered by Mrs
Chas. Barnett when arraigned before
Justice Neumann, on warrant Issued
yesterday. charging her with the muir
der of Oscar Peterson. whose body was
found buried near the shack occupied
by her She seemed Indifferent and
after her plea added that Peterson
was not murdered and that she new
er could be convicted.
Frank Peters, the first man ar
rested upon her statement that he
had assisted in burying the body. and
Michael Tilton. taken In charge Sat
urday on the strength OF her story
and his own peculiar bearing, were
both released yesterday afternoon.
BAY CITY. Mich. jane 15-Mrs.
Chas. Barnett. under arrest on sus
picion &C having murdered Oscar
Peterson, whose body was dug up
from II sand ridge. last week, In Ban
gor township. has made con
fesSion," her sixth, this time implicit
ing Michael Tilton. a huckster, aged
SO. who has beer arrested.
Mrs. Barnett says Tilton came from
Peterson's house Memorial day, say
ing he was dead, and that If she
kept STILL" he would be back. He
came, she says, at midnight with his
horse and wagon, went TO Peterson's
house loaded the body into the wagon
and drove to the sand ridge. where
be buried IL himself She also said
the will and bill OF sale, which would
give her possession OF Peterson's prop
erty, was signed in Tilton's boarding
house by his landlady, Mrs. Winters.
Heretofore laxative, the woman
Sunday refused to discuss the case
with sheriff or prosecutor saying she
was now a Christian" and couldn't
talk over such matters on the Sab
bath.
Chas. Barnett. husband OF the pris-
oner, who was located near Corunna
by Under Sheriff Warfield. has moved
10 another locality and the officer
was forced TO return without seeing
him.
The inquest on Peterson's body,
called for tonight. has been postponed
a week on account OF unfinished analy-
sis OF the intestines. Time liz desired
I'm which to make Investigations of
certain fluids POUNDS In Mrs. Barnett's
home by officers.
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSsS SSsScSSS
Intention. expressed yesterday, OF
lodging the vice-presidency. news
comes from the White House that the
administration prefers either Doliver,
or that other Iowan, Gov. Cummins,
for second place. James s. Sherman
OF New York, is said to be regarded
by the administration as somewhat
too conservative for the place.
Anti-lnjunction Plank.
Speaker Cannon had long con-
ference with Senator Hopkins. who
will be chairman of the committee on
resolutions, and IL is said that II the
intended anti-injunction plank con-
tains any virility when passed by the
committee the speaker will assail 1t
% nthe floor of the convention.
In this connection II Is said that
an effort will also be made to indorse
the amendment to the antitrust law
exempting farmers organizations and
labor unions from its provisions. This
has aroused the speakers ire to a
high pitch and he takes the position
that congress having turned down
'htSC piOpOoitiOnS ny HOt DdSSluR
them. IL Is not for the convention to
take snap judgment and to push them
on the delegates without fullest OPP
portunity for discussion.
II was reported to Speaker Cannon
that the delegations from New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Indiana
and Illinois. had formally declared
against the injunction plank, and that
efforts to obtain similar action by
other delegations gave promise Of
success.
The plank which has aroused such
strife is as follows:
We declare for such an amend
ment OF the statues Of procedure In
me federal courts with respect 10
tho use OF the writ of Injunction as
VIII on the one hand prevent the
summary issue or such orders with
cut proper consideration. and or
the other VIII preserve undimin-
ished the power OF the courts TO
enforce their process, to the end
that justice may be done at all
times and to all parties.
The trust plank is as follows:
The Republican party passed the
sherman antitrust law over Dem
ocratic opposition. and enforced IL
after Democratic dereliction. II
has been wholesome instrument
for good in the hands of wise
and fearless administration. But
experience has shown that its ef-
fectiveness can be strengthened and
IT. real objects better attained by
such amendments as Will give TO
the federal government greater su-
supervision and control over and Sc
cure greater publicity I'm, the man
agement OF that class OF Interstate
corporations having power and op-
portunity to effect monopolies, and
al the same time Will not interfere
with the existence OF associations
among business men. farmers and
wage earners SO long as their con-
duct Of operation results In a posi-
tive benefit TO the public.
Congressman John Dalzell, of the
great industrial district OF Pittsburg.
has, according to information. refus-
ed the personal appeal OF President
Roosevelt to remain passive and al
low the anti-injunction plank to be
inserted In the Republican platform