The Detroit times., 1908-03-11
COLON c. LILLE TO
TELL CD. JURY
ABOUT DEPT.
DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONS
PROBE AT woRk-WAyMg GIN
CUT COURT sTENocRApHERs'
SALARY BOOST ouEsTioNEp. 4
(rrom a special Correspondence

(Frorn Special Corrcsponoeuts)
MASON, Mich. March 11.--Colon G..
Lille. of Coopersville. deputy food and
dairy commissioner. Is here to appear
before the grand jury II Is evident
that the jurors are welding the probe
on the food and dairy department
S. J. Wilson. of Flint. came before
the jury. Monday. Landlord Simmons,
OF the Everette house. Saginaw, was
witness both Monday and Tuesday.
On Aug. Is. OF last year. a conference
of 10 employees of the dairy and food
department was held at the Everette
house and Wilson, who was secretary
OF the state dairy association. was
present.
w. Scott Jones. circuit court stem
ographer OF Wayne. Is also present ~
witness. The investigation into tho
methods alleged to have been used to
secure the passage OF the bill raising
the salaries OF the circuit court stem
ographers in Wayne county, begins to
get warmer.
In the recent village election At
Coopersville, Mr.. Lille. who was =
delegate to the last constitutional
convention, was elected trustee. a.
though he previously had been defeat
ed In caucus.
The grand jury's work yesterday,
included probing the allegations that
four senators, whose names Gov. War
ner Is said to have furnished to the
jury, volunteered to the international
Harvester Co.. to kill the bin in tho
regular legislative session last year.
to install a binder Irvine plant in Jack
son prison, IL the company would put
up specified sum of money.
The grand Jury today asked Judge
West how far they might insist on q
witness testifying when they had rea-
son 10 believe his testimony would
reveal crime and he stood on his
constitutional rights. The Judge adj
vised the Jury witness could claim
constitutional privilege except where
1t was to shield some one else and not
himself; then: II he refused. the court
should be informed and would assist
In securing the testimony.
Thomas Davis and w. Scott Jones.
circuit court stenographers OF Wayne
county, have been here for three days,
and II Is believed are the witnesses re-
ferred to. II Is likely contempt pro.
ceedings may follow indictment as a
result OF the investigation into the bill
raising the pay OF circuit court stenog-
raphers are looked for.
LANSING, Mich. March 1i.--After
leaving the jury room, yesterday,
Judge John w. Dunn, OF Arenac coun-
ty. who was indicted on the ground
that he offered bribe to Senator
Marlborough, to induce him to vote
for Arthur Hill for United States sem
ator. said:
"It was well known where stood.
I talked with a great many members
OF the legislature. AS to Offering
money, | had none, and was not au-
thorized TO use any. had several
talks with Marlborough, as he Is from
my district, but absolutely never
offered him a cent"
That the grand jury Is trying to
make a close investigation Of the at
fairs of former Banking Commissioner
George Moore, OF Port Huron, espe-
cially of his relations with former
State Treasurer Glazier, during the
period both were In ONCE, Is evident.
Ralph ID. Redfern, of Detroit, made
his fourth trip to Mason and was
again quizzed about the binder twine
matter He Is to come back later In
the week