The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-12
TELLS MINISTERS
HOW He BROUGHT
MOORE TO TIME
w. D. soUTHWicK REHAsHEs sA.
LOON PROSECUTION ExPER-
iENcE-FRAlsEs JUDGE CON.
MOLLY AND BOASTS YERKEs.

The members of the Pastors union
at the monthly meeting. Monday morn
ing, In the Central Methodist church
". d. Southwick told OF his exper-
fences in compelling the closing on
time of the Moore saloon: Judge
Willis Brown. FIRST judge OF the
juve nile court OF Utah, and organize.
Of the Anti-Cigarette league, told Of
his work among the hoys OF his home
state. as we'll rs In other parts OF the
country; Mrs. Elias IL. Sellars pre-
sented the women's suffrage proposi-
tor and asked for signatures OF the
ministers 10 petition 10 be sent TO
congress asking for a sixteenth amend
ment 10 the constitution. giving her
sex the right TO vote, and Michigan
university professor circulated printed
questions among the clergymen seek
ing information as To. the amount OF
Biblical studies they had pursued,
this information TO be used for his
work In the university and in a book
10 be written.
Mr. Southwick was the principal
speaker OF the morning. and gave de
lAll'u account VI Tic SNCPo
taken In the Moore case He described
the police court clerks as ideal gen
tlemer" saying they Will do anything
for you IL you know what you want
and ask for IT," He described mis-
difficulties in having Justice Jeffries
swear him 70 the numerous complaints
he had 10 make against Moore. but
said that afterwards Jeifries apollo
elzed for his rudeness.
prosecuting Attorney ierkes did
what he could TO assist me in a pas
sire sort OF way" said Mr.. South
wick. He is constitutionally unfit f0r
the office U: prosecutor. He would
stand in the way OF cannon ball 10
save a friend. but he is not aggres.
sive, | find that Judge Connolly has
one OF the finest legal minds | have
ever known. lie is at the head OF the
Democratic party in this city, and e
told me | was on the right track In
the way | worked up these cases. He
told me the law ought TO be enforced,
and Judge Phelan agreed with me
that | was on the right track.
The acqulttal of Moore on the
first trial was the best thing that could
have happened. Full details were
given In the papers OF the fact, and
II aroused public sentiment Many
people. up 10 that time, had taken liz
tie or no interest They wished me
well. but il We could only bury all the
dead who are walking the streets We
could get better results. | was dead
10 a great many things going on until
last summer. III Moore had been coz
yicted on tho first trial, even the
preachers would have said that the
world was now saved, and We are nj
right.
AT the close OF the first case Moore
took ten jurors across the street 10
saloon. but. OF course, | don't know
what they did In there. The papers,
however. roasted Moore in editorials
and did much good
From my experience I'm this case.
know that il Is up 10 the individual
10 see that the saloons obey the laws
Judge Brown, in short talk, de-
Clared that II the officers OF Detroit
did their duty. there would be 40 need
OF juvenile law. He outlined the
course OF procedure in Utah in which
the constitution was so changed that
children are considered the wards o.
the state, and that instead Of the hill
dren being sent to jail. those respon-
sible for their bad deeds are punish
ed. Judge Brown Is a close friend OF
the Rev. Frederic Tower Galpin. pas
Tor OF the First Baptist church, and
is interested in the establishment of
"Boytown" In Michigan, similar 10 the
one in Indiana. where the boys have
complete control of the municipal at
fairs He has in his home eight boys.
taken from various penal institutions
OF the country. and he is educating
them with his own children
Judge Brown caused quite laugh
among the clergymen ~ saying lie