The Detroit times., 1909-06-24
CURR|E,. CASE AND
BOURKE STAND
MUTE IN COURT
Pleas of Not Guilty Entered and
Examinations Set for July 8, Bail
Being Readily Furnished
By Each.
Attorney Frazer Says Currie Put
$1,OO0,0OO Into Business Since
1902 in Effort To Prevent
Failure.

Mrs. Mary Koss, proprietor or one
Of those little corner stores where
school children are wont To gathei'
stood close up TO the bar OF Justice
In Judge Jelfries' court, shortly AFTER
II O'Clock Thursday morning, as
group of well-dressed, distinguished
looking men, filed quietly In. and TOOK
seats In the courtroom.
lie comes into my store aH-buys
a cents wort Of candy and cent S
wort OF cigarettes" said Mrs. koss'
In a frightened tone OF voice.
II was very serious business for her,
this being charged with selling
cents worth OF cigarettes TO minor,
in violation OF the law. All OF the
men in the distinguished looking party
smiled at her plight. Three OF the
men were Cameron Currie, Louis II.
Case, and Michael J. Bourke, charged
jointly with conspiring to defraud the
public out OF 100000, through stock
gambling.
The boy told me that the cigar
cites was fer his big brother" said
Mrs. koss. nervously.
Have you any moEey with you
asked the Judge, severely. If you
I, L
some. I'll adjourn the case until 10.
morrow. But bring some money. be-
cause I'm going TO fine you
How much money! Mrs. koss ask
ed Court Officer Klebba, in terrified
whisper
We'll. bring enough, because I'm
going to fine you said the Judge.
Currie, Case Bourke and their
oil "A
the swift descent OF terrible JUS
tice on Mrs. Koss. Then they step.
ped up for arraignment They had
oondsmen In court 10 insure against
their being sent To Jail, and they show.
ed no such fear as Mrs. Koss eX'
hibited.
Attorney Percy Grose. fer Case, and
Attorney Allan II. Frazer, for Currier
waived the reading OF the Joint COM
plant, charging Currie. Case and
Bourkc with conspiracy TO defraud.
Bourke was not represented by coun-
gel. except that Attorney Charles
L'Hommideau was I'm court, TO arrange
for bail. The waiver was extended to
Bourke.
Attorneys Frazer and Grose also
waived the reading OF the complaints
ing to defraud Mrs. Amy G.. T. Cray,
of Chicago. out of a cashiers check
for S366.25, which she Lad handed
into the firm the day OF the failure.
for Nipissing stock. All OF the de-
PENDANTS elected TO stand mute. and
pleas OF not guilty were entered for
them. by the Justice.
Attorney Frazer. asked when he
Tod hnf hn
wanted a delay Of about two weeks
which Attorney Grose concurred in,
setting forth that Attorney Edwin
Henderson, associated with him IN
the case. would not he able 10 appear
before that time. Justice Jeffries set
the cases for July 6.
Attorney Crosse argued, that as Case
Is already under $4,000 bonds, with
Charles NJ Swift as bondsman. In the
other cases pending against him. IL
was not necessary TO make the ball In
the present cases very high. Justice
Jeffries set Cases bond ut 81 200. In
each OF the present cases: Cameron
Currie was placed under $4,000 bond
IN the general conspiracy case. AMI
81 900 in the Gray case. while Bourke's
ball was also fixed ut $4,000 in the
general conspiracy case.
E. II. Doyle, Of the Majestic Build
Ing Co. qualified on 5ourke's bond;
Russell A. Alger signed both OF Cur
rie's bonds. and Andrew Green OF the
Solvay Process Co, was the surSV
on Cases two bonds.
Mr.. Currie did everything in his
power 20 keep the business up" said
Attorney Frazer. just before the ar
raignment. Since 1902, he has put
81 900 900 of his own private fortune
into the business. There was also
$4,000 of his wife's fortune which was
put into the business in the last thre,
years.
"Mr. Currie put into the business.
his own shares OF stocks. which he had
received for promoting the companies.
He put in 10000 shares Of Michigan
Copper: 10000 shares Of Phoenix;
5000 shares Bully Hall Mining; 572.
600 Copper Range; $500 Adventure.
end enough other Copper Range
shares TO bring the amount up to a
million dollars"