The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-03
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Seven Arraigned On Grand IT,
Warrants Sworn 70 ~ cnnaS1
Currie, Give bail and WIN
Be Examined Junss &
All Are Charged With CongpisoG
With Embeszlsment Aoolsstiog(
Against Case in Addition. y,

Not since tho exciting days oe O.
neutrality-suspicious. conepty01
hearings. growing out Of the oen1n
tional charges made By Annie 8m19
excepting. OF course, the Boy0jto
shooting. has there been such t0'l
in the old police court a. there No.
Thursday morning, when Louis X1
Case and six former employees Of ~
defunct firm of Cameron CurTlo
Co., brokers. appeared for arraignmG
on the warrants issued Wednoo6
charging all with couap1ro6
and Case, in two separate wArrnu1
with embezzlement. i.3
The defendants with their cuunn
presented a rather imposing array II
they fled into Justice Jeffrfeg c6ux
shortly after IL O'Clock, and dispUr
themselves. as well as space perErfo
ted around the throne" All waive
the reading OF the complaints o.
gave bail for their appearance June "a
Justice Jeffries gave the attorneys tn
warning that he would expect them ~
be ready to proceed at that time enG
would hold the date open for thee
cases exclusively. No reasons excepE
the most urgent would be accepted o.
grounds for a postponement, he De-
clared.
For a few minutes, Immediately fol-
lowing arraignment, the seven defend
ants were technically under arreG1
They were ushered into the small jury
room to the right Of the judges bench.
where Deputy Sheriff william Mart1
kept an eye on them until their bondn
were prepared and approved. One ~
one the company dwindled away. until
by noon, only two were left, William
Strisky and Herbert ID. Page. They
we're beginning to grow a BIT restivoy
under the restraint when r. J. Kruco<
the cracker man. of No. Al virginfo<
ave-, came to the rescue through the
efforts of their friends and gave bail
for both. y
The defendants were spared the u
nominy of sitting In the prisOner~'
box. but were obliged to give the1y
"pedigrees." the same as Ordinary
prisoners.
Accused Won't Talk.
Under instructions OF their attor'
neys. none OF the accused would say
anything for publication. From 70
mark dropped by Attorney Edwin
Henderson. who. with Percy Crosse
appears for Case, there Is a likelihood
that the defense will be based On
technical grounds.
las there may be some objection 20
the form OF the complaint have in
structed my client to stand mute" he
said The other lawyers followed his
example.
II is also limited that the defense
may attempt to show that, II there We
any conspiracy II also involves MI
Currie, who escapes prosecution.
The idea of one partner consDtr1nG
against another Is preposterous mon
a legal standpoint" was the signincaue
remark Of Attorney A. B. Hall. who -.
pears for William o. Rowley, Robero
l.. Edwards and Herbert ID. Page. h
would not discuss the matter furthoEs
however. ~
Justice Jeffries first took up the en-
bezglement cases against Case. the a.
PENDANT standing mute In each in
stance and waving the reading Of the
information. When the conspiracy
warrant was reached the court asked:
Are the defendants all here?"
"Everybodys here, your honor. en-
responded Attorney Henderson.
And Currie's In Missouri put tn
another.
hand, after all. Mr.. Strisky had
stepped out to the telephone In quest
OF a bondsman. and officers were as
patched for him post haste. Then, by
process Of segregation. each man
stepping forward as his name WAS
called. the defendants were finally
gathered In one bunch and the ar
fragment proceeded. AS In the
other cases the attorneys answered
for their clients, the latter maintain
ing silence. Justice Jeffries question:
ed them all as to their ability to ur.
nished bail. Only two, Kraetke ana
Page. claimed TO own any property.
Ball. Fixed at $1,000.
With the consent OF Assistant Pros
cutor Jasnowski. the court fixed the
bail of each defendant In the conspir
acy case at $1,000 with one surety
each. Mr.. Jasnowski recommends
that Cases bail be fixed at 5000 y
each OF the embezzlement cases. AZ
tornev Henderson declared IL exec
sive and the court took the same view.
Aging II finally at $4,000 with one
surety in each case. Bonds were
promptly furnished by Andrew n
Green. Jr., general manager Of tne
Solvay Process Co. and Charles -.
swift. of Crosse Pointe- Mr.. Green
also went on Cases $1,000 bond In the
conspiracy case.
Lewis G. Gorton. No. COS Cass-aves,
acted as bondsman for Fred 4. Dor
sen: Joseph NJ. Stone. No. 6so BRUSH
,Couf,nued ON page sevep.D