The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-25
CURRIE, CASE AND
B0URKE ARE MUTE
Pleas of Not Guilty Entered and
Examinations Set for July 6, Bail
Being Readily Furnished

Mrs. Mary ho5s, pIopllelpl vi ''N
OF those little -corncI stores where
school children are wont To gatheh
stood close up TO the bar OF justice
In Judge Jenries court, shortly atteF
II o'clock Thursday morning, as
group OF well-dressed. Distinguish
looking men, filed quietly IN. ana tooh
seats In the courtroom.
"He comes into my store an buys
cents wort of candy and cent 5
wort OF cigarettes. said Mrs. hoss'
In a frightened tone or voice.
II was very serious business for her.
this being charged with selling n
cents worth OF cigarettes TO a 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 10 defraud he
public out OF 100000, through STOCK
gam bling.
THE boy told me that the cigar
cites was fer his big brother SAID
Mrs. koss, nervously
Haze you any money with YOU"
asked the Judge. severely. III you
haven't, I'll give you chance to get
some I'll adjourn the case until TO.
morrow But bring some money, be-
cause I'm going TO fine you
How much money!" Mrs. Koss ask.
cd Court officer Klebba, IN terrified
whisper.
We'll, bring enough. tecause I'm
going 20 fine YOU" said the Judge.
Currie. Case. Bourke and their
group OF attorneys smiled broadly at
the swift descent of a terrible JUS
tice on Mrs. Koss Then they step
ped up for arraignment. They had
bondsmen in court TO insure against
their being sent To jail and they show.
ed no such fear as Mrs. Koss ex-
hibited.
Attorney Percy Crosse. for Case, and
Attorney Allan II. Frazer. for Currie.
waived the reading of the Joint COM
plant. charging Currie. Case and
Bourkc with conspiracy 10 defraud
Bourke was not represented by coun-
eel. except that Attorney Charles
L'E0mmideau was In court. 20 arrange
for bail The waiver was extended 10
Bourke.
Attorneys Frazer and Crosse also
waived the reading OF the complaints
against Currie and Case. for conspir-
ing 10 dcfraud Mrs. Amy G. r. Gray
OF Chicago. out OF cashiers check
for S36625, which she had handed
into the firm the day Of the failure
for Nipissing stock. All OF the de-
PENDANTS elected 10 stand mute. and
pleas OF not guilty were entered for
them by the justice.
Attorney Frazer. asked when he
wanted the cases set, replied that he
wanted a delay of about two weeks
which Attorney Crosse ,oncurred In
setting forth that Attorney Edwin
Henderson, associated with him N
the case. would not lie able 10 appear
before that time Justice Jeffries set
the cases for July G.
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. II
was not necessary 70 make the bail In
the present cases very high. Justice
Joffries set Cases bond at $1,000, 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 Bourkes
bail was also fixed NJ $4,000 In the
general conspiracy case.
r. II. Doyle. OF the Majestic Build
ing Co, qualified on 3ourle's bond
Russell A. Alger signed both Of Cur
rie's bonds, and Andrew Green OF tho
Solvay Process Co, was the surety
on Cases two bonds.
"Mr Currie did everything in his
power TO keep the business up" said
aoaa3eaaaSSS99 SSSSAeaSSaSS
ed to him and said, Is that you doc?
and he said Yes
"Al three OF us fired at the same
time. or so near 1t was one report In
short time Judge Hargis said BY
God. YOU sure got him! I heard him
heller like a big bull"