The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-12
JEFFRIEs WDUL(
LAND COUPLE OH
Bis ONES
Dismissed Conspiracy o.
Against Case and Former cux1
Employees, Advising Prosecutot'
to "Get Planted Right"
IF There Was a Crime, Twas 8
Improper Converting of Customers'
Money" Says Court Significantly:

Il suggest. Mr.. Aldrich. that y0t
back up and start over again In net
FORM" -
With this significant remark. Jusl
tice Jeffries. late Friday afternoon. din.
missed the conspiracy case agaiDG1
Louis II. Case, former partner of Car
eron Currie, and five former employs
of the firm. Herbert B. Page, RobeFt
L. Edwards. William Strisky, Ene1t
Kraetke and William Rowley. A seY
enth defendant. Frederick T. Dolse6
had been virtually discharged on tn
prosecutors motion several days ~
fore. The quashing of the conspfr
acy case was on the motion OF Atfo<k'
ney A. Is. Hall, made at the outset a.
the case and renewed Friday. sftof
the people rested. The two embexxIC<|
ment cases against Louis H.. CaS6'
were adjourned untt Tuesday.
That further investigation will ~.
mado by Justice Stein. looking to ne4
warrants. is regarded as most prob
able. Preceding the quashing OF the,
conspiracy charge, Friday afternoous.
Justices Stein and Jeffries had lon9'
| conference in the formers private OF
fee and, following the discharge of the
defendants. another was held between
Justice Jeffries and Assistant Prose-
cuter Aldrich. The latter declined TO-
say what his course would be. ~
In a subsequent conversation with
group OF newspaper men. Justica
Jeffries referred In a significant WAY
to "a couple Of big ones" who had e.
capped the net thus far. then suddenly
closed his mouth lest he say too MUCK,
In disposing of the case Justice LEFT.
| fries strongly foreshadowed future
prosecutions. provided Justice Stein
and the prosecutors Office take the,
same view that he does 80
Money was deposited with Gamer
on Currie & Co.. according to Mr.. Cur
rie's own testimony, for a lawful and
specific purpose" he said. THAT pur~
pose was the protection of the stocks
In which cutomers had invested. Ttn
supreme court has held that the -
preparation of money SO deposited fok
any other purpose is larceny. II any
crime has been committed here, 1t has
been the unlawful conversion OF
money deposited with the company.
Il am satisfied that Cameron Cur
rie had such a knowledge OF what was
going on In his concern, that he was
not received to an extent as to war
rant the predication of an action for
conspiracy on that deception.
| This -case,-te- me, has very ser.
ious aspect II Is important to the adj
mlnistration of justice, the good order
of society and the integrity OF our bus
mess interests that. when people en-
trusted with the care of money and
property use It for another purpose.
they should be held to account.
IF the same zeal manifested by the
prosecution in this case, although.
believe. planted wrong. Is planted
right. l believe the prosecutor will do
his duty by the people, and l do not
think 1t is necessary to wait until
some citizen comes forward to make
a complaint"
The last observation referred to a
declaration made by Mr.. Aldrich In
his reply TO Halls motion.
If one customer OF the defunct firm
will come forward and say that he
has put money in Currie's hands to
buy stock and Currie has failed to do
so, viii see 70 IL that Currie is ar
rested" he said.
| Aldrich. in his argument, claimed
that the defendants stood in the same
position as though they had helped
| themselves TO every dollar of the
firms capital and used II for their own
benefit The fact that Cameron Cur
RE did not believe there had been any
intent TO defraud him made no differ
ence he declared.
| Attorney Edwin Henderson. In q
forceful argument. said that Manager
Case. I'm permitting the boys to deal
in stocks in others names, was sim
ply doing what CameFeH-Garrie had
done with regard TO Bourke and other
customers. What was done, he said.
was i'm the regular course of business.
under the direction OF one who acted
| within the scope OF his express author
ity and. in part at least. with the
knowledge OF Mr.. Currie. for the lat
ter admitted that he knew Dolsen and
Page were trading. No one had been
cheated, and the defendants accounts
stood in exactly the same position as
Pourke's and the rest OF the bad debts.