The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-03
R|CH's TRIAL WILL
TAKE PLACE IN
SEPTEMBER
Defense Comedies Young Man
Charged With Killing Mrs. Coryeon,
His Grandmother, Will Be Bound
Over at Present Hearing.
Inquiry Into Mysterious Case Is Re-
sumed in Police Court This
Afternoon.

BAf CITY, Mich, June o.-(Spe-
cial) THE examination OF Roland
Rich, charged with the murder OF HIS
grandmother, Mrs. Christine Coryeon,
Will be taken up In police court again
this afternoon. The first witness will
probably be Chief Murphy and then
either Mrs. A. Nalert, neighbor of the
dead woman, or Detective Craig will
be called. Craig said this morning
that he Is working on new line OF
evidence, but that he was not allowed
to disclose its nature. He did say
that he was simply trying to solve the
mystery and not necessarily endeavor-
ing TO convict Rich.
Attorney Coumans declined to say
whether he would make any defense
II police court or not. IL Is believed
The examination will be concluded to-
morrow and IL Rich is held he Will
be forced to remain in jail until the
September term OF the circuit court.
Richs counsel comedies that his
client will be bound over to the Sep
TENDER term of court for trial.
The small safe in which Mrs. Cor
yeon kept her valuable papers was
opened yesterday afternoon. IL had
been expected that motive for tie
crime. IL Mrs. Coryeon was murdered,
would be found in this safe. which Is
about Is inches long and II inches
high. II was almost filled with pa
pers relating to Mrs. Coryeon's estate.
These documents showed that the aged
woman practiced unusually keen bust
ness methods. No motive, however.
was found.
The abstracts and deeds of every
house and lot which were owned by
Mrs Coryeon were found In the safe.
There were some notes with mortgage
. collaterals. Her fire insurance poi
icies and receipts were carefully laid
away in one compartment. One note
reads =fer 81 ,ee0 and s3,988-has been
paid on il. Certificates of stock In
several corporations were also found,
including one for 500 shares In beet
sugar factory. This stock is valuable.
The prosecuting attorney opened the
safe In the presence of Attorney Con-
mans, counsel for Roland Rich, and
several newspaper men, anil IL was ac-
eepted that the safe revealed no mo-
tive for a crime.
DR.. McLurg, who assisted In treat
Ing Mrs. Coryeon after she had been
found In dying condition. and who
also conducted the post-mortem exam
nation, testified at yesterday after
Moons session In the police court. He
said that Mrs. Coryeon's brain was
slightly disturbed notwithstanding her
skull was broken into six or seven
pieces He declined to answer ques-
ton as TO whether she was killed by
n blow from a human hand or by acct
dent. holding that he was not testify
ing as an expert. Justice Kelly SAID
he had no authority to allow expert
fees and DR.. McLurg was excused.
DIR. Scrafford was also asked IL he
was prepared to say II Mrs. Coryeo1
was killed by assault or accident and
he said he was not.
Alfred Reese. the hackman, who
drove one OF the four carriages en-
gagged for Roland Rich's wedding. tes'
tilted that he did not see ii window In
the room where Mrs. Coryeon was
found dying. Mrs Tierney had testi'
fed that there was one window In this
bedroom and that the curtain was
half way up. II Is believed today that
the testimony OF Assistant Fire Cmef
Champion will have an important bear.
ing on the case. The fire official said
he found three burned matches on
the floor In the corner OF the bed
room. The defense contends that Mrs
Coryeon lit matches to look for Ro
lands wedding suit In this corner.