The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-16
ENCE AGAINST
Il SEEMS WEAK
on First Count on Embez-
mt Indictment Postponed
For Week.

.
Il Case. former partner of Cam
Urrie, were taken up by Justice
Tuesday morning as schedul-
~ practically deserted court /
<romeron Currle was present |
attorney, Allan III. Frazer, IN !
= = snbpena issued by the de-
q was not called.
ncene presented was In
orked contrast To the conspir-
ring last week, when Case
FORMER employees or the de.
r0kerage house. with their
formed an imposing array
Ae tables. OF this array there
"a. Tuesday, only Mr.. Case, his
Edwin Henderson and Percy
and Assistant Prosecutor Aid.
IRON Currie CHANGED TO take a
aide Louis Case in the court
md for the first time since the
~ OF the warrants and the trial
Eases the two were seen In con
uo1. IL any ill-feeling existed
ms no outward evidence of Il
nnt Prosecutor Aldrich elect.
IKE up the Harvey Miller cas-
Mr.. Miller, who is a manuia
I'd lives at No. 269 Iroquois.
- called as the first witness.
said that early in January,
o gave Cameron Currie * Co,
Mr.. Case, an order for 100
&of Superior a. Pittsburg Cop
lex. giving In payment a check
32.60 on the National Bank of
rec. He asked Case, he said.
the shares for him and have
uficate made out in his name
~ IL over to him. He was sur
Tho said, when Case told him
y take three weeks TO get the
1<e. He had had stock dealings
kor concerns. he said, and had
ard of IL taking so long.
- next few weeks Miller had
Dee several times about the
md each time was told that the
We was not ready. He had not
Il at the time of the failure
<never received ii, he testified
DISCRIMINATION by Mr.. Hen.
4iller was unable to say that
rsonally got the money on the
Md would make no such claim.
&ded the check TO Case and the !
Va his presence, had turned II
: the cashier, but as far as he
he money was received by the
You understand why Cameron
was not prosecuted
interest In having him go
one talked to you in his be.
III you know the stock was in
nnds the time OF the failure?" /
~ Expressed the belief that the
had been in the firms posses
|7if had been turned over to Hay
Zone & Co. before the failure
ME- stock was ever bought by !
E>n Currie & CO.. 1t was used
bn, wasn't it?' asked MIR. Aid. |
M redirect examination.
sir, il must have been, re.
Miller.
henderson put this question to
|tness:
v0ur stock was held by Hayden. |
~ Co. and was later sold by
Dceiver for Cameron Currie &
ia he got the proceeds, mani
the stock was not transferred
rden, Stone & Co. for any other
y, was it?"
|lch strenuously objected to the
on and counsel became iaEelF-
y spirited wordy battle over it,
y Jeffries finally permitted Mill
answer, and he said yes :, -
other words, il Hayden, Stone !
had owned the stock. the re-
couldn't have sold il, could
xerson then produced the petit.
n Miller filed In the circuit
1hrough Attorney John j. Gafill,
that the receiver turn over 10
~ OF the proceeds OF that sale
tks, the $1,000 he had put up.
[Don made the witness admit
~ expected to get his money
The lawyer declared that from
~ OF stocks bought by Cameron
Il q Co. from Hayden, Stone &
Ma held by the latter at the
Y the failure. the receiver had |
y some $350,O00.
- money is in the receivers |
now, isn't Il % demanded Hen I
\ there's some there"
IL continued Henderson. turning |
rich. "and the only reason you |
bring Receiver Austin here and |
ID on the stand is because you
Ne can prove by him that there |
Nh money there te=pay-eX every |
of this character outstanding |
& the firm"
! will bring Austin here prom !
Idrich.
Eney Call was sworn and res
- the fling of Miller's petition. |
Institute one crime for an
his point Aldrich rose to ask
ke defendant be bound over. in !
that the prosecution had made |
prima facie case. Justice JEFF
leld that he had not establish.
se's connection with the firm. !
y this purpose Gordon Fernley, !
tos the assistant cashier, was
Attorney Henderson objected
use OF an underling for this
. when Cameron Currie was
D but the court permitted
\ 20 testify.
larson caused a laugh when, as
y was asked TO identify the re-
|Iven Miller, he said:
Ter be careful. Fernley, they
have you arrested, too"
as though he had taken ii ser.
-the young man FASTENED TO
1 can't identify It."
|ce Ieffries after a conference |