The Detroit times., 1909-06-12
JEFFR|ES WOULD
LAND BIC Ones
Dismisses Conspiracy Charges
Against Case and Currie Employees
Tells Prosecutor to Start Again.

Il suggest. Mr.. Aldrich. that you
back up and start over again In new
form"
With this significant remark. JUS
tice Jeffries. late Friday afternoon. dis.
missed the conspiracy case against
Louis IL. Case. former partner of Cam.
eron Currie. and five former employees
OF the firm, Herbert b. Page, Robert
l.. Edwards. William Strisky. Ernest
kraetke and William Rowley. A sew
enth defendant. Frederick T. Dolsen.
had been virtually discharged on the
prosecutors motion several days be-
Tore. The quashing of the consplr-
acy case was on the motion OF Attor-
ney A. Is. Hall made at the outset Of
the case and renewed Friday, after
the people rested. The two embezzle-
ment cases against Louis ii. Case
were Adjourned until Tuesday.
That further investigation will be
made by Justice Stein. looking to new
warrants. is regarded as most prob
able. Preceding the quashing of The
con ipiraey- charge Friday afternoon.
Justices Stein and Jeffries had a long
conference in the formers private Of.
fee and. following the discharge OF the
defendants. another was held between
Justice Jeffries and Assistant Prose.
cutor Aldrich. The latter declined to
say what his course would be.
In "A subsequent conversation with
a group OF newspaper men. Justice
Jenrics referred in a significant way
To "a couple of big ones" who had es-
capped the net thus far, then suddenly
closed his mouth lest he say too much.
In disposing of the case Justice JET
fries strongly foreshadowed future
prosecutions. provided Justice Stein
and the prosecutors office take the
same view that he does.
Money was deposited with Gamer
on Currie & Co. according to Mr. Cur
rie's own testimony. for lawful and
specific purpose he said. That pur-
pose was the protection of the stocks
In which cutomers had invested The
supreme court has held that the APP
preparation of money so deposited for
any other purpose is larceny. II any
crime has been committed here, IT has
been the unlawful conversion of
money deposited with the company.
Il am satisfied that Cameron Cur
RE had such knowledge OF what was
going on In his concern, that he was
not rtt-@++ted- 10 an extent as TO war
rant the predication of an action for
conspiracy on that deception.
This case. 10 me, has very SER
ious aspect. II is important 10 the ad.
ministration 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.
oh 10 I.i "a
IF the same zeal manifested by the
prosecution in this case. although. |
believe planted wrong, is planted
right. believe the prosecutor will do
his duty by the people. and | do not
think it is necessary to wait until
some citizen comes forward TO make
a complaint"
The last observation referred TO
declaration made by Mr.. Aldrich in
his reply to Halls motion
III one customer OF the defunct firm
will come forward and say that he
has put money in Currie hands 10
buy stock and Currie has failed TO do
so, | will see 10 it 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 10 every dollar of the
firms capital and used IL for their own
benefit. The fact that Cameron Cur
RE did not believe there had been any
intent 10 defraud him made no differ
encc, he declared.
Attorney Edwin Henderson, in
forceful argument. said that Manager
Case. in permitting the boys TO deal
in stocks in others names. was sim
ply doing what Cameron Currie hal
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
lty ard. in part at least, with the
knowledge OF Mr. Currie. for the lat
.er admitted that he knew Dolsen and
Page were trading No one had been
heated and the defendants accounts
stood in exactly the same position as
Pourke's and the rest of the bad debts.
ne said
Police Justice Stein said saturday
morning that the facts brought out in
he police court examination OF Louis
Case and the former employees OF Cam.
eron Currie warrant further investiga-
lion. and that II the prosecutor does
not make a fresh move within rea-
sonahle time he will ask him to do so