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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
rs MORE TALEsMEh
SUMMONED FOR
B0YAJ|AN JURY
Extra Panel Of 100 Exhausted, But
End Of Work to Secure Twelve
To Try Doctor Isn't
In Sight.
Defense Still Has Is Challenges and
Prosecution l3-Court Adjourus
Until Wednesday Morning.

After nearly four days .cort .s...
is still no jury In sight In the r. D..
ian murder case. The extra ps.~s -
l2o talesmen. drawn last week. va,
exhausted. Tuesday noon. Judge Con-
molly entered an order directing the
jury commission TO draw the names of
| 10 more taIesmen TO report at 9:3U
O'Clock. Wednesday morning. In the
meantime the court is idle and the at
torneys Will have breathing spell.
More than once during the forenoon
1t looked as though a jury had been
secured. Time and again Prosecutor
Van Zile announced himself as satis-
Ned. but the grind would start all over
again when Attorney Bumps. after q
brief consultation with his associate.
Charles l.. Bartlett. would use another
peremptory. At noon the defense had
used IL OF its 80 challenges and the
prosecution two OF It's Is. Only one
member Of the regular recorders court
panel for the present term of court re-
NAMED In the box when court ad-
journed. He was William r. H. Goetx;
Of No. 298 Jay-st. There had been two
until T. +. LOCKER was excused by the
defense few moments before. The
others remaining In the box at the
time OF adjournment were: ~
Herman Dau. No. 1867 Gratiot-ave.:
Harry Harris. No. 3S7 st. Antoine-st.;;
Charles Roehrig. No. 127 Antietam-st.:
Samuel c. Rumble, No. 1901 Fourth
ave-; John Nowakowski, No. 22S
Brady-st.; Arthur e. r. Smith, No. i27
Engelwood-ave.; Albert e. Goodson.
No. 81 Cameron-ave.; William Wlllets.
No. 241 Fifteenth-st.: Thomas ].
Brady. No. HAP Baldwin-ave.. and Wal
ter c. Mason. No. SAP West Jefferson
ave.
Judge Connolly cautioned the pros
pective Jurors not to discuss the case
among themselves or with their
friends, and not to allow others to
discuss II with them.
| Two men examined this morning,
William Roach. No. ZIG Larned-st.
east and John George. No. $50 Mar
tin-st, said they had never Heard CT
the case before. George explained
that he was out OF the city when the
shooting occurred. and had never hap
pened to see anything In the papers
about Ii since. Roach explained that
he is not given to reading the papers
a great deal, and pays no attention
whatever to the criminal news. as he
leads a quiet. retired life, free from
strife and discord
| Asked by che court II In case the
testimony should raise In his mind the
question OF reasonable doubt, he would
give the benefit OF that doubt Ito the
defendant or otherwise" George re.
piled:
Otherwise"
He was excused for cause
Roach was also excused later In the
| forenoon.
Edward A. Gender, No. 1912 Gratiot-
ave-, said his brother-in-law was in
Justice Jeffries' court room at the
time Dr. Boyajian shot Gostanian. For
this reason the prospective juror ex.
planned he didn't know whether TO
plead guilty or not guilty"
Did you say plead or believer" he
was asked.
Plead" repeated Gender.
He was excused.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
LADY ABERDEEN ARRIVED
IN DETROIT THIS AFTERNOON
Ia Met at Grand Trunk Depot oy
Mayor Breitmeyer and Big
Welcoming Party.

Lady Aberdeen, wife OF the lord
lieutenant OF ireland, arrived at the
Grand Trunk depot about 2:l5 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, accompanied by
aer physician. Sir William Thompson
and small party.
AS the distinguished visitor stepped
from the train she was greeted by
Mayor Breitmeyer, who held an I'M
mense bouquet OF American Beauty
roses. and reception committee con-
posed Of several prominent society
women and a number Of the city S
leading physicians. In the welcom'
ing party was also the drill corps OF
the st. Andrews society. detail OF
police under Lieut.. William Rutledee,
was present 10 preserve order and
keep the crowd at respectful dis
lance.
Lady Aberdeen was escorted 1T once
10 the Pontchartrain hotel and thence
I'm a private car. to the Country CLUB,
where reception is held during the
afternoon, followed by a tea at
o'clock. Tuesday evening, from 10
3 o'clock, Lady Aberdeen Will mold a
civic reception in the Museum OF AIT,
sfter which she will deliver an address
in the auditorium of the museum on
"Relief of tuberculosis in Ireland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING
WIVES GETS NEW TRIAL
Warren Allen, Aged Negro, Says He
Is the Victim Of Designing
Widows.

Warren Allen. the aged Negro al
legged to have no less than seven liv.
ing wives, and who was recently con-
victed on Myrtle Smiths complaint
that he had married one Elizabeth
Cunning, while still married to her,
was granted new trial by Judge Phe-
Ian Tuesday morning.
Aliens attorney produced one Olive
Lee In court. Monday afternoon. and
she swore That she. and not Myrtle
Smith. was Aliens legitimate wife. On
the strength OF her statements, Judge
Phelan decided TO grant the new
trial.
Allen" he said to the old colored
man. when the latter appeared In court
Tuesday. they say that you have sew
en- wives. Disgraceful condition of
affairs, that. But, | understand that
you are an old soldier. and get lit
tie pension money and that your pen
sion makes you the mark for a lot
of designing widows, who do every
thing In their power to marry you
whether you have other wives or not"
That's right. Judge" Allen assent
ed, eagerly. That's right. but don't
want no more wimmen except thissere
Elizabeth Dunning, no more. want
her TO my real wife, and amt goin'
10 marry no more"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
AFTER 10 YEARS,
CLAIMS HIS WIFE
Grand Ledge Man Had Been Sen.
fenced to Prison-Wife's Marriage
to Another Man Illegal.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. June 29 (Spe-
cial) MIR. and Mrs. Charles Scott.
who have lived here several years.
were suddenly confronted by Hiram
A. Pickens, OF Grand Ledge, Mich. last
evening, who demanded that Mrs
, Scott return to him as his legal wife.
This demand brought out the story
OF Mr.. Scott and Mrs. Pickens, whom
everybody supposed were man and
wife, and who have been Illegally hv'
ing together for the past 10 years
Pickens was sentenced to prison on a
grand larceny charge 10 years ago,
leaving his wife without means Of sup
port. Believing that prison sentence
constituted a legal separation. she
married Charles Scott, and they came
to this city to live. Their life has
been a happy one. and until Pickens
appeared last evening there had been
nothing to mar 1t. The trio went to 4
justice and told their story and there
the woman learned for the first time
that she had illegally lived with Scott
10 years. She announced her inten-
ton of getting a divorce and remarry-
ing Scott
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
REFUSES DIVORCE TO WOMAN
Welded ON BRIEF COURTSHIP
mot In Interest Of Morality To Grant
DEGREES In Such Cases." Says
JUDGE Muffin.


Ella Gillespie walked from Judge
Murfn's court room a sadly disap-
pointed woman Tuesday morning. She
had Just been refused divorce from
her husband. Arthur Gillespie.
The Gillespies were married In
August 1907. after an acquaintance Of
three weeks. They lived together only
short time: then Mrs. Gillespie be-
came housekeeper for Arthur Turner
at No. 20 Rich-st. Gillespie filed bill
for divorce In which he charged his
wife with being too friendly with
Turner, but after his wife filed her
cross-bill he withdrew his bill, and
was willing that she should have a de-
cree
Mrs. Gillespie's principal complaint
was that her husband failed TO pro
vide her a home, and this was her
reason for becoming housekeeper for
Turner. She said she loaned him $50
and bought him shoes and clothes. and
that all she ever got from him was IS.
She also charged that her husband
was friendly with q married woman
and her daughter.
In refusing the decree Judge Muffin
said Here Is a woman, already d.
vorced. marrying another man after an
acquaintance OF only three weeks.
don't think II is In the interest OF pub
lie morality TO grant DEGREES In such
cases, and will dismiss the bill
would be pleased TO see II carried TO
the supreme court for a ruling"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
CASE HEARING
GOES OVER A WEEK
Embezzlement Charges Will Come
Up at Same Time as Accusations
Against Currie and Bourke.

AT the request of Attorney Edwin
! Henderson, for the defense. Police
Justice Jeffries, Tuesday morning adj
journed the further hearing of the en-
bezzlement charges against Louis II.
Case for another week after Harvey
Miller, complaining witness In one OF
the cases, had been recalled by the
prosecution to make minor correc-
ton in his testimony Next Tuesday
is the date set for the examination OF
Case. Cameron Currie and Michael j.
Bourke in the new warrants issued
last week and thus the cases Will all
come up at the same time.
Justice Jeffries readily fell IN with
Attorney Henderson's suggestion, say
ing he had intended making II him
self. Assistant Prosecutor Aldrich had
no serious objection, as }. A. Curtis,
complainant in the $4,000 embezzle-
ment case was not on hand and the
testimony In the Miller case was prac-
tically all in.
In the Curtis complaint, Case Is
charged with Incorporating sl6'Ooo
paid the Arm of Cameron Currie & co.
July 8, 1908. for 200 shares of Pitts
burg. Cincinnati. Chicago and st.
Louis railway stock. which was never
delivered The prosecution, 1t was
learned. Tuesday, expects to show that
on July 8, the day proceeding this pay
ment, Cameron Currie & Co. executed
checks on the National Bank OF Com
merce aggregating $4,000 In excess
Of the amount 1t had on deposit there,
and that Curtis check was put In 10
make up the deficiency before the pre-
ceding days checks went through the
clearing house.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
b0OMs DETROIT As
CHEMICAL CENTER
DR.. F. 7. F. Stephenson Tells Amer
lean Chemists, in Convention Here,
That Tkis City Leads.

That Detroit Is destined TO become
the chemical manufacturing center OF
the continent was the thought ex.
pressed by DR.. F. T. F. Stephenson.
president OF the Society Of Detroit
Chemists. who delivered the address
OF welcome at the fourth general
meeting OF the American Chemical
society In the Central high school
auditorium Tuesday morning. DIR. Ste
phenson declared that the discovery Of
the rock salt deposits In lakewood Is
an important feature in building up
Detroit Is manufacturing center. as
nowhere outside OF Poland is there
such find. He also pointed to the
fact that ten years ago this city had
no local society OF chemists, while to-
day 1t has fiourishing organization
with 80 members.
DR.. W. K. Whitney. president Of the
American Chemical 'society. respond
ed. He urged the members to get &C.
quainted during the meeting, as he
considered that OF more benefit u
them than the papers which will be
read. Following the opening addres0.
the members split up into divisions
for the discussion of questions con-
nected with their work. These divi-
sional meetings Tuesday included the
discussion OF questions by the agricul-
tural and food chemists, industrial
chemists and chemical engineers, or
ganic chemists and physical and in.
organic chemists.
At the opening session. 213 mem
bers had registered, including several
women. In recent years number OF
women have found employment in
chemical research work irf government
departments. while others are making
1t their vocation in other lines OF &C.
tivity.
The entertainment feature OF the
convention have been carefully looked
after. A smoker for the men will take
place in Harmonic hall. Tuesday even
ing. and a theater party for the ladies'.
Wednesday afternoon and evening,
the members and visitors will be en-
tertalned Dy Parke, Davis & Co., and
Thursday, the whole membership will
be guests Of the regents of the Uni
versity OF Michigan. A banquet will
be served in the Hotel Pontchartrain
Friday evening. while the morning CT
that day will be devoted to visit to
the distillery In Walkerville. In the
afternoon the delegates will go to-
Oakwood and descend into the nine
OF the Detroit Salt company, 10 ex-
anime the bed OF salt rock which the
shaft entered last week
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
MAYOR SAYS HE'LL
CLOSE RESORTS
At BRIDGE
Declares He'll Act Wednesday II
Council Doesn't Amend Ordinance,
Which Is Altogether
Unlikely.
Commissioner Smith Admits He
Knew He Was Permitting Law
Violation, But Thought 1t I'm
wise To Interfere.

No action will be taken In regard To
changing the ordinance governing
amusement parks when the council re-
,eives the communication OF Mayor
Brcitmeyer. Tuesday night. This mes
sage will so 10 the committee on
liqucr regulation, II Is now planned.
This leaves 1t up 10 the mayor TO
enforce the law.
III shall order the dance nall at
Riverview Park closed tomorrow II
the council does not act" said Mayor
Breitmeyer, Tuesday morning.
To do this, II Is likely that the
license for the whole park will have
to be revoked. on hearing. Whatever
action is taken with regard to River.
view VIII also. probably. follow with
regard 10 Electric Park.
Police Commissioner Smith does not
dodge the responsibility for allowing
the sale OF liquor In this and other
amusement parks. He knew the law
In that regard but did not think II
best TO enforce IL 10 the letter. feel
ing. as does the mayor. that public
sentiment does not demand the doing
away with private amusement resorts.
Everyone is presumed TO know the
law" stated Commissioner Smith
Tuesday morning. II knew the law
and that the park was running; the
mayor knew II. the papers knew II.
To say that It was not known would
Je 'ducking.
THE question with me there. as ev-
srywhere else, has been TO get resu!'s.
lot to stand on technicalities. II has
never been my policy to regard teen
nicalities.
The fight now is not made because
they sell liquor there; the hght Is
made because Of the immoral sur
ioundings the park has acquired. IL
the mayor cannot realize the diner
ence between an unwholesome atmos-
phere and technically, he Is 10 De
pitied.
What would be the beneficial re-
suit II the council were TO amend this
ordinance now so as to permit things
not now legal, taking the club away
that VIC now have over such places
The best way TO enforce the law Is TO
have something TO take away from
.eople The time has nome when
little decisive action will cure condi-
lions. II no decisive action Is ta6en
now II must come some other way.
why did you walt until this tine
to move against the management OF
these parks?" was asked.
Because conditions are worse this
wear" was Commissioner Smiths re
ply. There are more people around
he dance hall at Riveryiew. more
-sambling features-some OF them 80
raw that we drove them out
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
WIDE CAP 'TW|XT
SHOOTING STORIES
Theodore Bourassa Declares II Was
An Accident-"He Shot Me"
Wife Insists.

Theodore Bourassa's version OF the
shooting OF his wife in Bomya's hotel
River Rouge, last February, for which
he Is now on. trial in Judge Dono-
vans court, was entirely different
from that OF his wife.
At the time OF the shooting Bou-
rassa and his wife were separated,
she having obtained divorce. There
had been some talk OF a reconcilia-
ton, and a meeting was arranged 10
talk over their troubles. The husband
was not present ut the appointed
place. They met later at the hotel
where Mrs. Bourassa was employed
and were alone In the sitting room
when the shooting took place.
She had been sitting on my lap,
Bourassa testified, and We had been
kissing each other. / noticed that
she had one arm around me, but l was
rot suspicious until saw revolver
in her hand. | grabbed for IT. and III
the struggle II went of, the bullet
going into the floor | grabbed again
and again she jerkej the revolver
from me, this time shooting herself
in the back. | think II was an &C.
cident. | didn't feel her take the re-
volver from my pocket; In fact, l
didn't know | had 1t with me. After
the shooting she threw the revolver
on the floor and fell upon It,"
Did you shoot your wife?' his at
torney askeu.
NO, love her too much for that"
he answered.
Mrs. Bourassa's story was entirely
different. She said that when they
met in the hotel sitting room he drew
revolver from his pocket and said:
Now we will die together At that
the wife ran, and two shots followed.
The first missed her. but the second
bullet struck her In the back. infict-
ing wound which endangered her
life. and kept her in the hospital for
several weeks. The revolver was
found on the floor beside Mrs. Bou-
rassa, with two chambers empty. In
Bourassa's pocket was found a box
OF cartridges.
The officers who arrested him testi.
fed that he expressed sorrow for what
he had done
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
GLASS DIAMOND" CASE UP.
Joseph Fitzgerald, Crippled, 10 Ar
raigned on Warrant Year Old.

Crippled by a broken hip, which has
confined him TO his bed for the last
eight months. Joseph Fitzgerald was
forced to use a crutch when he stood
up before Justice Jeffries, at moor
Tuesday. to be arraigned on the charge
of selling two pop bottle" rings to
Tom Campbell, a restaurant man. for
500. The warrant was more than a
year old, which caused Justice Jeffries
to ask how it happened that the man
was just being arraigned.
I'VE just got him." said one Of the
detectives.
I've been laid up with broken
hip" said Fitzgerald. Had an acci-
dent in Columbus, and have been laid
up ever since"
He pleaded not guilty, and the case
was set for hearing July 2. Mean
while he is held In jail. In default OF
$500 bail.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
PAINTER HIT BY HAMMER.
Carl WendIandt Says Twas Welded
by Mrs. Minnie Phillips.

When Carl wendlandt, a painter,
set his ladder on narrow strip OF
ground adjoining the house at TWEEN
ty-fourth and Baker.sts.. where he was
painting, he little dreamed that he
was trespassing on the cause OF a
neighborhood feud OF long standing.
That particular strip Of ground has
caused much trouble. but Wendlaudt
didn't know II, until Mrs. Minnie Phil
lips, one OF the neighbors, appeared.
and ordered him to move. When he
refused, he got one brief glimpse of
hammer in Mrs. Phillips hand. And
tAeA-tA Fourth OF July came.
When Wendlandt began to see day
light again. he found that there was
a new bump on his head. He took
II downtown TO show It to a police
Justice. and readily obtained an as
sault and battery warrant.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
NEW BATH HOUSE OPEN JULY 8.
This Is Present Plan Of Commissioner
Hurlbut.

According to present plans OF PARK
Commissioner Hurlbut, the new Belle
Isle bathhouse will open next Satur'
day, July 3.
This promise Is subject to allow
ance for slips and the likelihood Of
all signs failing in hot weather. Sew
eral things remain to be done In the
way OF fixing up the new place, but
IL these go as per schedule, the over
heated citizens of Detroit. young and
not SO young, will get a chance to
lave in the cool waters Of the river
on the new beach the day before the
Fourth.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29

Fred II. Prince. the painter who
RalIer-that he stole 5000 worth Of
jewelry from Mrs. Marian Whalberg's
residence, where he formerly roomed.
was arraigned before Justice JefRries
at noon. Tuesday, and pleaded guilty.
Justice Jefries took his plea ~
waiver to the recorders court and
sent him to the county jail. In default
of $500 bail, To await trial
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
Hobo kina Reltman Here.

DIR. Ben l.. Reitman. once widely
known as the king OF the hoboes. wps
in Detroit for a couple OF hours Tues
day morning, on his way TO New York.
where he wiif-speaf- at a mass meet.
Ing called to protest against the sup
preston OF Emma Goldman's lecture by
the police. Reitman is looking very
sleek. and he no longer talks freely FOR
publication.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
NEGRO Shot 10 Death.

ADRIAN. Ca, June 29.-Rolet Jen.
Kins, a Negro, who Killed George flo
we'll and wounded the latters wife
was surrounded In swamp this morn.
ing He was heavily armed and re-
fused to surrender. The posse at
tempted to capture him and he open
ed fire. In the battle which followed
he wounded two men and was then
shot 20 death by members Of the
posse.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
S94.OOO,OOo Deficit.

WASHINGTON, June 29.-with but
one more day remaining OF the fiscal
year, Uncle Sam finds a deficit OF a
little over s94.000,000 instead OF sl10.-
100000. as had been figured by his
treasury experts last fall when the
estimates for the year to end tomor-
row are sent TO the appropriation
committees OF congress.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
Judoe ponovan's Work.

Homer c. Carr, clerk In Judge Dono.
ans court. has compiled a record OF
he work done In that division OF inc
.ireuit court since last January. IL
sh6sys that in that period Judge Dono.
am has heard and disposed or 81
mrv cases. In which there were only
.wo disagreements. He also heard Ia
curt trials, In which there were no
mries. and settled six cases In open
~
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
LINES is DISCHARGED.
Case Against Man Who Told lurid
story Of Burglary 10 Dropped.

Gideon Lines, who was recently ar
rested on the charge Of larceny by
conversion Of $3.50, sent to him by a
Los Angeles man, to pay the charges
OF shipping his furniture and paying
the storage bills. was discharged by
Justice Jeffries, Tuesday morning. The
prosecuting attorney recommended
that the case be dropped. as the prose-
cutting witness could not come here
from Los Angeles. 1t Is said that a
settlement was made.
Lines recently figured In the lime.
light when he reported a sensational
burglary Of his former home on Sibley-
ST.. where he pictured himself as CIV
ing a burglar a desperate battle. and
lodging bullets from the burglars re-
volver. Later, he admitted that the
story was a falsehood.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-29
SCENTS COMBINE
AMONG SEVEN MEN
Bids On Readvertising of Jobs Shoot
Skyward and Council Committee
Is Suspicious.

A sudden reversal of the condition
which has usually prevailed when the
city readvertised for bids on con-
tracts occurred Tuesday morning
when the second bids were opened for
|, five sewers. Former bids on these
sewers aggregated $61,812 96, and the
second sets Of bids amounted to $75,
| sol f6, the city losing nearly $4,000
by the readvertising.
1t Is the intention of the council
committee to reject the second bids
and to ask for bids third time. In
case II develops that bids are again
high, the council may again take UP
the question of having the city do
the work by the day labor plan.
Talk OF combination of sewer con-
tractors to hold up the city was rife
about the city hall after the bids
were opened Tuesday morning. This
was because of the fact that In four
cases out Of five, the low bidder was
the same. The other case was the
Central-ave. sewer. on which John
Ginzel was formerly low bidder aid
Julius Porath second lowest. Porath
gets the lowest bid this time at $4,000
more than at the first advertising.
Ginzel came before the committee.
frankly. when the former bids were
up for consideration, and admitted
that he had made a mistake and bid
too low. The aldermen were willing
to show mercy TO him and let him
off. but the committee expected TO get
lower bids on all the other Jobs.
The new bids show an increase Of
about so cents per lineal foot all along
the line.
The former and present bids follow:
Central-ave-First bid. J.. Ginzel.
$4,000 second bid, J. Porath, f44,t25.
Cameron -ave-First bid. G. Winter
halter. sS.411; second bid. G. Winter
halter. S9.5lS.
Vinewood- ave.-First bid. j. ~ Mer-
cler, $3.906: second bid. J. A. Mercier.
$4,473
Linwood -ave.-First bid. w Porath.
$500; second bid, w. Porath, $4.4e4.
Thirty first-st.-First bid. w. Po-
rath. $l1. 1875; second bid, w. Porath.
S12.919.