The Detroit times., 1910-12-01
Mrs. Amy T. Gray ExIlaine
Really Her Farher VIZ =
Charge Against CaHsren
rie and Louis =. c..
II Couldn't Bear Thought of
Responsible for Sending ~
70 Jail" ''s
Z really hope they are aequo0
for wouldn't want - ~
means Of sending any man q
Mrs. Amy Gray.

Mrs. Amy T. Gray, who, thE1
warrant sworn to by her
George 7. Davis. OF No z0l Ho1
is appearing against OAperon
and Louis III. Case. now on =
Judge Connolly's court % = c1Gt
conspiracy and embessIement IN
nection with Mrs. Gray'n IoG
$356.25 through the failure oG
eron Currie & Co., made tho* *1o
ing statement to The Times 61|r
recess in the court proceedlu0n
day morning. She had Just 3(
witness stand. where she -
examined and cross-examinod II
than an hour. Her father ~
Of her and a friend OF the falnlI
also in the little gathering.
Mrs. Gray. rather frail ard NJ
hair streaked with gray, 10 q
OF culture and refinement, a11
emily, has a tender heart. Tho
of 17-year-old boy, she n ~
OF much human sympathy. 6hG
In a quiet, motherly tone ~
bright face beams benignly ~.
lates her experiences connecto1
the loss Of her $356.25, and t4I
other subjects. '
Il know a whole lot more
stocks now than / did when ~
into the Office of Cameron Cur
Co., July Is, 1908." she said e.
smile. They asked me a lot q
tions about the buying OF stoc11
so forth, when l was ON the ntoE
| couldn't answer them intelliuon
didn't know Just what they wa11
know, All ! know Is that po11
money for so shares Of MIR
stock, and that I didn't get the -
nor my money back. I shall b0t]
when the case is over, for IaJv6
get back to my home in Chieo
do you think the defeAl11
be convicted?" was asked uk
Gray. slAsxx
Hopes They are Aequi11o ii
"Oh. no." she softly replied, .sEsf
the jury will disagree. really
they are acquitted, for wouldn't I
to be the means of sending any M
JAIL"
Then, why are you prosecutinG
Currie and Mr.. Case7" was asked
I'm not prosecuting them," she
tested. TITS my father who made
complaint. OF course, -waarr
much annoyed when lost my nd
and / told my father to go ahead!
take whatever action he saw n1
am here simply as witness, q
by the prosecution. ! suppose. q
jury should disagree, the case WI'
tried over again. I would much O.
see the defendants go free and e1I1
whole thing. so far as ! am cOuc1
| would not like to see any I'll
of mine sent to prison. MY II \
believe ] could ever get over
thought OF my being responsthlC
putting any man In jail. In
should not like anything -nka III
happen to my boy or anyone elr|
longing to me-"
Mrs. Gray added that IL thof =
dants were really innocent ok5G(
territorial wrung.doing In regard q
case, she would be the hrst toss
pathize with them In their pf<
predicament. She said, however.
she had worked hard for the M
she lost and was sorry to lose II.
Stock Has Gone Up. )
"If the transaction had gone thYi
as / expected 1t would, the inveG(I
would have been most prolt(
she said. "Nipissing stock, WI
bought at 81 a share, is today y
$11." %
How did you happen to pick
sing for an investments" Mrs.
was asked. s~-~
well, I was visiting with my
ents at the time. and I thoul
ought to try an investment Of
kind with the little bit of NOR
had. I knew nothing OF stocks,
asked my father, who used to
the brokerage business In Lo
Eng, what was the best stock to
He recommended Nipissing.
went to the Peoples State bank
bought what is known as q casl
check. with which to make the n
ment with Cameron Curris q O
carried on the transaction with
of the clerks in the office OF the ]
ers. and understood that Z
bought the stock as soon as q
over the check to him. He even
fed I'm the police court examinatil
connection with this case. that -
/ derstood that I became posseeg0
the stock when | handed Ovo<
check. However. didn't g.
stock and. of course, lost my