The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-09
CONNOLLY FLAYs
LOIS M0lE's AUNT
Judge Asks Van Zile To Prosecute
Woman on Charge of melting
Girl To Perjury.

Judge William 4. Commonly, OF tne
recorders court, was moved to action
Thursday. following the decision OF
the supreme court in Lansing, in Civ
ing the custody of the child. Lois
Mole, to her aunt, Florence Chapel.
The judges attitude on the matter Is
outlined In the following letter. which
he wrote Prosecuting Attorney Van
Zile, Thursday morning:
Hon. Phillip T. Van zile. u"e . Wv
Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne COUNT,
Michigan
Dear Sir--Since our recent discussion
icy TO be pursued therein. l have learn
ed that he custody OF the child. LOIS
Mole. has been placed In Florence
Chappell, the sister OF the unnatui II
father who abused her
You have seen the stenographic min
utes OF the recent confession OF Lois
been repeatedly abused by her father
during a period OF IL months precec-
Ing his arrest; and that this Florence
Chappell,-no constituted her guar
dian.-suborned her to commit perjury
In the trial of the case against ncr
father. and that she committed perjury
in said case In my court at the instance
of the said Florence Chapel
Also she charges that her father
abused her In hotel In this city on
the day preceding the date of the crime
for which he has been tried in my
court.
After careful elaboration. l am con-
strained to believe that we, as officers
of public justice. will not have done
our full duty to this child and to this
| commonwealth until we have exhaust
ed our every resource In bringing 20
justice all those who have been con-
cerned in the obstruction OF the due
and orderly administration of the law
am well aware that IL will be a long
and arduous task; that the public pros
ecutor will be thwarted and bafhed by
many devious and cunning schemes,
but the difficulties OF the task, In
stead OF relieving you from it. make It
doubly important that you should un-
dertake it, so that humanity may tri-
m nmph re 9yer in paee " eannns
This girl says her father abused her;
she says that Florence Chapel induced
aef WSsaeS Serd the TO ISSUE am com
WINGED that the law Is cheat anu
lie. and that the administration or the
law is peril and m ahsata he sho oerl
mitted to go unwhipped of Justice, or
without a vigorous effort being made
to bring them to book
The fact that / have twice personally
Investigated this case and know tne
above facts from the lips or the siri
herseif-an opportunity 10 40 Sa wh,en nv
res MS kn hST @ q your high sense of
duty your nea 20 manifested in the
Wiehers case. and your demonstrated
ability to prosecute cases 10 just .oh.
elusons. give I me AN Mole aS,d and of decent
womanbood in this commonwealth VIII
Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM +. CONNOLLY.
The decision of the supreme couri !,
Wednesday. In giving ll-year-oid
| Lois Mole into the custody OF her
aunt, Mrs. f. c. Chappell. OF Fowler
Vile. Mich. came as surprise ana
disappointment to the officers OF the
Wayne county juvenile court. 1t WAS
this aunt, the officers allege, VINO
caused the girl to perjure herself on
the witness stand and enable her
father to escape conviction on
charge of committing a serious crime
against the little girl. The father was
convicted of assault and battery only,
and given 80 days In the House OF
Correction. His term Is almost Up
now, and the court officers say there
is nothing to prevent him going to
Fowlerville and again having the girl
in bis power
The supreme court held that the
iuye nile court had no jurisdiction over
child except in the county in which
the child resides. Under this ruling,
Attorney William Van Dyke pointed
cut, all a juvenile has 10 do to avoid
punishment is to go into another
county to commit his crimes.
az am sorry for the GIRL Judg"
Hubert said. I'VE wanted to do tho
best we could for the girl and were
anxious to keep her away from this
aunt"
The juvenile court officers are all
pleased. however, that the girl was
not given TO her mother, Mrs. Clara
Cone, who has had an eventful career
since she made Ann Arbor her home.
At present she Is under suspended
sentence, charged with the theft of
violin. She was once arrested FOR
stealing horse, twice for intoxica-
ton and once for disorderly conduct.