The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-02
DRYS AND VETS ARE.
WINDING UP BIG
FIGHT IN STATE
Acquittal of Attorney Woodliff, in
Jackson, Is Pointed To by
L. Local Option Forces as
IA Great Victory.
Drys To Honeycomb Counties With
Rallies Sunday-Wets To Be
Active To End.

The acquittal of Richard Woodhf
the local option attorney In Jackson
who was placed on trial on a charge OF
having stolen transcribed testimony
taken In a liquor case from justice
court In that city. is held by the drys
10 be very important piece OF cam
paign material coming as 1t does at a
psychological moment-two days be-
fore the great struggle for control OF
SO counties ir Michigan closes.
The triaI In Jackson was replete
with sensational features. Detective
Mabee, for the vets. and Attorney
Crandall almost came to blows in the
courtroom. George w. Morrow. super
intendent of the Michigan Anti-Saloon
dictated letter which was shown
him and which was addressed TO L.
J. Brewer, of Grand Rapids.
Attorney Crandall, for Morrow, OBJ
.ected to the prosecution examining
Morrow on this ietter. The attorneys
on both sides got mad and Detective
Mabee got hold Of Crandalrs shout
6ers, There were stirring times in
the court for while but order was
finally restored.
The defense put no witnesses on the
stand, not even the defendant. Wool
iii was acquitted on the first ballot.
Counsel for the defense argued that
this trial was brought about In the
hope of discrediting the Anti-Saloon
League on the eve before election.
IF you convict Mr.. Woodliff his pic
lure will be in every wet" paper In
The state inside OF "a hours, coupled
with the story that he has been con
yicted Of stealing court records TO
screen the Anti-Saloon league. That
~ all they want" said Attorney
Snekell for the defense in his plea TO
the jury. He flayed Detective Harkins.
Prosecutor Reece. in his closing
argument, denounced Rev. j. c. Pink
erton, OF Detroit. for testifying that he
had not examined. the document pre-
scented by Woodliff at the Morrow In
vestigation.s s
sHe signed a report at that fnvesti-
cation whitewashing Morrow" declar
ed Reece, claiming to have based 1t
on the proof presented by all the wit
nesses they could get, he comes into
court here and swears he never look
ed at the document Woodliff present
ed at that investigation touching on
the subject of colonization OF votes
OF Jackson. He either lied here or
when he signed that report white
washing Morrow The defense has
had lot to say about Harkins not
being a man that could be believed,
hut he was good enough TO be In the
employ OF the Anti-Saloon league a
year ago. Birds OF feather will flock
together"
The vets and drys are mastering all
the forces at their command TO COM
2lete the presentation Of arguments to
the voters of SO counties, which VIII
decide Monday whether the saloon
shall be outlawed or allowed to ope-
rate. The same optimism that has fea-
tured the whole campaign prevails to-
day. Speeches will be given today
hy the best speakers at the command
OF the contending forces, and tomor-
row the campaign will be concluded
With 1000 !, rallies to be held In
churches and other places by the drys.
The vets will lose no time. They
will continue their activities to the
end. Mayor Rose, OF Milwaukee, Will
address a rousing meeting in Grand
Rapids. Sunday afternoon.
been made by both sides in the larger
counties. It is admitted that lngham
county is very close; Lenawee is like
Iy to go wet. and st. Clair as likely
10 go dry. Kent county is the seat
NJ a fierce fight with the result de
pendent largely upon the way the Hol
and vote woes. Oakland county is
uow counted as sure by the vets.
Advices from Chippewa county
claim the city of Sault Ste Marie will
20 wet by several hundred votes while
the remainder of the county is close.
Rep. Field is making the biggest fight
III his life there for the drys. All the
upper peninsula counties are claimed
by the vets, except Chippewa, and
they have hopes OF that. The infiu.
ence OF some Of the big mining cor
porations is expected to go for local
option and may shwing some coun-
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