The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-09-23
Circuit Court

The September term of the circuit
court opened Monday and the following
matters have been disposed Of:
Scott Peru of Owosso, charged with
violating the local option law, refused
to plead, was remanded to the sheriff's
custody in default of $500 bail and N.
r. Walsh appointed to defend him.
Pat ODea, charged with burglary of
residences near Durand, refused to
plead, is held at the county Jail in de-
fault of $500 bail and Roy Durham ap-
pointed to defend him.
d. Graham, Jr., of Corunns. charged
with local option law violation by Civ
ing liquor to another citizen, furnished
bail in the sum of $500 after pleading
not guilty and Roy Durham was ap-
pointed to defend him.
Charles Stevens plead guilty to break.
ing into Rundell Bros, warehouse in
Owosso. and is in Jail awaiting sentence.
Charles Andrews charged with steal
ing from Evans bicycle shop in West
Owosso, plead not guilty to charge of
grand larceny. failed to furnish $500
bail and will be defended by Roy Dur
ham at the courts order.
Terry Everett, charged with rape,
plead not guilty. Bail was fixed at
$1,000.
Aaron Depotty changed his plea to
guilty Of violating the local option law
by giving away liquor and will be SEN
fenced Sept. 26. He is out on 5000 BAIL
The automobile-horse trade cases of
D. L. Bensinger vs. w. o. Calkins and
Calkins vs Bensinger which have been
on several calendars have been discon-
tinued.
Mrs. Pearl Eta Totten was discharg-
ed Monday, by Judge Miner. She was
arrested some months ago on a charge
of bigamy, but the nan in the case
having been sent to prison from anoth-
er county and the husband Of the wo-
man agreeing to live with her again,
the Judge decided to give her chance.
Nathan Horton, farmer, charged
with buying liquor for his nephew, and
released on suspended sentence, was
discharged by the court, Monday.
Fred Filke of Elsie. who, while drunk,
assaulted an Ann Arbor conductor and
resisted arrest, has been discharged
after being on probation for year.
:. Adam Kuster of Ithaca, who was
found Iguiltv of assault and battery
and released on probation by Judge s.
F. Smith FIVE years ago, was discharged
Monday.
New jurors have been drawns to take
the places of those excused as follows
Walter Fox, Corunna; g. w
Devereaux, F. E. Monroe and G. G
Baker, Owosso City.
Tracy Hewitt, arrested for stealins
$11 from the till at Beattie & Ross
store in Owosso several months agt
and convicted in the justice court, wa
acquitted in the circuit court Wednes
day.
Corunna, September 22-Duncal
Graham Jr. of Corunna was convict
ed by the jury in the circuit cour
Wednesday afternoon, after beint
out over one hour, for violating thu
local option law. 1t was charged
that Graham furnished two drinks
of alcohol to Aaron Depoty, who, a
remembered, pleaded guilty to vic
lating the law, he having Furnished
a citizen with a pint of whiskey
, After Depoty was arrested he made
| statement to the prosecutor, accusin,
Duncan Graham of giving him tw'
drinks.
Depoty was the main witness 70
the People in the case and when Of
the stand he stated he could not sa
whether it was alcohol or water tha
Graham gave him. He stuck to thl
statement throughout and claime
, that he was wrong when he made tn
statement to the prosecutor. How
ever 1t would appear from the verde
of the jury that they did not believ
that Depoty was telling the truth
: and although he was a witness 70
the People his evidence was not be
lieved and yet the man was cor
victed. Graham was released o
bail and will appear next Monday fo
, sentance.
, Scott Peru, the Owosso man chare
ed with violating the local option La
came into court Tuesday and chang
ed his plea to guilty. Peru pleade
guilty to furnishing liquor and nc
selling it. He also pleaded ignol
. ance of the law. He will be SCI
o fenced, probably next Monday.
The court Tuesday afternoon fina
a ly accepted Patric O'Day's plea
t, guilty, after having refused IL earle
, in the day. The officers are certai
that OrDay has a record and that
one of the reasons he does not wal
the court to know where he lives.
The last criminal case of the ca
t endar is on trial, that of the peop
Q against Charles Andrews for breal
D ing into a West Owosso store fe
9 weeks ago.
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