The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-22
GIGS BACK ON STORY.
y AGAINST FATHER
Lois Mole Now Seeks To Exonerate
Parent, But Court Orders Her
Locked Up, Suspecting Perjury.

AS was expected by the prosecution
III the case OF Charles Mole. some
times known as Mould, charged with
crimes or the most revolving natuI =
against his ll-year-old daughter. Lois.
the girl fatty contradicted all of he :
former statements against her fathe ;.
when she appeared I'm Judge Con.
holiys court. as the principal witness
Tor the prosecution. Monday after
noon
Her astonishing "gigging back" fol.
lowed a long stay In the home of ner
aunt. Mrs. Florence r. Chappell. OF
Fowierville, Mich, Il sister or Mole
10 forestall Just such a compile.
ton, Judge Pheian. immediately after
Mole's police court hearing, which re-
suited in his being bound over TO the
recorders court .or trial. issued an
order remanding Lois 10 the custody
of the police. as a witness who might
be tempered with II she were al
lowed her freedom. Her aunt is the
Child's legal guardian. She is a stern.
featured woman, with deep. black
eyes, and her mouth and jaw are Sc,
in unrelenting lines.
Mrs. Chappell immediately retained
Attorney Stewart Hanley, To get pos.
session of the child. They succeeded
In having Lois transferred from the
matron's room in police headquarters
TO the matron's room In the county
jail. But Judge Fhelan rose TO the &C.
cas!on by setting Lois bail at the un-
pfeceden.ed figure Of $1,000, In two
sureties.
The supreme court was appealed
TO. by Attorney Hanley. for Mrs. Chap.
pell, and the court ordered the bail
reduced TO $500, so that the child's
legal guardian could get possession
OF her.
More than week ago, the child
was taken from the jail by her aunt
When she appeared in court, Mon
day. she told story that completely
exonerated her father. She said that
her former statements against her
father were the result OF coaching
by Detectives Reid and Good, former
County Physician w. 5. Grimes, and
a police matron. She said that she
didn't know what some of the things
meant. that she told on that occasion
Then you lied when YOU made
sworn statement to Capt. McDon-
nell?" asked Assistant Prosecutor
Fitzpatrick.
Il know didn't tell the truth"
said the girl.
who told you that you had lied?'
asked Fitzpatrick.
My aunt" replied the girl.
Lois didn't remember telling Detec-
tive Good that her aunt had cautioned
her. while she was in Jail, not TO tell
too much
II was Goods report Of that. that
caused her bail to be raised.
Attorney McClear representing
Mole. took what proved to be disas'
trous plunge into an attempt 10 prove
the innocence of his client. A phys!-
clan. whom he had had examine the
girl. is said 10 have told McClear that
she was not injured. McClear chal-
lenged the court TO have physicians
report on the case. Two city physi-
clans assigned TO the matter pro-
nounced that there We're unmistak-
able evidences OF her having been
abused.
As the witness was in the midst OF
her story. generating her father.
Judge Connolly ordered her locked NJ
pending an investigation. He stated
that there is reasonable presump-
ton that she had committed perjury.
The investigation will be resumed
in court. Wednesday. and in the mean.
time. officers are at work, trying To
learn what caused her remarkable
change OF attitude