The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-02
JEFFRltS DEMANDS THAT
: PROSECUTOR PERSONALLY
CONDUCT SALOON CASES
Justice Refuses To Go Ahead
With Burns Complaints In
less Shepherd Appears. s
OFFICIAL is NOT COMING.
Prosecutor Quotes Law Reliev-
/. ing Him of Charge of Police
Court Cases.

startling sequel TO former Sher-
III Jim" Burns offer 10 wager that
PROSECUTOR Shepherd wouldn't appear
IN police court in person to prosecute
the cases against the Burns hotel
TOT violating the saloon laws, occur
RED, Friday morning, when Justice
Ienrles himself, from the bench, re-
iused TO accept the services OF AS
sistaht Prosecutors Leo Koscinski
ana Charles Jasnowski, and demand
ed that Mr. Shepherd appear in per-
son.
Mr. Shepherds refusal to appear,
communicated to the court, by Mr..
hoscinski resulted in Justice Jeffries
putting over saloon case on the
docket until Dec. 8, and insisting that
MT Shepherd appear In person on
that date.
"lnasmuch as Prosecutor Shep-
nerds specially is vice, II strikes me
mat this is the most important move,
I'm his administration" said Justice
Jenries. from the bench. This court
desires TO cooperate with him In his
specially, and for that reason | set
these cases for Dec g."
men, addressing Mr.. Koscinski,
you will please inform the gentle
man that he has started a great deal
OF trouble, and had better finish 1t
up"
Explaining his stand to Mr.. Jas
nowski, Justice Jeffries said:
You would outline one policy,
and Shepherd could repudiate II the
next day intend TO deal with him
directly, and learn just what his pol
lev n IN fhaaa oaInon naoaa
Mr.. Jasnowski, indignant at the
courts action, says:
Justice Jeffries never raised any
objection TO my appearing In cases
minor TO these Burns saloon cases,
such as police court examinations for
/. murder, forgery, embezzlement, per-
Jury. and such like"
Prosecutor Shepherd produces Sec
ton 1861 Of the Compiled laws to
prove that his presence at police
court examinations, Is not required
and cannot be demanded by a police
Justice. The section reads:
Each prosecuting attorney shall,
when requested by any magis-
trafe OF the county, appear In be-
half OF the people OF the state
before any magistrate other than
those exercising the police juris-
diction of incorporated cities and
villages, and prosecute all com
plants made In behalf OF the
people OF the state.
Prosecutor Shepherd chuckled, long
and merrily, when given Justice JefY-
ries' ultimatum.
Whenever there 10 q case in his
court, there will be very competent
assistants from this Office to appear,
and they will not be repudiated by
me, even though they should make
some slight mistake. which they will
not make" said Shepherd. The two
assistants who appeared before JUS
tice Jeffries to prosecute the Burns
complaints, were as competent TO try
those cases as any lawyer in Detroit.
What have we got six assistants for.
IL | am expected to try every petty
case in the police courts? | don't re.
gard the saloon cases against Burns
as differing from any other saloon
case, and both Mr.. Jasnowski and Mr..
Koscinski have tried many saloon
cases. and their competency has never
been questioned.
IF Justice Jeffries feels that he is
incompetent 70 run his own court, IL
he will resign, we will probably be
able TO get someone to take his place.
II he doesn't know the law in these
saloon cases, the two assistants who
appeared before him. Friday morning,
could probably help him out The
liquor law In plain. | thought Justice
Jeffries posed as one with a deep
knowledge of law"
Asked if he would appear person
gtty,- in response to the Judges re-
quest. Mr.. Shepherd said that In case
Of very important homicide trial ne
r1ight appear In police court, but that
every saloon case would be handled
by this competent assistants.
II don't care II Justice Jeffries con-
t'nues these cases until the millennium,
I have done my duty. and II Is up to
the Judge" he said The people
elected the Judge, six months ago,
and they knew who they were elect
ing, so, in a way. IT is up to the peo-
pie. Justice Jeffries does not have
&c run again for four years. and I'm
not going TO make any campaign
thunder for him, II he regards this
stun az campaign material"
Jim" Burns was bubbling over
with exuberation as he and Attorney
James Murtha left the courtroom.
You see. I win that bet" said
BURNS.
Police Commissioner Croul also
chuckled when the latest bulletin from
the front was handed to him, and he
vas asked whether the threatened
death OF saloon complaints. by the re-
peated adjournment process, would
dishearten the police department.
We'll keep firing in complaints
iust the same" said the commission
or. 1--WE had eight. Thursday We're
rsed TO firing in complaints and hav-
ing nothing done with them. We are
also used TO being laughed at by the
saloon element nut the complaints
keep right on coming in"