The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-12
PROSPECTIVE BONDSMAN
FOR DR. FRITCH BOLTS
FROM COURT IN HUFF
Jacob Summers Greatly Peeved
When Prosecutor Urges In
quiry Into Qualifications
HAD BEEN PROMISED $500
Attorney Lodge Will Ask SUI
preme Court To Relax
Bail Restrictions
HAD BEEN PROMISED $500

The spectacle of a stalwart, pictur-
. esQue gentleman who fits TO perfection
| the cowboy hat that he wears, waving
package containing $4,000 WORTH
. OF deeds in Judge Phelan's court. and
. explosively announcing his complete
retirement from the Fritch case, In
. dicates that ere the Fritch bond mat
. ter Is adjusted, there will be fruit
. flil local field for the moving picture
artists.
DR.. Fritch is still In Jail.
Good bye" said Jacob Summers
of No. 141 Canfield-a east, the pros
pective bondsman In question. az he
stood up in the rear of the court room
. Tuesday morning, interrupting the
! argument OF Assistant Prosecutor Jas
nowski
II refuse to be connected with this
business any longer" he continued
I've got another deal on right now
that's lot more important than this.
Mr. Jasnowski had aroused the Ire
OF Mr.. Summers by suggesting a thor
ough investigation Of his Qualifica-
tions as one OF the two men to fur
nish $4,000 bail for the imprisoned
doctor. Monday afternoon, Summers
anu JOHu l-dNhlOps prosperous
field farmer, and character witness
for Dr. Fritch In the latter's last
trial, had offered themselves as sure
ties. Summers cross-questioned, ad-
mitted that he was TO receive $500
for going OH the bond, and also ad-
mitted that he had been on many
other bonds. The question OF the
courts jurisdiction in accepting prop
erty outside of the city as bail, also
came up, and the matter was con-
tinued until Tuesday morning.
Summers, Lathrop and the attor-
neys were on hand at the appointed
time; there were many preliminaries
In the clerks office, including the
drawing of the bonds, and then the
matter was taken before Judge
Phelan.
Attorney Jasnowski's speech, which
aroused the ire of Mr.. Summers, was
to the effect that the circumstances
warranted care in accepting the
bondsmen.
MIR. Summers admits that 1t Is a
cold business proposition OF so much
money that induces him to so on the
bond" said Mr.. Jasnowski He does
not seem much impressed with the
duty of bondsman TO the state. He
admits that he does not even remem-
Der the names of other persons, on
whose bonds he appeared for profit.
Under the circumstances, | think we
should have an itemized statement OF
the property owned by Mr.. Summers.
and we should be given time to have
the property appraised and the titles
looked up."
II was then that Mr.. Summers arose
In his wrath. and later stalked from
the courtroom.
Why | could make 5000 out in
the country while | have been mon
|keying around with this business
said Summers, later. yes. I'm
Through with the whole business.
Through for good"
Attorney Lodge then moved that
one surety be accepted. as Mr.. Lath.
rop was still "willin'" But Judge
Phelan refused to change his decision
as to the bail.
Lodge then intimated that the bail
matter would be taken up 10 the SUI
preme court for review on the ground
that undue restrictions were being
used to keep his client in jail.