The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12

The statute OF limitations In cases
of extoriion apply for one year, that
Is. any yucJi crime committed prior
10 a year cannot be made the subject
Of prosecution. The statute Is as fol
lows: ...
~ any person shall willfully
and coTrupllY demand and re-
ceiye from another Tor perform
ing any service. or any Official
duty, Tor which the Zee or com
peneation Is established by Law
any greater tee or compensation
imam Is allowed or provided for
the same. and II any public Of
1cer. COR whom a salary is pro
Vided by Jaw in full compensa-
ton TOR all services required To
be performed by him. or by his
clerks or deputies. shall willfully
and corruptly demand and re-
ceiye from any person any sum
OF money as fee or compensa'
ton FOR any services required by
law to be performed By him IN
his said Office or by his clerks
or deputies. he shall be deemed
70 have committed the oifense or
extortion. ana shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one nun
dred dollars but no prosecution
fer such offense shall be sustain
ed unless II shall be commenced
within one year next after the Of
tense was committed.
There is no statute OF limitations
referring specifically 10 bribery, but
the above statute would seem 10 cover
this offense However, there Is an
other statute which covers all nose
crimes not covered by other and more
specific statutes This statute IS as
follows
An Indictment for the crime OF
murder may be found al any
period after the death of the per
son alleged 10 have been muir
dered, all other indictments shall
be found and filed within six
Years after the commission or the
offense, but any period during
which the party charged wac not
usually and publicly resident with
this state. shall not be reckoned
as part OF the six years.
Can Go Back Only Six Years.
Il is evident, therefore, that the
prosecution cannot 90 back farther
than six years. and the defense might
seek 10 apply the first quoted statute
IN the event OF the prosecution seek
ihg TO go back beyond one year from
the present date The Fairyiew sewer
case, about which the prosecutor
made inquiries, Friday, dates beyond
that period.
Harry Chase. deputy attorney
general, arrived in Detroit. Friday
morning, and had a conference with
Mr. Shepherd relative 10 the prosecu'
ton Chase is expert in drawing war
rants and will remain in the city sew.
eral days TO assist the prosecutor IN
that line OF work.
Haarer Talks Of Sewer Deal.
Commissioner Haarer stated. Sat
Tday, that he was opposed 10 the ac-
ton OF, the council in releasing Con-
tractor James Hanley from the con-
tract for Section No. ! or the Fair
view sewer, an act which cos. the
city thousands of dollars more than
the amount OF Hanley's bid.
"Hanley had every opportunity TO
learn as much about the condition OF
the soil In Jefferson-ave.. an d'd the
other contractors" said HaareI. No
was withheld from him.
| thought It was wrong for the coun-
ci! to release him from the contract,
and repeatedly informed the alder
men OF that fact from the time the
matter was first preached uhaii the
council released him"
James Hanley, Jr., a member NJ the
firm. was In Haarer's office al the
time. and said II know il Is d fact
that no money was used in the coun'
ell 10 obtain the release Everything
was legitimate land above board."
Aid. Lodge saidi Il voted for the
as did Aid Owen. have
known James Hanley since We were
boys, and when he came TO me after
beginning the construction OF the
Fairyiew sewer, and said that ne had
made a mistake and was losing
money, believed him and voted 10
re move what considered an imposi-
ton. I still believe that be was hon.
est and,I don't believe that any money
~ the council in this in