The Yale expositor., 1912-12-12
SEEN AND EEARD
in MICHIGAN

son prison convict alleged to have
started the fire on October "a
which destroyed the prison binder
Irvine warehouse, was arraigned in po-
lice court on a complaint charging
arson. Through his attorney, James
]. Noon, Dawson demanded an exam
ination, which was set for December
10. The complaint was signed by
Warden Simpson.
Owosso-Charles Preece and Mich
olas Miesen, proprietors OF the
Miller house and Occidental hotel,
and Emil Bellenbaum, restauranteur,
are awaiting examination December
10 on charges of Illicit sale OF intoxi-
cants as the result of raid planned
by the Shiawassee County Welfare as
ISOLATION, which has had detective
at work for about a month.
Ann Arbor--Application was made
for the arrest of seven Ann Ar
Dor lads, ranging in age from eleven
to fourteen years, for petty larceny
from the Michigan Central yards. For
some months box cars in the yards
have been broken into. boxes opened
and goods scattered about, but moth
ing was ever taken except edibles,
such as candy and fruit.
Adrian.--James J. Shaw OF Hud-
son was convicted in the circuit
court Of passing forged check In
Hudson last election day. Shaw was
formerly an employee Of Chicago de-
tective agency, he asserts. Officers
believe that he is runner" for the
gang Of safe blowers who have OPP
Grated in southern Michigan and Oaio
for the last few years.
= Kalamazoo.-The first case tried
in circuit court under the new
state law which provides a punish
ment for pandering resulted in the
conviction OF Allen Jackson, u colored
man. Jackson, under the new law,
faces q long term in prison. His crime
was discovered through the attempt
OF the woman to shoot Jackson.
Kalamazoo. Although officers
passed right by the spot where
he was found they did not see James
Casey, an eighty-yearold invalid who
stTayed away from his home. Casey
died in an ambulance on his way to
the hospital. He was struck by an in
terurban car, but at what time is not
known.
Lansing General Wykes
Supreme Court Justice Bird and
Governor Osborn decided that At
torneys Barkworth of Jackson, and
Kirchner of Detroit should be paid
$500 each for services they rendered
the state several years ago in the suit
Of the state against the Michigan Cen
trail railroad TO collect back taxes.
Ann Arbor.--John Edwards. &C
cused Of attempting to assault the
wife of DR.. Shelley Higgins at her
home one day last summer, was
brought into circuit court and pleaded
guilty after jury had been drawn for
his trial He got 60 days in jail
Charles Nickloi pleaded guilty to a
statutory charge and was sentenced
by Judge Kline for one to ten years
in Jackson prison.
Ann Arbor-As Prof. w. s. Pills
bury was lecturing to his class IN
psychology at the university he was
stricken with complete loss of mind
but during the afternoon he recovered
The lapse in memory was brought
about by an attack OF acute indiges-
ton, and specialists here state that
do cause mental lapscs for short
time.
Ann Arbor-Fr;ilk Moody, assist
ant state forester OF Wisconsin,
was in Ann Arbor to confer with the
members of the forestry department
Of the University OF Michigan relative
to the organization of forest rangers.
He is forming an organization in Wis
consin and is seeking information that
will aid in the work.
Menominee.--The fishing tug J.
J. Evans, owned by Louis Setunsky
of Menominee, sank at the dock in
Menominee, with Arthur Fish of Ce-
dar River a fireman, sleeping on
board Fish was awakened by the
boat careening end leaped into the
water in his night clothes. He sue
ceeded in reaching the dock. The tug
was valued at five thousand dollars,
Ann Arbor John Monahan, a
stage hand in local theater, was
arrested for the larceny of $44.60 from
the dressing rooms of the theater. The
complaint was sworn out by T. w.
Webb of the Chauncey Olcott com.
pany. playing here. Brought before
Justice Doty. Monahan waived exam
nation and was bound over to the cir
cult court in $500 bail, which was fur
nished by former employer.
Lansing.-About $50 nurses were
oi,on ccrtificntea nv tha etoto