The Detroit times., 1913-05-15


A mad scramble for bail for DR.
Charles M. George, held In connection
with the death OF Belle Barry, Wed
'fnesday afternoon. caused Justice JET
fries to have serious clash with At
torney Tate, representing DR.. George
and Georges aged father and man
named Nicholson, who. Justice JEFF
ries says, tried to put subterfuge
across" Attorney Tate left In brid-
ling anger, and would make no state
ment.
Justice Jeffries had announced that
he was ready to accept A. A. George,
father OF the doctor, as one OF the
two securities required. The elder
George proved ownership Of the old
Dudley home, valued at $4,000.
Wednesday noon. Mrs. Louise
Baumgardner, of Lansing. sister OF
the doctor. tried to qualify as the
other security, offering as security.
property that she owns at No. ia
Henry-st., and valued at $4,000. JUS
tice Jeffries refused TO accept her, as
she is married woman, and not
capable OF acting as surety.
Shortly after she left. man named
Nicholson friend OF DR.. George, APP
peared with Attorney Tate, and A.
A. George, and announced himself
as bondsman candidate.
Justice JefYries started to question
him. He named the Henry-st proper
~ as the security.
"The same that the woman owned?'
demanded the Judge.
It's mine now" said Nicholson,
and Attorney Tate waved warranty
deed.
when was this transfer nader
demanded the Judge.
Just now" said Nicholson.
Justice Jeffries demanded to know
whether Nicholson had paid cash for
the property, or given valuable con-
sideration, and Nicholson said that
'didn't make any difference, he owned
the property. and II was decided to
him by the doctors sister.
Justice Jeffries. "a rage, placed
Nicholson under oath, promptly. and
demanded: Now swear that you paid
Tor that property. and II you didn't,
an! puA you In jail. -
Nicholson refused to swear. He
was in a towering rage.
So was Attorney Tate. who threat
aned mandamus proceedings. SO was
Justice Jeffries, who said: II won't
accept Nicholson now. anyway"
IT'S nothing but subterfuge to
get bail for the doctor" said the
Judge.
Wednesday afternoon, the detec-
ives and deputies swooped down on
he resort OF Belle Mason. friend OF
Or George, at No. As Catherine-st.,
md took the Mason woman and two
inmates OF her resort to the jail TO be
questioned.
Detective High Just got under the
~ ire" with the remand for DR.. George.
n 1880 o'clock. Justice Jeffries was
preparing to leave when they marched
n with the doctor and had him re-
handed for another "a hours.
Prosecutor Shepherd asked Justice
Ieffres to set $500 bail for Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Fish. Frank and William
-rysler, as witnesses. and such other
witnesses as they might want to hold.
Justice Jeffries says he has no au-
thority In that manner, and that a
court OF record or a circuit court COM
want to hold the witnesses under
bond.
DR.. Charles NJ. George, interviewed
In his cell In the county jail, We'd
nesday morning, made q sweeping
declaration of his innocence OF any
knowledge of Belle Barry's death, or
THE placing OF her body In Fox Creek.
Sheriff Milton Oakman, fankly stat
ing that he could see no reason for
the shroud Of secrecy that has been
kept over the whole case. nguratively
=. took the bull by the horns. Wednes-
S,day morning, and demanded TO know
whether there was any objection to
newspapermen seeing and talking
with Dr. George.
The officers who have been work
ing on the case day and night, said
that they had no objections.
Prosecutor Shepherd threw up his
hands in a gesture OF washing his
hande Of the whole business. and
Sheriff Oakman led the way to the
doctors cell.
Dr. George, calm and unruffled after
his long Imprisonment and the fire.
quent grillings that he has under.
gone, declared, IL know absolutely
nothing about this Belle Barry case.
! | never gave her or anyone else IL
OF business. l treated Belle Barry.
several times. II I had ever suspect
ed that my treatment of her would
have caused the officials to want to
question me, would have walked
In before them and told them all l
could about the girl"
The doctor gave description Of all
OF his movements on the Sunday that
Belle Barry disappeared, and the day
on which the officers figure that she
came to her decth. Among other
places that he visited, Sunday, was
"a resort at No. 48 Catherine-st He
says he was there from about s:45
until about 1915 o'clock that night,
eating Ice cream with his friends In
the place. The keeper OF the place
eis quite a good friend OF his. he said.
He has been treating her for dropsy,
he declared.
Dr.-George said that he first be.
came acquainted with Belle Barry
about q year ago, when she came TO
him for treatment for blood dis
ease, stating that she had been treat
ing with another physician, had been
given different diagnoses ( the case,
and had been advised to see Dr.
George.