The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-25
80 ARE INDICTED
BY FEDERAL JURY
Offenses Alleged Are Chiefly
Chinese Smuggling and ViO-
IatiOn of White Slave Law

The federal grand jury returned "a
true bills against 80 persons before
United States Judge Tuttle, Monday
afternoon, finishing the work for the
present term. Four bills we're sup
pressed and four had already been
turned in against three persons.
There were IL indictments for vio-
lation Of the Chinese exclusion act.
found chiefly against Windsor young
men. There were 10 bills for viola
ton of the Mann act, and others for
violating the postal laws. the pure
food laws and the opium laws.
Following the report Of the grand
Jury, most OF those under indictment
were arraigned before Judge futile
They were brought into court In two
squads.
Albert Stephens and John Humph-
ries, against whom two joint ind1ct-
ments were returned, charging viola
ton of the Chinese exclusion act
pleaded not guilty. Charles Rose, the
youth who confessed to attempting To
bring across Chinese, who was
drowned on the way over. also plead
ed not guilty upon arraignment. Ed
win Dunford and Jack McGraw &C
knowledged assisting Chinese after
they had made their way across, bu'
denied smuggling any into the coun
try. "A plea OF guilty was entered un
der order OF Judge Tuttle. PHILIP
Deneau and Roy Lounsborough plead
ed not guilty on charge or SNUG
Cling Chinese. Roy Becker, who
pleaded guilty on arraignment before
the commissioner to charge OF chi
nese smuggling, was not arraigned
Monday. being out on bail.
Thomas McCoo, charged with bring
ing Pansv Davis to Detroit in viola
ton of the white slave act, pleaded
guilty to the charge. William Balm
son. under a similar charge, pleaded
not guilty. John Bertrtm, also in
dicted under the Mann act, PLEADED
not guilty. Sidney Carbury, against
whom two indictments were found,
pleaded not guilty. John Symmetry.
said to be a member OF an organized
gang of white slavers, pleaded guilty
to the charge Of bringing Gladys Cross
from Toledo to Detroit. Roy Burns.
charged with bringing Pearl Burns,
alias Bourke from Chicago to Detroit,
pleaded guilty to his indictment under
the Mann act. DR.. Rome Tompkins.
indicted under the Mann act. pleaded
not guilty George Cecil, the young
man who is credited with being
leader in the white slave traffic In De-
troit and Toledo. pleaded not guilty.
Violations Of the immigration laws
were charged against J. l.. Grant, OF
Hamilton, Ont: CASTOR Cardinal. and
Ztojan Boric. Grant pleaded guilty.
Harold Freer was indicted for the
alleged sale OF opium: William j.
Brown. charged with forging money
orders: Edward Van Meter. who Is
under arrest In Chicago on a charge
OF breaking and entering the postof-
Ace in lockwood. Mich; Zilfie Bey,
charged with mailing a threatening
letter: Frank M. Stansell. charged
with raising 81 bill to 50; Theo-
dore Kirby, charged with stealing
postage stamps: T. M. Faust ana
Harry Faust, for an alleged violation
OF the oleomargarine laws; Samuel 8.
Brams. formerly proprietor OF the
Partisan Suit & Cloak Co., charged
with fraudulent use OF the mails.
Stansell pleaded guilty.
The criminal trials will be com
menced the first week in April, and
those who have pleaded guilty, will
be sentenced right away.
In dismlssing the grand Jury, Judge
futile praised it's work highly.