Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-06-02
c0MERf0RD MAKES
NEW EFFORT TO FREE
PERSON ON BAIL
n SUE OUT HABEAs CORPUS WRIT
vm Force Dewitt County Officials to Produce
Editor IN Court for Proceedings on
Question Of Bonds.
By James J. MeAgher,
Acting Secretary illinois Central System
/ Federation.

Acting Secretary illinois Central System
Federation.
Another strenuous effort to bring about
L. release OF Carl Person on bail will be
..de this week by Attorney Frank Conner.
f.rd Of Chicago II is now five months that
Pe,,on has been confined in small cell in
IL Dewitt county jail at Clinton. Ill.
He was first held on the recommends
4 he coroners jury which returned a ver-
Grs after the examination Of five witnesses
ne verdict read that Tony Musser. ex-chief
4 police OF Clinton and q strikebreaker
hsdes for the illinois Central. was dead. and
u, Carl Person had killed him.
Person admits both of these facts. But
Ae eoroners Jury neglected to state why
Pesson had killed Musser. which was appar-
at to all fair witnesses of the shooting.
P.sson killed man twice his size in defence
q his own life.
Interests Thwart Bail.
All Subsequent attempts to bring about the re-
kase OF the editor on bail were thwarted by the
powerful interest, whose object it is to put the
editor where be can no longer tell the truth and
expose the methods OF the Illinois Central and
Hartman Inn,
When the srand jury returned an indictment
epntaining eight counts and charging Per son with
Ae murder Il Musser. there appeared another
seeommendailon tina, the editor be still held with
~ bail Although the names Of only ten wit
assses attached to the indictment, ~ testi-
! 81 before the grand Jury and some are k-e~n
= have recounted the details Of the terri. as
III which Person was subjected to At the .nds
q tAs giant Musser. before the young editor took
e1vsatase OF his legal right to kill in defense of
! y lie.
Still Held in Jail.
Dat Person is still, in jail and the states attor-
~ OF Dewitt county has expressed his venom
- determination OF keeping him there as long
Is IN hi> power to do so.
Last week when Attorney Comerford appeared
eefore Judge Cochran in Clinton and asked that
tsfson be admitted To bail. States Attorney Viii
Ams jumped up IN wrath and denounced Person
- the most cold -blooded murderer ever caught
Dewitt county and further indicated his a,ti-
o6e Of doing nothing that would result in the
ebsraton OF Person on ball. no matter how high.
Cour, Rebukes States Attorney.
For this display of venom and legal ignorance.
Williams rebuked by the court who reminded
ne states attorney that men who held such pub
. positions were supposed to have some know
kSee OF how to conduct themselves in court and
nso OF the rights OF defendants.
The incident while clearly indicating the pre-
S.ses uAt move Statc htofney Wuiiams, emu
u that appeal for bail The new effort will be
nade this week IN Champaign. I'LL, where Conner
!o'd will sue out writ of habeas corpus and
sesee the officials of Dewitt county to take Per-
Oa TO Champaign
Witnesses to Be Produced.
Mere ~ine,>es will be produced to show that
oe evidence against Person Is not sufficient To
vs!ran, his beng held without bail Comerford
williams will meet at the bar and argue
es question before Judge w. G. Cochran. who
ah week denied Comcriord's motion to quash
q indictment against Person on the grounds
"a the statutes had been violated by Williams
sses he suppressed the names of ~ grand jury