The Detroit times., 1914-02-16

More Irregularities.
He said that tine AFFIDAVIT purporting
10 be that OF Waiter NHwrcKt IS aC=
knowledged by N0wich but not signed
by anyone that the affidavit OF John
+. Findlater is signed with a cross,
implying that F!ndrater canno; write.
though he swears be Is eligible for
Jury serl ice: and that the AFFIDAVIT
+ purporting TO be that OF Nathan May
Vile is not sigaed.
Mr.. Shepherd says that he looked
over the lists of notnries in the coun-
1 ~ clerks Office and discovered that
NJ. j. Hawkins who Witnessed some
OF the signatures Is not d notary. and
that Charles G. Cudy is also on the
/ clerks list. Seventeen of the so no
taries. ne found, gave an incorrect
date for the expiration OF their com
missions.
The 9S affidavits OF alleged atlantis
make interesting reading.
Edward A. Ellie says that he signed
as Abe Ellis, and that he was not ask.
ed to swear TO the truth OF his state
ment.
r. Sch0mberger says that he did not
swear. aud that he signed because he
thought Keeping the cases in Detroit
would save money for the taxpayers
Samuel Rosen says that he did not
swear
q. Zimmerman. says that be can I
read English. tha, he thought the al.
fidavit was petition, and that he
did not swear
Arthur Marx says that he did not
read more than the first paragraph;
IT,, ~ int fa tsfer
turc would make him a possible juror.
at some time or other
Meyer Levy says he was asked by d
Mr. Albert whether he had ever sery-
ed on jury. chat when he said he
mad not, he was told TO sign the papgr;
be did not read il and did not swear
TO IL; he did MOI sign il, but asked
someone 10 sign it for him.
Jacob solomon, an intimate friend OF
Rosenthal, says he thought the aftida-
VT q petition 70 have the cases tried
in Detroit
Sign Without Reading.
Ernest n. Ziessow SAYS he signed
without reading.
Meyer Rosenberg says he signed
without reading and without receiving
an explanation OF the affidavit.
Adolph Stern says he couldn't be a
fair juror in the case, and thought
that the AFFIDAVIT was petition TO
have the cases tried in Wayne county.
Sacke Reyeano says he thought he
was signing a paper that would get
him on the jury list and that he did
not understand any particular case
was in question.
Susel Goldstick says be signed at
Mr.. Albert's request; that he did not
read the afiidav. and did not swear
20 II.
b. w. Kert says that he did not read
the affidavit; that he was asked TO
sign b. the mana ger Of moving pic
ture show owned Dy Nathan Schneider
and former Aid. Rosenthal; that he
thought 1t a political paper"
Harris l.. Conep says that he knows
RosenthaL
Joseph Zumherg says he did not
read the affidavit and did not swear;
that he signed it as a favor 10 a
friend.
Lambert a. Burdeno says that he
did not read the affidavit, that he un-
derstood il was something about the
aldermen" that he signed ii al the
request OF Notary GRAIN, and that ne
has an opinion as to the guilt or limo
cence OF the aldermen, and so could
not be juror
Henry J. Ashheld says that he sign
ed at Grahn's request, In WenZers sa-
loon, that ne thought il was petition
10 keep the cases in Wayne county
Lasell w. Lyon says that he signed
the affidavit hurriedly. and that he has
an opinion.
sam Greenberg says he neither read
the affidavit nor swore to it, that No
tary Optner told him II was petition
10 keep the cases in Wayne county.
Joseph Epstein says he went to
school with Rosenthal; that he meant.
by signing. 10 express his belief that d
fair trial might be secured In Wayne
county
Fred w. Damn says he has an opin-
ion
samuel Cohen says he knows Ro-
seminal: that he signed hurriedly. and
neither read nor understood the ath-
davit.
Max Markowitz says that he did not
read the affidavit: that Optner ex-
plaihed it to hiGl; that he thought IL
might get him o. the jury list
Benjamin Hoffman says that he be-
lieves be told someone to sign for
him; that he didn't read the paper
that friend tolG him il was a good
thing; mat he wasn't sworn that be
didn't understand the matter in the
slightest particular.
William Mitcheil and Joseph A. Kre-
mer say that they did not swear; that
they read the affidavit in part, hur
riedly.
Abraham Hoffman says that Optner
asked him il he had anything against
Rosenthal. and Oh his replying In the
negative, told aim to sign the paper;
that he old not read IT,
Frank w. Bostwick says he has an
opinion.
Benjamin Kane says that David Ro-
senthal was with the man who asked
him to sign; that he did not read the
paper and was rot sworn.
Signs Affidavit as Favor.
Daniel IA. Metras says that he did
not read the affidavit but signed 1t as
a favor 10 Notary Grain; that he did
not understand that IL referred TO the
graft cases.
Julius Stahl says that he did not
swear 10 the affidavit. and signed it az
the request VI Nathan Schneider or his
bartender.
Christian Huetner, whose afiida-
Wit was signed with cross. says
that the cross is not his, as he can
write his name. that Grain asked
him II ne wanted to serve on a jury.
and he replied that he did not.
Sam Moscovltz says that he was not
sworn.