The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-04-15
'EGOTIST," GEAR"
BULLY" HUNT ROARS
AT SHEPHERD
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to anyone in particular. Miss Phipps
replied 1T was denied bv County
Detective Coffin. however.
Miss PhipEs, in new blue straw
hat with high crown and one OF
those things that they put on legs of
chickens--friend chickens. OF course
lin hotels SO that the diner will not
soil his hngers-one OF those things,
but OF much larger size, sticking up
from the side OF the creation, listened
TO Mr. Hunts virulent attack on the
prosecutor without smile
Words fell" said Mr. Hunt. 10
characterize zProperI stAe illegal nm,
constitutional and high-handed tyran-
ny shown by the prosecutors Office ON
the day, OF the raid Language Is.
feeble, and cr0tches fail 10 support it.,
"A promise was made 10 Return
Miss ,Phipps' personal property, IL
was two and one-half months before
it was returned. And this is Michi
gan, this is America, the land OF the
free and the home OF the brave, where
Russian refugees, escaping from what
we call despotic power, come as
refuge from tyranny.
This woman, born i'm Detroit. with
out a criminal record. was arrested
under law declared null and void on
various occasions. personally went
to the office of the prosecuting attor-
ney. ] found Hugh Shepherd in the
office | formerly occupied myself
formerly was there, won't say / oc-
cupied it-and | asked that a test
case be made. He spoke of loan
sharks. He loves TO call them loan
sharks-it's sweet mopsel under his
tongue call them small loan brok.
ers. You don't have to go of Girls.
woldst. TO find more than seven per
cent charged as interest But Girls.
wold'st. IS too large game for the
prosecutor.
IL call the courts attention to the
fact that pawnbrokers come under
this act, also, but none OF them is
ever raided. Why? Because loan
brokers are mere agents, representing
foreign principals. They have no po-
litical or social standing Pawnbrok.
ers have a pull, have political power
Nobody knows better than the present
head OF the office the meaning OIL the
word politics. He has been at ( all
ais life; was at It before he came
lere-his ear constantly to the
ground, and his creed. 'Votes-how
70 get them.
Mr. Hunt then turned his attention
o the newspapers, which he accused
If aiding Mr.. Shepherd In his polti.
al aspirations and his desire for no
orietY-- Barnett, who-was- pres
mt during part OF the argument, !
'ricked up his ears when Mr. Hunt |
aid that the papers, tired =ef print. !
ng divorce news and scandals and /
eports OF "Sapho" caught In respect. |
BILE company In the Dresden cafe" |
we're glad TO accept the prosecutors |
invitation 10 attend raid.
why bring this action?" asked Mr.. |
iunt, why not sue the prosecutor /
Veil, he came here from Missouri, I
etween two days, and so far as can
g discovered he has no abiding place.
won't say we can't find him-on the
ohtrary, we can't lose him"
Mr.. Hunt cited numerous cases
,hich he said showed that the prose
utor had no authority for his raid,
nd still less to seize the person of
Hiss Phipps and send her to Jail. He
ldiculed the prosecutor for saying
hat he could not list the property
I Miss Phipps which he would re.
uire for evidence against her.
"In his treatment of Miss Phipps,
ne prosecutor acted like a common
ully," Mr.. Hunt charged
I'm speeches In this city, he has
aid I don't know much about the
oJtitution, but get results. This
Iugh Shepherd. or Hue, or Whew.
+ however he spells it--this Hue and
~ in the prosecutors Office should
g effectually squelched Two things
laracterize MS oflice-brute force,
acked by despotic power, and the
ipplanting OF the ordinary criminal
authorities by foreign hirelings, know.
IL no law but the will OF the head
the Office"
Mr.. Keidan's argument, which will
: heard Thursday morning al $3.50,
III be based on a lack Of Jurisdiction
the matter on the part OF Judge