The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-26
KNEE IS HELD FOR PERJURY
Saturdays Indictment Against
Man Who Repudiated Confess
sion in PoIIack Case
CIRCUIT COURT TERM IS OPENED

When the cases placed on the calen
dar by the indictments were called /
circuit court at Houghton this morn
ing, at the opening of the Januar
term, Attorney Angus w. Kerr. repre-
senting the Western Federation q
Miners, asked for time in which T.
make special pleas in all Of the indict
ment cases. At the same time he file
a motion to quash the indictments
stating the following reasons:
1. The grand jury was illegally
summoned.
.. The deliberations were not
conducted in secret because the
following persons, not authorized
To appear. were present: George +.
Nichols, special prosecuting attor-
Eey; Hon. Grant Fellows, attorney
general of Michigan; Hon. Wood
bridge y. Ferris, governor; August
J. Hartman. Grace McCarron and
T.. NJ. Ingram, stenographers.
3. That the pretended appoint
ment of George Il. Nichols, as spe-
c'al prosecuting attorney, is wholly
void for the reason that no show
ing of incapacity on the part Of
Prosecuting Attorney Lucas has
been made.
4. The motion is founded on
files and records OF the county,
clerk and the circuit court.
.. This motion will have the
same effect as challenge To the
array Of the grand jury.
Attorney Kerr explained to a report.
er for The News that this Challeng,
to the array will attack the jury as
whole, and is not to be considered "a,
attacking the personnel Of the jury. II
answer To direct question, lie cX.
planned that it should not be considered
as an attack ON tho jury because som,
of its members were members of the
Citizens Alliance.
The time for hearing arguments OF
this motion has not been set. Judg,
. Erien having consented to fix time
selected 10y agreement Of counsel.
Will Ask Change OF Venue.
Mr. Kerr also announced that it his
intention To offer a motion for "a change
IF venue in all strike cases on this cal
,ndar
Iloas not having been entered in tho
Indictment cases, Judge O'Bricn direct
ID that the bail bonds Of all these de-
.endants he continued in force.
Practically the entire morning scs.
sion Of court was occupied with the ar
Angling of the calendar and the hear
ng Of pleas. In all of the one hun
lred strike cases, not including the in
iictment cases, pleas Of not guilty
we're entered.
y plea of guilty was entered by a.
hartman, alias r. Cohen, charged with
'raudulently altering a check. He was
emanded &c Jail TO await sentence
rhe check was one issued Ivy Frank
sumo of Calumet it being raised 10y
hartman.
George Males, "A striker who was
ouud guilty Of simple assault i'm CON
lection with the rioting in Calumet the
lay after the strike was called. ap-
'eared in court FOR sentence He was
'rdored to appear at oclocl, this af-
ernoon.
Mrs. Annie Clemcnc. who also wac
ound guilty at tho last term Of court
IN similar charge, was to have ap-
'earcd this morning for sentence. II
vac shown, however, that tho defend
mt was IN and unable TO appear
Wears an Alliance Pin.
Sidney Faull one of the thirty -cight
ncn who were indicted by the grand
urv on a misdemeanor charge, appear
ID IN court 10 answer TO the charge.
Ie entered a plea Of not guilty. PAUL
S a former member Of the federation,
'ui he renounced that organization aud
eturncd TO work. As evidence of this
le wore Citizens Alliance pin on his
.oat In court Attorney Angus Kerr
or the federation informed the court
hat he wa not representing the de-
endant.
Is Charged With Felony.
Mike Enez. AGAINST whom che grand
ury returned an indictment alleging a
clCnious ofense Saturday afternoon.
vas arrested today and he is held in
ho county jail on a specific charge Of
'criury Knez is alleged to have COM
nittod the offense at The inquest into
he murder Of Deputy Sheriff James
'ollack. in connection with which he
maze a confession TO Prosecuting At
orrcy Lucas. Before the coroner's jury
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