The Detroit times., 1916-07-25
Judge Connolly Knows
Our Affection; Will He
Apply the Real Remedy?

The case of Connolly VS.. Marx is now
listed on the docket for the court of
Detroit.
The trial will begin Immediately fol-
lowing the primaries and the case will
be given to the jury early in November.
YOU, as voter in Detroit, are a
member of the jury.
Complainant Connolly charges De-
J PENDANT Marx with the extravagant use
Of money collected from the people in
taxes, and of an attempt to cover up this
extravaganza by an increased valuation.
He charges Defendant Marx with in
efficiency and points to an uncompleted
Belle Isle bridge as sample of the in
efficiency.
Complainant charges:
ut is an open question whether our
greatest civic affliction was the burning
OF the old bridge or the building of the
new one"
Complainant charges, further, that de-
PENDANT has Incorporated the police
department and converted it to his own
political use.
Both the charges of the complainant
and the answer of the defendant have
been given to the jury.
The defendant for an answer, submits
Che record of his administration and
stands pat.
II he has made mistakes or been
kuilty of shortcomings, he hopes, he
pleads, to do better in the future.
There have been no signs from the
complainant, thus far, that it is his dis
position to withdraw his charges and
live the defendant another chance.
The array of counsel in this case prom
ises to be imposing beyond anything that
has ever been seen in our local political
court.
On both sides we expect to see advis-
ers and counsellors of considerable
standing, particularly effective and well
versed in handling juries such as will de-
eide this case.
We are well aware of what these
counsellors and advisers are capable Of
doing in collision by way of winning
cases, but we are now to witness them
put to q test of strength when pitted
AGAINST each other.
Taken all in all, this promises to be
some law suit.
The Times takes the bench at this
writing in the capacity of judge for its
readers among the members of the jury,
and, reversing the order of things for
Che occasion, would charge them, at the
beginning of the case, as follows:
The complaining witness in this case
has supplied us with what you will read
fly recognize to be gem by way Of
literary effort.
This cannot be considered in itself
further than as pointing to an intellec-
tual ability and constructive capacity
establishing qualities much to be desired
IN the first officer of a city standing first
among the cities and fast forging ahead
20 prominent place among the leaders
The vigor back of the charges may
with better advantage be taken into con-
sideration.
But the charges are made by one who
% learned in the law and experienced in
the practice of the law; who has. in fact.
administered the law, and who knows
that the jury will have TO hold the de-
fendant innocent until he has been prov
on guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
The complaining witness win, in other
words, have to follow his general charges
with a bill Of particulars. implying that
these things he charges are things which
x ~ II In, the defendants place, would
s. hongo and correct.
~ Ne ehArgs you that the use Of money