The Detroit times., 1917-04-28
Come On, Mr.. Prosecuting
Attorney; BE a Prosecuting
Attorney Get Into the Game!

Attorney; BE a Prosecuting
Attorney Get Into the Game!
II you have any idea that the county
fail is stuffed with inmates until its walls
bulge as a result of the numerous kill
ings of men. women and children in De-
troit streets by automobiles and auto
trucks. since the first of the year, for
get it.
In only one case has there been a war
rant issued against the offending driver
and that driver is out on bail
The police records show that since
Jan. I, twelve drivers have been taken
into custody.
There have been many more than
twelve automobile accidents in which
pedestrians have been killed,
The ~ represent the cases in which
the officers believed it to be their duty
to take the drivers into custody.
II seems that in all of the cases Of
fatality, with one exception, death was
due to the carelessness Of the person
5 killed.
In no other way can we account for
the police record.
The reason there are not more prose-
cutions, according to Prosecutor Jas
nowsh, is because it is impossible to OBJ
tain a conviction for manslaughter, un-
der the present law, unless a degree Of
criminal negligence is shown which
would be equivalent to criminal intent
while there may be a moral certainty
in the mind of@the prosecutor and police
that driver is to blame, it does not fol-
low" says JasnowsH that there would
be even vague possibility of convicting
him"
Our prosecutor, it will be noted, is
playing the game safe" to use a term
that belongs to baseball and pool.
He is taking no chances of getting
conviction.
He isn't doing anything "a fact for
which this office is generally notoriousl
In behalf of pedestrians, aged people or
children in the street.
His alibi falls down completely as we
consult the records Of the recorders
court and find there that as result Of
ONE vigorous prosecution, ONE reck-
less driver was found guilty of man.
slaughter and received a term in prison
of seven and one-half years.
We find. also, that the driver of the
machine in that fatal accident had no
malice in his heart toward his victim,
but that he did have in his system a
goodly supply of whisky.
He was not an offender against the
person whom he killed, but he WAS an
offender against the LAW and against
the RIGHTS of the person he killed.
Let us suggest to the prosecutor, that
inasmuch as his pay would be going on
whether a conviction resulted or not,
that he might try TO do something
for those who walk because they do not
feel they can afford an automobile after
contributing their just share toward the
prosecutors salary.
Perhaps, however, the prosecutor may
feel, in his position that convictions are
hard to get, that he would be putting
the offending driver to lot of unneces-
sary inconvenience.
Here is the record which does NOT
call for anything like three cheers for
Charles Jasnowsld, prosecuting attorney
for Wayne county. or, rather, holding
that office
Jan. 23.-Philip Rabozny, No. 81
Freer-st.; killed by Anthony Weber.
STATEMENT TAKEN BY PROSE
CUTOR AND RELEASED
Feb. Rupert Ray No 258 Colling-
wood-ave killed by Fred H. Hall
STATEMENT TAKEN BY PROSE
CUTOR AND RELEASED.
Feb. 1S,-Miss Anna Eckholm killed
by Frank Meyers.
STATEMENT TAKEN BY PROSE
TTrrOD Ann pII Il CEn