The Detroit times., 1917-03-13
GRAND JURY
PROBE WILL
Deep
Inquiry May Reach In
to Unexpected
Places
JUDGE CONNOLLY
STANDING FIRM
Recorder S hows No
Disposition To Yield
To JasnOwski

Il may be said on high authority
that Detroit will have the greatest
house cleaning soon that II has ever
had
Every rug and hanging Is 10 be
taken out into the open air and Civ
en- the benefit OF a severe beating
and the beneneent rays OF the sun
OF publicity.
This viii come about unless the
supreme court steps In 10 prevent
the activities Of the grand Jury
which has been arranged for by
Judge Connolly.
when Aid. George. W. Ross petit
toned the court for n grand jury 10
investigate the building department
and the board OF education his peti-
ton did not limit the Investigation
20 those two departments, according
20 Judge Connolly. II will be proper
for the grand jury to take NY any
matter relating TO the political sctiv-
ity OF any department or individual
III the city Of Detroit.
From other sources IL has been
learned that Investigations are now
going on with n view Of submitting
to the jury facts concerning other
departments and Individuals which
viii make the Official reason for the
investigation dwindie into insigpifi-
canoe. II will touch some OF tho
highest officials and most prominent
residents of the city. u IL said.
OF course. tremendous efforts will
be made % block this investigation.
II threatens 10 blast political rcpu-
tations and the owners 81 them who
look TO higher things. IL the legal
machinery OF the state has a means
OF stopping the inquiry thar has
been started IL will be stopped
There Is little chance OF Judge
Connolly weakening. but hs ntay be
ordered to desist because OF tech
nicallty. However, he viii quit only
when forced to do 40, Il is said
Aid. Ross says me has a whole
basketful OF information TO give out.
and IA only eager for The proceed
ings 10 commence so that he can
get busy. Aid. Roes thinks the
building department and the board
OF education activities are A. SUD
jects for thoro investigation. nut
there are others who kant TO crowd
In with MASTERS that win make these
pale. They have to dc with the re-
cent elections as well as with the
administration OF money Ia ssme
alleged bens VIOLENT matters.
On Wednesday the records court
grand jury list win be fled with the
clerk OF the recorders court. AT
the same time Judge Connolly will
receive a formal notice from the
prosecuting attorney, Charter n
Jasnowski. that he objects TO the
proceedings ON the ground that the
circuit court r. the proper tribunal
10 be invoked in such a case. This
notice viii carry with Il the threat
that II Judge Connolly doesn't va
cate his order for n grand jury the
supreme court win be appealed to.
Judge Connolly win then set next
Monday as the date for the heeTing
OF arguments by Mr.. Jasnowski and
by James II. Pound. the attorney
the court has named TO be special
prosecutor before the grand jury.
Mr.. Jasnowski will attack the legal
lfv Of the cnurf naming Mr. poLnd
for such an ONCE, but his big Eight
viii be on the right u the record.
er's court to call such a grand jury
In any event, Whatever the out
come. II Is certain that steps are
being taken to insure big cleaning
up OF some lark spots that are CON-
monty known 70 exist by wise r0lI.
ticians. bat OF which tho ordinary
citizen knows nothing IL may
cause some rather big politicians to
take a sharp fall