The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-06
CONNOLLY
PROBE WILL
START SOON
Recorder, Under New
Law. Will Sit As
Grand Jury
JUDGE PLANS
WIDE INQUIRY
Kloka Will Be Sum-
mOned to Bare County
Building Mess

JuDAN AHANbite THi'it " tttbFFAa b
that he probably would besin string
as grand jury within day or two
Altho be was blocked by Charles
III. Jssnowski. prosecuting attorney
by writ OF prohibition. from call
ing grand jury. he scr about get
ting a law that would permit Rim
10 investigate what Nc thinks are
rotten conditions in the public az
fairs Of Detroit and WAYNE county
The law has been passed under
which ne can sir as a grand jury,
The last legislature passed act
1se. Il escaped notice because ~
was believed 10 be harmless The
ostensible purpose OF the act was re-
permit judge IN cities where the
liquor laws are being violated 20 act
independently OF the police or other
officers who wink a. the violations
but IL gives the recorder the pos
ers OF grand jury. for The scope
OF the law does not limit the inquiry
10 liquor cases
The law became effective only q
short time ago and Judge Connolly
says he will avail himself OF h a:
once. James II Pound attorney for
Aid. G. ". Ross. viii file a complaint
asking Judge Connolly in his ca
pacity as grand jury. 20 inyesti
gate the recent expenditures Of the
board Of education and the city
building department The alderman
alleges violations OF the law IN both
departments. and 10 was his charges
that led 10 the calling Of a grand
Jury by judge Connolly several
months ago when The prosecuting
attorney stopped him In his com
plant which will be fled this time
he will also ask for an Investigation
OF the FIRE department What
charges he makes against The de
partmenf he will not divulge as yet.
for the investigation will be As SO.
cret as the regular grand Jury
Judge Connolly expressed himself
a. being delighted with the terms
OF the law He said II conferred
greater powers on him for an in
originally In hat ha. instead Of -
citizens. will render the verdict
The new law however. does not
confer upon him the BOWER ~ in
dictment. After HIS investigation he
will be Obliged 20 make his com
plant 10 magistrate empowered
to draw warrants and have warrants
Issued
I'VE will star .ne investigation
al once" said Judge Connolly, and
probably before the end Of the ri
we VIII be deep in &C. The FIRST com
plant will be against the city de-
par,ments. but the scope Of the In.
vestigation will be wide Ii viii
take in the county building scandal
and We will no doubt have Tony
kloka here within n few DAYS TO
tell all he knows about that Thus
We will beat the prosecutors grand
jury by several days a. he cannot
call his jury until after Sept rs.
"Our investigation viii be far.
Teaching and ! expect we viii have
many complaints from citizens
em especially pleased a. the out.
come. for while Prosecutor Jasnow
ski was blocking the grand jury
sought 20 call, preparations were
going forward quietly for the pas.
SAGE OF law giving this court
greater powers than n would have
had II he had kept bis hands or
an busy with my regular court
work. bat ! viii find time 10 start
investigating the county building
crowd az once"
Judge Connolly learned enough In
the rccen, trial OF Tony Kioka 20
give him numerous good leads That
nc thinks Kloka was not The only
offender was made clear hy Tho
court in sentencing Kloka. when he
said that II wss unjust that one man
should be obliged 10 suffer alone
FOR the crime committed by many
Prosecutor Jasnowski would not
admit Wednesday. that he would
seck 10 block Judge Connolly again
He said he did not act before until
The Judge made the formal order
calling n grand jury, and that he
would not act this time, II az all
until the judge formally declared
himself a grand Jury
- brought the proceedings be.
fore" said Jasnowski. because I be.
heved grand jury called hy the
recorder would be iilessL and saw