The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-18
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(Csatlnnsd Frsm 1ase ~.
Is utterly convinced OF the guilt
Of the accused. I'VE are still con.
WINGED o. that guilt" 10 sald,
land ready 70 proceed with the
trial Of st. Aubin." He stated
that, hs had no "means Of az
plorins the complainant's mind"
and determining II shs ''has told
the court her true reasons" Tor
changing her mind. But admit
ted that, in view Of her action,
his hands were tied and he
would be unlikely to obtain
conviction without her support.
Following the reaiing Of .
statement from the child's moth
er and Held's outspoken declare.
ton of the states willingness to
70 ahead with the case justice
Donald r. Parent ordered the
. case dismissed.
st. Aubin was arrested by
Mount Clemens police following
4 written complaint by ah H.
year-old child that st. Aubin
had subjected her to indecencies
in q classroom at the Macomb
school. Two other children Of
similar age were mentioned with
the case.
st. Aubin, who was admitted
to bail after being held In jail
for one day, stood mute when
first arraiened before. Justice
Parent, who three times post
poned examination upon appli-
cation Of Christian M. Matthews,
defense attorney.
The mothers statement said:
II respectfully request that
my complaint against Frank St.
Aubin be withdrawn. I feel that
I do not want my daughter to 90
through the experience and no
toriety Of q criminal trial Of this
nature and feel in the interest
Of my daughter that the COM
plant should be withdrawn and
request that this action be
taken"
Prosecutor Held said:
"The people are prepared and
anxious to proceed with this
case. It has always been the
policy Of the Prosecutors Of
flee under the present admins
tration to prosecute vigorously
all crime involving the sacred
ness Of young womanhood.
I'm these cases we have care
fully investigated every phase
and completely satisfied our
selves Of the guilt of the ac-
cused before issuing warrants
or subjecting the accused or
their families to unjustified pub
licity, expense, or embarrass-
ment. We so investigated this
cage and although we, have the
deepest GYM kthy Tor Ne de-
fendent's family and friends, we
felt that the ends of public jus
tice required prosecution. Up
to this point the mother Of this
little girl has indicated every
willingness to give Us the CO.
operation which we must have
from the public If we are to sue
coed in stamping out this type
of crime.
I'VE cannot now explore her
mind and inquire into the true
motives Of her change In atti-
tude and for her withdrawal of
the formal complaint on file in
this case. We must accept her
recorded statement Is including
all her reasons for not permitting
her daughter to testify in this
case.
obviously crimes Of this na-
ture are not committed in the
light Of the public eye and there
are seldom II ever any witnesses
other than the participants
themselves. If the victims and
their families are not willing
to accept some embarrassment
for the accomplishments Of the
greater public good, then our
hands are tied and 1t 70 impossi-
BILE for US to proceed with the
prosecution and we now find
that it Is to be our position in
the case.
Therefore in view Of Mrs.
-'s stated refusal to per-
NIT her daughter to testify in
this case, and despite what may
be our own wishes in this matter.
we acknowledge that the court
has no alternative except to
comply with the request Of the
complaining witness"