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JUROR DISMISSED FROM COURT PANEL Frank Barnet, Sitting in D. U. R. Cate, Speaks Disparagingly of Plaintiff’s Claim. / / Frank Barnes, of No. 592 Thlrd-ave., was dismissed from the Jury panel of the Wayne circuit court by Judge Murphy, Friday morning, following statements made to the court by a deputy sheriff, under whose charge Barnes, with 11 other Jurors made a trip Thursday afternoon to the scene of an accident which figured in a pend ing trial. The case was that of Anna Reno against the D. U. R. Mrs. Reno's hus band was killed when he fell from a Baker car on Dix-ave., near Military. There la a curve at that point, and it is the theory of the plaintiff that the deceased was thrown from the car when It hit the curve. To better un derstand the situation, the Jury, In charge of two deputies, visited the scene of the accident. Friday morning when the case was about to open, Deputy Sheriff Mark Hope reported to Judge Murphy that while the Jury was inspecting the lo cality. Barnes. In the hearing of sev eral of the Jurors, said: T can’t see how anybody could have been killed here w hen the curve starts back there.” The deputy said he warned Barnes not to discuss the matter outside the jury room, and the latter replied that he guessed he knew his business. The men were examined in court, and Barnes denied making the state ment. He said he merely asked a question. He called on two Jurors to bear him out, and one of them. L. C. Hall, said he did not hear Barnes make the statement complained of. The other. Jamc6 H Bird, who, Barnes said was near at hand, said he was down the track and heard nothing. Judge Murphy said that he had no reason to disbelieve the deputy, who hud only his duty to perform, and was not interested In the case. Barnes stood about the corridors for some time after his dismissal, ex plaining his side of the case, and tell ing how harshly he had been dealt with. Barnes Is well known about the courts, and has served as a Juror a number of times. BRIDE 33, OROOM 19. Attempt to Prevent Marriage of Odd Pair Fails. Despite the fact that they had In sufficient funds to pay Justice Ott for tying the knot and the appeals of a woman to have the marriage stopped, Miss Ruth E. Goldsmith, aged 33. and Edwin Whitmore, aged 19, both of No. 646 Bellevue-ave., were married, Thursday afternoon, in the office of the justice in the county building. A woman who refused to give her name, went to Justice Louis Ott, Thursday noon, and told him If the couple came to him to have the mar riage held up, as the man had been previously married. The couple ap peared later In the afternoon, how ever, with the license, In which each had denied having been married be fore. Whitmore later admitted being married In Saginaw when he was 16, but said the marriage was annulled. "We had planned to get married in Windsor by a Methodist minister, but when I found it would cost $5 I thought it best to have the ceremony performed by a justice of the peace in Detroit, who Edwin, told me, would not charge anything,” said the bride, Friday. But Justice Ott said the law allowed him 12. so I promised to take the money to him the first thing Fri day morning, and I kept my word. Edwin got his pay from the Morgan A Wright Cos. after the wedding and I went straight down to pay the Jus tice. "I think I know the woman who at tempted to stop the wedding. She Uvea In Windsor.” SUFFER FROM THIRST. Detroit Aldermen In Dry Flint Are In Distress. Reports that reach the city hall from the League of Michigan Munici palities convention In Flint are to the effect that the delegates from Detroit and some of the other big towns are slowly perishing of thirst. Flint has gone dry, and the members of the Detroit delegation who have returned relate stories of Intense suffering. "It was not that we wanted anything to drink,” explained one alderman, "so much as the thought that, if we did want anything, we could not get it. That mado us thirsty.” Some of the Detroit aldermen made a trip to Saginaw, Thursday evening, "to Inspect the new electric road.” Saginaw Is wet, very wet. - ■ —■ | "Kid” Wellman on Trial. Fred, alias "Kid” Wellman, bouncer In the Whitney opera house, Is on trial In Judge Connolly’s court on the charge of abusing a 16-year-old girl. The morning session was spent In the effort to obtain a Jury, but It was found necessary to summon 60 addi tional talesmen for the afternoon ses sion. MARINE VESSEL PASSAGES. Thr 9<m>. SAULT STE MARIK. Mich., June 4. (Special. >—Up: Jenkins. Watt. Na gmvth. 10 last night; Kamlnlatlquu, 10 30, Squire, 11; J, C. Dllchrlst. Linn, midnight; Rockefeller. aMnlla. Hinton, 1 a m ; Yale. 7; Dalton. 7:30; Cuddy, * Dinkey. 9 30; Jay Oould. Bralnaid, 10:30; Northern Light. Bartow , 11; Presque Isle, aMnltoba, noon. Down: Vail, Maunaloa, 10 laat night; Berwlnd. 1 a. m.: Troy. Petcra. 2; lleck «r. ft. Juniata. Oliver, «. McOean. 7; Le high. 8; Morgan, 9; D. O. Mill*, 9:e0; Moore, 10. Detroit. DETROIT. June 4.—Up: Temp:*! and barges* M. T. Oreen, 9:16 laat night; aWrd Amci, aMtthewa. 10:1ft; Andrewa, 11; Jas. Wallace, 12:30 a. m.; Howard Hanna. 3:40; Wyandotte. Co rona. 4: Flint. Redlngton, 4:40; Wm. Rogera. |5:30. Prince Rupert. Marltana. 7; Bylvanla. 8; Sawyer and conaort. 10; Queen City. 10:15; Ohl. 10:30. Upaon. in (5. Isabella Boyce and hatgea, 11; Clarion. 11.30; Sonora. 11.30. Down: Angelina. 0:40 laat night; America. 10; lonic (arrived). Marti etlque, midnight' Siemens. 13:1ft a. m.; Kensington. 13:40; Joliet. 3:lft; Blckor dike, 8; Stackhouse. 3:|0; Lcwlatcrt, 4 40; Adlramded and barge. Rutland, ft; Falrhalrn. Thoms*. 4 40; Elba. Poe. aMlta. 7; Alaska (steel). 8 30. Maud, 11. M rrtattfg «••• . fgp Cfc* 1* John R.-ot. Phone 14M. AUTO SPLINTERED. OCCOPANTCESCAPE Woman, Babe and Child, Buried in Debris, When Car Smashes Ma chine, Dodge Death. Mrs. Richard Stevenson and her 14- mouths-old baby, of No. 453 Helen ave., and Arthur Fleming, five years old, of No. 465 Heleu-ave.. had re markuble escapes from death, Friday morning, when a Sherman car crash ed Into an electric auto In which they were riding, at Kercheval and Helen aves., completely demolishing the ma chine, and burying Mrs. Stevenson, her baby and her little guest In tne debris. Bystanders were norrifled at the sight, and rushed to the machine, ex pecting to find all three of the occu pants of the automobile dead, but when they were extricated, It was found that only Mrs. Stevenson was seriously hurt. The baby and the young boy had escaped with only slight bruises and scratches, while Mrs. Stevenson had been almost as fortunate, escaping with some ugly cuts on the head and one hip. The car, it is alleged, was traveling at a terrific rate of speed when it struck the automobile, which was re duced almost to kindling wood. ALMOST READY TO REPORT ON MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP Legal Committee of Citizens' Organiza tion Is Getting Ita Thunder in Shape. A report as to the constitutionality of the legal methods of obtaining municipal ownership of street rail wan in Detroit will be forthcoming iu a few (lays from the legal commit tee of the Citizens' Committee on Municipal Ownership. George William Moore, chairman of that committee, called a meeting this week at which the legal angles were finally put Into report form and this report is now being put In type. It will be the main line of argument used by the muni cipal ownership organization in the coming battle with the mayor’s com mittee over the matter of a street railway settlement. The municipal ownership committee has Increased Its membership to 86. STREET ROWDIES SOAKED. Justice Stein, Determined to Break Up - £ang, Fines Ringleaders. Complaints about a gang of youug rowdies who have been loitering around Orleans-st. and Garfleld-ave. for some time, insulting passing wom en, and bullying young men, whom they accost for money, led Justice Stein to start a campaign against the gang In police court. Friday morning, when he assessed fines again&t Jonn Nojdek and Henry Stepanik, alleged ringleaders. Patrolman Albert Measel arrested the two young men, Thursday night, and Friday morning, a delegation of business men from the neighborhood visited Justice Stein to complain against the gang. "I'm going to put a stop to this street corner rowdy business.” said the judge, in fining Nojdek and Ste panik. "if any more of that gang come In here, I’ll double the dose.” Nojdek and Stepanik were unable to pay their fines and will probably have to serve 30 days In the house of correction. ATTORNEYS ARE ARGUING. Defendants In Dillon Case Would Have Suit Thrown Out. The argument* of attorneys took up all of Friday mornln’a session of tho case of Hugh Dillon against Craig, Wright & Walker and other defend ants. the attorneys for the defense claiming that a verdict should be di rected in favor of their clients, and Messrs. Pound and Sloman protesting egalnst any such procedure. Attorney Selling, for Krolik & Cos., and their credit man, Adolph Fixel, claimed that Dillon was estopped front any claim because of the settlement with his creditors at 90 centß on the dollar, and because they gave out no hint of the present suit until they had obtained the settlement. Harrison Geer claimed there was absolutely nothing to connect his clients, Burnham, Stoepel A Cos., with any of the wrongs complained of. He claimed that the Dillons lost nothing, but his clients lost one-tenth of their account. WANTS $5,000 A YEAR. Mrs. Stephen Baldwin Waves Rights Under Husband's Will. Gertrude H. Baldwin, widow of Ste phen Baldwin, the deceased capitalist who died April 7, filed a notice in tho probate court. Friday, that she elected to waive the provisions of her hus band’s will, and would claim her share under the statute. The notice states that the estate amounts to $200,000 an 1 upwards, and Mrs. Baldwin asks for $6,000 per year. Child Reunites Parents. A marriage license was taken out Thursday afternoon by F. Brenlnger, who named as hla bride, Emma San ger Brenlnger, his former wife. Mrs. Brenlnger secured a divorce from her husband In Mt. Clemens In March, 1907, after they had lived together for two years, charging him with drunk enness. Aided by his employer, State Senator Lawrence W. Snell, of High land Park, Brenlnger attended an In stitution and was cured of the habit which wrecked hla home. Then the love for hla child took him to Mt. Clemens. These visits became more frequent, and Mrs. Brenlnger noticed her husband’s changed condition. Her old love for him returned, and the vis- It. to the marriage license clerk was the result. They were remarried by Rev. H. C. F. Ott. Thursday afternoon, and after a second honeymoon, on which they will be accompanied by their girl of four, they will resume housekeeping on Church-ave., High land Park. Verdict Against Ferry Cos. The Jury In Judge Rohnert’s court, which listened to the evidence In the case of Mrs. Florence Lyman against the Detroit. Belle Isle A Windsor Fer ry Cos., returned a verdict Thursday afternoon of $2,600 for the plaintiff. Mrs. Lyman’s foot was seriously crush ed between one of the company's boats and the wharf at Bois Blanc island In August, 190$. [ THE DETROIT TIMES: SATURDAY. JUNE 5. 1909. ELECTED TO AGAIN HEAD MUNICIPALITIES LEAGUE i « I A ( LAW TOM T. HEMAM. Fl.l.vr, Mich., JuM 4 The Uasue of Michl«tin Munlrlpalltlea today alert ed tbeae offleerai. I.awlxn T. Heranna, Maaon, Ire-elected >, president; (hnrlea E. Cartier Ludin*t»n. vlce-prealdent | E R Nrhrefter, Detroit, ire-elected). aerretary-treaaurer. Neat year’a meet ing will be held la Lanalng. BREITMEYER WOULD MERGE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS Bayt Work for Various City Board* Should All Be Done in One Office. Mayor Breitmeyer favors an amend ment to the charter by which the en gineering divisions of the various city departments shall all be merged Into the city engineer’s office. At present, there are separate engineers for the water board, public lighting commis sion and park department, beside a lot of outside engineering work done for the fire department. "This plan would not only save the city money in salaries but get better results," says Breitmeyer. “When the park department engineer has a pav lng matter to consider, ho has to call in an outside engineer. Similar things happen with the other commissions and departments. The city engineer now has a variety of work under his direction, and he could just as well handle It all with proper assistants. That would prevent a confusion of plans by which our streets are now torn up a number of times for differ ent departments, where they might be torn up but once for all. "In other cities there Is a separate engineering bureau that attends to that sort of work for all the depart ments. We have tried to get co-oper ation by the cabinet meetings but the work ought to be all In one office.” FOUND DEAD IN ROOM. F. B. Fallen May Have Been Suicide —Coroner Investigate*. The dead body of F. B. Fallen was found lying face downward on the floor In the third story of the New Globe hotel. No. 257 Jefferson-ave., Friday afternoon, by a chambermaid who went to the room after repeated knocklngs on the door had failed to gain response. The body was partial ly undressed. It is not known whether the man took his life with poison or whether death was due to natural causes, and Coroner Bennett ordered a post-mor tem. Fallen was about 35 years old and had roomed at the New Globe for about three weeks. He went to his room Thursday evening apparently In his usual health. In his pocket was found a card which read: "In case of accident notify my mother, Mrs. John Fallen. Mancelona, Mich., or Mrs. Farnhan, No. 299 Farnsworth.” GRAND JURY REFUSED. Southwick Wanted Enforcement of Li quor Laws Investigated. W. D. Southwlck’s request for a grand jury to Investigate the Detroit police department In Its relation to the violations of the liquor laws, was refused by a unanimous vote of the circuit court Judges Thursday after noon. Mr. Southwick was armed with letters from Bishop Foley, William H. McGowan, of No. 75 High st. west, and H. A. Cone. “We have denied the petition on the ground that conditions in Detroit, as pictured by Mr. Southwick, are not suf ficiently bad to warrant such action on our part.” Judge Murphy said af ter the meeting. Cop Beaten by Negro. Pairolmnn John Canaan, of the cen tral precinct, was viciously attacked hy George Taylor, a Negro cocaine fiend from Chatham, when Canaan at tempted to oust the Negro from his bed on a bench in the Grand Trunk de pot, Thursday night. Taylor grew so abusive that the officer decided to lock him up, and had Just slipped one hand cuff over Taylor's wrist, when the Negro pulled his arm free, and brought the manacled hand down on Canaan's head with stunning force. Canaan went down, and Taylor kicked him repeatedly in the head and in the ab domen. badly injuring him. Almost unconscious Canaan still struggled with his assailant until help arrived, and Taylor was taken to the Central stntion. Canaan was sent to St. Mary’s hospital in the East End ambu lance. His condition is serious, but he is expected to recover. University Student Arrested. William J. Fisher, a 19-year-old stu dent of the University of Michigan, was arrested, Thursday afternoon, by Detectives Horrlgan and Schlunt, of Vlnewood station, on the charge of stealing a bicycle and cashing worth less checks to the value of S2O. Fish er is said to have explained his ac tions by the statement that he Is hard up. He was attempting to sell a stolen wheel when the officers got him. The local police communicated with the Ann Arbor authorities and learned that Fisher la also wanted there. S.- JJL. ■ 3 _ 1 g You can make richer, more fragrant, more delicious tea. if you use •Sa lads. '* Use absolutely boiling water/ steep five minutes. BARNETT SMS HE ISN’T INCBNTENIPT Enjoined From Maintaining Nui sance, Declares His Place Isn’t in This Class—Summoned to Court Eddie Barnett, proprietor of the sa j loon and dance hall at Nos. 328*330 Randolph at., and David Oppenhelrt (owner of the building, were ordered 1 by Jridge Hosmer, Thursday after noon, to show cause, Monday morning, why they should not be punished for contempt, In continuing *o conduct the saloon and dance hall after having been enjoined from so doing by Judge Donovan on order oi the supreme court. Since the order was issued Bar nett has been holding dances regu larly, and advertising in the news papers. “1 am not disobeying the injunction,” maintained Barnett stoutly, Friday morning. "The Injunction forbids me to maintain a nuisance. 1 am not doing that. "I have not been forbidden to run a saloon—that is a legal business—nor to keep a case or to have dances. I do all those things. But there is no nuisance. My place is quiet and orderly. I did not have an opportunity to show this at the trial of the case. “I am blamed for things that I have nothing to do with. This week there was a big celebration in Harmonie hall until well along in the morning. Complaint was made that there was a disturbance in my place, although I had closed long before that time. “I am going to show that ray place is all right. First, I will give them a chance to prove anything they can against me, and then I will go after the people that have been attacking me. I will make them show in court why they have done so.” Barnett has retained as attorneys Thomas J. Navin. Michael P. Bourke, Alex. J. Oroesbeck and Guy L. Miller. He threatens to disclose «rae things of a startling nature regarding the residents in the apartment houses in his vicinity. FREDERICK ALEXANDER TAKES YPSILANTI POSITION Becomes Head of Music Department in State Normal College and Di rector of Conservatory. Frederick Alexander, organtst and director of the choir of the Wood ward-Ave. Baptist church, and a well known teacher and musician in De troit, has accepted the position as head of the department of music in the State Normal College in Ypsllanti and also director of the Normal Con servatory of Music, succeeding the late Prof. Frederick Pease, who for 40 years occupied the position. Mr. Alex ander will take up his work June 28 with the summer school, which will last six weeks, and after a vacation until about the first of October, will assume his regular duties. Although this new position will ne cessitate Mr. Alexander’s removal to Ypsllanti. he will not give up hla church work In Detroit, nor his direc torship of the Orpheus club. Mr. Alexander received practically all of his education in Michigan, grad uating from the University of Michi gan in 1894 with the degree of bach elor of arts. He studied organ in De troit under Prof. Batcheldor, and has been organist and director in the Woodward-Ave. Baptist church since 1895, the longest term of any prom inent organist in the city, with the exception of N. J. Corey, who has | been with the Fort-St. Presbyterian ! church about the same number of years. He was formerly director of the Church Choral society, and is con ductor of the choir of the Fine Arts society. Mr. Alexander is one of the most capable musicians an(j teachers in the city and the faculty of the Ypsllanti college Is fortunate In securing his services. DISCUSS GOTHAM S BUDGET. New York city’s immense budget of $153,000,000 for the year past was the center of discussion by the na tional association of comptrollers and accounting officers, Friday morning. Most of the accountants were inclined to think, and frankly stated, that this burdget showed poor financial meth ods and did not result in an intellig ent statement to the tax payers as to what they were getting for tboir money. It was shown that $9 out of every $31.75 raised in taxation is used for interest and payments on the city’s great debt and a conspicuous flaw In New York was announced as being the failure to limit bond issues to permanent Improvements. Frightens Burglar Away. The watchman in the Senate laun dry, No. 90 Grand River-ave, prevent ed a burglary, early Friday morning, when he heard the crash of glass as a prowler broke a rear window, and : opened the lock. The burglar was Just climbing in the window when the watchman rushed up and frightened him away. CUBE SICK HEADACHE. Genuine Mast Beer Signature CARTELS Usr ‘‘Printing; of Quality” limos Printing Company M.Ucr* of < I toll fruiting M«,.i I *'»h IS Mills K SI WEDDING INVITATIONS ASSOirttCVMBSTa A!«D AT-IIOUF. 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