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Judge Haggerty Th.nka He'U Probably Hold John Abbott fot Trial.Tbe ft .it* oc* on the part .if the pco- j pie was uiroduced and c.ixsed in the • fubn Abbott crioi nai aiuuit cue :n : »l c** court yesterday. Anna Foeder-hm. lu Years obi. tlt; an inooceDt. ch»ld-1 ah way, toiu tue court o! tr»« circnm- | dances, A •mall boy eorrpborated her • *lwrv. Abbott lQ*k the stand and fcud .he *;rl and boy were notorious liars. J The names of sevrral toys were hfought out :n i; e cue wuoui it was j :.e.ujcd had bren intonate witn the girl. I he defense dcsirtd a lontmu- \ auce uutil it could U» ascertained i whether they Icurw anything that aou.d proto material in securing tor j the refpundeot b tliberty.Judge ilaggejtr turn said: i with to annoticc* now that unless the de-,.*n»e producca »om*-thing to contro-nrrt the evidence of the people, more .tan lias l-er j pul m the case. 10© pris-an«-r Wiii !*• held t r tr.al. Tbe teiti-qioiv is con the i i,i mid ! do not care to take the resnonatbdity or dufottnj j: t:.a rsif in any Olhor way.M IcHi J-*, w ut* nai defending Abbott. wanted to know on what grounds tfcr ourt would ho d him for trial.•*l think there is probable cause to believe be is guilty,'' answered Judge Haggerty.••but. your honor, you cannot hold this nan for mat on a probability.‘•That ;a just what l do hold him on. Thai's the law.*••I beg to diilVr with toe court. It must first be found that there was an »d«nsa commitf*-d. and then that there ui probable cause to believe that this a.an :* tbe guilty parly.••Well, 1 think there haa been an of ten** committed.”Ob, well, »f we ain't going to get any •how here the case might as well go up•*\ou may be able to brow beat the wiloesses, but you can't brow-bent the court. We'll adjourn this c*Sd until January 2‘J. and have the testimony then read and signed.
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Grand Rapids Herald
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Tue, Jan 26, 1892
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