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.'.•in mi r - .i- - hi.' 'I ii* i'llI mil diil not swear to tin* affidavit:ii«'l thiil th** notion on ihe imrr of^ tin- attorney was inn«l«* to deceiveami defraud tin- court. Th lt;»*«.*wins nrrorillngly venurd to Marshall county. The affidavit was presented on tin* 11 th of January. 1 and according to the specification tIn* defendant signed the affidavit on the following day. It cliurge* that Mr. Talbot well knew the affidavit was spurious and filed It for the pur* pose of deceiving the court.Specification number two charge* that before the commission of the acts by Mr. Talbot, and other persons alleged fo have been committed by them, one John Allison, ulla* York. Harry Slater and Larry Stillman and divers other person*, committed the crime of bank robbery In Michigan, were convicted and sentenced to serve IT year* in the prison of that atatn: that on August 3. If)ti4. all escaped from the prison and fled Into Indiana: that Joseph E. Talbot. John \V. Talhot. John Johnson. Allison. Sinter and Spellman, and other persona, to pre-vi-lit the due course of law. did un-l.-iwfully and wilfully conspire and agree to conceal the presence of the escaped convicts and prevent them from being retaken by the authorities of Michigan: that by the assistant o of Hu- persons named the escap'd convict* did secrete and hide themselves In or about the premises of Thersa liertratn. commonly Known os Mother place and also at other places In the city of South I lend; that tin* escaped convictsinc and lt;\ K. Foster. If fai'ilp'r • barges that oilier similar violations ottunvd in th.- iarious eouris of the county at diver* times and place*.Specification five charges that pending a tas In the circuit court in th** mailer of charge* againgi former State’s Attorney George A. Kurt?, in which Judgment was rendered disbarring Mr. Kurt? from the practice nf law. and that not withstanding this fact the defendant employed the said George E. Kurt? as deputy prosecuting attorney and permitted him 10 practice law and act for him In several cases. Specific charges are made where Mr Kurt? represented the state for Slate’s Attorney Talbot In the Justice court of William I). Wright. In I bo criminal case known a* the state vs. Mary Jeffries. It also charges that at sundries and divers others times Mr. Kurtz was employed and authorized to represent the state In legal matters by Mr. Talbot.Specification six charges that In April. ItMiT. Prosecutor Talbot, and John Johnson conspired with Kittle Moore, ullas Minnie Williams, who is alleged lo have conducted an assignation house at 122® West Wa-n ington street, to protect Jier In hlt; r business from prosecution by ihe payment of $2.- a month to Talbot and Johnson: that she did pay them Hint amount monthly from April. I!**, to April, I!*)**, and in return she was not prosecuted for conducting an unlawful business.Specification seven charges that in July. ll»i7. George Wellington Stricter Was arrested and prosecuted for ob-Ask* For Speedy Trial.Mr. Talbot, when wen by a news-pap-t representative, after having r.*-eelvi-d a copy of the charges preferred by the disbarment committee, said. 'The majority of these accusations are absurd, and I do not now have ihe slightest fear of a prompt vindication If I can secure a fair and speedy trial.”Mr. Talbot did not care at this time to enter Into a general discus sion of the committee report, but !n reference to the filing of an affidavit by Attorney C. F. Holler In the circuit court Monday asking for the appointment of a special prosecutor by Judge Fur.k to conduct an Investigation Into the death of Churles Ashcraft. made at the request of Chaun-cey Ashcraft, father of the deceased, stated:Dr. E. R. Dean attended Charles Ashcraft In his last Illness. Eight months before his death he was ac-cidentnll) hit bv an automobile driven by .1. M Studebakcr. Jr. At the lime of the accident Dr. Dean and Dr. Graham attended him I wns employed to bring suit for damages growing out of the accident and I did. While that suit was pending. Charles Ashcraft dird. and after thnt his father was appointed administrator and the claim for damages was settled by a liability Insurance company and the proceeds turned over to Charles Ashcraft’s widow, who Is living In St. Joseph. Mich . and his father. These damages were for the injury In the accident.
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La Porte Weekly Herald
La Porte, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 17, 1908
Page 10
Full Page
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