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s.*■8at other places in the city of South Uiml: tlmt the e-caped ruavlro while hiding wire clad In n/l-on garb and that Mr. Talliot and other* furnished Hum with iltlx.-iis' .loth-in*, one null of which belonged to the defendant, that the clothes of tin* hiders were burm-d Hy Mr. Tal-Imt and lit* confederate*: that the liu-n in hiding were |irovilt;led with fmel and money. in the mini of iT.. nnd two -11-rallhrc revolvers and Uiiit on the li'th day of August, in ihe niKht time, the cxraped convicts wire secretly fd and entertained at the home of Joseph K. Talhot and did later furnish the men with con-vennce* to take them to a |«|nt nhout six miles south of the city to enable them to continue their (light from Justice. The sjierincatloti clovs with charging Mr Talbot. John W. Talbot and John Johnson with aiding and abetting the men to escape from Justice and prevent thejr return to the Michigan prison.Specification three la prucllrally a repetition of specifics! loa two. the fan* hclne almost Identically the same In each case, bul the wording la arranged a lltile dlff*-renlly to construe a different pleading from «be first and to prosent a changed theory. The last paragrspb of the specification charges specifically that Allison. Slater and Spellman were concealedJuly. IS:. C.corge Wellington Siren..-was arresied and prosecuted for ob jmnictlng legal process; that In ihlt;• trial John Trisslnger. a witness in lie-cam* as afterward* Indicted for p.. Jury nnd thnt the proseimor and his brother, John W. Talliot. and divers ! Other person* conspired to charge Charles A. Dav.-y. attorney for Sir.—-or and Trissinecr. with proeiirlu* Til-singer to commit p.-rjury. visiting Trisainger In Jail, where he was ivn fin*.I and thn-ntcnliig io lt;m»vi.i him of perjury if he did not repudiate his t. alimony given at the Sire, ter trial: that threat* of a penitentiary sen j H-nre on a bread and water dilt; t wen-made to Trisslnger. along with threat* lo implicate IJavcy; that If h-would make *uch statement as desired they would seeure hi* release on suspended sentence; that Trisslnger finally made the statement which Prosecutor Talbot and the others re-lalncd In their possession; that John \V. Talliot stated to Davey that the prosecuting attorney had In his po* session evidence which showed him (Davc-T) to be guilty of subordination of perjury, which was to be submitted to the grsnd Jury; that Davey should have his wife call upon the prosecutor's wife and seeure her in fluence to not have tbe matter brought before the grand Jury; that this wa* done knowing Davey was of the offense alleged.ages were for the injury in the am* dent.Afterward Chauncev Ashcraft wanted me to use my position a* prosecuting attorney 10 have Mr Studebakrr charged criminally with the d.-ath of Charles Ashcraft I then knew the death of Charles Ashcraft which happened nearly n year after llu- accident was not caused b tin* automobile accident and refused to be a party io such criminal proceeding. Cliauncey \slieraft asked the privilege of taking the matter up with the May grand jury, and he was allowed to do it. The grand Jury. Inst May. fully Investigated the matter and found no evidence on which to make a criminal charge. The medical testimony showed that the death of Charles Ashcraft was caused by delirium tremens.Court Refuse* Affidavit.The affidavit In which Ashcraft asked the court to appoint a special prosecutor was taken tip at the morning seanion of court and official recognition of tbe matter was denied by 'Judge Funk, who handed the paper back to Attorney Holler. The reasons for refusing to make the affidavit a part of his record were given In substance a* follows: Because the affidavit had not been filed In the regular way by an attorney and as Mr. Holler refused to act as legal counsel for Ashcraft he
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La Porte Weekly Herald
La Porte, Indiana, US
Thu, Sep 17, 1908
Page 10
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