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Not Much Of A Case

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
July
Year
1892
Copyright
Public Domain
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Officer Eaton, accompanied by his attorney, D. C. Griffen, went to South Lyon, Thursday, with Marshal Lum, of that place, to be examined under the charge instigated by the friends of Griffin, the rapist whom Eaton was compelled to shoot in order to arrest. The prosecution was in charge of D. Augustus Straker, the colored lawyer of Detroit, who demonstrated that he was not so familiar with criminal practice as one would judge f rom the reputation given him. He certainly brought out no damaging evidence, and built up his case so loosely that it is doubtful if an information is ever filed in it. As an instance of his vague knowledge of the law he insisted upon the prisoner entering a plea. The evidence of the prosecution was rather favorable to the prisoner than otherwise, inasmuch as it corroborated the latter's story of the occurrence, by which the people of this county have judged and justified the officer. After prosecution had rested the defense left theircase to Justice Calkins without testimony, who, while convinced that the charge was not clearly shown to be well grounded, bound Eaton over for trial, fixing the bail at $300. Bondsmen were furnished by the South Lyon bankers, who had been advised by wire from this city that any needed security would be given. Messrs. Eaton and Griffen

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News