Bound Over To The Circuit

Ed Morey Will Be Tried on Charge of

STEALING A WATCH

Examination Was Held Before Justice Doty--In Liew of $200 Bonds Morey Goes to Jail

The examination of Ed. Morey, charged with stealing a watch and $7 In money from Thomas Monahan, was on before Justice Doty Monday and resulted in Morey being bound over to the circuit court for trial at the next term with bond in the sum of $200 with two sureties. As Morey was unable to give the bond he was taken to the county jail, there to board until the October term of court.

The crime with which Morey is charged is alleged to have been committed at Whitmore Lake on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 3. According to Monaghan's testimony he fell in with Morey at the Close house on the east side of the lake and the two proceeded to fill themselves with snake's foot oil, Monaghan furnishing the money to buy the stuff. Morey went across the lake to make the purchase and returned with it about 3 or 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. After the two had got on the outside of it Monaghan felt sleepy. He was in a room with Morey and he lay down on the floor and went to sleep. He lid not wake up untll between 6 and 7 o'clock the next morning, when he made the discovery that his watch and money were gone. In the mean time Morey had hired a man at Whitmore Lake to drive him to Ann Arbor.

Monaghan got out a warrant for Morey and Undersheriff Wm. Gauntlett found him in Gwinner & Paul's saloon. Morey wanted to get another glass of beer and stepped up to the bar and while there tried to pass the watch to the bartender. Gauntlett caught on and took possession of the watch, which Monaghan identified as his. Monaghan swore the watch was worth $20.

When the prosecution was through with Monaghan and Gauntlett, Morey desired to be sworn. He told of drinking with Monaghan and getting pretty drunk, and said he found the watch on the floor near the door of the Close house and as Close was away and Monaghan was drunk, he put it in his pocket until a more favorable time to find the owner. He owned to paying a man for bringing him to Ann Arbor, but did not know who the man was or how much he paid him. Tried to give the watch to the bartender, he swore, to keep for him until he should get out of jail, when he could find the owner.

Morey told a story in fact which will go a long way toward making a strong case against himself later. He was undoubtedly pretty drunk, but seemed perfectly clear as to the desirability of getting away from Whitmore Lake and of getting rid of the watch when the officer came to gather him in.