Show lASHES THE GOVERNO j I Court indulges in Causti Criticism MICHIGAN PERJURY GAS State Executive Charged Wit Blind Interference JurisfConsiders Whole Proceeding Burlesque Upon Decency Justice and Pair Play Frankfort Mich Nov 21Judg ChlttcndenB charge to the Jury In th Thomas perjury case In the Clrcu court has caused a sensation bceaiif of the courts caustic criticism of Go A T Bliss The Governor recently pardoned Deputy Dep-uty Game Warden Spafford of Cadllla who waD convicted of manslaughter a Frankfort The case arose from th shooting of 3 fisherman who It wa claimed had resisted arrest when Spa ford caught him In an alleged vlolatlo of the State fish and game laws Spaffords pardon was practically 51 nniltaneous with his conviction HI friends followed up their advantage bj charging that Thomas had perjurec himself to qualify a n Juror In tin Spafford case and Gov Bliss in extending ex-tending clemency alleged that it was f packed Jury that had convicted Spaf ford In the Thomas case Judge Chit tenden ordered the Jury to bring In z verdict of not guilty This whole proceeding so far as th pardoning of Spafford is concerned anc the art and detention of his respondent respond-ent Thomas is a burlesque upon decency de-cency Justice and fair play cal Judge Chlttenden I consider this case an act of persecution perse-cution rather than prosecution placing the administration of Justice at a disadvantage dis-advantage in this country and rendering render-ing powerless the function of the cour by the blind Interference of the State Chief Executive Judge Chlttenden has disregarded the pardon of the Governor on the ground that the document was not legally drawn and executed and has ordered Spafford sentence to appeafln his court today fo |