In Re Ward

Judge Homer Ferguson, sitting as a one-man grand jury, under the authority of 3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 17217 et seq. (Stat. Ann. § 28.943 et seq.), committed petitioner Ward for contempt. When called as a witness, petitioner, claiming to stand upon his constitutional rights, reused to answer the following questions:

“1. Did you ever receive any money from the operator of any handbook gambling house in the first police precinct in the city of Detroit, State of Michigan?

‘ ‘ 2. Did you ever collect money from the operator or agent of any handbook in the city of Detroit to permit and allow the…