The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-05-28
couldn't Fix Dates.

missioner.
Couldn't Fix Dates.
On REORGANIZATION by Prosecutor
Yerkes. Goldman said that By several
times he meant twice. and he could
not definitely fix the dates OF the con-
versations. And although he had
known, from reading the papers. that
Annie Smith claimed the commits
sioner had called at her place several
times last fall and winter and had
promised her protection. he had never
told anyone about Annie's remark 10
him until after the commissioners
examination started in police court.
His testimony was also objected 10
as he had been in the courtroom con
stantly. He claimed that he did not
know he was 10 be a witness until
Wednesday morning.
Geo. p. Colds Testimony.
Former Mayor George +. Codd came
to court in response to telephone
summons from Mr.. Muffin and took
the stand shortly before ~ O'clock.
He first saw Annie Smith or Nov
last. he said. when she called AT his
Office on matter of business concern
in6 &OuloOH IOilVh IT'S
that visit he wrote Coulson a letter
and later instituted a suit against him
on behalf OF Annie Smith. He, had
never appeared In court for her, he
said, leaving that to his clerk Mr..
Goldman. who was only a student.
Did Annie Smith ever tell you she
knew Commissioner SMITH" Attor-
ney Murfin asked.
No"
Ever tell you she was making pres
ents OF punch bowls and diamond
rings to police officers"
NO"
did she say how she happened 10
come there or whether anyone rec
commended herr"
No"
Tell you she ever gave Hibbler
$50O?"
NO"
Are you trying to prove the tight
didn't occur by q man who wasn't
there" put In Prosecutor Yerkes at
this point, and Mr.. Muffin dropped
this line OF inquiry for a moment.
did Frank Hibbler sometime be-
fore last Christday day say anything
to you about group OF friends hand
ing together to get Commissioner
Smith punch bowl"
Yes. told him to count me In"
did you hear 1t had been done?"
Yes. 1t had been done"
did you contribute to the punch
BOWL" asked Mr.. Yerkes, on cross
examination.
We'll. according TO Mr.. Hibbler.
did. | had transacted a little profess
sional business for Mr.. Hibber short
time before and he simply called it
square"
You don't know anybody else who
contributed to the punch bowl?"
mo. do not. Never inquired. The
fellows gave me one about year be-
fore that"
you know who contributed to that
one, of course?"
"Oh. yes"
Did Hibbler get that up?"
We'll, Hibbler was in It,"
Mr.. Codd denied that he had ever
received any contributions TO his cam
paign fund from Annie Smith, to his
knowledge. Annie testified that she
had given Capt. Newberry s25 for that
purpose.
Mr.. JOY was treasurer Of my fund
and he would know about that"
Mr.. Joy didn't draw the checks,
did he?" asked Yerkes, which caused
Mr.. Muffin to remark:
"Yerkes talks as though he got one
himself"
Il did," acknowledged the prosecu-
tor
Court then adjourned.
In Commissioner Smiths testimony
before Justice Jeffries concerning the
punch bowl, at least that portion of 1t
read into the record by Mr. Yerkes,
no mention was made OF any other
friends outside Hibbler contributing.
He was asked simply If Hibbler had
given him a punch bowl last Christ
mas and he replied in the affirmative.