The Detroit times., 1908-05-05

d. H|bBLER
TELLS STORY
TO JEFFR|ES
Man Close TO Commissioner
Smith and Former Mayor
Codd Finally Summoned
Before Grand Jury
Capt. Newberry Quizzed and
Home Searched for Loot
But None Is Found--Ar-
rest May Come Later.

Frank 3. HibbIer, Whose name
has figured prominently In the in
vestigatlon into the police depart
ment being conducted by Justice
Jeffries, was the first witness ex-
amined Tuesday afternoon. Earlier
in the day HibbIer told The Times
that he was being dragged Into the
affair In the hope Of injurino some
Of his friends. He 10 close to Po-
lice Commissioners Smith and for
mer Mayor codd.
Armed with an order signed by JUS
tice Jeffries and Assistant Prosecutor
McClear. and accompanied by Annie
Smith, Deputy Sheriffs Campbell and
Kelly visited the home OF Police Capt.
Frank A. Newberry at No. 21 Myrtle
St. Tuesday noon. and searched the
house from cellar to garnet, presun-
ably for presents supposed to have
been given the captain by the Smith
woman. The deputies found nothing.
however.
Except for the automobile IL was an
exact REPETITION OF the stunt" pulled
on in Detective Edward Favor's home
few days ago, when Annie picked
out several articles which she claimed
TO have given the officer As on tho
first occasion. the party was provided
with list of the articles which the
search was expected to reveal, but I'M
this instance II served no purpose
Among the things named In the pa
per were punch bowl and cut glass
electric table lamp.
AZ than, uao r<h. the. u.ffI v<<~t -
anything" said Capt Newberry. when
told that the officers had gone to his
home.
did you ever receive any presents
from Annie smith, was asked.
Denies Receiving Presents.
II never did" was the emphatic re-
Spouse.
How about the punch bowl and the
cut-glass lamp"
II don't know what would do with
an electric lamp. | burn gas. and my
house isn't even wired for electricity.
never owned a punch bowl.
But suppose did receive presents
from Annie SMITH" the captain ex-
claimed, defantly. That's a matter
for the commissioner to deal with and
not for Justice Jeffries. It's none OF
Jeffries' business
Capt. Newberry Quixxed.
Capt Newberry was the first wit-
ness examined by Justice Jeffries and
Assistant Prosecutor McClear, Tues.
day, He was ION the rack for over
an hour. while Annie Smith was lock-
ed I'm a small room adjoining. where
she would be handy. She was not q
prisoner In any sense OF the word, for
the door could be opened from the In
side. but the plan served to keep An
ME away from newspaper men. IL
was whispered that she would be taxi
en- into the jury room to confront
Capt Newberry. but, as IL developed
later, the real object In having Annie
on hand was to hold her In readiness
for the advance on Capt. Newberry's
home.
II looked for a time, during the
forenoon, as though another arrest
were near In the police scandal, and
that the victim would be none other
than Capt. Newberry. The captain
himself fully expected that a warrant
would be issued and went so far rs to
send for bondsman, John Dodge, OF
Dodge Bros.
About III o'clock the examination OF
Capt. Newberry was suddenly sus-
pended, and Assistant Prosecutor Nc
Clear rushed downstairs into the of
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