The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-18
REs|G NATION OF
Mr.. GLAz|ER IS
MISSING
INIT Ex-STATE TREAsuRER/S Sc
vERELY SCORED GOV. WARNER
DOCUMENT DISAPPEARED
MYsTERIousLY.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 1s.-Deputy
State Treasurer John Haarer resum-
ed the witness stand when the trial
OF Frank Il. Glacier. ex-state treasur-
err, was resumed before Judge West
today. The attorneys for the defense
put Haarer through grilllng cross
examination In an effort TO show that
certain state officers other than Mr..
Glazier knew the amount OF state
funds In deposit in the Chelsea bank.
The resignation which Mr.. Glazier
sent TO Gov. Warner, In which he Str
verely criticised the governor, Is miss
ing from the executive ONCE. MAJ.
Loomis, the governors secretary. testi-
Tying In the trial, said II had mys-
teriolsly disappeared.
Ia this document Glazier declared
that Gov. Warner had been borrower
OF Glaciers Chelsea bank and that the
governor knew the condition OF the
bank for three years and permitted IL
TO continue business.
Glazier suggested that perhaps the
governors course was guided to
large extent by the fact that Dairy and
Food Commissioner Arthur Bird had
been loaned $4,000, and that the De-
troit bank, OF which the governor Is
president, was loaned 100000 Of state
funds on deposit, with only 100000 Sc
curity. Gazier declared that he never
made an illegal deposit In any bank
except the governors Detroit bank.
John w. Haaerer, who was deputy
state treasurer during Glaciers admin
istration. testified that on Nov. u.
1907. the day Glazier made the last
90 In a Chelsea
OF which he was president, the treas
ury books showed there was on de-
post In the bank $6S5.5S779 OF state
money.
In his statement yesterday Prosecu-
tor Foster reviewed the career OF Cha
zier. AS reason why the ex-state
treasurer required large sums OF mon
ey the prosecutor said that In 1907 Ga
zier lost $4,000 In the Ann Aroor
News and was at the same time
building a magnificent home near
Chelsea. and q great handsome build
Ing In Ann Arbor. 1.-The store com.
pany In which Glazier owned con-
trolling interest" said the prosecu
tor, was In hard shape financially and
he was using state money TO bolster
ND the company. He borrowed 5000
from the state and deposited 1t direct
to the store companys credit, which
he was anxious to keep going. He
was building warehouses OF pressed
brick, a welfare building for his EN-
ployes, and at one time had $6S5,OO0
of the state funds with insufficient
security" He related the manner In
which II Is charged GLACIER secured
money from the state treasury, telling
that in the month OF January, 1906,
Glazier took state cash IN sums OF
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
day after day until he had deposited
$3s6,0OO In the Chelsea bank. The
lower rate of deposit which the Chel.
sea bank paid the state was mention
ed, and Mr. Foster charged that in
using the states money Mr.. Glazier.
owning controlling interest In the
bank, derived a large profit from It's
use. Checks for large dividend prof
its are to be shown.
One new incident In Glaciers finan-
ciering was related. The prosecutor
said he would show that one day In
1907. Glazier secured $4,000 In curren-
cy at the state treasury for his Chel-
sea bank but that only $1,000 OF 1t
ever reached the bank. or the $4,000,
Glazier lost $1,000 on train, the
prosecutor said and the other thousand
was devoted to his personal use. At
noon recess Mr. Foster ha! not COM
pleted his statment to the jury.
Before closing Mr.. Foster had touch
ed at least briefly on most OF the
points covering he alleged the trans
actions by which Glazier Tiulcted the
state treasury. He finished shortly at
ter court resumed in the afternoon.
Attorney A. j. Sawyer Immediately
asked the court to direct the prosecu-
ton to elect the count unoer which
II is proposed to ask for the convic-
ton Of the defendant. He objected
to the introduction Of any testimony
or any statements by attorneys show
ing any transactions excep. those COW
ering the handling Of state money by
Glazier as state treasurer aud as pres
ident Of the Chelsea bank. The mo-
ton was overruled.