The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-20
M'CANN's STORY
Denies All the Charges Made Against
Him In Indictment

Chicago, Sept. 20-Testimony given
today by McCann in ihs own behalf
outlines the entire defense to all ac-
cusations. and charges made against
him. The defendant In answer to
questions of his counsel, entered a
denial to the specific charges ofnlaav.
Ing accepted any money from any In
mate or: owner Of dives In the Des-
PLANES street district or any other
place for immunity from prosecutions
Or for police protection.
Upon his oath he declared that he
never received a cent Of any tainted
money from the denizens of the levee
district.
COnstrues the Acts Differently
Following the sweeping denial of
accepting any money Mccain does not
testify that all of the testimony Of
Louis and Julius Frank and of other
witnesses for the prosecution is un-
true or false, nor does he undertake
to contradict all of the testimony.
Many of the occurrences and acts tes-
titled to by witnesses for the state
are admitted by McCann in his tes-
timony as having taken place, but
the defendant explains them in an en-
tirely different manner from his ac-
cusers, and charges that no construc-
tion Of guilt can be placed upon them,
but that they indicate plot of his
enemies to ruin him by false wit
nesSes.
Admits Introduction to Frank
McCann in his testimony admits that
his secretary, Sergt. Hawkins, intro
duced him to Louis Frank and that
Frank had been frequently to the
Desplaines street station, but he de-
nies any truth in that portion of
Franks testimony in which the sa-
loonkeeper testified that McCann tele-
phoned for him and asked him to come
to his office to act as his agent and
collector in getting bribes from in
mates of disorderly houses.
The suspended police inspector ad-
mits that Michael Heitler, known as
mike the Pike" did come into his
private Office once with roll of bills
which Capt. Rehm testified he saw,
but declares that he practically
threw Heitler out of his office on that
occasion and ordered him to stay out
because Heitler came In with wo-
man and made an offer to McCann
which the police official resented.
Freed Girls, Got Nothing, He Says
Defendant further in his testimony
admitted that he did order prisoners
released at times without having them
held over night and without court
hearings, but declared that such re-
leases we're In cases where there was
q mistake In the arrest, where the girl
taken from resort was of respec-.
table family, had found herself in
the dice for the first time and wished
to go home, or where the release was
justified by circumstances in the in
terest of justice. He emphatically de-
MED, however that he received one
cent for any such releases.
An important portion of the police
ofiicial's testimony was his declaration
that permission to allow any resorts
to operate in the Desplaines street
district on his part was due to orders
from Chief Of Police Shippy to allow
them to run under proper regulations
and restrictions. 5s
At the beginning Of today's morn
ing session Attorney j. Hamilton Lew
Is questioned him as follows:
@. What was your conduct toward
disorderly houses operated by !. Max
Plumlner. Harry Hoffman. Bertha or
Sarah Gordon, or any owned by the
Frank brothers," A. Frank broth
ers owned four in Halsted street.
simply watched them to see that no
new women were taken in there"