The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-02
lenr Particular
Attention. Please, to
Our Shocked Governor
~ ths Case Of q Warden Whom He
Appointed and Who Has Been
Caught With Marked Money
In His Pockets.

Mr. Armstrong always a warden.
Previous his present job politician
mo could be counted days in the week to deliver the
FOODS to Fred M Warner, trrd-term governor
Fred W. Green connected with the Acme Reed Furniture
Eeompany. which employs convict labor.
The Acme company seeking advantageous
tract with n Jackson.
The help, attempt the
influence where Mr. Green walked deliberately into
the smoothly laid trap.
The sly part in this clever trap
ping of Mr. Green invitation extended by Mr. Green asking
the warden Mr. Green the otsego hotel which
the warden accepted
The cunning wardens part careful
surroundings which included
pecdon of the fire escape him, that
there aid Green getting when Green should discover
xhat he had been trapped.
The adot warden had planned weso well fact that two
witnesses had been hidden In the rooBY GREENswo friends
h oG Green.
So carefully placed his trap Green that the
presence these anyone
except Green
Getting agreed between the crafty
the unsuspecng Green that each should write
of what he considered the warden should have tor his
influence
THE WARDEN WROTE $4,000 AND 5000 MONTH
played hands by de-
atey handing the warden SIoo in bills the numbers of which,
70 make the wardns complete Green had carefully taken
LITTLE DID GREEN KNOW THAT HE WAS
WATCHED ALL THE TIME BY THE TWO WITNESSES
Mr. GREEN HAD ASKED TO HIDE THEMSELVES IN HIS
With the money in his pocket and the numbers on the bills
Green's possession warden took from the table the
s CASE AeANsT MR. GREEN BY TEARING
THE PIECE OF PAPER INTO FINE BITS AND DROPPING
THEM INTO CUSPIDOR, from which they later rescued
and placed together by friends of Mr. Green.
With trap, that remained for the
WHY HAS NOT WARRANT BEEN ISSUED AGAINST
MR. GREENa
Are the employers of convict labor be permitted
landing T our yar aRE MoT oM no yet e MIR
WHY DID THE WARDEN TRAP MR.. GREENE
Warden have been
His friends will admit that he IS crooked.
This will have come. of course, from jury.
majority of the citizenship of Michigan in the meantime will
have put the warden down at least chump
But the warden is the only chump in Michigan.
The S full of them.
you just many there of them in Mich
gn the complete for last November and find
out how many votes were cast tor WaTmer
Iawon T. Hemans stamp endorsing administration
appointments here and there regardless qualification
fitness the who got the job could deliver the votes
The governor should step out the ranks shocked
and get used to it,
But s he shocked?
Could he really be shocked1
Hardly
The prison board control men,
OF WARDEN ARMSTRONG
The warden having requested suspension the necessity of the
governor making formal complaint is disposed Of.
This let's shocked governor down easy.
Armstrong; that he be suspended also lets him
that statement he promised OF
This suspension for month may satisfy the warden
Il satisfy You YOU OF The PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
MICHIGAN3
M Perhaps it does.
And perhaps ranks of
sumbeng people will be possible find
the story that wasn't the all
4 trapped
Why this hesancy in going into the warden's now7
What there be gained by investigation of the books1
There found nothing the books about this meeting of the
Il warden and Mr. Green.
Why is the oath send special the
legislature asking for complete investigation of Jackson prison.
suggested meeting the board by Mr. Navn?
The governor said would be better the board do that
suggested that the Legislature could take such with
NJ cut q
Why governor hesitate filing charges against
Den specifying for the hearing such charges
- specified by law?
Why this tendency to side-step and shield?
Why there evasion of duty every the part of the
chief executive of this state?
significance the bodnes of the warden and the
way direct the point with the
veoentative of this convict labor employer?
s condition of the wardens bank account?
Did he need the money?
he duua hash with OF