The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-19
OHIO FUGITIVE
ARRESTED HERE
Mark Slater, State Printer, Is Ac
cused OF Grating To Amount
of $4,000.

Charged with appropriatlng 20 his
own use $4,000 OF the state money
handled ey him d. state printer OF
Ohio. and with every indication that
the amount will reach in the neigh.
oorhood OF 10000, from further In
yestigation now in progress. Mark
Slater. OF Columbus. o.. was arrested
In Detroit Friday. He was working a.
an agent for the Consolidation Coal
Co.. No. 1919 Ford building. and Was
tipped of To Detectives Stenton and
Dowd.
Detective &. A. I.andacre, OF Colum-
bus arrived in Detroit Friday night 70
take Slater back for trial. and LET;
here with his prisoner Saturday noon
Slater was public printer" or super
visor OF printing ana supplies. from
June IL. 1901. TO June IL. 1906.
j. e. Brelsford. Dayton printer
was Slater's partner in business. and
Bielslord confessed, before probe
committee. Feb. IA. that with Slater
20. X" he had drawn pay on bills
agGregating $4,000. or that amount
he said. $4,000 worth had never even
been delivered 10 the state. and the
goods delivered and billed al $1,000
cost Breisford only 1880, he testi
fed. Bieisford said that the agree
ment between himself and Slater was
that Brelsford was TO take the Dig
actual profits. and that he aud Slater
we're 10 split the excess charges, for
which goods were never delivered. He
said that Slater had received the
81 an : hnwaNat wbil0
Brelsford retained the $4,000. paid 70;
1880 worth or goods.
The proDc committee is now delving
into traasactions involving $4,000. be
tween Slater and one D. w. Densmore
o. Chicago.
When asked Tor d statement. which
he refused 10 make, in local police
headQuai tiers. Slater is alleged 10 have
anxionsly inquired. Have they found
Delsmore:"
Ble !sford's startling confession OF
grafJ. involving Public Printer Slater
came as second attempt OF the probe
committee During the week of Feb
S he had been summoned. but said
that he lrCw nothing about transac
items with Slater.
On Feb. ia he was again summoned
md d statute OH granting immunity
from punishment TO informers was
read ~ him. He then told his whole
story, ely.
The warrant against Slater was
issued Feb. Is. and the Columbus au
thoritles, who had heard that he was
IN Michigan, finally received a tip that
he was mere. His arrest followed. He
haI boon hnr.. Gfnnn lu
Bindery supplies. such as cloth. mo-
rocco. paper. sheep and gold leaf. were
bought fer the state by Slater from
Brelsford at eXorbitant prices. II IL
alleged. In addition. he is alleged to
have sent in bills for thousands OF
dollars worth OF goods which were
never purchased. lie also dealt witt
others. and these transactions are un
Der investigation.
When Slater left the Office. In 1906
his successor. j. w. Johnson. made
accusations against Slater. The news
papers were full OF graft tories abou;
The former public printer, but Slater
was never investigated. Johnson
though. WAS indicted for making the
accusations. Nothing came OF the
case.
Finally Johnson reported officially
10 the governor, but nothing was donc
about he graft rumors at that time
Since Slater relinouished office, he
has been roaming around the country
doing whatever work he could get &c
do. When arrested he at first denied
his indenty, but when the station was
reached said he was the man they
wanted and that he was in a hurry
TO get back TO Ohio.
Sater's downfall is blamed on be
ing good fellow in politics. Satur-
day morning he was utterly crushed
Before his departure for Columbus
he thanked the local officers for what
favors they had done for him and
said they were the "whitest" men he
aver met