The Detroit times., 1911-09-18
RANDOLPH ASKED
BLISS FOR MONEY


Eandolph admitted that he had writ
ten II. The letter follows:
Dear Herb. have tried 70 get
you By phone. but could not.
have reached my limit. have
4 Daymeni OF $50 20 make, due
Monday: also other bills.
need 500. Herb. hate TO men
ton this 20 you. but you are TO
blame. II was your suggestion.
would walt longer 10 see you
today. but am not well and am
ELS. RANDOLPH.
you admit writing this letter. Mr..
Attorney Eaman.
yes, but It had nothing to do with
slot machines"
what had Il TO do with
"a loan he promised me"
where was that offer made"
I'm Mr.. Bliss ONCE"
'sWhenr $4,000 ~
II cannot remember"
.In your testimony in Circuit
Court Commissioner Mays ONCE, did
you make any mention OF Bliss offer
Ing YOU a loanr
NO wasn't permitted TO say 1t.
I was choked on"
do you mean to say that You were
not permitted TO clear yourself or the
charges that had been brought against
your"
"weli. I wasn't asked the right
questions"
What do you mean In the letter
when you speak or something being
Herbs suggestionf"
"Can 60 back OF win you choke
me ONT"
Co back as far as you like" Mr..
Eaman replied.
well. sometime before that was
written Mr.. Bliss asked me TO assist
him to the position OF village attorney.
j hated to work against my friend. At
torney Nelles, but Herb promised me
q loan and / said I would help him.
and he said that II he got the place
we could then have lots OF business
together"
ibid you make any mention OF this
In the investigation against you.
mo my attorney wouldn't let me.
do you mean to say that your at
torney. Mr.. McClear. suppressed cyl.
dence?"
mo. but he wouldn't ask me the
right questions"
.Didnt you come to my ONCE and
beg Of me not to introduce this let
terri
mo"
ibid Marquette ever lend you any
money!.
eyes, $50"
.was it before this letter was writ
tenf'
4 think It was"
Mr.. Bliss and his attorney are plac-
ing their hope in the testimony OF Al
fornev Edward Pokorny. one OF the
best-Inown Of the younger lawyers N
the, city. and for year attorney Tor
the Legal Aid society, TO which ne
was appointed on Recommendation OF
the judges. 49,
MI. Pokorny will testify that Bliss
told him several months ago OF the
plan he had adopted to trap Justice
Randolph. admitting he had taken
money from Marquette and asking
Pokorny's advice on the matter.
John Marquette, the first witness,
repeated much OF the testimony given
a. the Randolph investigation, relating
how he had paid over money to Bliss
but he claimed that 1t was always un-
derstood that 1t was being paid I'D an
EFFORT to trap the justice.
Mr.. Bliss told me that Randolph
was asking for money, and declaring
that II he did not get some, he would
make trouble for me-" Marquette tesu-
ned. bliss said had better get the
money and he would get Randolph.
Marquette testified that on several
OF his conferences with Bliss the lat
ter had shown him pile OF notes.
which he said contained evidence
against Randolph. Bliss, the witness
said, frequently used the expressions.
We'll get that old sucker yet"
AFTER you gave Bliss $50 did you
have any machines seizedr Mr.. Mar
auette was asked.
"Yes. one was taken"
Didn't you speak to Bliss about the
breach Of faith?"
yes
what was Bliss explanation
"He said Randolph was doing II to !
make me come across with the bal
ance Of the 800 he wanted, and once
IMNI0 nc bnoOk u DuiiCu VI uObcS anu
said: Well land that old CRATER
yeti"
what kind OF notes were they"
-All In shorthand"
Gould you read themi"
NO"
I'm all Of your talks with Mr.. Bliss
was there any mention OF his OBJ
structing the action Of the law and
permitting the use OF slot machines?'
Mr.. Eaman asked =. IS.
There was not" was Marquette's
reply.
II was brought out during the cross
examination that Justice Randolph !
got wise" to the trap, refused to &c.
cept the money from Bliss and that |
II was returned to Marquette.
Testimony was given by Edward
Russell, a Hamtramck saloonlIeeper,
who was also asked by Bliss to make
up a purse for Randolph, but he, too,
maintained that the money was for
the purpose Of trapping Randolph.
did Bliss ever say or hint that II |
was q plan Of his to defeat the law
and permit the use of slot machines
and illegal selling of liquor?"
mo; Bliss claimed from the first II |
was his plan TO get Randolph"