The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-04
RANDOLPH TRIES TO
FASTEN SCANDAL
ONPROsEcUTOR
Justice Says One Of Slot Machines
Seized Thursday Night Had Twice
Before Been Taken ia Raids
and Returned.
Aldrich Makes Hot Denial-Pair
Have Bitter wrangle in
Formers Office. /.

Justice Edwin 8. Randolph, OF Ham
tramck, now under investigation In con-
nection with the alleged acceptance
OF bribes for allowing slot machines
to operate within his Jurisdiction, cali
ed at the prosecuting attorneys Of
hce, Friday morning. AMI asked IN
structions for the disposition OF two
slot machines which were seized by
Constable Fred L. Wood, or Greenfield
township, and brought TO the justices
residence, Thursday night Louis w.
McClear. Randolph's attorney, accom-
panied him to the office VI the prose
cutor.
II want to know whn. to do with
two slot machines which were seized,
Thursday night, sharply demanded
Justice Randolph of Chief Assistant
Prosecutor Aldrich. Prosecutor vaa
Zile being absent.
Aldrich told Justice Randolph that
he should look up the statutes. M.
Randolph intimated that he had done
that and couldn't understand them.
He insisted on being enlightened,
whereupon Aldrieh toad Randolph that
he ought not 20 be seizsng SLOT ma
chimes while under investigated. ana,
furthermore. because he had sent In
his resignation to the governor.
Randolph then told Aldrich that the
governor had not accepted his resig-
nation. and proceeded TO show Aldrlch
a letter to this effect from the COVER
nor, when Aldrich told him not 10
m.nd.
Randolph was boiling mad about this
time and told Aldrich that he had
been informed that one CT the ma
chimes seized, Thursday night. Lad
been seized twice before and handed
over to the prosecutors Office through
the county detective, the einsinuation
being that the prosecutors Office had
been party to their return TO the
saloons from which they were taken.
Aldrich hotly denied this.
Attorney McClear told Aldrich that
II was his duty 10 advise Mr.. Randolph
what to do In the matter, that be was
paid to do It, whereupon the assibtant
prosecutor hunted up .the. statutes aud
informed the Justice that he had y
right to destroy the ma chimes wfen
they were no longer nended az evi,
dence
"All right" said The Justice, as hc
turned away, there will be smash
ing bee tonight. Well get all the
nickels out and hand them over 10
the county treasurer. Well also break
the machines 50 they can { go back
to the owners"
The slot machines In question were
seized, Thursday night, during an ex-
tended raid on snloons In wayne coun-
~ outside the J mits OF Detroit, and
those In a position TO know declare
the move was intended as coup on the
part of Randolph.
The raid was personally conduct
ed affair by Constable Fred L. Wood,
OF Greenfield township, whose actiyi-
ties carried him to Hamssamck ana
Crosse Pointe, Thursday night. Two
powerful automobiles were used In
the raid. but only two machines were
confiscated and both OF those were
carted to the home OF Justice Ran
dolph. News OF the raid was tipped
on TO saloons throughout the county,
these conducting II say, which ac-
counts for only two machines being
secured.
The two machines wer confiscated
In the roaihouse OF Albert Marsh.
Six.mile and Conant-rds.. Hamtramck.
Constable Wood had search warrants
for other saloons In Hamtramck and
Crosse Pointe.
Those In position to know declare
the raid OF Thursday night was a
specially-designed move on the part
OF Justice Randolph to coniound John
Marquette, the slot machine owner,
who Is the main witness against him.
In looking about for proper person
TO undertake the task OF gathering In
machines In sort of eleventh hour
raid, Randolph hit upon Constable
Wood, 30 the story goes. Wood was
very eager TO assume the responsible
ity OF gathering in the machines.
Before the actual raid, scouts were
sent through the territory populated
by roadhouses and their reports
were all In Thursday. 1t is said that
Randolph hoped that some Of the ma
chimes seized would be found to be-
long to Marquette. who, in the hearing,
has said repeatedly that he Is out OF
the business for good.