The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-09

lob OF assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Townsend came TO the store In
Greenville Dec. 8, looking for the
Job. liked his endorsements, and
promised TO do what could for him. y
said Bradley, II walked 10 the sta
ton with him and he said II could
land the Job for him he would make
IL all right with me. l said | didn 1
play the game that way. Townsend
seemed continually afraid would
dump him"
81 next met him IN 1opia where |
went 10 meet Clyde Watt. The only
reason | telephoned him TO meet me
was that ] had promised TO keep him
posted He again said he would
make IL all right with him.
Il te!ephoned him To meet me at
the train when | came 10 Lansing
because / wanted 10 assure him again.
/ next saw him Jan. 8 in the Dow
ney house lobby.
"He pestered me about the Job Till
he was n perfect bore.
81 said. Can't you let up on this
for few minutes?' He said, Can
talk 10 you n few minutes | said.
Yes, eame UP to my room. When
we got there he said, j want TO see
you about that job
"I said. For heavens sake. can't
you let up on that job talkF That
was all the conversation.
did you lock the door and close
the transom?"
81 suppose did, IL has always been
a matter OF habit with me.
"The story of paying $50 for my
expenses for the job is false. His
statement that I was going over the
state to line up a job for myself as
chairman OF the finance committee
and would work for him and wanted
to share the expense is false.
THE first l knew OF Townsend's
charges was when the lieutenant-gov-
ernor telephoned for me last Thurs
day. / thought he was joking. L
was excited, because such a thing
never had happened 10 me before
d." | had severaI conversations over
the matter with Chilson and Clyde
Watt. Watt saih he wished the mat
ter could be fixed up as he was afraid
If both OF US. Ross asked II the mat
ter couldn't be hushed up and / said
Rush nothing.
for ten thousand dollars?
"The first heard about any Islander
suit was when pie-faeed reporter
asked II I. would sue.
AT the conference In Ross ONCE
was mad and put II up strong to
Townsend. don't know just what
old occur.
was there talk about the s75?"
asked Attorney General Chaser"
IL suppose 80. l merely happened
70 be IN the ONCE when Townsend
came tn
Bradley was hazy as 10 what any
one sad.
THAT was rather an Important
meeting for both you and-Mr. Town
send" suggested Chase significantly.
II didn't consider IL so"
did Ross ask any questions?"
IL presume he did. In Ross ONCE
the question put 10 Townsend was
Are you going to go out and say to
the senator that the charges are false
X he does not sue Tor SANDER !
don't remember who asked II. I think
Townsend agreed to do So"
What did he say the second timer
81 think among other things he said,
How will that leave meg | don't re-
member what else was said, but the
meeting broke up in disgust that he
was willing to save himself by making
another statement under oath thai
his statement was false.
did you hear Townsend insist that
the statements in the AFFIDAVIT were
true?"
Il think he did. I don't think he
admitted II was false"
Bradley was even hazy as TO the
method taken TO have Townsend dis
missed.
t-"I requested the state affairs COM
mittee TO dismiss him as he had been
reports about me- he said.
Bradley contradicted former
statement In this as the action was
taken early last week and Bradley
had said before that he did not hear
of the charges till told by Lieut-Gov.
Ross. He said he told Townsend Jan.
is that he would have to go. This
was just one day before Townsend's
talk with Arthur Loomis.
Those times you called Townsend
two miles into Ionia just to assure
him you were working for him, why
couldn't you tell him as we'll over the
II really. don't know"
why did you spread the news
around the capitol when you heard
OF the Townsend charges?"
Il thought they were wrong and
ought not TO be hushed up"
In cross-examination James Scully.
counsel tried TO get defin-
tie details OF several conversations.
Bradley said he didn't think Town.
send was honest when he offered to
make IL right for getting the job. He
admitted that he was not offended.
He SAID:
IL called Townsend to Ionia TO study
his character" He denied that he
told Townsend ne was going around
The state to see the senators.
Scully asked: why did you write
Townsend that you would see Col
Inns and Leidlein; that things were
looking pretty good but there was
another candidate? Wasn't IL TO i'm
press on him that he had to help
out on the expenses"
Bradley denied this but could give
no good explanation.
Then why didn't you tell Judge
Davis who Endorsed Townsend that
you couldn't stand for him and drop
him7" ~.~
IL don't know"
why did you take Townsend up
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