The Detroit times., 1911-07-22
RANDOLPH AWARE
GOVERNOR COULD
NOT ACT
His Course in Sending Resignation
To Lansing Taken To Indicate Will
lingness That Investigation Of
Graft Charges Should Proceed.
Van Zile Declares He, Also, Would
Like To Go Ahead-No Immunity
Promised


the Peace Edwin 8. Randolph. of
Hamtramck, refuted the statements
made by Randolph that the prosecu-
tor had offered him immunity from
the graft charges against him, proyid-
ing he would resign, and he informs
Randolph that he hopes he will with
draw his resignation In order that
the investigation may be resumed.
The letter sent to Justice Ran
dolph follows:
Mr. Edwin s. Randolph,
Victor Avenue,
Highland Park, Mich.
Dear Sir-From your numerous in
terviews In the newspapers of tho
city, It would appear that you were
under misapprehension
when you rendered your resignation
as Justice Of the Peace. have never
made you or any person for you q
promise of immunity from prosecu-
tion, nor do l intend to do so.
Your resignation has not yet been
accepted, and II you have rendered IL.
believing that you had any promise
Of immunity from this office, | hope
you will withdraw 1t, as you no doubt
can. This office Is willing. and indeed
prefers to go on with the investiga-
ton of the charges made against
you.
| write you this that there may be
no misunderstanding now or In the
future, and that you may know fully
my attitude before your resignation
IL accepted.
Yours respectfully,
p. T. VAN ZILE,
Prosecuting Attorney.
Prosecuting Attorney Van Zile In
an interview Saturday also vigorous
ly denied that he had made any
promises of immunity to Randolph,
he would resign, but In
stead said that he hoped the Justice
would face the music for there is
plenty of evidence against him"
IF he is under any misapprehens
sion he can withdraw his resignation
for SO far II has not been accepted
yet" the prosecutor declared. No
promises have been made to him or
TO anybody else. We have plenty
Of proof against him.
Every thing In this case is above
board. He had better stop talking SO
much regarding It., too / haven't any
threats to make but he'd better stop.
There is plenty against him.
Il did not have anything to do
with his resignation. | haven't talk.
ed to him or any body else"
"But he says that you told his at.
torney, Percy Grose, that IL he would
resign, you would drop the caseE"
the prosecutor was asked.
MIR. Grose didn't tell him anything
like that" the prosecutor snapped.
Justice Randolph, when seen Sat,
ur6ay, maintained that Mr.. Van ztfe
had informed him through his at
torney, that II he would resign that
there would be no further prosecu
ton.
why as soon as my case was con
tinued for week Thursday, Van Ziie
took all of those bartenders, saloon
lists, slot machine men and buns up
to his Office and gave each one
voucher 80 that they would draw
their pay as witnesses against me,
said Randolph. Isn't that q pretty
good sign that there Is not to be any
further prosecution of the caser
When asked regarding this, MI
Van Zile said Saturday that County
Detective Churchill had given the
witnesses vouchers, but there was
nothing unusual In that procedure as
law provides that witness Is entitl-
ed to pay for appearing in court.
Besides that Is no sign that the
case has been Discontinued, said
the prosecutor. Randolph talks too
much"
When asked II he had been a pol
itical friend of the justice and wheth-
er Randolph had worked for him IN
the campaign last spring, Van Zile
replied.
well, I should say not. did not
want him to work for me-
An angle to the case which, IL pos
sible at all of explanation, would
seem to indicate that Randolph ~
as willing ns the prosecutor to have
the investigation proceed, is the fact
that tho Justices attorney appears
to have sent the resignation to the
governor while fully aware that the
governor has no jurisdiction In the
matter, as pointed out by The
Times.
Justice Randolph was asked as to
his object in sending his resignation
TO the governor when he knew the
governor could not act upon II, put
refused to talk on this point.
He simply smiled.