The Detroit times., 1911-08-12
McCLEAR FLASHES MORE
TESTIMONY IN NEWTON CASE

candidates in Wayne county next fall
/ don't care IL they are defeated; l
owe them nothing. They tell me that
| am playing into the hands Of Mr.
McClear, my attorney, who Is DEM
ocrat; that he plans TO get elected
prosecuting attorney on the Demo-
cratic ticket. | hope he does get the
Office: he will certainly give tho
county an honest administration. He
would make a good prosecutor, too.
Wasn't II he who, single-handed, con-
Quoted the case against Annie Smith,
and others? He got no help from the
prosecutors Office, but succeeded IN
bringing to justice those who were
guilty In the matter
4 want to say few words about
Auditor Oakman, too. He says that
went to him and asked him TO see
the governor on this matter. | never
asked him to do anything of the
kind. On the other hand, did him
favor at his request since last
April, and the proof OF II Is on file
In the county building. Yet he says
/ ought TO be removed and that he
never had anything to do with me.
Only the other day, Oakman. who
Willis " NC SAClihy NOtN 1hC hO Wa
glad to hear I was supporting him
for the Office. | never said anything
OF the sort: l am supporting Dr. Nor
gan Parker for the office and don't
care who knows It."
Mr.. McClear was trying to get In
with Gov. Osborn.
Saturday morning, to arrange a meet.
ing with him on the question OF wi6-
ening the scope Of the inquiry. SO
that other county officials might be
included. Up to noon he had not got
In touch with the governor. who Is at
the soldiers camp In Port Huron.
II am rather confident that the gov
ernor will grant our request said
Mr.. McClear. ut Is only right that
he should. l cannot understand why
Mr.. Van Zile Is opposing the plan,
for. at the opening OF the inquiry,
when I wanted Mr.. Bliss kept out OF
the investigation, the prosecutor In
sisted that he be brought In that
nobody should be left out. Now he
Is singing a different tune. He has
no license TO criticise Commissioner
May, as he has done, for allowing US
10 seek more latitude from the COVER
nor. inasmuch as he wanted all the
freedom he could get In the opening
OF the case"
Gov. Osborn stated, when seen at
the military camp In Port Huron. Sat
urday, that he was willing the slot
machine Investigation be made as
deep and wide as possible; that no
one should be protected. He said he
would act on the question az soon as
Il came oficially before him.
Sheriff CASTOR has received afffda-
Wits from Arthur Pitton and William
r. Pitts, slot machine manufacturers,
denying that they received tips from
the sheriffs once whenever a slot
machine raid was to be made, or that
they paid Sheriff CASTOR 81 a month
for every machine In operation In
Wayne county. These affidavits were
made In consequence OF the intima-
ton of Deputy Sheriff Hebert to the
effect that he had been told that Pit.
ton, or a man OF such name, had been
advised OF proposed raids on slot ma.
chimes and that the sheriff was paid
81 month for each machine In oper-
alton.
There is not a word of truth In
the statement OF Hebert," said Sheriff
CASTOR. TO Inc Times, Saturday morn
ing. The story is a complete fabri-
cation from beginning to end, as the
affidavits will show"
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Aldrich
says that the proposal OF Attorney
McClear to call a grand jury to inves-
tieate county officials, is big blum:
that. as a matter OF fact, there Is moth
ing 10 investigate. aside from the
charges against Randolph.