The Detroit times., 1911-08-12
N CLEAR FLASHES
MORE TESTIMONY
IN NEWTON CASE
Doctor Had Said He Paid Money To,
Ed Russell and Others in Return
For Appointment a. Health
Officer.
Justice Randolph Denies Asking
0akman To Intercede With
Governor for Him.

Attorney Louis w. McCiear, coun-
sci for Edwin 8. Randolph, Ham
tramck, justice whom Prosecutor
Van zile. Is trying TO remove because
of alleged acceptance OF bribes 70
protect slot machines, showed Tho
Times. Saturday morniag, testimony
with which he plans to discredit the
statements made BY Ed" Russell,
Hamtramck saloonkeeper, against
Randolph In the present case. Rus
sell testified that Randolph through
Herbert r. Bliss. former stenograph-
er OF the prosecutors ONCE, tried 10
get him to pay the justice money for
slot machine protection and working
at other means OF violating the laws
affecting saloons. Russell said that
instead OF making payments. he re-
ported the matter to the prosecuting
attorney, with the result that the
ousting proceedings were finally In
stituted against Randolph.
The testimony which Mr.. McClear
plans to use against Russell Il that
OF DR.. e. p. Newton, former health
officer of Hamtramck village and
township. which ne gave the prose
cutor when Investigated on charges
OF overcharging the county for sup
plies. In the course of his examina-
ton by Prosecutor Van Zile and Audi
tor Charles Al. Buhrer, DR.. Newton
testified that he paid $162.50 to mem
bers OF the Hamtramck municipal
board for the position OF health or
ficer, which he held less than o year.
He says that the first payment was
s62.50, and that IL was paid In April,
1908: that he afterwards, In Septem-
ber, OF the same year, paid $75 10
one Geiner member of the board,
when he was allowed to draw $125
In advance on his salary. Geiner.
he said In his testimony, told him,
before the SIS payment was made,
that he would have to put up more
money II he wanted the position;
that SIS every SIX months would
have TO be forthcoming.
In addition to these payments, DR..
Newton added that he paid ED" Rus
sell $25 In return for getting the Of
fice or township health oficer, which
position paid only 800 year. The
position OF village health ofIicer paid
$3.50 q year
| DR.. Newton said he paid Russell
the money In the Central Savings
bank, after getting check cashed.
He said Russell didn't ask him Tor
the money, but had made arrange
ments to get II.
THAT testimony concerning Russell
was In the hands OF Prosecutor Van
Zile when he received the complaint
| from Russell against me-" said JUS
tice Randolph, In referring TO Dr.
Eewton's testimony. now In tho
hands of Attorney McClear.
The Justice was indignant to think
that Van Ziie would listen TO com
plant from Russell, when he had the
testimony OF DR.. Newton In his OF
fee. Justice Randolph furnished Mr..
McClear with the testimony OF Dr..
Newton, and the prosecution 10 los
ing some sleep In trying to ngure
out Just how he got Ii.
The prosecution thinks ] got the
| testimony from Mr.. Bliss, but did
not. said Justice Randolph. They
are wrong on that. Perhaps, got II
from man IN the county building
You know, there is, at. least. one man
in the county building who would
like to see something happen to Van
Zile."
Justice Randolps further told The
Times that strong pressure was being
brought 10 bear on him TO resign
Prominent Republicans have cali
ed on me ut my house, this week.
begging me TO resign, and thus put
an end 10 the investigation" said the
justice. They we're there as late as
| last night. I refused pointblank 10
listen to such a proposition. tod
them that had resigned, as advised
by the prosecutor, and that didn't
intend TO take any further step OF
the kind. II Is not my fault II the
resignation was not accepted. sent
fit to the governor. just as the prose
cutor advised.
"The men who have called on me
have explained that for the good OF the
party, ought to resign again; that X
the investigation goes on II will mean
the defeat OF the Republican party
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