The Detroit times., 1912-08-20
NOTARIES QUTzzED
BY PROSECUTOR NO
WARRANTS JUST YET
Statements Taken From Six OF
Those Suspected OF Enroll
ment Frauds
ALL CLAIM INNOCENCE
OF ANY WRONGDOlNG
None Of Them Made ANY Ad-
missions To Me-" Says
Kilpatrick

"Not one OF the six notaries
questioned on the enrolment
frauds made any statement that
can be construed as lneriminat-
lne," said Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney Fitzpatrick, Monday az
ternoon, after he had finished his
long quizzina.
"fherell certainly be no war
rants today" said Prosecutor
Shepherd. my assistants are
getting the testimony In shape,
and when I've had a chance to
look II over III decide about the
warrants."
While Assistant Prosecutor XII
patrick was taking the statements OF
the notaries public suspected OF being
Implicated In enrolment frauds, Mon
day morning, In an adjoining ONCE,
Prosecutor Shepherd was comforting
with Eddie Schreiter with refer
encs to the aldermanic graft cases,
and, In another office, locked up by
himself. Assistant Prosecutor Jasnow-
sh was preparing the evidence In the
councilmanic cases. The office was
CATION, but at noon II was stated that
no warrants relating TO either scan
dai would be asked for during the
day
At noon six OF the notaries under
suspicion had been in the office and
in conference with Fitzpatrick. They
were Ivan Hunter. Abe Ackerman,
Thomas MCGOWAN, Sam Tobin, John
81 nn
Germain, the other notary whose
name has been mentioned in connec-
tion with the investigation, was not
In the prosecutors Office during the
morning although ii was said he
would be in later In the day.
Hunter and Steele were the first
to arrive in the prosecutors ofice,
brought In at 8 o'clock by Detectives
Brooks and Fox. At that time II was
reported that Steele had signifed TO
tine detectives his intention OF making
q confession, but when he left the
prosecutors ONCE an hour later he
said he had denied having any
knowledge OF errors or crooked work
In connection with the enrollmehls.
All the men, so far as could be learn
ed by quizzing them after they came
from the prosecutors office, declared
that the enrollments we're made In
good faith, and that in every instance
the voters signed the certificates Of
enrolment.
Dalton Soon Leaves.
A half hour after the arrival OF
Hunter aud Steele, Dalton arrived in
custody OF Detective Seymour, but he
was not long detained. Assistant
Prosecutor Jasnowski talked with
him for a few minutes. the doors to
his once being left open and not
much secrecy being shown about the
matter. Mr. Jasnowsh asked him If
he had knowledge of any irregulari-
ties In the Democratic. enrollments,
and Mr.. Dalton replied that he mad
not Dalton was asked IL he cared
20 make any statement whatever
touching on the enrolment frauds.
He stated simply that he was positive
the enrollments he made were valid
aud legal. Dalton's statement was
not taken down by a stenographer, as
were those made by the other notar'
les. The assistant prosecutor and de
tectives did not maintain the air OF
secrecy about him that they did about
the others, giving the impression that
tney had nothing on Dalton. When
Dalton vas excused he assured Mr..
Jasnowski that he was willing 10
come to the prosecutors office az any
time in response to phone call.
AS the other notaries came in they
were sent into Kilpatrick's office. Sam
Tobin came in about 1880 and half
hour later Abe AcKerman arrived
with Detective Larkin Tobin was
not accompanied by detective. He
stated that he heard detectives we're
looking for him and he telephoncd TO
the prosecutors Office at once that
he would lose no time In getting 10
the ONCE. Tobin, Ackerman, steele
and Hunter were in Kilpatricks Of
fce together as the investigation was
under way. MCGOWAN was brought
IN by a detective at 1870 o'clock, and
at that time, Tobin, Steele and Hun.
ter had left the office.
Enrolment Books There.
In the once with Fitzpatrick was
Detective Arnold, OF the Burns staff
Attorney Percy GTose. who repre-.
sents the Democratic machine DeteI,
tives Fox and Brooks and steno,
grapher. Joseph wedda, OF the city
clerks Office, was on hand with the
enrolment books, which were brought
In for the purpose OF asking the ac-
cused about specific enrollments.
"Mr. Fitzpatrick asked me II every
voter enrolled signed the enrolment
certificate personally" said Hunter
Il told him all did except one wrote
the name OF one man on certificate
while the man touched the pen He
couldn't write. He had Just got on a
passenger boat when I enrolled him
Mr.. Fitzpatrick asked me ~ could pro
duce the man. told him could, but
didn't care 20 just then ! want him
as witness In my own behalf II auy.
thing comes OF this. | can nnd him
wheh>I want him.
Mr. fitzpatrick also asked me about
a certificate that | signed where the
voter should have signed, and where
the voter signed where I should have
He wanted 20 know how that happen.
cd. told him II was merely cleri.
cal error on my part II any warrant
Is Issued for my arrest IL will prob
= ably be based on that certificate. al.
though, az you can see, Il was only a
technical mistake No, he did not ask
me 20 come back
Steele was rather gloomy when he
cAme out and would not Talk much
about the uUpsfiona pttf fc,ahtv,,