The Detroit times., 1912-09-30
LISTEN TO SHEPHERD
SCORE nDY-PLAY" IN
GRAFT HEARINGS
'1'll Kick Out of Ny Office Any
one Asking Warrants for
n Mayor or Green"
DEFENDS MEANS TAKEN
TO TRAP THE ALDERMEN
Says Things Are Coming to
"Hen of a Pass" if Crooks
Can't Be Caught

In a red-hot interview. Saturday
noon, Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd
classed all by-play in the aldermanic
conspiracy cases. tending to confuse
the issue at trial. as frank anarchy
declared that he would throw out OF
\ his ONCE any person who came to
him to ask warrants for Mayor
Thompson, Andrew Green. Detective
Brennon, or others connected with
the trapping OF the aldermen. and
wound up by saying that he would
recommend that every one OF the Ia
aldermen and Eddie Schreiter be
bound over for trial on the con-
spiracy charge, denying that he ever
would be disc (arged when the cases
were decided by Justice Jeffries.
Prosecutor Shepherd keleased the
fioodgates OF his pent-up feelings
when shown a newspaper item. quot
ing him as saying that Aid. Merritt.
Koenfg. Ellis. Watson, o'Brien and
Zoeller would be discharged by JUS
tice Jeffries. and that there is
4 practically no evidence against these
men except Schreiter's testimony
nothing to corroborate Schreiter's
testimony. and, II is simply his word
against that OF the aldermen"
II never said that any aldermen
would be discharged. don't know
what Justice Jeffries will do" said
y Shepherd.
AS to the rest OF the statement,
didn't say that, either. but / will
say, II now and to you. The records
will show that, and ask. what diff
ference does IL make? We have made
out prima facie case against every
one OF the accused men, and every
one of them ought to be bound over
81 could hardly contain myself
while the attorneys were arguing
the law, with petty cases of personal
larceny used as examples. not even
Touching on the elements Of this
Ease.
Great heavens, man. can't any
person with common sense see that
the cases quoted were nothing to this
case, in which It is charged that pub
The aldermen are not charged with
stealing a watch or ring, or some
Goal from any private person They
are charged with debauching their
public trust sreposed In them by. the
100, 900 people of Detroit. The law
gives an individual who has been
robbed of his watch, the right to
bring an action In the name of the
Ia a. ID ahn l.af
!. the persons watch was taken with
Nhis consent. the element Of crime Is
lacking, and the prosecution, by the
people. ends.
"But the defense used arguments
OF cases where such connivance be-
tween complainant and defendant
were shown, to parallel these cases
in which public officials debauched
their trust to 100000 OF the people.
These aldermen are charged under
the statute that says no alderman
shall accept any gift, gratuity, or
promise of such gift or gratuity.
When the legislature passed that
act, II put public officials in such
class that they must be above taking
anything that Is offered to them, or
must be guilty OF crime.
~ Appeals 10 ptCttondfv.
Look in the dictionary, and you
will find that the definition Of accept
is to take when offered There's
the whole thing in nutshell. Grant
ed that the money was offered to the
aldermen; that, as the defense claims,
they were bounded with offers of
money. II they took when offered
they are guilty Of conspiracy.
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OF a pass In this city when honorable,
decent men, working for the public
welfare, cannot tempt a lot OF crook
ed aldermen with money, to show
them up as the crooks that they are,
/, for conspiracy In bribery case" he
continued, very, very forcibly.
by the way, has anyone come to
you for assistance In preparing war
fants against Detective Brennon, the
mayor, Mr.. Green or any OF the
Others engaged In the graft crusader"
he was asked.
NO by heavans, and II anybody
does, I'll throw him out of my Of
fice!" said Shepherd. I'll never or
der a warrant against any of those
Zen. Why, man, that's downright,
lesque and a vaudeville out of such
serious thing as these aldermanic
cases. And you can put that just as
strong as you like"
II was expected that Attorney-G Gen.
eral Wykes would visit the prosecut-
or, Friday or Saturday, to hold a con-
ference Of some great Importance.
AIR. Shepherd said he had Just heard
that Mr.. Wykes went to Chicago, Fri
day and would not be present for
conference Saturday as expected.
Some important lead in the enroll
ment Investigation is to be the basis
OF that conference, is itg' he was
asked, and he replied: That viii be
the least important part of II. have
some other matters of considerable
importance that | want to take UP
/. with him"
sneed 10 Remanded Without Bail.
AMARILLO. Texas. Sept. 2s.--Bail
WAS refused John Beall Sneed today