The Detroit times., 1912-09-24
JEFFRIES MAY RULE OUT
BRENNON'S TESTIMONY
tContinued from Page One)

out the testimony OF Brennon the
prosecution has only the statements
OF Schreiter TO prove the conspiracy.
and Schreiter. according to the de-
fense, has been thoroughly discredit'
ed as a witness. The Judge said no
would make a final decision. Tues
day, after examining the authorities
Mr.. Wilkins had TO submit.
Parts OF Schreiter's statement in
the prosecutors office were read to
Schreiter on the witness stand, Mon
da yafternoon, IN which he called on
heaven TO witness the truth OF what
he said.
Was that actually the truth he
was repeatedly asked when it was
shown by his testimony on the. wit
ness stand that he had not told the
truth.
mo, that was a lie" he would re-
ply. IT was trying to lie out of r.
In the prosecutors ONCE. according
to the stenographic notes, Schreiter
was very abusive OF Brennon and
called him liar repeatedly, adding
some choice epithets. Schreiter was
then calling Brennon a liar for max
ing statements which, on the witness
stand, he had to admit were the truth
II was about the most humiliating
part of the cross-examination for
Schreiter. and his eyes we're kept to-
ward the floor.
Once when the lawyers for oppos-
ing sides were wrangling over the
form of a question the Judge provoE-
ed a laugh when he exclaimed:
Proceed. The easiest way is the
best way"
This was a take-off on Schreiter's
advice to Brennon when Mr. Bren.
non of the Wabash" brought him the
petitions, and asked how to get them
through the council
Another burst OF merriment was
caused when Schreiter. in telling what
Aid. Deimel said to him, declared:
'Deimel told me to tell Brennon TO
throw the damn thing over the tran
som. He said he wouldn't go up
there for $4,000"
Even the aldermen laughed at Del
mel, who seemed to consider the test
imony as a joke. assuring those VIII,
sat near him that Schreiter was ly'
ing.
I'm the prosecutors Office Bren-
non said to you that you had been
warned before you made your state
ment in the Ford building and you
called him a liar for saying that
Did you tell the truth when you said
Inc lied?" Schreiter avs asked.
We'll, they told me | didn't have
to make a statement and at the same
time fired 80 or 40 questions at me,
replied Schreiter.
"They.did. and you don't remembcy
one OF them?" asked Mcnamara, re-
ferring TO the estimony of Schreiter
earlier in the day that he couldn't
recall any OF the questions or answers
In the Ford building.
| mo, I don't"
d. Schreiter testified that he had Aid
Garvey down on the guess list" for
5000. but had not put him down on
the second list Last week Schrei'cr
Testified that he put Garvey down on
the second list for s100.
did and alderman 20 to you and
ask for money!"
No"
You went to them and offered
money!"
rYes, L fixed the amounts
A considerable portion OF the
cross-examination of the afternoon
was devoted to the attempt TO show
that Schreiter was actuated by PEI.
sonal motives in shielding some oI
the aldermen and telling the truth
about others. Schreiter said he al
ways ''liked" Aid. Mason, and did nc,
care much about Aid. Watson, he
said he learned that Watson had said
nasty things about him at card
party and. therefore. he had intend
ed to keep his distance. He said nc
would not have offered Watson
money IL Watson did not come to him
and asked to be let In on anything
doing" In connection with the Wa
bash. II was well along in the after
noon when Schreiter's long ordeal on
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