The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-27

The seven aldermen arrested Fri
day Ia connection with Detroit's great
bribery scandal were released early
Saturday morning on bond OF S5,-
900 each. K. r. Schreiter, Jr., coun-
Gil committee secretary, also accused
of grating. was not admiiNsd to bail
owing to the objections of the Burns
detectives who worked up the case
against the accused official.
| Aid. Gilman turned state 8 evidence
making complete confession, Civ
| ing details, ii is said, not only OF
grating operations of the aldermen
| In connection with the vacating of
Seventh and Congress-sts.. for the
Wabash railroad, but in other deals
OF recent years. He is said TO have
exposed the mCst rotten condition of
AFFAIRS ever brought TO light In the
history of municipalities in this part
of the country.
/ The accused officials are to appear
in police court for amendment at IL
O'Clock, Saturday morning.
Judge Connolly arrived In police
headquarters to fixe bail for the al
legged grafters at 1:40 a. nv GlLQnan
was first admitted to bail, David Op-
penheim No. l01 Watson-st., signing
his bohu. Gilman was taken home
in Estimator Barnett's automobile TO
visit his wife who was reported very
| III fro shock.
| Oppenheim also signed bail bonds
for Aid. Mason. Tossy, and Ostrow-
| ski. Anthony Bodde, of G. III. Ritter
& Co, signed Aid. Theisen's bail
bond. while John Hook, No. 267 FL
liott-st signed for Aid. Deimel and
/ Brozo.
Gilman, Schreiter and Aid Ostrow-
! ski, according TO the police have
made full confessions OF accepting
bribes while Aid. Brozo, Mason and
Theisel admit taking money but
stated that IL was received as cam
paign contributions, and not in con-
siderat!on of their vote for the vacat-
ing Of the streets.
Other Arrests Expected.
Other arrests are expected to be
made soon in the greatest council
manic graft expose In the history OF
the city. following the arrest of nine
aldermen and r. r. Schreiter, Jr..
secretary of the common council, un-
der the direction of operatives of the
Burns detective agency, Friday after
moon aau evening The men under
arrest, with one exception, are charg-
ed with having accepted sums rang.
/ Ing from 500 TO $1,000 for the vote
In favor OF vacating parts of Seventh
and COngress.sts., for the benefit OF
the Wabash railroad. Schreiter is ac.
cuse., OF having sought a bribe Of
$500 for assisting In putting the reso-
Tuition through the council. Six or
seven other aldermen. are said TO be
due fer arrest on the charge of seek
ling a prlbe. although the expose was
made before they actually received
! their money.
Those arrested Friday and the sums
they are alleged TO have received are:
AID. Thomas f. Gilman. Eighteenth
ward S1.0O0 Aid. Louis +. rSssy.
Ninth ward 5000; Aid. Alois A. Deim-
e.. Fifth ward. 500; Aid Louis
Rrozo. thirteenth ward 500; Aid.
Martin J. Ostrcwsk Ninth ward 500.
Aid Andrew ]. Walsh. Fourteenth
ward. Sl00: Aid Joseph l.. Thelsen.
Eleventh ward $500: Aid. Frank j.
Mason. Fourteenth ward 5000: Aid
David Rosenthal. Fifth ward. 5000.
f. r. Sthreiter, Jr.. secretary OF COM
mon councils committees. $500.
The scandal was sprung Friday af-
ternoon after the most careful trap
had been laid and most willy schem-
Ing been done by Walter j. Bren-
nan. OF the Burns detective agency.
covering a period OF five months. SO
cleverly were the officials invelglcd
into the trap and baited along that
not uDufi the trap was sprung did any
of them suspect that they were not
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