The Detroit times., 1912-08-21
Tries To Make Shepherd
Shoe HIS Whole Hama

Attorney James Mcnamara, coun.
sci for Aid. Thomas Z. Gilman, whose
police court examination on a charge
OF boodling began before Justice
Stein. Tuesday morning, had not con-
cluded HIS cross-examination OF De-
tective Waiter j. Brennon when court
was adjourned at ago y. m, Tues
day.
Justice stein asked the other alder
men whose examinations were set for
Tuesday 10 appear In court, Wednes.
day. 50 their cases may be postponed
In the event OF Glinnan's examination
not being concluded. Mcnamara IL
inQuiring infinitely into Brennon's
work. making him disclose every
move he made in trapping the alder
men. He will endeavor To have Ed
die" SchrelIer called as witness.
hoping to have the latter reveal his
confession TO Shepherd. The exam
nation may continue for several
days. whereas Prosecutor Shepherd
expected not only 10 conclude Glin-
mans case the first day and have him
bound over 10 the recorders court,
but TO have a number of other cases
disposed OF as well.
Attorney Mcnamara Is laying the
basis for the trial of his client in the
recorders court. II Gilman is bound
over. He wants to know all the
prosecutor has got" on Gilman, In
GLIDING the dictagraph evidence and
Schreiter's statements. Lawyers for
the other defendants are also anxious
for this Information 30 that they may
shape their defense accordingly
Mcnamara will not summon
Schreiter as witness, for the reason
that he would be bound by whatever
Schreiter said. He could not impeach
the testimony OF his own witness,
ana. as Schreiter is working hand
in,glove with Shepherd. il is obvious
that the defense will seek TO break
down his testimony. However, Nc
Namara says he will insist that the
codrt call on the prosecutor to intro
duce more testimony relating toe the
Wabash petitions.
"The prosecutor did not prove by
Clerk Wedda that the petitions were
introduced in the council, said Mr..
Mcnamara. II think he will have
to bri.g Schreiter in TO do that"
Detective Brennon. or Burns. as he
SAYS his name is, made an excellent
witness for the prosecution. Tuesday.
and the prosecutor expressed him
self as being delighted The incisive
and aggressive cross-eXamination by
Mr.. Mcnamara never once nettled
him. Gilman gaZed at him impas-
sively. Occasionally their eyes would
meet. remain fixed on each other for
a few seconds, and then Brennon
would look away
Addresses Witness As Burns.
After the morning session when
Brehnon admitted that his real name
was Walter J. Burns, Mcnamara al.
ways called him MIR. Burns" Nc
Namara had him tell how he first
met Detective William j. Burns in
1905 In Boston, where Brennon was
employed by relatives contracting
firm. Since then, Brennon has I'M
earthed municipal graft scandals in
Minneapolis, Indianapolis and Seattle,
Wash, as we'll as In smaller towns
whlle working out OF Chicago, one OF
tho headquarters OF the Burns agency.
He told how he frequently changed
his name. assuming half dozen
aliases. ! 1t was all very interesting
to the 4motley throng, but Mcnamara
could not develop anything against
Brennon's character and the tale was
uninportant TO the defense. When
Brennon finally got down to the tell
ing of his arrival in the city, McNa-
mara became NOSE careful to get
from him every little detail of his
experience.
Brennon stated that he had been
instructed by his principal-meaning
w. J. Burns-to go TO the office OF
Attorney William VanDyke, one OF
the mayors friends. on arriving in
Detroit. He said he there met Van
Dyke and Mayor Thompson several
days after his arrival. In a second
meeting in the Office. Andrew II.
Green. Jr., Joined the group.
Mcnamara asked the witness II
Thompson had given him list OF al
dermen whom the mayor suspected
Of being crooked. Brennon replied
that there was no list He said,
though, that Thompson called Gin
nan the boss" or the leader OF the
council. and that il. he got" Gilman
he would get" them all. Then
Brennon returned to Chicago. Burns
bdu hON OvNHhCu pldh vi
and Brennon was told to return and
size up" the general situation with
respect to the council. He concluded
these preliminaries April II, having
made inquiries about the aldermen
ir saloons. hotels and other places"
Joints" Says Mcnamara.
"oh, that's how you got your In
formation about the character OF the
aldermen, is it? Got 1t In Joints did
you?" asked Mcnamara.
Saloons, hotels and other places
call them what you WILL" replied
Brennon.
Brennon then told how he met
President Delano, OF the Wabash rail-
road In the Pontchartraln hotel, and
how later he was formally" intro
duced to Mayor Thompson by Division
Freight Agent Gull, the latter sup
posing that Brennon was the bona
fide land agent OF the Wabash.
"Then it was Mr.. Delano who gave
you permission TO corrupt these al
dermen?" asked Mcnamara.
'"ro test their honesty and In
tegrity," replied Brennon. and there
after he always referred to the affair
as test OF their honesty and in
tegrity."
Brennon next told how he met
Schreiter. He said Thompson ;old
him he suspected Schreiter was
aftar and VanDvka alao had him