The Detroit times., 1912-07-27
THE DETECTIVE, YOU WILL NOTE,
IMPERSONAT TED A RAILROAD

Eight Detroit aldermen and secretary of council COM
ees are under arrest on charges bribery connection with the
action closing the Wabash railroad which desired
b site for freight house.
The aldermen and they follows according
the Burns detective who worked up the case:
Gilman Ooo Deim $780, $780, ostrows SCo Mason
5000 Toy 5000 The amount set opposite the name
= shre Jr secretary of common council committees T0
exposure and the arrests job OF hOuseeeanmg mas %
upon which the decent and honest citizenship OF De0i may ~
congratulate itself
THE LAW SHOULD NOW TAKE COURSE SPARING NONE of
THE GUILTY THAT ALL DETERRENT EFFECT MAY CoN'
FRONT COMMON COUNCILS OF THIS CITY IN THE FUTUkE
Furthermore been supplied the voters oil Detroit which
result careful scrutiny IN the tuture 0 TIC WIN
for local public Office.
Over and above most convincing demon
staton private public service corporation does It's WORK. anu
of the probability always corruption and the contamination OF pubic
officers the public ues are lett III
exploitation of the people for the overriding o
rights of the people cnfsca where they please the puec
property
The Detroit trapped by Burns detective who impeF'
sonated a representative of the Wabash railroad
To he had to do REAL REPRESENTA-
WOULD DO setting out buy common council
He found the O the aldermen.
He got acquainted with them.
He with them.
- He took automobile rides
He bought them dinners, drinks and cigars
He hobnobbed in the o. Secretary Schreiter
He the official "fxer
He got down his office and learned where the
members of the committee closing matter
individual members of the committee stood
he ought and warned against those
7 he should keep from.
Of those he learned he getting to
his Office.
Others he had to meet in saloons
HE nPERSoNATED PERFECTLY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE
REAL REPRESENTATIVE OF PRIVATE PUBLIC SERVICE coRPoR
ALTON WOULD HAVE PROCEEDED
He fshed right kind of bait.
Good fishermen prefer tried and
played the role PERFECTLY needed than
that suspected better evidence that these aldermen had
been there before a public service corporation
convincing evidence could be desired to that the public
service corporations cOrrupg influence and AN ACCEPTED COR
RUPTNG INFLUENCE mattOfact in which these alder
men entered this deal
the public corporation sufficient to the
people to up might the first occasion presented
ownership PUBLIC utilities contained in the
detailed story detective who landed this bunch of crooks
In the arrest the only cleaning
in the city hall
We have met the
work is digging corruption public officers
Mayor Thompson Citizen Andrew Green H working together
fine toward better and safer order of things the
council chamber
Will they 90 further now for
corrupted this body have the decent
citizenship legislation that has amounted laughing the
4 o and honest citizenship?
They exposed closing opposition overwhelming
sentiment merchants and citizens the ward affected against the street
closing
Mayor Thompson expose
council its failure have enforced the conditions of franchises enjoyed
United railway. providing for efficient service9
Will Mayor Thompson before the Burns detectives
the for action the council permitting saloon
manufacturing district spite of the protests of manufacturers
organizations majority report committee
against it9
Further investigation by the and Mr. Green will their
satisfaction first that have brewery
council and that brewery
lies the that has been the entering wedge fah
Doodle.
Aldermen chosen through the support brewers
- "A dnlf ic q Neru 4 Annrn1rntin.