The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-21
DETECTIVE TELLS OF DETROIT GRAFT Claims He Paid Gilman
 Bribe Money POSTPONE SIX CASES
Entire Story of Trapping Accused Aldermen Is Told in Police Court Examination of Hon
 est Tom" Gilman

Detroit, August 2o.-Testimony of W.
 J. Brennan. detective, was the fea-
 ture of the police court examination to- day of Honest Tom'' Gilman. the first of the 1s aldermen, recently arrested on bribery charges, to be tried. Ii we Brennan's evidence that resulted inoSo
 arrests of the aldermen and Cas-->
 Clerk Edward Schreiter. Today o' .
 nan went Into details of theo o S ng
 of the aldermen up to the al- | lleges that he, representing elf to be an official of the Wal .ailroad paid Gilman 5000 for his h duence in granting the railroads request for the use of city street. for building pur- poses.
 | The cases against Aldermen Watson
 Ellis, zoeller. Merritt, Hndle and Skrzyeki were today postponed until August 30. Alderman Theisens' case will come up next Friday. Disposition was reserved in the case against Alder l men Broze. Rosenthal, Lynch, OBrien and Koenig, and the examination of Aldermen Deimel, Mason, Ostrowski.
 Tossy and Walsh will follow that of Alderman Gilman. Clerk Schreiter diso Hds peen remanued TOT week. Brennan's Testimony
 Brennan explained that his right name is Walter ]. Burns. and that his home Is in Boston. He told of coming
 to the city in April and taking offices as representative of the real estate department of the Wabash railroad He also engaged an adjoining office and had New England Historical Society" ad fc IAAr
 The detective then told of getting ac- quainted with aldermen. of impressins upon them the urgent desire of the railroad for the improvements of tho street and of the opposition 10 the proposal that was expressed by sew
 eral councilmen. Finally, he testified. Gilman came to his office and arrange
 ments were made for closing the street.
 "Glinnan told me at that time that
 he wanted to use me as pipe line to St. Louis said the detective. He had wanted for years to get on the Wabash railroad, he said, and thought he could serve the company by looking after its lstax~a- ana other matters in the city l hall He said he would want about 1 sl00 a month for his services.
 T interrupted to say, alderman. this street closing case has been referred back to the committee and l guess
 there is some difficulty. isn't there?'
 Yes, but I guess we can adjust it, he replied
 ''He then gave me a list of aldermen and said he would see them and pay
 them. l already had arranged to give
 him some money for the passage of the resolution closing the street. The amount we decided upon at the time
 was between sl700 and s200O.' Gilman Accepts Bribe The witness then went into det9ils with further talks with Gilman. At last he
 said all arrangements were complete for the payment of the bribe money It had been planned for the aldermen to go in diviiually to Brennan's office and get their share. Gilman was to go last and get what was left. which Brennan had told him wou1 be at least $1000
 According to the testimony Gilman appeared on July 26 for the money. T took out roll of bills,' said the
 witness, and counted them. I said Gilman. here is the $1000 that I prom lsed you for voting for the Wabash clos ing. He thanked me and put the money
 in his pocket As he was about to leave took him into the next rooms Mir.
 Burns was there MT. Gilman. allow ire to prese mt MT. William J. Burns ard lElinnan said, Pleased to meet you. :" The witness then testified that Glin- nan, when he realized his situation. hanae, back the money and made a com
 plete confession.