The Detroit times., 1912-09-04
ISCHRE|TER MAKES
SHORT STRUGGLE
TO RETAIN OFFICE
Refuses at First To Give Up
Keys. But Finally Hands
49,. Them Over .s
= 81
MIGHT HAVE GOOD
CLAIM ON JOB" HE SAYS
Declares, Though, That He's
Anxious To Get This Thing
Over" and Forget 1t

Eddie" Schreiter. former secretar,
OF the council committees. created 4
scene in the secretary's once, Tues
day morning. when he refused for sew
eral hours to turn over the keys and
property of his once to City Clerk
J Nichols.
Eddie" fnally hoisted the white
nag, evidently conceeding It was only
a waste OF energy to buck the coun
CHS action In abolishing his job and
resembling his appointment for two
years at salary Of $1,000. Schreiter
has absented himself from the once
a great deal since he was arrested Oh
-the charge OF boodling, doing no
work. although drawing his salary
Tuesday morning was the date set for
the taking over OF the once by the
city clerk. and Edward Saunders. an.
pointed to the once. by Mr.. Nichols
showed up at 8 o'clock To~his sur.
prise, Schreiter was also there
Schreiter did not modest Saunders.
only he refused to open HIS desk or
safe for the new secretary. Finally
Mr.. Nichols came In. He asked
Schreiter for the property OF the once
and Schreiter refused.
do you contend that you still have
possession of this ofice?" asked Mr..
Nichols.
Il refuse to say" said Eddie"
Mr.. Nichols then consulted Corpora.
ticn Counsel Lawson and was inrtruct.
ed to serve formal notice in writing
oil Schreiter. Mr.. Nichols returned TO
his once and dictated the following
letter:
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 3, 1912.
MT. Z. r. Schreiter Jr.,
City.
Dear Sir-The common council
OF the city of Detroit having abol-
ished the once of secretary to the
common council committees and
having rescinded its action APP
pointing you to the secretaryship
OF the committees and also having
instructed the city clerk to as
sumo charge OF all work hereto
fore performed by the council
committee secretary, therefore,
~ city clerk OF the city OF Detroit,
erty OF the city now In your pos
session. Yours truly,
CHARLES A. NICHOLS,
City Clerk.
In the meantime, Eddie" made
. careful measurements of the size OF
tbs 3tenographer's desk In the outer
ONCE and also of the width OF the
doorways leading into the secretary's
private Office. Schreiter planned to
move the desk into the secretary's Of
flee and lock the ONCE doors.
THE members OF the committee on
streets were meeting in the commit.
-tee room, Saunders acting as secrc-
tarJ. A score or more Of aldermen
called, but few OF them noticed
Schrciter. Some one suggested that
II the partition separating the secre-
tary's office from the committee room
were torn out It would make for the
honesty OF the secretary.
THAT would be a foolish thing to
do" was Schreiter's response
About this time Deputy Clerk De-
yer served Nichols letter on Schreit-
er. He read Il without comment The
room outside was filed with alder
men and city hall employees, all won
dering what Schreitcr was going to do
next. Nichols was planning to go in
! to the secretary's ONCE and force
open the desk, and, IL Schreiter made
forcible resistance, to have him
thrown out by policeman. After
several hours OF bravado, however.
Schreiter gave In, entered Nichols