The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-10
MORE ARRESTS IN
 ALDERMEN CASE
Prosecutor Says Twenty One Men Will Be In-
 dicted for Bribery
REAR ADMIRAL
 .HUGO OSTERttAllS

Detroit, August e.-Arrests today of 16 aldermen and announcement that the prosecutor will request IS warrants Mon day charging the 16 arrested today and two additional aldermen with conspiracy to defraud the city by bribery and other means. added a new sensation to those that have accompanied recent investga- tion into alleged graft in eouncilmanic circles.
 Seven of the nine aldermen now under bond to appear for hearing on charges of bribery were among the 16 arrested today. All of the officials arrested gave bond
 It is understood that the new warrants will in no way conflict with the charges recently handed out, but they will go Into the official business transactions of the aldermen for several years back.
 one of the two officials for whom d warrant will be asked in connection with today's developments Is out of the city. Three appeared personally before the prosecutor with bondsmen, but were not arrested.
 Sensational developments in the alder manic graft scandal occurred when Pros ecutlng Attorney Sheppard announced be- i fore night about 2i aldermen would be placed under arrest on charges of con spiracy to defraud the city. This comes in connection with their official capaci- ties. The nine aldermen arrested recently on a similar charge are included In the arrests Just resulting.
 fo I,a axfidpprp dinarpOf from that which led to the recent arrest of nine aldermen and the secretary Of common councils committee. They are accused of receiving and conspiring to re- ceive bribe money for giving the Wabash railroad certain municipal property rights. The prosecutor said he had found many new instances of graft by Investigating recent administrations. He refused to say whether the evidence was obtained as 1t has been reported, by confessions. These confessions were made by aldermen pre- | viously indicted. They declared several of the aldermen would be arrested on I more than three. charges The superin- tendent of police this forenoon had sent out nearly every detective on Detroit S force to make the arrests. The prisoners
  men were arrested before noon. Eight face the original charges of bribery. They are Andrew J. Walsh, Louis Brpzo, Louis E. Tossy, Frank J. Mason, Thomas E. Gilman Martin J. Ostrowski, David Rosenthal.
 The new prisoners are William II. C. Hindle, William koenig, mayoralty can didate; George E. Ellis. Thomas Lynch Patrick O'Brien, Joseph Merritt, William Zoeller, Richard Watson and s. Skzyeki
 Several of the aldermen were released on bonds
 The possibility of more arrests to- night ended with the return to Detroit of an official who sought an accused alderman at nearby summer resort. The official was unsuccessful but IL is considered almost certain that the miss ing man will be in custody tomor- row.
 Linked with the arrest Of the mem bers of the council are rumors of con fesHions' by one or more persons all legged to have been implicated in the so- called graft ring" To this and to the further report that the alleged con fegsions were made to him, Prosecutor Shepperd has been silent.