The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-12
Prosecutor, However, Refuses to
Make Promise in Return
for Statements"
DEIMEL RETURNS AND
GIVES HIMSELF UP
Another Council Member Slated
for Arrest for Spur
Track Deal

tivities of the city hall Doodle ring
are expected early next week Pros
ecutor Shepherd stated 70 The Times,
Saturday, that no more arrests will
be made before Tuesday. the date OF
the arrignment, In police court. or
those already arrested.
IL was learned from a source close
TO the Offices OF the prosecutor and
the mayor that in addition TO the con-
fessions OF T.. 4. Schreiter, Jr., and
Aid. Thomas K. Gilman, four other
aldermen arrested July &c. have Of
fered TO make confession IL granted
immunity. The prosecutor refused 20
promise immunity, The aldermen, It
is said. offered 10 make complete
statements" OF their connection with
the Wabash deal
Another distinct surprise is anti
cipated in the next batch OF arrests
this week, One of the aldermen call
ed into the prosecutors Office, Fri.
day, but who was not arrested, is
said TO be slated for arrest In coz.
nection with another deal The In.
formation on which inquiry into this
case was started reached the mayors
office several months ago. but no ac-
ton was taken. The story was 20 the
effect that the alderman was handed
over q lot OF business for getting the
council 10 consent 10 spur track
across certain street, 4 concession
sought by a manufacturing company
The story was put up 10 an aged mem
Der OF the manufacturing firm, who
admitted that IL was the truth. A re-
porter saw the mans son the follow
ing day. This son Is a friend of the
alderman in question When the re-
porter got TO the son the latter said:
There is nothing 10 IT. My father
may have said so, but then he Is a
little fiighty up here pointing to his
head
This made IL seem impossible TO
fasten the matter on the alderman.
But the facts in the case were kept
In Mayor Thompson's Office. and
when the probe began they were
turned over TO the prosecutors Office
for investigation. The prosecutors
ONCE Is now said to have obtained
additional information on the subject.
Eddie" Schreiter arrived at his
Office in the city hall at 10 o'clock,
Saturday morning, and appeared more
at ease than at any time since the
expose.
did you make a confession 10
Prosecutor Shepherd last Saturday in
the Portchartrain hotel, or anywhere
else?" he was asked
Schreiter 10 Mum.
Il have nothing TO say" he replied.
smiling
Were you in the Pontchartrain
hotel, last Saturday night?"
"NO sir /" uac tho ranIv ,u NOS
at home. wasn't in the Pontchar.
train at any time last Saturday.
An attorney who has figured in the
graft Investigation, informed The
Times that Schreiter was seated in
the cafe OF the Pontchartrafn hotel
Tor fully two hours, last Saturday
night. with Prosecutor Shepherd. He
saw them there.
Schreiter was asked number -.
other questions by a half dozen news
paper men. Smiling urbanely he re-
Piled: 4 have nothing TO say
Schreiter's brother, Attorney A. r.
Schreiter. who has acted for the COM
mittee secretary in preliminary, mat
tiers before the court, told The Times
that he does MOI know II ED" made
confession. -----
II would probably be the last TO
hear OF II II he did" added Attorney
Schreiter. This being a family mat.
ter between us, have not wanted the
responsibility of the outcome. and
have told Ed" from the first 10 pro-
cure other counsel. To my knowledge
he has not confessed. represented
HIM only in obtainin his bond aud in
his preliminary arraignment."
Schreiter Is thus practically with.
out counsel, fact which goes 10 sub
stantiate the report that he will turn
states evidence on the aldermen in
court. Schreiter remained in MS OF.
nee and worked on city business for
about an hour. Aid. Vernon ana Lit.
tleheld dropped in and smiled good
naturedly at the secretary.
Delmel Gives Self Up.
Meanwhile, In the prosecutors of.
fee, Aid. Deimel. OF the Fifth ward,
gave himself up. He called in com
pany with his attorney, James r
NELL, having just returned from his
summer cottage at the S.. Clgii fats.
Deimel was informed by the prosecu.
tor that he would not be arrested. that
warrant charging him WITH con.
spiracy TO take bride will be served
on him at the same time that similar
warrants are served -on all the other
aldermen involved, next Tuesday
morning, in police court. The bribery
cases against the nine aldermen orig
inally arrested. will not be called In
police court until Aug. 20.
Detective Brennon returned from
Chicago. Saturday morning. and had
a conference with Prosecutor Shep-
herd. Brennon went to Chicago 10
see his chief, ". J. Burns Burns
Will probably come to Detroit In a
few days.
II don't know when Burns viii
come" said Mr. Shepherd About
10 days ago. when | took hold OF this
case. | asked Mr.. Brennon TO wire "a
HE chief just as soon as he could
locate him and ask Mr.. Burns TO come
here at his earliest convenience.
wanted TO find out under what terms
and conditions Mr. Burns was render
ing this service TO us, That is all
know about IT,"
When Burns arrives is expected
that the prosecutor will consult with
him with reference 10 other leads Ia
the graft cases.
Schreiter's confession to Prosecu
tor Shepherd. the one he is alleged
TO have made last Saturday night il
said TO have gone pack period of IA