The Detroit times., 1912-09-21

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Brennon: "Schreiter told me IN the
Pontchartrain after our first meeting
when he received that letter from
Chicago asking him 10 60 10 the An
mex. and that II he could not 90 TO
have Gilman go--he told me: j am
going TO quit and II you can give me
q position will appreciate It. knew
you were worried over that letter"
Schreiter: II was. / considered the
letter frame-up OF somebody else.
But that doesn't make any difference.
! will be frank 10 you In this. have
said 10 you and others the salary or
my position is only $500. Hy perqul-
stiles amount to $170 or $l70 a year.
can make a damn sight more money
and I am frank In this. The League
| OF American Municipalities pays me
salary and the Michigan league
pays me salary and the time l do
vote to both organizations would per-
NIT me TO have six hours to myself"
The letter from Chicago referred
TO In the statement was mentioned in
court for the first time. Thursday aft
ternoon, when Attorney John K. Molon-
ey, OF counsel for the defense. asked
Schreiter about mysterious letter
he had received from Chicago early
In the game signed "A Friend" and
warning Schreiter that certain par
ties had raised 10000 to ruin him
politically and financially" The let.
ter invited Schreiter to go TO Chi
cego for a conference. Scbreiter did
not go and his statement indicates
that 1t did not dawn on him that
| Brennon was weaving the very trap
| for him against Winch the friend
| warned him.
| The statement then quotes schrelt-
er as saying that he sent Aid. Hindle
to Brennon's ONCE for his money
There are several typewriter pages
Following which narrate details now
history, and then this statement by
Detective Burns, addressing Schreiter.
appears:
"You know now you show a dis
position not to be absolutely fair In
everything. Just as far as you have
gone you went as far as to say / have
killed this man and that man and a
dozen others. We are not putting any
thing on you you don't have to bear,
and after you have talked freely ycu
will be called on to testify. This
would be rotten testimony. What we
want Is the truth and only the truth :"
Brennon then wanted to have
clear understanding as to Sohreiter's
agreement to take $500 for his SER
vices. Brennon made this statement
to Schreiter:
"Then you asked me In SO many
words about your price and you said
81, 800"
NSchreiter: MY recollection Is this:
said You have asked me to do GER
tain things for you. am going to
leave II entirely to your discretion.
and you said $500 satisfactory? aud
I said, Absolutely"
Brennon: And at that time you
agreed 10 deliver To me approximately
70 per cent OF the common concii,
that they would come in and do bust.
ness with me personality"
Schreiter: ."I thought So"
Schreiter, On the witness stand,
said he had not sacrificed the in
terests of the city when he agreed
for $500 10 so draw the Wabash reso-
luton SO as to avoid the necessity OF
the railway paying $4,000 for inn
provem.ents made by the city In the
streets to be vacated.
as saying that Schreiter went to his
ofice and informed him that he could
draw the resolution to let the Wabash
out OF paying the money. Then the
statement goes on as follows:
Brennon: For doing that. what did
offer you, Mr.. Schreiter, and what
we're the arrangements"
Schreiter: II think you should put
h. nf mt nav
offered me a sum In consideration OF
my entire services to you, not for any
specific thing. ! think that is only
! fair to me and fair to you
| Brennon Didn't you give me TO
understand you were doing 1t to save
the Wabash money, as you said, by
doing It, it would save the Wabash
probably ten or twelve thousand dol
lars?"
Schreiter: III some one should in
sist upon the company paying the
entire cost 1t would make a differ
ence"
Brennon:t "On this list OF $500
you did pad 1t. didn't you? Did you
talk individually to 80 aldermen?
Isn't It fact. frankly, that you pad
ded that yourself?'
Padded Doodle List.
Schreiter: Yes, / may have to
some extent"
Brennon's questions would indicate
that there were 80 names on the
doodle list, whereas, only rs names
have been mentioned thus far.
Schreiter testified on the stand that
he put down the amounts on his
guess list without consulting the
aldermen. The statement shows
Brennon asked him this question
about Aid. Allan:
You wouldn't put down $500 (for
Allan unless you spoke to him,
would your"
Schreiter: II would not. 1 may
have talked to him."
The statement then refers to the
Doodle list In detail. Brennon reading
the amounts Schreiter had written
down opposite the names OF the alder
men and asking him II he had actual
ly offered them those amounts. Schrei.
ter said he did.
Brennon: Did you talk business
with Deimel?'
Schreiter: Yes, spoke to him."
Brennon: did you make a price
of $200?"
: Schreiter II think did"
The significance of this Is that
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