The Detroit times., 1912-10-18
SUPERVISORS
REFUSE TO LIFT
BRENNONS SCALP
Motion to Dispense With Ser.
vices Except When Needed
as Witness Defeated
ONLY THIRTEEN VOTE
TO FIRE" DETECTIvE
Some Members Squabble With
Shepherd, Blaming Him for
Blackened Regulations

Yeas-Brozo, Buhr, Burt, Del
mel, Frey, George, Gilman. Lynch,
Mason. Ostrowski, Stellwagen
Tossy and vignoe--1S.
Nays-Allan Bailey, Bower.
Crowley, Field. Colts, Grindley,
Harpfer, Hindle, Hurst, Heating.
Knapp, Lanning, Littiefield, Lodge,
Loranger, McCarty, Mckinney.
Merritt, Miller, Near, .O'Brien.
Owen. Pfent, Skrzycki, Theisen.
Thompson. Vernon. Walsh. Zoel-
Ter and Ellis-31.
BY this vote the board of supervis-
,rs decided, Thursday morning, r a.
ow Private Detective Brennon. OF the
Burns Detective agency, To continue,
Ia the seryice Of, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Hugh Shepherd n connection.
with the aldermanic graft cases and
other cleanup work In which the
PROSECUTOR may soc fit to use him.
The vote was taken ON Aid. Tossy's
amendment to the motion Of Aid.
lynch. The latter wanted Brennon
amendment provided that HIS services
bc dispensed with except when need
ID as a witness in pending cases"
Aid, Lynch withdrew his motion, ex-
planning he would proceed in another
manner In n later session OF the board.
Previous to the vote, Police Com
missioner Croul and Sheriff CASTOR
appeared In response to the invita-
tion, Wednesday, TO advise the board
whether they had ever refused to
give the prosecutor aid in regard to
Investigations, and whether they could
furnish the assistance now being
given by Detective Brennon. Both
the commissioner and sheriff said
they had never refused the .prosecu-
tor any aid requested In regard to
the. inquiry whether they could sup
ply men to do the prosecutors detec;
tive work In connection with the
graft cases, and proposed grand jury
work.: they said II was a hard ques-
ton to answer. Mr.. Croul said that
while he had good men available for
such work, they might be too well
known in the city for efiicient SER
vice.
In speaking on his amendment, Aid.
Tossy said: Il favor the resolution
OF Aid. Lynch as 1t now stands, but
don't want to handicap the prosecutor
In the pending cases. II would be un-
fair to put the prosecutor In posi-
lion where, he would be unable to get
Rrennon- when wanted. We want him
In court; at least l want him there"
Aid. Brozo thought that the prose
cutor- could very we'll get along with
out Brennon, pointing out that local
detectives did some good work In
naAk t. MIN hxaT nj a
gamblers and con1scating their equip
nent In the downtown district, few
nights ago.
Aid. Lynch said he had no obJec-
tion to having Brennon here when
needed, but thought II was a waste
OF money to employ him regularly.
You can find this man Brennon In
saloon during the day. spending
Wayne county money" said Lynch.
And want 10 point out TO you that
there Is not one case in which he
worked where conviction has been
brought about. In view OF these con-
ditions, think that he ought to be
dismissed until he is wanted In court.
The taxpayers are paying plenty now
for police services without keeping
Brennon on the payroll
Aid. Brofo declared that he saw,
no further use for Brennon; the evi-
dence In the graft case was all In,
he declared
Aid. Owen: .Tet the prosecutor tell
MS whether Brennon n needed"
Prosecutor Shepherd said For the
benefit of those not bound over TO the
recorders court, will say that Aid.
Brozo's statement isi not quite true.
Brennon has discovered more evi.
dencc In the graft cases since the ac-
cused were bound over and"it Will be
made public later. He 10 now work.
ing on the telegraphone, trying 70
recognize the voices. also need
Hrennon In the Theisen case, which
comes up Friday; In fact, need him
every day, and appeal to you super
yisors not under charges TO keep
Brennon, admit that the Supervisors
can kill the cases pending by taking
Brennon away. I want to keep him.
II might tell you, also. that I have
other Burns men here and that they
have developed some very interesting
evidence. And now, say TO you gen
tlsmen. that Il would be . mistake TO