The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-18
|CHRE|TER SAYS He
OFFERED BRIDES TO
OTHER ALDERMEN
kied to Corrupt Littlefeld,
HARPER, Allan, Schultz, Gut
man, Skrzycki and Garvey
OF ALLOWED TO TELL
ANSWERS THEY MADE
lew Men Named Will Testify in
Effort to Impeach Schrei-
ter's Story

f. r. Schreiter, Jr.. declared on the
ltness stand in police court, Tuesday
forming, on REORGANIZATION In the
bnspiracy case against IL aldermen
hid himself, that he had offered brides
seven other aldermen besides those
aimed In the complaint.
He testified that he offered Aid. Lit.
efeld 500. Aid, HARPER 800, Aid.
liam 500, Aid. Schultz $3.50, Aid.
utman $100. Aid. Skrzycki 500. and
Id. Garvey 500. He was not per.
lifted by the court to state what the
dermen had replied TO him when
offered the money, although he
tier stated that the amounts appeared
tier their names on so-calleu
Doodle list" that he furnished Detec-
We Brennon.
All OF the seven aldermen named
I've denied that they were implicated
any way with Schreiter's deal The
efense will subpoena them to get their
ersion as to what Schreiter said to
hem, and also what they replied to
Is offers.
when court convened, Attorney
Ames Mcnamara, conducting the
DISCRIMINATION OF Schreiter, re-
ewed his request for the stem
graphic report Of the confessions
hade by Eddie" the first in
he detectives Office in the Ford
uilding late in the afternoon OF July
6, following his arrest the second
the prosecutors office that night,
nd the third In the Griswold house.
ONE time later.
Schreiter subsequently testified that
e had repudiated the first two con-
essions and the statements he made
IN those two occasions.
To Admit Confessions.
Attorney Charles T. wilkins, spe-
ial counsel for the prosecution,
previously opposed the introduction
u the confessions. Justice Jeffries
declared that he would in no way
hamper the prosecution. but said that
Schreiter made statements on prior
occasions which confiicted with the
atements he made on the stand. the
license had a right to them. To pro-
ect the states evidence and at the
lame time allow the defense 80 much
Is had direct bearing on the sub
ect matter In the conspiracy case,
he Judge announced that he would
Fs0nally read the confessions and
ecide what portions to admit,
Attorney Mcnamara also called for
Ihe fboodle list" or as Schreiter has
but n, 1.-THE guess list" and the court
made the same ruling on that as he
BID 10 the confessions. that he would
blow only that which IL essential to
| he conspiracy case. Court was
Ihen adjourned until 3 o'clock.
morning, Attorney McNa-
mara announcing that he would pur-
hue the REORGANIZATION OF Schreit-
|er after the court had read into the
record the former statements or
)6chreiter.
The big sensation OF the morning
tame when Mcnamara drew from
6chreiter the statements relative to
his attempts to bride other alder
men, and there was a dramatic sus-
|pense when Schreiter, in beginning
|to tell what Allan replied to his
|offer. quoted the alderman as say
ling: 81 promise - But Will
|kins' objection rang out. and the
court after a long argument forbade
1.-The witness TO tell what the seven
aldermen had said to him. Prose-
|cutor Shepherd stated several days
ago that Schreiter had offered
|Skrzycki a bride, and that the latter
had promised to take II. but that the
alderman was not included In the
charge OF conspiracy because
.Schreiter had neglected tn say to
Skrzycki that there was pot, the
conspiracy element thus being abb
sent.
Schreiter. on the stand. Tuesday,
in repeating what he said to Skrzycki
declared that he told him about
Brennon, and that there was pot to
be split among the aldermen. 800
for Skrzycki IL he stood by the
proposition all the way through
The preliminary questioning by
Mcnamara took Schreiter step by
step over those incidents leading up
to his third confession to Shepherd
In Parlor G. OF the Griswold hotel.
"You said you talked to IL alder
men about Brennon and this Wabash
matter. did you talk to any other
aldermen" asked Mcnamara.
y Eyes"
ITO whom"
Names Four Others.
aid. Littlefield. HARPER. Allan.
Schultz" The witness then hest
tated and said he might recall more
II he had a council rollcall. While
this was being produced Mcnamara
asked him some other questions.
when you set out to put this
Wabash matter through the council
you knew IL aldermen were not
enough. didn't you7"
Yes"
You knew you had to have three
fourths of the council?"
Yes"
rs that all you can recall you
talked to about this natter
It's a pretty difficult matter. IL
looked at the rollcall could tell You.
Schreiter was then handed a roll
call, and Mr. wilkins objected. He
was overruled and Schrciter then pro-
ceeded:
aid. Gutman, Aid. skrzycki ana
Aid. Garvey."
|, What did you say to Aid. Allan
There was another objection and
Mcnamara said: 1T Is very import
ant to know what he said to all those
TO whom he offered money. He went
out TO get two-thirds OF the council
under commission OF Brennon. This
tpptimouv In frnnortant az bearing on