The Detroit times., 1912-08-09
Is ALDERMEN TAKEN
IN FRESH CRUSADE

icoafinuea from Psgs One,
opposite the names OF % aldermen on
council roll-call. which he gave 70
Brennon. II was stated that after the
names or eight others 5cnreiter had
made various notations, such as "can
be bought" or merely question
mark. and II was that which led
Mayor Thompson TO state that 80 al.
dermen were marked uplby schreiter
az boodlers. .sisss
"Scbreiter in his confession stated
tina. he had put the amounts after the
names OF the aldermen after he had
spoken to them about the matter and
notified each one that there was so
much In sight for him II he voted
right on the Wabash deal" said The
Times Informant. The new arrests
are based on that statement The al
dermen conspired TO obtain 1ribe
by passing the, Wabash resolution
None OF the aldermen brought into
the scandal for the first time. Friday
morning, is accused OF getting the
cash. Unlike the circumstances In
the other cases, there Is no dlctagraph
record against them, nor q, It claimed
that they IiEited the efilces OF Detec.
tive BreHnon, soliciting O. bribe.
Detectives from police hheadquar-
tefs began 10 make the arrests at $3.50
a. m, the men being taken from their
homes, some being aroused from their
slumbers, others wrenched from their
breakfast tables. Nearly every avail
able detective was assigned to the
task. being rounded-up In Supt.
Downey's Office as early as 4 o'clock.
Prosecutor Shepherd was In his ONCE
at o'clock In the morning. II was
said that he had taken no sleep dur
ing the night, working ipceSaAntly on
the evidence before himp aspianning
with great care the oYthrddegree"
session when the I aldeffpen were
brought%in. The police were. furnish.
ed the list OF the aldermen wanted
and the detectives got an early start
one going to the home Of each alder
man.
Tossy Arrested at Breakfast.
Detective Wilkinson arrested Aid.
Tossy as he was at breakfast with
his wife. He was quietly informed
that he was wanted, In the prosecu-
tors Office and left his meal ut once
to accompany the detective The de-
tectives had received Instructions to
ask the aldermen TO accompany them
first to the prosecutors once, stating
that they did not know, what was
wanted OF them. The detectives were
told to bring in the aldermen at all
hazards, and, II any resisted, to say
to them that they were under Arrest.
They were not technically under ar
rest when they were brought into the
prosecutors ONCE. although Assistant
Jasnowsk informed the newspaper
men shortly after the roundup that
the aldermen were under arrest. Thus
the impression got abroad that Aid.
Allan, who was brought In by a de-
tective, was under arrest. The alder
men we're not under arrest until they
were registered In police head
quarters,
Aid Brozo was taken In custody by
Detective Brooks as he was about to
leave his home to pay his painters.
He had $3.50 In his pockets.
Brozo and Tossyk were me first to
arrive in Che prosecutors, ONCE, en-
tering at Ia. m. TossE was pale and
wretched, nhewing the butt OF Q cigar.
while Broz6swas sullen and Indignant
He termed the proceeding IAN out
rage" rsi .., hss;4eFl
When the nine aldermen first ar
rested were ;arraigned, Ia police court,
Tuesday. az was supposed that they
would be served with warrants charg-
Ing them with conspiracy under the
common law. They might have teen
served with warrants at that time.
Their arrest, Friday morning, added
10 the spectacular effect when half
the council was marched into the
prosecutors Office and thence 10 po-
lice hadquarters. Those aldermen
who had been previously arrested
were bitter on that account. 1t APP
peared at first that the prosecutor
had something on them in connec-
tion with other. deals. all sorts OF
rumors floating. about the county
building. until Mr.. Jasnowski came
cut at about o'clock and stated that
their arrests were merely another
step toward cleaning up the WABASH
Doodle expose.
The aldermen arrested for the irst
tine Friday were due for arrest two
weeks ago, but action In their cases
had TO be deferred temporarily be-
cause the trap was sprung premature
ly. owing to the fact that too many
people were being informed as TO
what was taking place.
Detective Donovan arrested William
.Hindle In his meat market, while Aid.
Lynch was arrested by Detective
Kunkle. Lynch was just about to
leave his home and his wife and chill
dren were overcome with emotion
when he was arrested. Lynch took
the matter pleasantly enough, stating
TO the detective that he was quite Ger
tain that Shepherd had nothing on
him. Since the original arrests were
made, Lynch admitted that Detective
Brennon had been TO see him In his
saloon on Jefferson-ave, near Belle
isle bridge and had offered him 800
but that he would not accept the
money. ''Bribe Tom Lynch for dir
ty s1Oo7 Why, the idea" he remark
ed. u g.st.s
Walsh was arrested at his home
by Detective, Black, Ellis was arrest
ed In his cnffiee at the foot OF Rau-
dolph-st., by Detectfye Seymour, while
Detectfve Clare took AID. Koenig,
erstwhile- candidate for the Repub-
iican non1ination for mayer. from his
home ass he was about TO leave for
his meat market. IS Clare has been a
friend Of Kosnig for 40 years.
Mason was arrested by Detective
Fox, Gilman by Detective Baker,
.O'Brien by Detective Good, Ostrow-