The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-27
! OsSY AND OSTROwSKI
ARE HELD FOR TRIAL
tco.siasea from Pass os.,

you seen my partnerY The next time
i saw him was on July 25, In my
once. He said Theisen had sent him
In TO see me. | took out 5000 I'm bills
and gave them 10 him. then asked
him 10 send Aid. Ostrowski TO me.
The next time l saw Tossy was on the
night OF July 26 In the prosecutors
once"
On cross-examination Brennon said
he had seen Tossy In the council on
the night OF July 3. when the alder
man made a speech In favor of laying
the Wabash petitions on the table or
sending them back to committee.
He made rather violent. bombas-
tic speech. very fiery" volunteered
Brennon.
Brennon frequently volunteered In
formation not asked for
oh. your idea of a fiery speech Is
that it's bombastic, 10 it?" asked Nc
Namera, sarcastically.
Brcnnon said Gilman advised him
TO see" Tossy, after that speech.
Brennon then incidentally told how
he met Ostrowsli In the city hall.
said Tossy went back into the COM
mittee room and brought out Ostrow-
ski. Brennon, according to his own
Testimony, said to the alderman:
Aid. Ostrowski, want you to be
with me and Ill give you 5000 for
your vote"
Brcnnon said Aid. Hindle was
standing In the corridor, just outside
the door, and when he got through
with Ostrowski he moved over and
talked to Hindle. The result OF that
conversation wasn't told by Brennon.
Mcnamara constantly piled Brsn-
non with insinuating questions relat-
ing &c the detectives business. These
nettled Brennon. At one time, Nc
Namara asked him II he had deliber'
ately set out to buy votes for the
Wabash petitions. The detective
denied II at first, then said his pur-
pose was not 10 buy votes, but TO test
the integrity of the alderman. and,
finally, practically admitted that his
purpose was to buy the votes.
Isn't II fact that from the start
you set out TO get into the con
fdence or the aldermen and then cor.
rupt them by offering them money
for their yotes?" asked Mcnamara.
Assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski OBJ
jected to the use of the word cor
rupt."
why, you wouldn't have given the
aldermen money unless they had vot
ed with yon. would your the dctec
Tive was asked.
II don't know" he replied. Nc
Namara then fired questions in rapid
succession AT him with the result that
he finally stated that he would not
have given money had he not obtained
the votes. Mcnamara turned TO the
court with
rs the court now convinced that
the money was offered for corrupt
purposes or honest purposes"
In giving the list of appointments
he mad with the aldermen. July 20
Brennon said Theisen came In at
a. IN, Tossy at 8 80, Ostrowsh at 10
Mason "a short while after" Walsh
next" Brozo at 2 p. m. and Define
at about 4 D. m.
During the examination OF Aid. Gin
man, Brennon gave the name OF one
of his photograph operators as Jane'
Stanwood. In the examination o.
Brozo. Attorney ChswKs, for Bro.o
developed the fact that Sheridan wal
the real name OF "Stanwood."
4 You knew wanted his real name
and you stated under oath that hi
name was Stanwood, didn't your" ask
ed Mcnamara. referring to the time
when Brennon testified In the Gin
Imam case.
That's name he went under" re
piled Brennon.
Il In M 10
PRESENTING at that time" remarked the
attorney.
did Tossy- make any bombasti'
speech when he accepted the $500!
NO, the $500 fixed that" replied
Brennon, whereupon the audience
laughed.
Inquiry developed the fact that n
r. Schreiter, Jr., had previously talk
ed with Brennon about Tossy AM
said he could deliver" Tossy, bu
Brennon couldn't recall the price
Schreiter put on the alderman.
The testimony then shifted TO thu
prosecutors once on the evening o
July 26, after Tossy had been arrest
ed Brennon said Tossy didn't carr
Ito make a statement TO the prosecu
tor, saying he wouldn't stand for an!
third degree proceeding"
In the direct examination OF Bren
non in the Ostrowski case, Bremen
gave practically the same testimon!
lrelating to Ostrowski as he did
against Tossy, adding that when h,
spoke to Ostrowski outside the com
i mittee rom and offered him 5000 TO
Ibis vote. Ostrowski replied enthusias
tically: "All right, thank you. III
be with YOU"
When Ostrowski called in the de
ltectives office on the morning o
July %, Brennon testified he countet
tout 5000 in bills and handed then
lover 70 the alderman. saying wa
for his vote In the Seventh-st., clos
ling matter. Ostrowski answered
Eyes. and the roundhouse, according
to the detective.
The cross-examination related most
lly To the conference In FIR. Mueller
home, with the result as stated above
The audience on Monday was les
THAN half the size OF the former audi
encea. Charles #. wilkins returned
to the trial table as special counse
flor the prosecution and appeared
very alert, considering the fact tina
HE collapsed last Thursday.
Just previous to the examination o
lTossy, the latter and Aid. Brozo wer,
larraigned on the new conspirac!
lchargc and the court made the SANE
Iat,nosItiot, In their caaaa AZ he hal