New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
CURSE BR|BE NFORNERI
Accused Detroit Officials De-
nounce Deposed Clerk.
you DIRTY DOGv THEY CRY
Aldermen Charged with Graft
Held for Trial-Accuser
Turns Prosecutor.

DctrOit Aug. 13.-The arrangement OF
the eighteen councilmanic officials in con-
rection with bribery charges to-day was
featured by scathing denunciauon hurled
IN Edward Schreiter, deposed clerk of
the Council Committee, by the aldermen
involved in his confession. All of the &C
crsed officials brand the Schreiter state
ment concerning the Wabash street clos
ing deal AS false, despite the fact that the
Prosecutor refused to give out any of the
details Of the confession.
You dirty dog" shouted Alderman
skrzvck. one of the accused officials,
when he noticed Schreiter in the entrance
to the courtroom.
How could you say that I ever eE-
changed words with you in regard TO the
Wabash deal? You know it is false. When
YOU take mans honor away from MIN
You may as well take his life.
Schreiter made no answer but started
to go away.
You dirty dog" again yelled SkrzycN.
schreiter then walked into the police
court clerks office. The first person he
met was Alderman O'Brien, another of
The officials under charges.
What YOU lack is a little more hair
and then YOU would really be a dog. said
O'Brien. shaking his fist in Schreiter's
face.
As other aldermen began to huri curses
At the deposed clerk Hugh Shepherd
prosecuting attorney. and his assistant
seized Schreiter by the arms and directed
him into the private Office of another
court official The door was shut in the
faces Of the aldermen and spectators who
had crowded around.
The hearing to-day resulted in the cases
against the nine men arrested for the first
time last Friday being set for hearing on
August 90 and in the dismissal OF the
other nine aldermen with reference to
their rearrests last Friday The latter
nine. however. already are under bond 10
appear for hearing on August 20 as the
result Of their first arrests, on July 20
Schreiter. who was one Of the first Of
fcials arrested, and who. too, was ar
la!gned to-day. is to appear for hearing
OF the same date.
All OF the aldermen are charged with
having been implicated in plot to force
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sums for their influence in putting through
the Council a resolution closing a city
street for the benefit of the railroad com
peny.
Il is alleged that nine Of the aldermen
actually received brides, not however.
from q railroad official but from a det"c-
tive who posed as such. The nine others.
It is charged. agreed TO accept certain
SIMS hut failed to collect at an APP
pointed time.
According 10 the prosecution, the al
lesed trap was sprung q short time AFTER
nine aldermen were bribed and also after
the time for the others to receive their
share Of the money had expired. Shcp-
herd and the detectives claim that marked
bills were found on several of the alder
men.
CharlAs Jasnovsk Assistant Prose
cutor. said to-day that Alderman Thomas
Gilman. leader Of the Common Council
and who is said 10 have received Sl'''o
bribe. has repeatedly confirmed his con
fession. alleged TO have been made 10
William J. Burns, and that P!lHi'a'
statements agree with Schrcitcr's IN every
detail
= Shepherd announced this afternoon that
schreitsr will assist him m prosecuting
the aldermen. "Schreiter is now attached
n the Prosecutors Office: you might call
him an assistant without pay salH inc
Prose utor.