The Detroit times., 1912-09-14
|SCHRE|TER ON STAND
| MADE TO BARE OWN
| GUILT IN GRAFT DEAL
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|Deposed Council Committee Sec
retary is Grilled Hard by
Attorney Mcnamara
CONSPIRACY CASES
OVER UNTIL TUESDAY
Prosecution Ordered to Produce
Confessions by Schreiter
Just After Arrest

Following Eddie" Schreiter's mar
ration on the witness stand In the
police court, Friday, OF how he had
offered bribes to the II aldermen &C
cused Of conspiracy, and how they
had agreed TO accept money, he was
required TO tell In detail his own part
Of the transactions with "Mr. Bren-
ron. OF the Wabash" during the cross
examination in the afternoon.
Sohreiter was subjected TO a merci-
less grilling by Attorney James Nc
Namara, who was determined to show
Schreiter's own guilt. Points relating
to Schreiter's connection with the af-
fair, details OF how he dealt secretly
with Brennon on one hand and secret
~ with the aldermen on the other,
were revealed with repeated flashes
lof surprise. At the conclusion OF
three hours of cross-examination At
torney Mcnamara demanded the
|stenographic report OF Schreiters s
statement in room No. 400 in the
Ford building. shortly after his arrest,
July 26, and also his statement In the
prosecutors ONCE later in the day.
Several OF the accused aldermen
were present when he made the state
ment and their attorneys declare that
IL conflicts with his testimony on the
stand. They also claim that in
Schreiter's subsequent confession to
Prosecutor Shepherd he repudiated
important parts of his statements OF
July 26. The defense will also de-
mand this confession at the proper
time In the cross-examination, con-
tending that all the statements he
made previous TO his testimony in
court show that he Is unreliable.
Judge Jeffries was anxious that the
stftements made July &c be produced
in conrt, and the examination was ad-
journed until next Tuesday morning
70 give the prosecutor time to pro-
duce them.
To impeach sefrsiter's story.
4s4AceoTding TO the lawyers for the
aldermen they will be able TO impeach
Schreiter's testimony.
He Is Just made to order for
cross-examination," was the way one
OF them put it. by the time we get
through with this examination,
Schreiter, co-conspirator, will be
NuOuL Lhc mOcl COuFiCIeu man IN the
bunch"
Schreiter faltered on the witness
stand, Friday afternoon. Attorney
Charles t. Wilkins examined him for
q half hour after court resumed In
the afternoon, and he had to put his
questions repeatedly, simplifying
them so that Schreiter could grasp
their meaning. then Schreiter would
esk the stenographer to read them
over again. Thus 1t took Is minutes
TO draw from Schreiter the informa-
tion that 1t was the understanding
among those aldermen he had ap-
preached that the Wabash petitions
should be passed by the aid OF money
Schreiter told of secret deals with
Brennon at the Detroit club, and how
hew as to get $500 for his services in
bribing the aldermen He told how
Brennon insisted on paying the mon
ey, directly to the aldermen, and how
the aldermen insisted on his dealing
with Brennon for them, how he was
thus beset by two opposing elements
and how he finally washed his
hands" OF the whole affair, informing
some OF the aldermen that he was
done, and that II they wanted to go
on with the deal they would have to
see Brennon personally.
. His testimony showed that while he
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