The Detroit times., 1912-08-21


/ Those that were In on the 25th had
their conversation listened 10 by an
otner mysterious gentleman besides
NO. 6" and No. 81" OF whose pres
ence they knew not.
| BTennon did not know the name OF
I the other mysterious man, but he was
! sent by William j. Burns. his name
was Mac" something. and he had a
little machine called the telegraphone.
which records the exact human voice
on a record like that OF a phonosraph.
All who were in the room on July
| IS talked unwittingly into that ma
chine, and Brennon says the records
are now IN the possession OF the
prosecutor.
Now have you named everybody
| who was In your Office between Feb.
| % and this date?" asked Attorney
| McNamara, and the witness replied:
TO the best OF my knowledge. yes. "
Now 20 get back To my question
OF yesterday said Attorney McNa-
mara. You said YOU met Mayor
Thompson who picked out from a
manual the names OF those aldermen
who could be corrupted"
Prosecutor Shepherd was on his
feet in moment. greatly excited. and
fairly shouting II object
Now your houor." he said 10 the
court, there is no question here OF
the integrity OF Mr.. Thompson. and do
YOU want any OF those aldermen who
were named by him. and whose names
We're given 10 detective, working on
graft case-do you want those alder
men 10 have libel suits against the
mayor? There are rs aldermen who
have been arrested. Call of their
names il you like, but | object TO the
mention OF the names of any aldermen
given 10 this detective by the mayor,
and who have not been arrested also
object TO Attorney McNamara's fire.
quent use OF the term could be cor.
rupted. This is not a list OF could be
corrupted but who are corrupt, and
would take money as a bride"
Court Orders List Given.
81 think I'll let the witness give
the list said Justice Stein. quietly.
after Shepherds outburst.
These men were suggested TO me
as men who would take the money IL
offered il 10 them said Detective
Brennon: MIR. Gutman, Mr. Koenig.
Mr. Heating, Mr. Allan. Mr.. Deimel.
, Mr. Rosenthal, Mr.. Tossy, Mr.. Os.
trowski, Mr.. Theisen."
The witness paused. and turned in
his chair. leaning toward the Judge
and remarking Your honor. remem-
Der I'm not positively SURE believe
there was Mr.. BroZo. Mr.. Walsh, Mr.,
! Lynch, Mr.. Gilman and Mr.. Zoeller.
I These seem TO be the names, as | re.
member them now.
Attorney Mcnamara next devoted
!! his efforts toward trying to show that
Gilman was led on TO the shambles
by the detective who, Mcnamara in
timated, made the first advances
about money, and enticed Glinnon on.
He made Brennon admit that
through his first five meetings with
Aid Gilman, from May 81 to and In.
cliding July g. Gilman made no re-
quest or hint about pay for his work.
AT all these meetings, Mr.. Gin
nan had told you he was for your
proposition" asked Mcnamara
Not as positively as you state ii"
said Brennon ION July 8, after |
promised TO give him Lafayette-blvd..
that is TO open IL, in connection with
Seventh-st for the Improvement OF
Glinnan's property | was sure OF his
being with my proposition.
up TO that time. though, there had
no been one word about pay?"
Nothing except that Lafayette
proposition"
You promised that?"
II couldn't promise that. II would
mean thousands of dollars to the
Wabash, and | wasn't connected with
the wabash"
But you had permission 10 use Mr..
Deiano as dummy you were posing
as a Wabash official, why couldn't
You tell Gilman that you would grant
the amendment he asked"
Accused Brennon Of Lying.
Then Mcnamara attacked Brennon
for lying to everybody, misrepre-
senting everything during his whole
stay in Detroit, and even lying about
his name"
Prosecutor Jasnowski objected to
the use OF the word lie, as he said
"It isn't lie unless he was asked
directly II his name was Burns, and
said No. il Is Brennon.
"But your whole mission here was
A misrepresentation, wasn't it," asked
Mcnamara.
Eyes, 1t was" said Brennon, with a
smile
Didn't Gilman tell you that IL
there was graft in the deal he would
have nothing to do with It? Didn't he
tell you that he heard there was graft
In the former Wabash petition, and
was against it for that reason?"
"Yes, he did," said Brennon. 81
guess he was feeling me out"
"He didn't have TO feel hard, did
he? You were here to induce him to
take money on phony proposition"
Il was here to test his honesty and
Integrity. and II was not 'phony'
proposition" Brennon fairly shouted,
losing his temper for the first time.
But your plan was?'
MY plan was suggested TO me by
Mr.. Schreiter." said Brennon, warm
ly. Gilman worked 80 and So with
me on that He invited himself to
come and call at my office, he invited
himself TO come out in my machine.
never solicited him. He solicited me-"
But up to July IL you came to
meet him, and made appointments
with him." asked Mcnamara. "He
didn't know you when you introduced
yourself to him, and shook hands
with him for the first timer"
"Schreiter said he knew me-" said
BrennOn, regaining his good nature