The Detroit times., 1912-07-29

1 evident that they were cautioned 10
maintain silence. Where they had
revealed everything 10 the prosecu-
tors assistants, Friday night. they
now became cautious about making
any public statements. All admitted
that Detective Brennan had offered
them bribes, but when IL came down
10 the question, point blank. as TO
whether they accepted or refused the
money, only one stated plainly that
he had accepted. He was Aid. Brozo.
The others refused 10 talk when IL
came 10 the vital question at Issue,
or they turned from the interviewer.
their lips quiyering, their eyes down
cast. They were changed men. Brozo
made the following statement to The
Times:
This is one big political play. De-
itectiye Brennan probably caught a
few 81 the aldermen before the vote
was taken on the resolution in the
council, vacating Seventh and Con-
gress-sts.. for the Wabash railroad.
Some one who instigated this affair
oonsi1ei ed that he didn't have a de-
cent case against the council, SO af-
ter the vote was taken the detectives
were sent back 70 dangle money be-
fore the other aldermen, pat them on
the back. call them good fellows and
say: Here, you've been good to us;
we want to help you along In your
lcampaI6n for reelection. Take this
little contribution to your campaign
| fund
Says Brennan Hounded Aldermen.
He not only offered the money,
but hL bounded the aldermSn TO in
Iduce them To take II. Why, in some
cities man like that would be run
out of town. That was no honorable
way OF doing things. ! told Bren-
nan, anG repeat 1t now, that he Is
the one who should be in jail, not
us IL was the drtiest attempt to
ruin men that was ever made in the
histOrv of this city. | wish to say
now that | took 500 from Brennan
and | want the public TO understand
the circumstances under which | took
| IL. voted for vacating the streets
| of my own free will and without CO
ercion OF any kind.
Several days after the thing was
| put through, Brennan called me up
/ by telephone. He asked me several
times to come In and see him.
! finally went TO his Office and he said
that the Wabash company felt crate
| ful TO the aldermen for their votes in
favor OF yacating the streets. He
wanted me to accept a little contribu-
ton 10 my campaign, and | said: All
! right. IL you mean IL that way, I'll
take It. | will take this the same as
| | would take any other contribution
to my campaign. but mark you, il it
was intended for bribe or for any
other purpose, | would refuse it,. IL
Brennan used the dictagraph on me
| will leave ii to the dictagraph TO
prove my statements. am not
ashamed of what | actually did in this
matter, and | am not afraid OF the
outcome. Brennan will get his be-
fore this trouble is over"
Deimel entered into a lengthy ex-
planation of his connection with the
affair
DeimeI Denies Getting Money.
"Br nnan called me up before the
council passed the Wabash resolu-
ton" he said He wanted TO see
me. lie 'phoned me several times at
my mouse and my office, asking me
to come in to his Office | wouldn't
have anything to do with him. Az
on Gaining me up. Tom Gilman call
ed me up and asked me to see Bren-
nan, saying Brennan only wanted TO
get acquainted with me, was going
over 10 the Union Trust company a
week ago today and thought | would
drop in and see the fellow. He Of
.fereG me the money-but--I wouldn't
take II. No. sir. ! didn't take It"
A do nf
she charges. saying that he would
make no public statement He de-
MED having made confession to the
assis t5nt prosecutors.
Burns Makes Gilman Disgorge.
According TO the prosecutors, after
Gilman called at Brennan's office.
No. AZ Ford building, Friday after
noon. and received 81 900 in bills,
he stepped out into the corridor.
where Detective Bert High was to
No. 40S. but they dallied longer in
conversation in the hallway than ex-
pected and that was why Schreiter
saw them and escaped before he was
given a chance to enter the Office and
get the $500 he Is alleged to have
come after. According to the same
SCuIIt Ol Wutu
was finally escorted into room No.
40S he was thunderstruck at seeing
Detective Burns himself whom the
alderman recognized at glance.
Burns calmly said to Gilman.
You have in your pocket some bills
just handed you. Will you kindly let
me have them?"
Gilman could have been knocked
kt.g IL
denouement, but he pulled the bills
from his coat pocket and handed
them over.
Schreiters face, when he appeared
In court, Saturday, betrayed the ter
rible strain under which he labored.
His eyes were sunken, he needed
Ia shave, he was dispirited. He and
Gilman occupied bench In a Sc
cluded portion OF the clerks office.
When asked for his statement
Schrelter emphatically denied having
made confession, said the sky was
blue and that all was we'll
Il don't know If ! will go TO the
Office today, out I am still secretary
OF the common council" he said, af-
ter his bonds had been signed. The
aldermen are still members of the
council and will continue to be mem
- n n