The Detroit times., 1912-08-31
SHEPHERDBHIEHF
ATTACKS DUHRER
/ FOR HOLDING UP;cASR
Says Some Aldermen win Prob
ably Go Free Because Pros
ecutor Lacks Funds
MAYOR AND "TAMMANY'
INCLUDED IN PHILIPPIC
-Four Alleged Grafters Up for
Examination; Schreiter Wit
ness Against Merritt
DAYS pEvELoPMENTs IN
ALpERMANlc GRAFT CASES.

DAYS DEVELOPMENTS IN
ALpERMANlc GRAFT CASES.
Police court examinations Of
Aid. Merritt, skrzyekl, zoelier
and HIndIe set for 2 p. m. {. r.
sehrelter, Jr., summoned as wit
ness In case OF Merritt, the first
taken up.
Cases Of Aid. Thelsen and
Rossnthal, scheduled for 10 a. m,
postponed TO Friday, Sept. 6, at
2 p. m. Examinations Of Aid.
Watson, Ellis and Delmei also set
fer Friday, Sept. 8.
Prosecutor Shepherd dictates q
slashlnq attack on Auditor
Bunrer for preventing him from
pettina money 70 carry on his
cleanup campaign. Says prose
cutlon Of q number Of aldermen
now under arrest may fall II
money 10 not forthcoming.
Shepherd also launches q phil
IIple against Mayor Thompson,
and takes sIap at Judge connoI-
~ and "other members Of the
local Tammany." says Issue In
political campaign 70 Thompson
and cxardom."
sEddleD Schrelter, who was TO be
the chief witness against Mer-
rItt, was not In court whom the
aIderrnan's case was called at 2
o'clock. n telephone message TO
hls house brought the information
thst he was expected back In the
city today. Preliminary testimony
was taken In the Merritt case, and
also In that OF Aid. skrxyckl, but
II oehrelter doesn't appear the
cases Will have to be postponed.
Ak2s3O, Il was decided 20 post
pone the cases Of Merritt, Hlndle,
ekrxyclsi and zoeiIer until sept. 3.
Prosecution and politics were bad
mixed. Friday morning. when
rosecutor Shepherd, nervously pac-
& the floor OF his private once, die
ted q singing attack on Auditor
uhrer Mayor Thompson and Judge
while over In the municl-
u courts building his assistants. Mr..
lsnowski and Mr. Fitzpatrick, had
'e examinations OF two accused al.
'fneh. postponed. The situation had
i appearance Of. q crisis OF serious
rop6rtions in the aldermanic graf
kWs.e,ande to lose number 'ol
lsss against the aldermen unless
oney sis fcrthcoming,s said the
roeecntor -...'.. : :. .. .. -.
Detective Bfernun --xnd- Attorney
harles T. .wiIkihs. special .eounsel,
ere N the eflice when Shepherd
ade the statement and they could
% conceal their surprise.
Haven't you got your evidence in
lape against the defendants? Ia
Iore money needed. for that?" Mn.
hepherd was asked
"Couldn't answer that; would be
lowing too much Of my hand" re-
led Shepherd.
Shepherd stated finally that de;e-
alton OF The Board OF Commerce
I'd offered him the funds necessary
n the graft probe and he thought
. might have to avail himself OF
heir offer. He ~intimated that --he
"a recently asked the board 10
lake good, adding. Chat he hadn't
ZEN any money from that source 90
et 49, Il !. cs-r- - 49, So
The prosecutor then opened up on
uhrer. speaking slowly. deliberate
90 that three newspaper men
,uld put his statements in writing.
Ie said:
The bunch realizes that 1t Is
ecessary to have money to try
lese cases, and this is their only
ope Of setting them on. That Ia
~ about the calibre OF this MAJ
uhrer. Listen to this, boys"
Mr.. Shepherd then read two para,
rpphs from Buhrer's petition to the
ttorney-general. protesting against
ne giving Of funds to Shepherd. The
~ characterises the attempt to vote
10 money as "A piece Of hysteria."
Hot Attack On Buhrer.
mr.. Buhrer tried to baIk me In the
lot machine cases," continued Mr.
hgpherd. He tried to hamper me-
a other cases. and now is trying tC
ause me more trouble. That Is Buhr
: over and over again. don't ex
cct you fellows (nodding to Bren
on) 20 work for nothing. am tn,
My. one entitled to work for nothing
nat ! don't think IT'S fair to make m,
AXE $1,000 out OF my own pocket
hat bookcase right there belongs L
IL Buhrer were a young man W,
'duld 60 TO the mat, but can't lowe
aysslf 70 get up q fight with him.
o. believe, however. the people VIII
ONE forward and pay for an impair
|al Investigation OF crookedness Il
he city and county. n l make al
lpestigatiQn Il will not be TO ad
ance anyone's political fortunes.
Iin say that the mayors lnvestiga
on OF the enrolment frauds Is one
|dcd. partial. and still say that 1
'opId be best for the people to De
nat Thompson for reelection.
II am q citizen and can say what
ant against Thompson as citizen
was born and raised In the woods
2 the banks OF the Missouri river
here American blood runs free an,
lear. and there was one thing
Uupd ~ y H-boy---AmeFiean hatred o
'onerchy and all that form Of y
|1ny. From the soles OF my feet q
q crown of my head. | despise DC
tIeei n,sehinss and bosses hon