The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-27
Eight Detroit Aldermen
and Council Secretary
Under Arrest.
GRAFT EXPOSURE
NJ A d E BY BURNS
Marked Money, Telephone Tes-
tinony and Photographic Rec
ords Figure in Investigation,
Which Has Been in Pro-
gress Since February.
Other Arrests Expected.

Detroit Mich. July 2c-Eight Alder
men and the secretary III tho Common
Council committee were placed ..nder
orresi this afternoon On charges Of
accepting bribes and coaspiracy 20 ac-
c,pt bribe for their votes and !. fiu-
ei.ce ln the passing Of measure az
fcc,ins c.ty property. recently ;rans-
i'rred 20 tho wabash i.a!lroad At
least siX other arrests Of Aldermen arc
expected at ans time ana d, Is alleged
mat S3'oo PASSED hands IA sums OF
Il ON $500 70 - 600.
Tn 0ribors was contaminated ana
men arrested Inder IN, persona. su-
rervision OF Detective William j..
Burns.
Tho omcials siready arrested arc
Z Thomas Gilman. president Of the ccun-
Ca. VINO j. alleged TO have received ST.
QUO. X Schrclter Jr seere,a Of
tho Council committees. End also -ocre-
itry OF the American League OF Munl-
CAPABILITIES. who is charged with con-
spifacy to bride and agreeing to &C
cept $500 Alderman Joseph l. The!sou.
said to have accepted $500 and M1rtin
y. Csfgowski. alleged - have accepted
$500 Alderman Patrick O Brien. CON
spiracv Alderman LOUIS TosSy. said
10 have received 5000. Alderman Frnni:
alderman Dolnol. the last three being
charged With accepting 800 each
Honest Ton'' Confcsscs.
Alderman Gilman has long been
known In city politics As Homes.
Tom When arrested this Afternoon.
q, ia soid he turned over $1,000 and
made q complete Confession schreite-.
"f gineercd fhe affair was arrested ia
his ofic- ~ hsd not received any
money hut the officers claim thnt ID,
vent 10 the oi1ire ot the detective wh
were acting under tho ruise Of Orbash
Railroad officials y, g, his rnoney ana
discovered the officers VINO had just
arrested Gilman
have caugh, their men not only with
marked none but by t,lephouic tcs,i.
riony and photographic records
The Investigation which eliminated
in thu arrests to-cav res been roing
Oh since February. when rGmors OF
graft In the councilmar'c BODY began
TO assume serious proportions
Mayor william y Thompson sought
ihc services o. detectives and Andrew
II Green prominent manufacturer
agreed 70 finance the probe.
Soon after tho investigation Wa be-
Gun Tho Wabash Railroad applied for
tho closing II Detroit street. on the
sround that IL wanted 20 erect ware
house and otherwise increase its shin
rins facilities Tho application was
held up In the Council for time Then
suddenly the Council granted IN, ar
plicaton by vote Of several members.
who had previously opposed the meas
urc.
Operative nj Wor>.
Meanwhile the Burns Operative, who
represented himself to be a land agent
for The Wabash. had been al work he
had entered according TO the charges,
into negotiations with the secretary
OF the Common Coanoil committee.
i.ventually II vas decided IL is AL
legged ihat several who had beea OPP
posing the street measure would with
draw their opposition for 500 each.
some Of the Aldermen however. are
said TO have held out for more. /, was
tnen agreed that different amounts
would II necessary. be allowable. and
Yesterday the Aldermen began 10 draw
their money The last person to re-
ceive his share il IS declared. was
Gilman.
This l.. the nrst exposure OF its kind
that has ever been made In the Com
n ON Council OF Detroit