The Detroit times., 1912-08-02

stand for any political fouraush"
IL don't think much OF any man who
GOES out and waves a handful or bllls
in a city officiais face 70 tempt him
10 his downfall. remarked Aid. Yer
non. Thursday. II have little respect
for those methods. The next time any
committee OF which | am chairman
goes out 20 Investigate the proposition
there will be no treating by outsld
ers."
Aid, Vernon was tttoteu- to tfie-+as
remark by the fact that when his
committee went out 10 look over the
streets wanted by the Wabash rail
road Detective Walter j. Brennon in
sisted on treating the aldermen.
IL Is reported in the city hail that
the statements OF Aid. Gilman and
r. p. Schreiter. Jr., made in the OF
nee OF Detective Brennon, contain
references 10 the ID. L. Il. The mayor
vas asked TO make a statement on
this matter. Thursday, he having had
those/statements in his possession.
"I/couldn't tell you whether or not
the H. T. K. was mentioned in their
STATEMENTS, because ! haven't read
tneuAT he replied "Schreiter's con
fessioM was handed me, but II looked
to be Sd-oluminsus that | gave II
back 10 Detective Brennon.
Has any statement been made 10
you by any OF the detectives that
they got expressions from the alder
men or Schreiter. involving the d. u.
r. ?" he was asked.
AT that moment, Bernard Weadock,
former assistant corporation counsel
and now an attorney for the ID. L. r.
walked into the mayors office.
What, is this grand jury" asked
Weadock, and the mayor smiled and
said be would not answer the ques-
ton Schreiter does not deny that
reference was made TO the ID, Z. r.,
hut he says Get your information
from Brennon"
Il think the whole affair is lot or
rot cooked up for political effect,
said Aid. Maurice ]. Heating Why
were the aldermen chased after and
offered brides at this time. II II wasn't
TO trap them and make a new politi-
cal Issue al this time? II is pretty
close 70 election time. Another fea-
ture about this matter | would like
TO have explained to me is this: Why
does Mayor Thompson mention only
Aid. GaTvey's name when he asks
that the police apologize to those al
dermen who were taken by the po-
lice, but not wanted by the prosecu-
tor, Why didn't he mention my
name. or the name OF Aid. O'Brien,
Lynch. or any other aldermen? I've
got just as much right TO an apology
as Garvey has and so have all those
who were falsely arrested. BIZ. Gar
vey is a Democrat and he has some
political power Is the mayor afraid
OF that power? Is that the reason
he mentions only Garvey and Is so in
sistent on clearing him?
In 1909 when this Wabash matter
was up before, | overheard Mr. Gull,
who represented the Wabash, remark
10 Aid Owen that he had been in
formed that IL would take $4,000 TO
put the deal through the council. We
asked him who made that statement
to him. He replied that II was a man
now keeping saloon on Woodward.
ave.
IF this proposition came up again
| would vote for vacating the streets,
but | think that In future the city
should insist on being paid for the
streets. II vacates The law says the
property shah revert to the AUDITING
property owners. but we could refuse
TO vacate the streets unless those who
were to take them paid for value re-
ceived"
Some reason for the mayors in
sistence that Garvey's skirts be clear
cd nf io tn he Ira
fact that Garvey's colleagues say he
has begun an active campaign
against Thompson In the Sixteenth
ward. Garvey's constituents are with
him and the mayor is fearful of the
consequences.
Il haven't decided yet whether |
will fight the denomination of Thomp-
son, said Garvey to The Times. You
can say, however. that | am going TO
know who was responsible for get
ting me arrested and that person will
suffer"
This whole affair is a dirty polti-
cal trick played by the mayor TO ride
into Office again." said Aid. Walsh.
one OF those accused OF accepting a
bride of 500. The mayor was In
secret conferences with the ID. u. r.
trying 10 betray his trust TO the PEG
pie, trying 10 give the d. U. r. a fran
chise worth millions The city didn't
get stung for any money that may
have passed in the Wabash deal, but
II would have got badly stung IL
Thompsons franchise would have
gone through The mayor was down