The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-27
bcHRHTER AND II
OTHERS ARRA|GNEDj
HEARING SEPT. 10
Council Secretary and Aldermen
Mute in Court On Con-
spiracy Charge
FREEDOM
ON PERSONAL BOND
Attorneys For Several of Ac-
cused. Plead in Vain For
Immediate Examination
eighteen city oficiais, including

Eighteen city officials, including
IL. X. Schreiter, Jr., Cor whom
blanket warrant was issued. Satur-
lay charging them with conspiracy
In connection with the Seventh-st.
Doodle case. were arraigned before
Police, Justice Stein. Monday.
The 16 officials who appeared In
the morning, in the order OF their
coming. are Aid. Deimel, Walsh, Thei.
sen. Lynch. ostrowski, Zoeller, Hin.
die. Merritt. koenig, Rosenthal,
p BTien, Ellis. Gilman. Mason. Wat
son and Secretary Schreiter. Tossy
and Brozo we're arraigned later.
The majority of the accused alder
men called at the municipal court
building as a result of having read the
Newspaper accounts OF their being
haa.ed In a conspiracy charge.
Although Justice Jeffries signed
he blanket complaint, copies OF the
complaint had TO be signed by the
Justice before being served on the al
dernen. Assistant Prosecutor Jas
no wski was In Justice Jeffries' office
promptly at Q o'clock with the copies,
but the court was busy with other
complaints for the Monday morning
police court grind. He said he would
ign no additional warrants for the
prosecutor until noon.
In the meantime a half dozen OF
he accused aldermen had arrived In
he building and were ready TO be
hrraigned.
Mr.. Jasnowski decided that IL was
pot necessary for the court to sign
he copies of the warrants, inasmuch
rs the aldermen were coming In
Voluntarily. Detective Larkins came
rom police headquarters at 10 O'Clock
and proceeded to register the alder
hen as they arrived, which proceed
ng saved them from being taken to
police headquarters for registration.
As the aldermen were registered in
he clerks ONCE they were met by
DIR. Jasnowski and escorted before
Justice Stein. In every case the de-
endant stood mute, plea of not
guilty was entered, and at the request
BIZ Mr.. Jasnowski the examinations
we're postponed until Sept. 10. The
b1icials were then released on their
PERSONAL recognizance in the amount
NJ $1,000.
The formula In each case was the
ame, Judge Stein putting the de-
endant sunder oath and statingse'You
acknowledge yourself firmly bound
into this court TO appear here Tor
Examination, Sept. TO-" The accused
aldermen are all held under bond OF
8 900 each I'm the bribery cases. ex-
ept Gilman and Brozo, who have
been bound over to the recorders
curt and whose bonds have been 70
nced to $1,000 each.
Schreiter Appears.
Schreiter did not appear until IL
'clock and he was registered on the
police court blotter as clerk, aged
a years" As Schreiter has confess
I'd t. boodling the crowd thought ne
would plead guilty, but Schreiter fol-
owed the same course as the alder
men. his examination being set for
Eept 10. Schreiter was released on
bis own recognizance. He Is bound
o the court In the sum OF $4,000 as
he result OF his original arrest July
6.
"Schreiter was last remanded until
Wednesday of this Aweek on the
charge OF suspicion Of bribery" said
fr. Jasnowsh TO the newspaper men.
That case will be dropped Wednes
hay He Is released on his personal
ecognizance in the conspiracy case
intii Wednesday, when he must ap-
bear and give new bond In that case"
Schreiter presented a sorry spec
acle OF a fallen idol trying TO be
brave when he met some OF he al
iermen In the clerks office. Aid.
Watson md Mason, who had arrived
Just ahead Of him, said good morn
ng" very pleasantly.
Its awfully hot" remarked Mason,
hs he wiped the perspiration from his
lace But you'll find II warmer than
This where you're going" he added,
ooking at Schreiter. II was Intended
hs good-natured hot-weatned pleas
bntry.
Mason and Watson were not re-
Huired to go into court. Judge Stein
happened to enter the clerks ONCE
bs the two aldermen appeared. He
Explained TO them the nature OF the
warrant and said he presumed every
hing would be satisfactory " he put
over the examinations for Sept. 10.
The aldermen said II was satisfactory
and the page then had them rsfse
their Right hands as they took the
path TO appear In court. The proceed
Ing took about half minute.
Aid. Hindle. Merritt and Koenig
were arraigned at the same time.
rank II. Watson, former United
states district attorney, represented
Merritt and made a plea for immedi-
Pte examination.
Mr.. Merritt is an honest man and
he doesn't want TO be continually ar
rested In this manner" said Mr.. Wat
BON. The prosecutor seems to have
gone at these cases in rather haphaz-
hrd fashion"
Aid Merritt represents the ward