The Detroit times., 1912-08-26
NINE ARRAIGNED ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
tcontinr rye one,


Jr., about boou.s. igor Thompson
says he is surprised that Skrzysh was
arrested 'as the detectives said they
had nothing on him."
The naming OF Schreiter along with
the IL aldermen In the blanket war
rant sets at rest the gossip as TO what
the prosecutor intended doing In the
case OF the deposed committee secre-
tary who informed on the aldermen
and turned states evidence. Schreit-
er was arrested July &c on q charge
OF suspicion and was held under bond
OF $4,000, his case being remanded
three times when II came up In court.
Lawyers for Aid. Gilman and Brozo
called attention in open court to the
fact that the only nan who confessed
publicly to being a boodler was not
under arrest on such a charge. II was
having bad effect.
The warrant was signed by Justice
Jeffries and copies were made for
serving on each Of the accused alder
men. They made all under bond In
the other cases and II was not con-
sidered necessary TO send detectives
out to, arrest them. They were noti-
fed to appear In police court Monday
morning. A copy OF the warrant,
which contains the names OF the ac-
cused. and Is signed by Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Heston follows:
The complaint and examination
OF William NJ. Heston. taken and
made before the undersigned, Ed
ward j. Jeffries, one Of the Police
Justices Of the City OF Detroit, in
said county, upon the oath day OF
August. A. d. 1912, who. being
duly sworn, says that heretofore,
to-wit, on or about the It'll day OF
May, A. d. 1912, at the City OF
Detroit, and In the county afore-
said, Edward r. Schreiter, Jr.,
Thomas e. Gilman, Joseph l.
Theisen, Richard M. Watson.
Louis Brozo, Andrew j. Walsh,
Frank L. Mason, Joseph F. Mer-
rift, William Koenig, Louis A.
Deimel, Louis Z Tossy, Martin j.
Ostrowski, George II. Ellis, David
Rosenthal, William f. Zoeller,
William II. c. Hindle, Thomas Fl.
Lynch and Patrick O'Brien, being
then and there agents and ser
wants of the City Of Detroit,
municipal corporation, duly organ
lied and existing under the laws
of the state OF Michigan, and be-
ing then and there persons Of
evil minds and dispositions. with
force and arms unlawfully and
wickedly did conspire, combine.
confederate and agree together to
corruptly accepta gift and gratu-
ity, and also a promise to make
gift under an agreement and with
an understanding that they, the
aforesaid agents, employees and
servants of said City Of Detroit,
and each OF them, should act In
particular manner In relation to
the business OF the said city Of
Detroit, to-wit, that they, the said
agents, employees and servants OF
the said city OF Detroit, by unlaw-
full and criminal means were 10
use their influence TO secure the
granting OF a petition then and
there pending before the common
council of said city Of Detroit,
which said petition was filed by
the Wabash railroad company,
corporation. and which said petit
ton did pray for the closing OF
Brooklyn-ave., formerly called
Seventh-st., In the said city Of De-
troit, for the use. benefit and adj
vantage Of said Wabash railroad
.&company, to the great damage OF
the said city Of Detroit, TO the evil
example Of all others in like case
offending and contrary to the
statute In such case made and
provided, and against the peace
and dignity Of the people OF the
state Of Michigan.