The Detroit times., 1912-02-09
SAYS BTTHRER TRIED TO
PROTECT MACHINE MEN
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avcrse to my course In putting out OF
business the operation OF slot
machines in this county. by which
business many of his strong political
henchmen, such as Ed. Russell and
Henry Jacobs of the notorious Ham
tramck gang, and John Marquette.
were making modest fortunes. After
IL had gotten thoroughly under way In
1.-THE work, one of my detectives report
ed that Charles Buhrer was holding
conferences with crooks, and engaged
In close and heated discussions, and,
so far as the detective could learn,
the discussions were about me and
my methods. He was unable TO as
certain whether or not Charles Buhr-
er was advising them how / might be
stopped.
"Then II came TO me that Charles
Buhrer's employe, Ed. Churchill, was
acting in the capacity OF tipping on
these slot machine operators as TO
the goings on in the prosecutors Of
fee. or course, was thoroughly fami-
liar with the fact that Charles Burner
had been employing Ed. Churchill, as
the books in the auditors office show,
and paying him out of the auditors
allowance, and that Ed. Churchill had
been employing the three subs,
David Belyea, Andy Travis and Hen
nv Smith, for serving papers, as these
three men all admitted to me.
II also know that these four men
were staunch political pluggers for
Charles Buhrer, as had seen them
and heard them plugging for him.
Indeed. Charles Buhrer and Ed.
Churchill went on a campaign tour
and made some meetings where ! was
present, during the campaign. /, OF
course, discharged Churchill after
having his appointment transferred
from the auditors to this office, as
the records wifi show, which pros
ceeding raised q terrible storm on the
part of Charles Buhrer This led me
to the belief, or rather the convic-
ton. that Charles Buhrer was in
favor. Oh the Van Ziie regime. tifat
1t was quite agreeable to Charles
Buhrer for him to employ and pay,
and, therefore, own, the county de-
tective who was under Charles Buhr-
er's instructions and direction, to
work for the prosecutor, which coun-
ty detective Intimately friendly
with Charles Buhrer's political
henchmen, who were engaged In the
slot machine business; that IL was
very pleasing TO Charles Buhrer to
have Ed Churchill here In utter
obedience to Buhrer. who would 20
out and look the county over and
come back with the report to Judge
Fan Zile that there were no slot ma
chimes being operated. / can, there
fore, very readily understand why
Charles Buhrer, as the tom-cat OF the
treasury, is hereafter going to re-
fuse to pay my automobile bills, so
per cent OF which up TO date have
bean contracted in the ferreting out
andVauling to police headquarters OF
slot machines, and 20 per cent OF
whidh up TO date have been contract
ed I'm raiding dance halls and vice
denb, some of the proprietors OF
which. such as Red Johnston, alias
j. Nv. Werner. were political bench
I'M IN and supporters or BuhTer
fTherefore. he thinks now by refus
i9g TO pay my bills for automobile
fire he will block my efforts to wips
out slot machines. bad dance halls and
vice dens and re-instate the old Var
Zile regime, when Ed Churchill
Charles Buhrers employe. as the rec
ords will show, kept Judge Van Zile
continually misinformed as to- what
was going on in this county.
But there are two reasons VIII,
Charles Buhfer, cannot block my Of