The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-05
] STARTED STRAIGHT,
WAS LED ASTRAY is
/. SCHRE|TER'S PLANT
Says Aldermen Insisted on His
Acting for Them in Graft
Matters
GAVE IN TO THEM
TO HOLD HIS PLACE
Belief Persists He'll Take the
Stand and Turn States
Evidence
what else was I to de-"

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This question, asked by f. r.
Schreiter. Jr, the alleged boodlng
secretary OF the council committees,
Saturday, was taken as another lndi-
cation that he is going 70 hoist the
white flag. turn states evidence on
! the nine accused aldermen in the
hope OF escaping punishment him,
self.
Schreiter asked the question while
whimpering for sympathy from a
certain city hall employee
Il started out straight, SAID
Schreiter But there were a num-
Der of aldermen who accepted favors
for their votes in the council They
insisted that l act for them in these
matters. II ] had refused they
would have got my job away from
me- To retain the job the secretary
must stand in with the aldermen.
This plant. II uttered on the wit
ness stand, that Schreiter was the
luckless victim of circumstances,
and, that in his zeal to hold his job
he became a CRATER, might tend to
Invite sympathy for him and pave
the way for immunity II is also
significant that Schreiter has re-
tanned no legal counsel. He goes
about the city hall as though in Il
daze.
The sentiment in the city hall Is
just the reverse from that which
Schreiter would seek To create to
escape punishment. IL is that he
has been grating for years, and that
when new alderman would come
into the council Schreiter's first eff
forts would be bent 10 determine if
that alderman could be reached with
money Al city Official whose work
Is closely allied with that OF
Schreiter's expressed the opinion
that Schreiter taught the alderman,
rather than hat the alderman
taught him the game of graft.
Schreiter was asked. Saturday, IL
be considered that he had a legal
contract with the city 70 serve as
secretary for the council committees
for two years.
What do you ask me such ques-
lions for?" he replied Have you
no appreciation of man in my posi-
ton? Why should disclose my
hand to the other side?"
do you consider your contract
binding?" he was asked again
We'll, Ill tell you" he replied. III
John Jones makes a contract with
the city, neither party can annul that
contract. | was appointed for two
years and | consider that a contract
SchTeiter has adopted an almost de-
fiant attitude toward those aldermen
who believe that he should Jelrain
from participating in city bus ness
while he is under a cloud, or that his
job should be abolished. He has de-
veloped a they will have 20 show
meS attitude, indicating that ae viii
fight proceedings TO Gust him ard In
sist on drawing pay, even If his Office
is abolished. Schreiter was in his
Office few minutes. Saturda.. lie
transacted some personal business
and departed
"Schreiter committed a dirty. low.
down, objectionable offence when he
put the names of 80 aldermen on a
Doodle list" said Aid. McCarty, Sat
urday Il do not like to hit a man
when he Is down, but | have n re-
spect whatever for a man VINO will
in secrecy besmirch his employers TO
cover his own dastardly work | am
Z III laNOT Oh duOllsHluB MS clHCe. II -
a disgrace 10 let him continue TO
hang around here"
The news of the Doodle ring has
had a remarkable effect on the tax.
4 payers who call at the city treasur-
ers office these days 10 pay taxes
! Nearly every one remarks on the
high tax rate and asks whether II is
due to the boodling OF the aldermen
Some say outright that 1t is because
the grafters in the city hall have been