The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-10
ALDERMEN ACCUSED
ON NEW CHARGE OF
GRAFT OUT ON BAIL
Old Bonds of Those Already I'm
der Indictment Accepted
by Court
OTHERS QUICKLY
FURNISH SURETIES
Defendants Ordered to Appear
for Examination Next
Tuesday Morning

the key note which gained i'm
mediate release for the seven alder
men, whose arrests. Friday. came
while they were still amenable 90
$4,000 bail each. to appear in police
court Aug. 20. on former charges OF
grating
Aid. Gilman. Brozo. Mason Os-
trowski. Rosenthal Tossy. and Walsh
were the seven mentioned. and Brozo
was quickly on his way To police
court 70 face Justice Jeffries for re-
lease on bond He had bondsman
ready.
Justice Jeffrles at first announced
that the bail for each of the alder
} men re-arrested would be fixed at
$4,000, but Attorney Chawke argued
that as his man was then n ward OF
the court. TO all intents and purposes,
he thought that sum unnecessary,
and asked that his clienc be released
on his personal reeognizance.
dialogue with Assistant Prosecutor
Jasnowski who was in court. fol-
Z lowed. and Jasnowsh finally an
nounced that those aldermen who
were already under bonds to the
court should be released on their
personal recognizance. the new bond,
however. To call for their appear-
ance next Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock,
Justice Jeffries thereupon issued
such an order, which was transmit
ted TO police headquarters, and the
other "re-arreststed" aldermen were
released under that order
Aid Theisen. who was brought
into police headquarters by Detec-
tive Ed Fox, while the others were
being released, was taken 10 the
Jprosecutor's office, and was not
brought back TO the station and reg
istered. but was told to appear In
court on Tuesday. II is understood.
When the other aldermen, In
Guiding Hindle. Koenig Ellis, Lynch,
Bail for O'Brien was accepted by
Judge Connolly the amount being
the same as In the other cases.
( Zoeller and Merritt received replies
TO their hurry call for help from the
cell block, and were finally taken TO
police court with bondsmen and at
torneys, Justice Jeffries fixed each OF
their bonds at $4,000 with one surety.
and ordered them 10 appear, Tuesday
at 9 a. IN.
But before taking any action on
$ the bonds, Jeffries ripped up the
veil OF deep mystery that had been
maintained about the arrests.
81 want TO know what these men
are charged with before / release
them on bonds said Justice JEFF
fries. with his customary aggressive
ness. IL can't issue a blank bond,
and | must learn the charge"
A detective informed him that the
IL
persons" at the central station
THAT won't do at ALL" said Jus
tice Jeffries.
The prosecutors Office, where a
silence guarded In Gorgon fashion
had been maintained all morning,
Sabout the arrests. was communicated
with by telephone.
Detective John B. Downey answer.
cd the telephone NSrr, -
judge Thar he a..
charge was.
Let me talk to someone who does
know remarked the judge, very i'm
pressively, and one of the assistant
prosecutors was switched on the
sywire.
Just the same old Wabash deal;
conspiracy TO accept bride" sIorted
Justice Jeffries, as he hung up the re-
ceiver. Now we can proceed with
the bonds"
Aid Hindle offered William Darn
staetter, Jr, OF the Columbia Brew
ing Co., as his surety.
Aid. Ellis was released on bond
/. signed by Charles +. Marshall
Aid. Lynch furnished Edward Pig
gins, stone contractor, OF No. GA
F1eld-ave., as bondsman.
Aid. O'Brien, suffering apparent
pain from a sore and swollen cheek,
shining with ointment, offered Her
man Darmstaetter, of the West Side
brewery.
Aid. Zoellers bondsman was Alex
Weber, No. 424 Springwells-ave.
Joseph Nederlander furnished the
bail for Aid. Merritt.
Aid. Rosenthal, who was very
peevish over the arrest, passed the
word along that he had come down
town in his own automobile when he
heard that he was wanted.
Detective John Steinhebel, who
rode down in the auto with David,
says that Rosenthal was in bed, with
night gown on, when he called,
and also acted very peevish at that
time, but was cajoled into good ma
ture by the big detective.
You know we've always been
good friends" said Johnny" to
Rosenthal. when the latter appeared
peeved about being arrested. I'm
going to take you down to the sta
ton"
Then Setinhebel went downstairs
and waited while Rosenthal put on
his street clothes. and came down
stairs In better humor, suggesting
that they ride down In Rosenthars
auto.
Among the last TO furnish bonds
were Aid. Koenig. Merritt, Sk.zycki
and Watson. Joseph Nederlander
ualifled as bondsman for Koenig and
Merritt; A. j. Dunneback, No 6J2
Brush-st., went on Aid Skrzyckfs
bond, and William DAILY. No 40 West
Grand-blv Is bondsman for Aid
Watson.