The Detroit times., 1912-08-22
Gilman HELD FOR TRIAL;
BAIL REDUCED TO 81, 200;
BROZO'S CASE STARTS
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! ant Prosecutor Jasnowski and stem
| ographer RE was asked II Il impli-
Gated Aid Ostrowski. Tossy and
1 Walsh. other clients Of Attorney Nc
/, Namara, but objection 10 this ques-
4 tion was sustained By the court Try
/ as he would. Mcnamara could not get
anything from Brennon as TO whom
I Schreiter implicated ia his confess
sion. When the questions got TOO hot
and pointed the prosecutor would OBJ
Jet and be sustained. the court hold
Ing the questions immaterial 10 the
case Mcnamara insisted that II was
very important
"Schreiter has confessed and in,
volyed my client as Well as others
said Mcnamara I'VE have a right TO
know what he said In this battle for
civic righteousness, no warrant has
been issued for the arrest OF Schrei.
ter"
Mcnamara. foiled in this attempt
went on 10 show that Brennon had
Gilman bring 20 his Office letters of
railroad. and that he still retained
Two OF the letters Brennou said Gin.
nan offered 70 bring in the letters
Did YOU discuss the matter OF
io0 with him alter YOU gave him the
mcney or before?"
Fl had then given him the Doodle
money" replied Brennon
What, do YOU mean 20 say he
would discuss the matter OF a job
with yen after you gave him $1,000"
oh, yes, he would drawled Bren-
non. with a decided accent on The.
Isn't II true that YOU counted ont
the $1,000 in loud voice and as y6H
did so Gilman got up and started 70
walk away and, that YOU followed
aim. pm, The money IN hts pocket and
then opened he door and gave him
10 the officers"
no. sir
When Gilman vas arrested. didn't
he say in response 10 a question: !
have no money ia my pocket, and
when it was discovered there he said
, Where's Brennoa? want 10 see
I Brennon -"
Not to my knowledge
Tripped Up Only Once.
Brennon was tripped up only once
during the entire examination He
first said that after Gilman was ar
rested and taken into an adjoining
Office the witness immediately reen-
tered his own Office. not going into
the office where Gilman had been
taken until abcu, 10 minutes later,
because he expected Schrelter Keen
questioning made him say later that
he stepped into the adjoining Office
for a few seconds just after Gilman
was arrested
When Brennon stepped into the Of
fee where Gilman vas taken, he
said Gilman shook hands with him.
and said TO him, You did a soOd
job Brennon also testified taat
Gilman said he had no hard feeling
against the detective.
Have you ever been arrested"
I Bronuou was asked
I mo. never" he replied.
did any one tell you that you could
! be arrested for violating a statute OF
4 Michigan In offering bribe?'
4 The prosecutor objected and vas
sustained
Breanon was then excused and
! County Detective Irving J. Coffin was
calico 10 the stand. Coffin was one
OF those who arrested Gilman when
the alderman came from Brenrons
office Brennon's testimony, given in
reply TO questions. ran as follows;
When We arrested Gilman. Detec-
tive Burns said the alderman had 81,
0Oo In bills asked Burns If should
take it from him and Burns replied
! No. he will hand Il 10 YOU Gilman
I did and We then made record OF the
bills
4 Are these the bills?' asked the
\ prosecutor. There was ripple of eN
element in the audience as the prose.
cutor handed Coffin a long envelope,
lcoEtaining the bills. Coffn did not
look inside before he replied: Yes.
! Then he went on
! Says Gilman Confessed.
/ "Burns began to question Gilman.
! He said people are doing such things
all over the country and it is being
made impossible for them 10 get away
! with il any more Burns then point
| ed 10 the instruments. Burns said
Inc thought il time for a statement
! but he added that Gilman need not
make statement, If he did not de-
sire 10 do so Gilman admitted nav
ling taken the money from BrennUn.
I saying that it had been promised
him"
Didn't he say some one had put
I the money In his pocket?' asked Nc
\amara
No. sir"
/ How did he act?"
He vas very calm very plain, not
excited"
Didn't MIR Green who was there
ask him 10 confess end help him
clean mp the city. saying he would
get him a Job II he did 500"
Green did but Mr.. Burns immedi-
ately said thar Green could not make
him any promises
CONN was excused and Brenuon
was recalled by thc defense, Bren
non was questioned sharply as 10
Schreiter McNamada making last
desperate effort 10 wiring from him
something about what Schgeiter had
said IN his confession The only
thing OF interest or Importance he
could get was the statement from
Brannon that when ne approached
Schreiter, he latter MS out the
now.famnus doodle list and wanted
TO be given charge OF all the money
intended fod the aldermen. plan TO
which Brennon would not consent
The beginning OF Brozo'G trial was
featured by an attempt on the part
or Attorue, ChaWke to show that the