The sun., 1912-08-10
GRAFT SURPRISE PARTY
FOR DETROIT ALDERMEN
Seventeen Get Invitations I.
See Prosecutor and Then
Go TO Jail.
EARLY MORNING ARREST,
All Detectives Of City Aid in
Roundup-COuncil OH.
Ger COnfcsscs:

DETROIT. Aug. 9.-Prosccutor shc,.
herd gave his Doodle surprise party
early to-day. Seventeen Aldermen 70.
ceivcd personal invitations. which wcrs
conveyed by city detectives. ono o,bc-
Alderman Is sought.
| Seventeen Of the Aldermen were con,
to the central police station as pris.
oncrs, and eight OF thcsc were almo,,
Immediately released, inasmucl, aq ,hcv
were among the nine Aldermen who hal
already been arrested on tho charrs
| that they had accepted brihcs. rbs
bail they had already Givon was con.
| sldered enough for the present.
Tho newly arrested lJermcn arc.
William ". Chindlc. William Kocnlr
George II. Ellis, Pa'rick UBrlcn
Thomas ". Lynch. Joseph Merritt.
William +. Iocllcr, Richard NJ Wa,.
son and stephen S. Skrzyck
TIL" Aldermen rcarrestci arc: Iou,s
Brozo. Andrew Walsh. Louis T. Tossy.
Frank j. Mason. Martin r. ostrowski
Thomas T.. Gilman. David Roscn,hal
and Joseph J.. Thcisen.
Tho Alderman who is sought Is Aol,
a. Dcimcl.
Word came from tho Prosecutors
Office that the Aldermen would he
placed under arrest on tho charge .ha,
they had conspircd to solicit brlhc,
from the Wabash Railroad az pa.
mcnt for vacatinC parts OF streets
needed for the new Fort stree, frc!sh,
depot.
suspicion of conspiracy to &c, brhe,
from tho Wabash Railroad" Is tho
charge on which to-day's arrests we-s
made. There Is no allegation that tho
newly arrested men accepted money
hut merely conspircd In connection with
the deal.
Shepherd gave the word 10 tho poca
Department Thursday night and arranso.
ments were made to have detectives 20
10 the homes of the suspected Alder.
men early this morning get them before
they had left for their places Of business
and bring them to the prosecuting at,or-
ney's Office
Practically the entire detective force
was employed to do the job The pro.
cedure was to bring each Alderman tol
town, take him to the prosecutor and
thence TO Police Headquarters TO ba
searched, registered on suspicion and
locked up in cell As the aldermanir
rush broke in at the station two officers
had to do tho clerical work in connection
with the arrests.
Careful plans had been made by tho
prosecutor for the first move Early
this morning detectives started out from
headquarters 10 bring in the accused Alder
men. Supt. Downey was at headquar' ~
at 4 O'Clock. and the officers were started
out to round up the suspects shortly after
O o'clock. The prosecutor had spent
practically the entire night in his ofics,
planning the final details of the coun
Everything therefore was ready for the
reception when the first Aldermen were
brought in. From o'clock until noon
there was a procession of detectives and
Aldermen to the prosecutor s Office. SomS
of their stays were of short duration,
while others were detained long time.
and it is reported they experienced the
third degree.
The arrests made by order of Prose-
cutor Shepherd We're the direct result
of statements made by Eddie Schrai,er.
mitees The Quest ion now arises wllet har
Schrciter, in rctur for divulging infor-
nation, was promised immunity by tho
authorities. Prosecutor shepherd will
not admit that Schreiter has confessed.
although it was reported that the official
had told virtually all he knows Asked
whether Schreiter was to he rearrestei
along with the Aldermen. Prosecutor
Shepherd said the only charge that lean
he made against the secretary IL that Of :.
conspiracy.
B"Has Schreiter confesscd:" he was
asked
Il have nothing to say replied Shep-
herd.
II the Aldermen now under arrest ara
not present at the council meeting Tues.
day there will be no meeting, n there
will be no quorum. There are seventeen
under arrest already and more to follow
and there are only thiry-four acting
Aldermen.
Warrants for all the Aldermen and for
the one sought will he sworn out MONDAY
morning.