The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-21
DETROIT GRAFT
 CASES ARE BEGUN
DEFECTIVE TELLS HOW HE LAID A TRAP FOR THE EIGHTEEN
 BRI8E TAKERS.
When Money Was Paid They Were introduced to William j. Burns,
 the Detective.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 20.-Testimony oi w. NJ. Brennan. a detective, was feature of the police court examina- ton today of Honest Tom" Gilman the first of the eighteen aldermen re- gently arrested on bribery charges, to be tried. It was Brennan's evidence that resulted in the arrests of the aldermen, and Council Clerk Edw. Schreiter. Today Brennan went into details of the trapping of the alder men up to the time he alleges that he, representing himself as an of | ficial of the Wabash railroad, paid Gilman S1000 for his influence in granting the railroads request for the use of city street for building purposes.
 The cases against Aldermen Wat son. Ellis, Zoeller, Merritt Hindle and Skrzycki were today postponed until Aug. 30. Alderman Theisn's case will come up next Friday Disposition was reserved in the cases against Alder men Broze, Rosenthal, Lynch, 0Brien and Koenig and the examina- tions of Aldermen Deilm, Mason, Os trowski, Tossy and Walsh will follow that of Alderman Gilman. Clerk | lSChreiter also has been remanded for week.
 Brennan explained that his right name is Walter B. Burns, and that his home is in Boston He told of com ing to the city in April and taking of fiCes as a representative of the real estate department of the Wabash railroad. He also engaged an adjoin ling office and had New England His torical Society printed upon it's door. The detective told of getting ac quainted with aldermen, of impress | ing upon them the urgent desire Of the railroad for the improvements of the street and of the opposition to l the proposal that was expressed by several councilmen. Finally, he tes- tifed, Gilman came to his office and arrangements were made for closing the dead.
 .'f, (, ,,iiiiiiiiisH told ne at that time that he wanted to use me as pipe line to St Louis" said the detective 'He had wanted for years to get on the Wabash railroad, he said, and thought he could serve the company by looking after it's taxes and other matters in the city hall. He said he would want about s100 month for his services. q Interrupted to say alderman this street closing case has been re- ferred back to the committee, and guess there is some difficulty, isn u ere?'
 Yes, but I guess we can adjust it. he replied.
 He then gave me a list of alder men and said he would see them and nay them. l already had arranged to give him some money for the passage Of the resolution closing the street The amount that we decided upon at the time was between $1,700 and $2, | 0O0"
 The witness then went into details of further talks with Gilman. At last he said ali arrangements were com plete for the payment of the bribe money It had been planned for the aldermen to go individually to Bren- nan's office and get their share.
 uiinnan was to go last and get what was left, which Brennan had told him would be at least $1 ,000
 According to the testimony, Glin- nan appeared on July 26 for the l money.
 q took out roll of bills" said the witness, 'and counted them. l said, Gilman. here is the $1,000 that I F omised you for voting for the Wa
 bash closing He thanked me, and
 put the money in his pocket As he
 was about to leave l took him into
 the next reem. Mir Burns was there.
 q said MT Gilman, allow me to | present MT. Wm. J. Burns and Glin- nan said, Pleased to meet you"
 The witness then testified that Gilman, when he realized his situa- ton, handed back the money and made a complete confession