The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-11
Declares Orders He Gave to
Broker We're Not
Put Through
OUTSIDE LAWYERS
HERE TO AID DEFENSE
Chicago Attorney Objects to
Prosecutors Questions, but
is Overruled

trial OF William E. Cook, OF G.. b.
Cook a. Co., indicted by the Wayne
county grand jury on the charge or
maintaining bucket shop. when the
case was continued before Judge Con-
molly, Tuesday morning.
George j. Burmeister, OF Chicago,
operator for the Chicago Board OF
Trade and the Western Union, was
placed on the stand Nv the state, and
was questioned Dy Assistant Prose
cutting Attorney VOORHEES,. Burmeis-
ter said that he goes about the coun-
try, investigating the business OF
members OF the Chicago board, and
watching to see whether outsiders are
operating legally.
Burmeister told how, on Aug. l.,
1912, he visited the Offices OF C. b..
Cook Il Co., at No. 92 Griswold-st.,
and after examining them, placed or
ders with William e Cook to sell
1000 bushels OF September corn at
68, and 10 shares OF Union Pacific
stock at III.
Cook said, All right" Burmeister
said. Il sat where | could see what
he did with the orders. The orders
were not sent out OF the Office Cook
didn't give the order TO the telegraph
operator. nor did he telephone II.
was there for about 10 minutes"
Burmeister said he put up $50 on
the transaction-$20 on the stock, and
$40 on the corn. This was on Friday,
he said On the following day, Mon
day, he returned and closed the deal,
losing a little on Union Pacific and
making little on the grain.
did you have any corn TO SELF"
asked VOORHEES,.
II did not"
Nor did you contemplate selling
any3"
Il did not"
Burmeister described what should
have taken place in bona flde trans
action, explaining that the order
would have been telegraphed to an
operator In Chicago, who would have
given IL 70 a clerk, who would have
telephoned 1t TO an employe IN the
stock exchange, who would have car
ried II TO the pit and performed the
directions In the order. This EN-
ploye would then have telephoned his
ONCE that the deal had been consum-
mated, and his office would have no
titled the Detroit broker
The defense objected repeatedly to
Mr.. VOORHEES, questions, and In every
instance but one the court sustained
the line of questioning. The excep-
ton was when Mr. VOORHEES, was at
tempting to show, in detail. the con-
duct of the Chicago stock exchange.
The court held that the prosecution
hn
the court.
"You must endeavor to show that
the defendant at the bar is guilty as
charged in the indictment; the rest
Is all bunk-cut II out" ruled the
court.
John A. Brown, OF Chicago, opened
the case for the defense. Louis Nc.
Clear, attorney for Cook, took hand
In the objections, but Brown Is direct
ing the defense. Another attorney
appeared, Eugene Warner, OF Buffalo,
who also interested himself In the de-
PENDANTS case. He Is said to have
been retained by Paul Lamber & Co..
OF Buffalo, when that Arm had charges
similar to the ones now In question
preferred against II.
Apparently there exists behind the
so-called independent" brokers an
organization which Is at enmity with
the Chicago Board OF Trade" the
trust" as Attorney Brown called IT
in his opening address to the jury.
Mr.. McClear objected to the in
dorsement OF three more witnesses by
the prosecution on the information,
but was overruled by the court.
i Mr.. Brown indicated the line OF de-
Tense when he said TO the jury:
1T Is the custom TO make broker
put his trades through exchanges be-
cause they want TO control this
gigantic trust. Those who don't are
made the victims Of prosecution and
persecution"
He then attacked Prosecuting At
torney Shepherd for his raids on the
alleged bucket shops.
There Is a legal and an illegal way
OF doing things" he said. Might
does not make right, and when the
prosecuting attorney goes to a place
OF business and without search war
rant or legal process, rips out the
furniture and takes over the private
papers OF that concern, IL Is not right.
This broker was conducting a fair and
legitimate business. though not
through the Board OF Trade"
Referring TO Burmeister and other
expert" witnesses for the prosecu-
ton, he said:
The only way they can achieve
their object is TO run out OF existence
any broker who doesn't trade In the
markets which they represent Do
you believe in such high-handed pro-
ceedings?"
With Mr.. Burmelster still on the
stand, Judge Connolly adjourned the
case at ] O'Clock until $3.50 Thursday
morning. There will be no court SEES
sion Wednesday, the anniversary Of
Lincoln's birth.