The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-09-01
GILLESPIE IS
AROUSED over
HIBBLER CASE
Threatens Rearrest Of Man Ac-
cused of Receiving Stolen
Cigars
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
MUST ANSWER. TOO
Seize Property Illegally. Then
Drop Prosecution, Commits
siOner Declares

Thoroughly aroused by the slack
| handling Of the case against Frank
Habhler and Albert Rumenapp, mana
ser Of Hibblers Harrington hotel, who
\ were freed Of charge Of receiving
. Thousands of stolen cigars and in
censed by the conduct OF railroad Of
\ 1cials who were the instigators OF the
raids and arrests, and the principal
movers In the case, until they re-
ioeived their property back, Police
Commissioner Gillespie declared Sat
.urday afternoon. that Hibbler and
Rumenapp might be rearrested on the
same charge. and that certain railroad
officials who took seized cigars from
police headquarters. were also In dan
ger OF arrest and prosecution.
Commissioner Gillespie did not rel
0ah the way In which Hibbler, after
9 being discharged by Justice Gainey,
strobe into the commissioners office.
! pounded on the commissioners desk
. and shouted In voice audible all over
! the building: you pull OF grand
. stand raids when you haven't got a
thing on me. You're a fine bunch. III
Z get my stun back or I'll know why.
4 You can't blum me-
4 I'm making thorough investiga-
4 ton.' said Commissioner Gillespie.
Saturday afternoon. I'll say frankly
that ! don't like the way that case
was handled little bit. I'm going to
see this thing through and find out
how 1t Ia that certain railroad officials
| can walk into police headquarters,
. paw over more than $4,000 worth OF
| Cd ri nd hot
share as stolen from their cars Then
these same officials can go into police
court. as prosecuting witnesses and
I swear that they don't know anything
about the cigars They've got the
I cigars, that's why. and that's all they
care about. They cant get away with
that sort Of stun with me. I'm going
to nnd out about 1t.
This department, under my ad-
ADMINISTRATION, Is not q settlement agen-
Icy to recover property for people and
let the matter drop. We are here
!. Ito prosecute. and to put criminals In
!. prison.
y Il can't understand ohow the rail
, road companies were allowed to take
I away more than $4,000 worth of CT
gars, reported stolen, and found In
Hibbler's place.
II can't understand how they could
prove ownership of stolen cigars held
I by the police and could get the cigars
and then couldn't prove anything
I about the stolen stun when II came to
prosecuting Hibbler and Rumenapp.
I'm going TO get busy. right now.
and ferret the thing out
J Yes, there may be arrests. Yes.
I may order Hibbler's rearrest and
prosecution. We had $4,000 worth of
cigars here. He was tried on one lit
tie batch Of cigars taken from his
place. Why he should not be tried
for receiving the rest / don't quite un-
4 derstand.
"I'm going to see about taking &C.
aion against the railroad officials, too.
''the commissioner continued.
\ do you mean that you may make
| arrests, when you speak Of proceed
/ 1ngs against them?" he was asked.
That's just what mean" he re-
piled, with considerable warmth.
! There's something wrong somewhere
! when they can come In and take those
cigars out Of police headquarters, and
say, These we're stolen from our cars
1t such q place at such a time, and
/ afterward 60 into court, and before
the prosecutor, and say they can't
prove anything about the cigars being
stolen or found In possession of q
man on trial"
| Justice Gainey, asked about the re-
! lease Of Hibbler and Rumenapp. said
i that he released thin on tacit recon-
! mendation of Detective Wilson and
u Assistant Prosecutor Robinson, who
! we're in charge OF the case Justice
0ainey said that when the case was
adjourned two weeks ago, Robinson
asked for the delay and stated that he
did not think he had made out q
case against Hibbler or Rumenapp, in
that he had failed to show guilty
knowledge on the part OF the men who
! had the cigars when the police found
them.
Justice Gainey says that Robinson
told him, then, that II no more evil
dence were obtained he would ask to
have the case dismissed.
! On Friday Detective Wilson appear
| ed when the case was called, and said
he had nothing new to offer, accord
1ng to the Judge. Justice Gainey then
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