The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-02
TEN ALDERMEN
APPEAR TO FACE
GRAFT CHARGES


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cuicr that he was ready and willing
TO proceed with the other cases.
Gilman, freed Of the bribery charge
TACT week. still faces q conspiracy
charge. He was In court with his at
torneys, Monday morning. Former
Aid Louis Brozo, Louis Tossy. Mar
tin Cstrowski. Andrew Walsh, Joseph
Theisen. Alois Deimel. Frank Mason
and Davy Rosenthal face bribery and
conspiracy charges. Aid. w. II. G.
Hindie Is charged with having agreed
to accept bride and Eddie" Schrei.
ter Is Indicted on the conspiracy
charge alone.
The bribery cases were called first,
and then the conspiracy cases.
Louis Brozo's name was ~ the top
Of the clerks List His attorney.
Thomas y. Chawke, said he would be
ready In . reasonable length Of time.
The court explained the purpose of
the order was merely to ind out when
the prosecutor and the defendants
would be ready for trial. The order
erroneously stated that the defen-
dants were to be In court. Monday.
"for trial" Attorney Chawke stated
that he would be ready about a.
soon a. the prosecutor was. providing
he was not In court on another case
at the time. Jasnowsh said that 4
would take the prosecutor Ut least .
week to 80 into the merits Of each
case.
When Louis Tossy's name was
called, the former alderman walked
up to the bench and said: Sim here
your honor. and willing to lace trial
1t any time" ~
II prefer to talk to the counsel Of
the defendant" said the court. At
torney John p. Scallen. of McNamara
q Scallen, announced that he
would be ready to go ahead with the
case Immediately. Mcnamara and
Scallen also represent Andrew Walsh
and Martin Ostrowsk. J. shurly
Kennary IL associated with them in
the Gilman conspiracy case a. be
was In the graft case.
your honor" said Assistant Pros
ecutor Jasnowski, IL the court 10
cedes TO the demands of the defen.
dants to 90 to trial at once. we VIII
proceed with the cases. Of course"
ooh no you won't" replied the
court. II am not trying these cases
at the attorneys table below. !
merely want the records to show that
the court IL ready to 60 ahead with
the trial OF the cases at once"
Attorney Henry rorler, appearing
for Frank Mason. said he would not
be ready for trial In less than three
weeks.
"You have had two years time In
which to prepare your CASE observed
the court. mo further delays win
be granted by this court. Az soon 90
the prosecutor IL ready. we will pro-
coed with the utmost diligence"
to go over . number Of points brought
out In the Gilman bride trial before
taking up the Mason case.
Ormond r. Hunt, defender Of Davy
Rosenthal, stated to the court that
In view Of the decision in the Gilman
case, It would be q waste Of the tax
payers money to bring Rosenthal TO
trial. He then made Q motion Of OBJ
lection and protest to setting the case
for trial.
II am going to appeal to the Judi
cial branch Of the government TO stop
this farce tragedy" said Hunt. He
wanted to argue his motion right
then and there. The court suggested
that he walt until the prosecutor ID
present, Hunt then Intercepted the
court regarding the eligibility Of the
jurors that were drawn In the Gilman
case. Judge Phelan cited the Ste
phens case In stating that the Jurors
of the July term would not be- eligible
In the other graft and conspiracy
cases. adding that the 30 remaining
names left OF the special drawing Of
200 for the Gilman trial could not
be used.
II am Of the opinion that we had
better be on the safe side with the
supreme court and keep away from
those already challenged in the Glin-
nan case" observed the court. I'VE
ought to have q new drawing Of 500
names. We will have new levy for
each case"
In response to . remark MAIDS by