The Detroit times., 1914-09-21
F'NO Man CANPUT HISFINCER
DNANYDISHONORABLEACTOF
mine, DECLARES W. ]. BURNS.

Even the prosecuting attorney can
not justify crime"
Frazer then showed Burns $1,000 IN
bills. the bride money taken from
Gilman and asked him II there was
any check or mark to prevent other
money being substituted for the orig
inal bills. The witness replied there
was and explained that the serial num-
bers would prevent that.
He went on to explain his compe-
tency to give such testimony by men,
tioning his work for the government
In the treasury department.
Anything else you want to say?"
mo. except to say there IL no living
man In the country who can place his
finger on o single dishonorable act
that have done"
This brought roar of protest from
Mcnamara and the court ordered the
statement kept out of the record.
Mcnamara then took the witness
on re-cross-examination
Burns said he saw only four alder
men brought into Room 408 on the
afternoon Of July 26. He said he
talked with two OF them. but could
not recall their names.
Mcnamara again went back to the
Jones case. and questioned the char
acter OF certain men assigned by
Burns In his testimony, Friday. His
questions were overruled and an ex-
ception was taken by the defense.
McNamara read an extract from q
report on the Jones case. signed by
the attorney-general and Burns In
some heat said the report was false.
Here Is report made by highest
officer in the country, charging you
with fraud; did you ever have an in
vestieation?
The witness said he had started an
investigation.
"Who was the chief OF police In
Pittsburgh who got kicked out of
office because he arrested your men ?"
"McQuade'
You investigated down there?"
Eyes"
Burns denied that discriminating evil
men. He declared that they were
framed" and that the evidence" was
written on police stationery.
Burns said his men were working
for the Citizens committee, independ-
emily Of the police. The court over
ruled number Of questions from Mr..
Frazer bearing on Burns personal
work In Pittsburgh. The witness was
then allowed to leave the stand after
being informed that he would likely
be recalled.
The defense then asked that the
prosecutor take the stand, he having
been supoenaed to produce "Bren-
mans" reports on the aldermanic In.
vestigation. Mr.. Frazer said he did
not have the papers referred to.
There are no such records" he
said.
did you make any efforts to find
out II you had such reports?" McNa-
mara asked.
"Yes, and did not find any. I can't
say that went through all the papers
In connection with this case There
may be some that have not looked
at. but can say do not know Of any
such papers"
Mr.. Frazer would not say definitely
that the papers were not there. He
explained that he asked Mr.. Jasnow-
ski to get the papers for him, II they
were there.
who gave Mr.. velton. who testified
here. the data he said he got In your
object"
81 think that was made up from
Brennan's testimony"
did you not have occasion to see
those reports when you we're special
counsel In the case under Shepherd?'
"No, I did not"
Frazer then stepped down from the
stand and Mcnamara announced that
on Monday he would subpoena the
members of the prosecutors ONCE who
would be likely to know something
about the existence Of the papers.
Adjournment was then taken until
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning.