The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-29

1 He knew that back OF the pcuuous
stood the most solid business men ~
the city Do you think Gilman
knowing all that. would change Ms
mind between July 3 and July To-
No. Mr.. Brennan had no agreement
with Gilman on July II for his vote
Gilman knew how ne would and did
vote long before thah"
I Mcnamara then reverted 10 Andrew
Green's testimony, calling attention &c
the fact that Green put up the money
for the graft investigation and thai
Green also wanted 10 be a candidate
for mayor at that time.
Green, Mcnamara said. wanted &c
hold up the investigation so he could
use a graft club TO compel the alder
men TO support him politically.
Brennan says TO this that his boss
would not stand for IT," said McNa
mara. Green told Brennan that he
was paying Burns, and Brennan wrote
TO Burns. on July IL. that II looked as
II Green was going to give them the
double-cross,
The Burns agency was In danger
of lo eng money and glory.
Andrew Green used his influence
to get the prosecutor TO assist him In
degrading Gilman. Jasnowski follow
ed Green like q servant would a mas
ter Green, knowing what the Burns
agency was. insisted that the door In
the graft chamber be arranged so he
could see the money pass. That was
not done. Green had been told that
Gilman was demanding money. Bren
nan did not tell Green that Gilman
was In favor OF the petitions. To bore
holes in a door was not part OF the
Burns scheme. Green never knew
that Brennan invited Gilman up 10
his office under the pretext OF getting
job for him. and jobbed him. This
poor man (pointing TO Glinnan) went
UP there in good faith and was jobbed
either by Brennan or Burns. That's
why the holes were not bored In the
doors.
Green arrived in the room early
and remained late. There was Tom
Gilman sitting on a chair and sob
bing out his heart for the degradation
that had come upon him. Green went
over to him and asked him to make
clean breast OF at all and he woult
help him. Wouldn't that offer appea
TO a criminal?
Attorney James Mcnamara. aftel
deyoting most Of his time. Wednes
day morning, to scathing arraign
ment OF William J. Burns, the AS
sassin OF character" who arranged
and sprung the aldermanic graz
trail, continued the final argument
in defense OF Honest Tom" Gin
nan, charged with bribery, Wednes'
day afternoon. by attacking the tes'
timony OF the other witnesses pro-
duced by the prosecution.
Concerning the part played by
Charles H. Jasnowski. assistan,
prosecuting attorney, in the I'm
QUESTION" of Gilman on the after.
noon OF his arrest, Mcnamara said
'If he Is an honest man, his ac-
tions show he Is too dangerous q
man TO be connected with an office
here In this county"
OF William Van Dykes testimony,
Mcnamara pointed out that the mem
DRY OF Thompson's attorney was
much better on the stand in the
present trial, two years and four
months after Glinnan's arrest. than
III was I'm the police court exam
ination which was held two months
after the arrest. IF he was an
honest man. why didn't he tell these
things In the court belowf" was the
question that Mcnamara put to the
Jury.
County Detective Duke" Coffin
also came In for his share OF the at
tack. He was not there to prevent
crime" declared Mcnamara, refer
ring to Coffin's presence In the graft
chamber on July &c. 1912. but to
aid and abet crime"
Glinnan's attorney stated point
blank to the jury that either Will
liam ]. Burns or Walter J. Bren-
nan placed the bride money in Glin-
mans pocket during the confusion
Immediately before or following
Glinnan's arrest. McNamara's ex-
PLANTATION OF Glinnan's long silence
two years and four months after he
had been "framed"-was the weak
est part OF his argument.
He knew the moment that he
felt the money In his pocket that he
had been trapped; that he was In
the camp Of the enemy: that these
people were there to send him to the
penitentiary." was the gist OF Nc
Namara's explanation. McNamara
insisted that Gilman, shortly after
his arrest did protest to Andrew Fl.
Green and to a newspaperman that
he was innocent. The testimony
does not show that Gilman ever de-
clared that he had been framed"
but made the usual declaration of
most every person In trouble. that
he was not guilty until he had been
adjudeed so In q court.
Walter ]. Brennan, McNamara
branded as pertnrer, declaring:
"His testimony ought not TO be re-
ceived by any honest man." Nc
Namara referred TO the defendant
frequently as Poor Old Tom" Gin
nan. Gilman is 40 years old. Dur
ing his attorneys recital Gilman
wept copiously and almost continue
ously. Members OF his family oc-
cupying seats In the second row at
the rear Of the court room, and In
plain view OF the Jury. also cried
into their handkerchiefs.
Attorney James Mcnamara began
hrs address To the jury Wednesday