The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-07
|LINNAN DEFENSE FIGHTS
EVERY inch AS DOODLE CASE
FINALLY GETS UNDER WAY
Ia Witnesses Giving Testi-
|oay to Formally Prove De-
PENDANT an Alderman Are
Grilled Hard
kAFT MONEY WILL BE
RODUCED, SAYS FRAZER
omfses To Show Actual Bills
Taken From Honest
b Toms" Pocket

AOm'S rocket
n mch-oy-lnch fight will be made
the defense In the trial OF Aid
mas p. Gilman. Of the Eighteenth
a charged with accepting a bride
1000. July 26. 1912. from Detective
tier J. Burns. for his vote approx
tho closing OF Seventh-st. for the
bash railroad.
Her more than two years Of lega
D0hng, In which every technically
seized upon to keep the case from
ng to trial, 1t finally got away to q
start at 10 O'Clock SATURDAY.
ning In Judge Phelan's court.
ndrew H. Green. r.. manager Of the
vay Process Co., who financed the
p % test the honesty" Of the al
men, was In court. He had been
nmoned by cable while touring Eu
q and his prompt action In answer
the call and speeding back here
' vented him from being caught in
Whirlpool Of war In Europe.
Petecttve Burns was also on hand
former Council Committee Clerk
ward r. Schreiter, an important
uess also under Indictment, and
on heavy bail. appeared In court
did not remain. AS soon as the
prs took their seats Attorney James
Namara formally renewed his mo.
to quash the information. and his
llenge to the jury array. Both mo-
! hs were denied by Judge Phelan
That the $1,000 taken from Aid.
imam In the Ford building July 26,
=. when Detective Walter ]. Burns
lang his trap to ensnare alleged
Pdling aldermen. Is still In the pos
sion Of the prosecutor, and did
a disappear, az was rumored, some
( 10 ago, was indicated by Prosecutor
kssr In his opening address to the
y Saturday.
We will prove that Aid. Gilman
epted bride Of $1,000 for his vote
the proposition Of closing Seventh.
on July 20, 1912. and we will show
the money that was taken from
J l." said the prosecutor. "The mon.
! consists Of ten $50 bills. twenty $50
=. and ten $40 bills. Mr.. Gilman
handed the money by Detective
rms. Then he was led to the hall,
J placed under arrest.
Il Mr.. Gilman will hand you the
ney which he received in the other
Inn said Detective william j.
rms, who was In the next room. and
Gilman took the $1,000 from his
cket and handed II over" nss
Prosecutor Frazer reviewed the al
manic scandal Of 1912 as It affect
Aid. Gilman.
bhas. A. Gadd, secretary of the
hrd Of Education. who was chief
n In the city clerks ONCE at the
be- Of the scandal, was the first wit
%, City Clerk Lindsay. being en-
led with recounts, as member OF
; canvassing board.
3add was to be perfunctory wit
ss, to show by the records. that
Imam was an alderman. But Attor-
y Mcnamara quibbled even on that
Stimony, questioning Gadd sharply
the dates, and indicating that the
! story of battle OF technicalities
~ drag the case along. as usual.
buy l.. ingalls,. deputy city clerk,
e another witness of the same sort.
Again Attorney Mcnamara objected
every question, and Prosecutor Fra
sarcastically remarked TO the at
k-ney, do you deny that Gilman was
alderman In 1927"
Fl have right to plead my case as
choose" Mcnamara shot back.
well, I'll ask you to admit that
innan was an alderman in 1872"
nd the prosecutor.
fT1l admit nothing" said Attorney
eNamara, curtly.
Then Prosecutor Frazer offered
hny excerpts from the journal OF
y common council to prove that
|innan was a sure enough" alder.
In. as alleged.
ingalls, was still on the stand when
jurt adjourned, at 1915 o'clock, to
Bnvene again Tuesday morning at 3
clock, when daily sessions will be
bid until ] p. m.
Attorney Mcnamara took UP the
oss-examination OF ingalls, at noon,
Id Immediately made another effort
have the case come to an untimely
hd, by objecting to the information,
b the ground that in the examination
Gilman no reference was made to
(reet closing petitions fled after
lay s, 1912, while the present infor-
lation takes In petitions filed In
lne. month later.
Alters long wrangle, Judge Phelan
scided that he had already ruled on
- question, In allowing an amended
lformation. on which Gilman had
BEN arraigned.
The interest shown in the case, so
out. was expressed In the
of Saturday morning, when
Eactly Il men and two women, aside
-om those Immediately engaged In
he trial, were In the courtroom. A
lass OF people that packed the hall
'ays was present when the case was
aken up in police court, two years
30.
County detective Conn explained,
aturday. the mystery Of the missing
loney."
assistant Prosecutor Jasnowski
nd took the monev from the safe In
he prosecutors ONCE. and transfer.
"a II to q strong box IN the Union
rust Co. safe deposit vaults" he
aid. Nobody but Jasnowski and !
new where II was. Prosecutor shep-
erd may have thought II was stolen.
at we have had II safe every min.
e."
i.