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

degrading Gilman. JasnowslSi follow
ed Green like servant would a mas
ter Green. knowing what the Burns
agency was, insisted that the door In
the graft chamber be arranged so ne
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 q door was not part OF the
Burns scheme. Green never knew
that Brennan invited Gilman up TO
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 q chair and Sob
bling out his heart for the degradation
that had come upon him. Green went
over 10 him and asked him to make a
clean breast OF at all and he would
help him. Wouldn't that offer appeal
TO criminaly
Mcnamara then told how County
Detective Coffin "half-pugilist, haif-
wrestler" rushed for Gilman.
Green never heard Gilman make
any admissions In that ROOM" SAID
Mcnamara. Green could have heard
every question that was asked-it
they had been asked"
Green paid $4,000 to cruelty his
friend; no wonder he threw his arms
around Glinnan's neck when he saw
the dirty work that had been done
in that room four or Ave days before
July 26. When Andrew Green, the
hero OF the Cadillaqua celebration.
was riding down the avenue In q
chariot waving his hat to the multi
tudes. he had furnished the news
papers with all the information OF
the tragedy to come. because IL was
a tragedy"
McNamara's voice mounted to a
scream when he told how Gilman
faced the hostile people in the graft
chamber surrounded by all the i'm
plements of modern warfare
what good would II have done
Gilman to raise his feeble voice In
protest 2" shouted Mcnamara. Would
you? MOI"
"Any man that takes part In the
of life, character. liberty
and home OF fellow man, viii i've
10 regret IL. The canker OF remorse
will eat his heart out some day. We
don't have long to remain here; we
have no mortgage on the future. Inc
time will come when every man viii
think Of his past deeds.
1T cost Andrew Green $4,000
in money, Glinnan's friendship. the
Of his friends and the dis
pleasure Of his employer, Tor tine
part he played in this tragedy. HIS
actions were Infinitely below the very
thoughts OF a big man like Andrew
Green. He has regretted his treach-
cry to big-hearted. honest Tom
Gilman.
Mcnamara compared Green to
Lord Byron. the sadest man In his
tory. ;,
"Poor old Andrew Green would
give more today. II he could restore
Tom Gilman to the position he oc-
cupied before July 26, 1912"
Mcnamara next talked about Gin
mans defense in the case.
Eddie Schreiter tried to come
into this court and add his voice
against Gilman Schreiter wanted
for his confession
4 Mcnamara repeated the names OF
the witnesses called by the defense.
ending by saying:
"And we put Tom Gilman on the
Ill 4 q. rto a
cutor said he had no personal animos-
ity toward Gilman, yet he asked him
what property he had. trying to- show
that he had thousands. What did he
and? He found that Gilman had So
$50 worth Of property with two mort
cages on It.: mortgaged to bring NC
Gurn here--a witness that the prose
cutor should have produced.
"Glinnan told you In his homely,
simple way the STORY of the tragedy"
Mcnamara declared that Gilman
always worked for the best interests
OF the people. pointing out that Gin.
nan insisted on overhead bridges over
the Harbaugh-ave. crossing.
IF the Wabash had paid him 81 200
for his vote. would he have compelled
the Wabash to pay thousands Of dol
lars for overhead bridges when he
could have easily compromised on
one"
In telling how the signal was fash.
ed TO Burns In room 400 on the after
noon Of July 20, Mcnamara said that
McGrrn and Sheridan got the signal
and told Burns when they heard Bren-
nan count up a row OF figures.
do you mean to tell me that a man
like William j. Burns. schooled In
crime, could not have slipped $1,000
In Glinnan's pocket In the confusion ~
shouted Mcnamara.
That's how he knew the money
was IL Glinnan's left-hand outside
coat pocket. From the testimony In
this ease, William j. Burns Ii the
man who slipped the thousand dollars
In the outside coat pocket OF Tom
Mcnamara continued to make a
vicious attack on Burns. calling him
'veDal" and a destroyer Of char
acters.
III. even tried to destroy my char
acter," screamed Mcnamara In q rage.
The attorney for the defense was
allowed an hour. Thursday morning to
close his argument, but Mcnamara
took twice that long to recount and
the mind OF the jurors on
the important points In the testimany
of the defense after attacking the tes-
timony submitted by the prosecution.
II would have gone TO the ends Of
he earth as attorney for Tom Gin
nan To bring here every witness that