The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11
Namara Reveals His Hand
He Continues Hot Griling
of Detective Burns on
Bride Story
MES OF SEVERAL OTHER
ALDERMEN DRAGGED IN
18th Tells of Conversations
With Lynch-Deimel Fig
ures, Too


at the Gilman defense will use
me Of Its main points. the fact
Aid. Gilman was favorable to
Wabash petitions from the first.
before money was talked OF. and
bribe money did not change his
on the petitions. was indicated
Fsday, during the cross-examina-
Of Detective Walter ]. Burns,
reference to his dealings with
Deimel, at the time Of the trap
of the aldermen.
ing into every transaction and
hing that, Burns had with any al.
IAN, after his arrival In Detroit,
rney Mcnamara made the wit.
finally admit that Aid. Gilman
not the first member OF the coun-
Ehom he met, as he had testified.
met Gilman May 81, and Burns
tied that on May 10 he attended
Getting of the streets committee
met Aid. Vernon, Heating, Zoeller,
npson, Knapp and Hindle.
ow you say that you were mis-
b when you testified that Gilman
the first alderman You metz" ask
cNamara.
had forgotten said the witness.
h. It's SO easy for you to forget"
amara snarled, and Prosecutor
Ter shouted an objection to the
rk.
on are insulting and brow-beat-
the witness In a shameful man
said Mr.. Frazer, and Mr.. McNa-
shouted back across the table,
amt insult this witness"
Attorneys In WranoIe.
e attorneys got into noisy
lyle, and Judge Phelan angrily
posed: Gentlemen. I'm respon-
to the public for decent, order
ial OF this case, and I'm going to
II. I'll have no wrangles and
rels."
hope you'll succeed with Mr.. Nc
ara" said Mr.. Frazer. with a sly
ou'll have no trouble with me"
Mr.. Mcnamara, "but--"
II have no trouble with either OF
said Judge Phelan, shortly. PRO
Q witness was questioned about
meetings he had with Aid. Keat-
He said all he ever talked with
ine about was some property that
alderman wanted to sell to the
ash, for about $4,000.
was exorbitant," said the wit
q. Allan's name was brought In.
he given by Mayor Thompson to
ctive Burns.
fis name was given to you by the
br as q man who could be bribed,
you didn't 60 to see him at all;
didn't your asked Mcnamara,
the witness said he was too busy.
all the stories OF Brennan's talks
sdickers" with various aldermen,
rney Mcnamara delved most
Nv into those concerning Aid.
ch, Rosenthal and Deimel, par
Tells Of Talks With Lynch.
he witness had to be shown his
b court testimony before he re-
kbered that he called Lynch on
telephone. before visiting him In
ch's saloon. The conversations
Lynch, who was released In po-
court, were gone over; witness
az that he offered Lynch SlOO,
Lynch said 1t wasn't enough
= Burns returned two days later,
July IS, when. according to the
Jess, they finally came to q
think II was 5000 or $780," said
witness. He admitted that Lynch
mot come to get any money, and
hs next saw lynch In the prose-
YRS ONCE, the night OF July 20,
"a Lynch was arrested.
You asked him to come and get
money!" asked Mcnamara.
res. but he made some evasive
wer," said Burns.
Fitness said that Aid. Zoeller,
Ise name was Or Mayor Thomp-
3 list, never came to see him, IN
Sonse to telephone call.
3 said he never met Aid. Watson.
er. though Watson was arrested
HE conspiracy charge.
Id. Merritt and Ellis, he also had
ar met, he said, and he said he
er had any talks with Aid. O'Brien
rhev were all In the mayors list?''
Mcnamara.
| don't recall" said witness. II
II think they were."
Didn't you testify, Wednesday. that
kson was on that list?" was asked,
| don't think / did"
hen Attorney Mcnamara shifted to
httack on Burns for his action. In
Ing to the original petition for the
ling Of Seventh-st., paragraph In.
ling vacation of Congress-st for q
kk. at grade. from Sixth to Seventh.
|rhe original petition didn't ash
kT demanded Mcnamara
Inc witness said II didn't.
You and Eddie schreiter added
kr
Res."
ft was surreptitiously put In ?"
Mr.. schreiter said II would be per
by al right" said the witness. 81
|sested II, and he said II would be
right"
Main Line Of Attack.
Phen Mr.. McNamara launched into
main line Of attack. leading up tc
bntention that Detective Burns had
tked to induce aldermen to commit
he. and to also open up the conten'
} that the money he forced" upon
IN, was not an influence on their
-, but was paid after the votes
been cast. and had not even been
missed before the aldermen had
70 mp their minds favorably to the
bash petitions.
During the six weeks up to April
you had found. IN your investiga'
nothing vrongf' McNamars