The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-11
HIATT Gilman FAVORED THE.
WABASH DEAL BEFORE CASH.
FALK LOOMS UP AS DEFENSE

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Ito make q test" said witness.
ITO take bribes. that's what you
mean by test isn't itf" demanded Nc
Namara. and witness said II meant
that.
Then Mr.. Mcnamara gained >admis.
sions from the witness that up to May
a when the petitions were presented,
he had found no corruption among
the aldermen. Burns said he had
heard "rumors."
"oh!" snorted Mcnamara. "Rumonsi
And from whom"
From Mr.. Gull, of the Wabash"
said the witness.
"And he is dead. now" said McNa-
mara. shortly.
The witness said that was true.
Then when you introduced those
petitions, the purpose of them was for
setting TO bride the aldermen" was
asked. and witness said II was.
.Then. up to June 80. did you talk
about money to any aldermen" de-
handed Mcnamara.
Witness said Theisen was the only
one. on June 80, and he had also talk
ed with Eddie" Schreiter.
Schreiter's Jackpot.
"And right away Schreiter wanted
$6,80Oy"
For q jackpot, yes" said Witness.
..He said he would put the petitions
through for that?"
Eyes, but told him wouldn't Jack
pot It."
Later he offered to 40 1t for S..
TOO? But you refused. and called on
all negotiations with him?"
Eyes, on July 1. think"
Then you went on, In your own
way. Did you ever intend to give Ed
die Schreiter a dollar"
well, we had different talks and"
said witness, hesitating. -.
did you ever intend to give EDDIE
Schreiter q dollar" Mcnamara IN
sisted. and witness said. We'll, no..
Then Attorney Mcnamara took
hard whirl at Detective Walter ).
Burns. wage-earner Of Wayne county.
He brought out that Burns quit the
Burns National agency, Dec. 81, 1917
and went on the payroll OF the county
OF Wayne. at $8.25 q day, which ne
drew, until March 10, 1914.
What for?" demanded Mcnamara.
Just waiting for these trials? And
II was necessary to pay you 1916
day, all that time, to have you hang
around town waiting for these trials!
TT was my livelihood. and they paid
me-" said Burns. 1t was at the sug-
gestion of the prosecutor"
Can you tell me just how much
you have received from this county.
waiting around for this trial? was
asked, and the witness said ne
couldn't tell.
Question Stricken Out.
About the hardest job you've done
was drawing your pay, wasn't lit"
asked Attorney Mcnamara, sarcastic |
ally, and while Prosecutor Frazer was
to the remark, which was
stricken from the record. Burns an
swered calm and smiling, "Oh. that |
wasn't very hard.
Mcnamara then took up the deal !
ings of Burns with Aid. Rosenthal, |
the witness stating that Gilman had |
suggested Rosenthars name, and that |
the mayor had said, too. that Rosen- |
thai would stand test"
The witness said he offered Rosen- |
thai 500; that the alderman demand
ed 5000, and he settled It that way.
right there, In Rosenthal's liquor
store, July Is He told Of giving Ros-
enthal 5000 "for his VOTE" on July rs.
Aid. Deimel's case was then taken
up, and q main line OF defense was
revealed In the questions. The wit
ness said he called Deimel up, July
Is, and that Deimel came to the once
July 20 and got his 500. For his
vote" the witness added.
The petitions had gone through"
Mcnamara asked. "You hadn't talked
to him about money before July 1877"
The witness said he hadn't.
But the petitions were passed on
July 9, and July 1877"
The witness said they had been.
The Cedar-st petition passed July
8 before you had arranged to pay any
alderman for his voter"
"Theisen was the only one I offered
money before July g." said witness.
Following up the reference to Aid.
Theisen, McNamara drew from the
witness that he had suggested the
payment Of $500 to Theisen, and that
the latter had agreed TO the PROPOSE
ton, on June 80.
ITO whom did you pay money, on
July rs, and In what orderf" asked
Mcnamara. and tn ewitness replied:
aid. Theisen, Tossy. Ostrowski, Ros-
enthal, Mason. Walsh, Broso and
Deimel."
The witness admitted that he did
not take any of these men to the
door and hand them over to oflcers.
Gilman was the only one that that
was done within" was asked, and the
witness said he was.
Burns said Gilman and Schreiter
were the only ones who came to his
once on July Is. He said Schyeiter
came with an onicer, after Gilman
was arrested, and that Schreiter said
that II he hadn't been tipped on" by
the appearance Of Detective High, ne,
too, would have been trapped"
Got Money From Green.
Now that money was given to you
by Andrew Green. btu you didn't In
tend that any OF the aldermen should
keep It, did your" was asked.
Witness said he didn't know whay
was to become Of II, except the Gin
nan money. and he admitted that pr
rangements had been made to take
the money away from Gilman ~
soon as he received It.
After long prelude about The petit
tions, Burns anxiety to have them re-
ported out Of COMMITTEES, and admis-
sions by the Witness that Il was abso-
iutely necessary for him to have the
petitions reported out, In order that
he might spring his trap. Attorney
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