The Detroit times., 1914-10-02
aCLINNAN IS FELLOW our
PEOPLE ARE SO ANXIOUS To
GET, BRENNAN REPORTED

ters and he thinks that I ought to
pass not less than $4,000 to Gilman
and then have Il 30 arranged that he
win be grabbed In the hallway by
two trusted plain clothes men that
the client would agree to get from
the commissioner (CrouD."
Mr.. Green IN his testimony denied
making any such suggestion.
.As early as May 10, were yon not
still singing Aid. Gilman out AZ the
particular man you wanted to get?"
II wanted to meet him. yes,' an
swered the witness.
"You brought some blue prints
from Kenosha. Wis. to impress on
Gilman that the Wabash wanted to
build car shops IN the Eighteenth
ward ?'' 4 49,
Yes. SIR"
THAT matter was not involved In
the petitionT
NO"
The next report was for May II.
From II McNamara read: Il am going
through with this committee meeting
as II II were on the square. want
to show q. (Glinnan) that have left
no stones unturned This will natu-
rally strengthen me In the eyes Of
Gilman and after the meeting Il will
simply be case OF reaching Aid.
Gilman by making the sum large
enough To catch him
witness Identifies Reports.
Brennan identined the reports. Nc.
Namara showing each report to the
witness before reading.
WAS II q part of the concession
for the Wabash for the roundhousei
Wasn't that the one thing you, were
going to offer money to the aldermen
forf"
a "That with the others.
Wasn't that the one thing?"
mo. SIR"
McNamara then showed Brennan
. report dated July g.. and read as fol-
lows: ~ wrote u Mr.. d. (Delano)
telling him Of the present conditions.
That's the trouble with this job; Il
looks SO much on the square that you
have to do II in a limited time. The
road IL anxious TO build roundhouse
on the concession ! am asking for.
The roundhouse II the part am CIV
ing the money for"
Mcnamara then asked witness II
on July 8 he remembered attending q
Joint meeting Of streets and street
opening committee.
: .'Yes. sfr.-z ~ = ~ ---- y " = -
.Didn't Gilman take up with you
that morning the matter Of opening
LAfayette.blvd., and wasn't he pleas
ant and didn't he assure you he was
willing to do all he couldT
.Don't remembers
.Dfdn,t Won say IN your report In
References to the matter I Just asked
Won about. This morning I attended
Z mint meeting Of the street and
street opening Committees In city
hall The matters now pending be.
fore council we're discussed and dur
OH Who asked mo Il would nsss
him a SprinRwells-ave. tomorrow
morning. he wishes 10 take up mat.
ter IN connection with opening Of La
fayette-blvd. He was very pleasant
and assured me he was going to dc
ali he could to assist the rOadr"
THAT 10 my report" said fsBren.
nan"
You testified on direct examina-
ton that on July IS you received .
telephone call. the .voice, you thought.
being 0lfnnansr Is n = "
II think that's correct
'.Now. didn't you so out to Gin
mans house that dayf"
.No. / went there only once, July
10"
Mcnamara then csllsd the witness'
Attention to his report Of July 13. then
he asked: Didn't you say at that
time" asked Mcnamara, reading from
report. that went out to Glinnan's
house but his wife told me he was ct
3 meeting somewhere: waited around
Glinnan's house for some time but he
did not show up. 90 thought would
cali him up sometime In the morn
mgr
Don't recall that ct all" said
brennan"
\ "Brennan's" report OF July ~ WAS
then produced and McNamara rad:
ANDREW H. Green, The client IN
this case, made the Following state
ment to me In the direc5prs' room IN
the Detroit club: The way matters
look Brennan, VIII have to run for
mayor and stop lot OF cranks from
running.
Objection was made to this By the
pfosecptor.
do yo4 seek to impeach Green
through this witnessF asked the
court.
McNamara explained that he had
asked Mr.. Green about the statements
contained IN the reDOrto. and that