The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-28

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testimony. II corroborates the state
ments Of Burns and Brennan.
You have heard the attorneys for
the defense protest because former
Mayor Thompson brought Burns here.
They told you about the fine detective
force In Detroit all right. Detective
High, you will remember. was detail.
ed to go over to the Ford building on
July rs and heard Burns say some
thing about Glinnan's right and that
he need not talk. High gave you the
best Of his recollection after two
years. He saw Gilman hand over the
money which Burns demanded"
1T n very significant that Gilman
never made any protest to High AZ to
how the money came on him"
Frazer then recalled the testimony
Iof Andrew II. Green. Jr.
1T seems to me that Green got
cold feet when his friend Honest
Tom was caught In the graft net. The
result Is that Green's testimony 10 of
no particular value In the case. He
started on very bravely, bat after
Honest Tom was caught. II appears
TO me he wanted to get out Of the
whole thing"
Frazer read portions of Green's FAX
Extraordinary" conversation with Gin
nan sitter the alderman's arrest, ex-
planning first that Andy was Q sort
of character
III Green had not retained Monag.
han for Gilman. you would have seen
Monaghan on the stand denying
Green's statements"
Green also heard Burns warn Gin
nan Of his rights. The prosecutor
used Green's testimony to identity
before the jury the bills In the graft
roll.
Gilman never claimed In that
room to his friend Green that he was
jobbed and that the money was placed
In his pocket. What would you have
done under the same circumstances !
You would have said: I've been job
bed; It's an outraged
"Glinnan mad wit enough to ask
Green to GO nhis bail. n Gilman
had been an innocent, hoes. man. ne
would have protested to his friend
Green at that time. Gilman was Q
guilty man.
Gilman, when he struggles to find
q loophole and can't get out. what
does he say? Why, he says: oh.
hell. there's the money
the prosecutors ONCE was ignored
in the graft proceeding" said Frazer
leading up to Jasnowski's testimony.
place In the graft chamber when
Gilman handed over the money. say.
ing something about my first
money"
The prosecutor read his assistants
testimony at length to the jury. Jas
nowsh testified that Gilman admitted
to him having taken the money for his
vote on the Wabash petition.
"The testimony Of Jasnowski abso-
lutely demonstrates the guilt OF
Thomas Gilman" stated the prose
cutor.
He next took up the testimony OF
County Detective Duke" Conn, who
arrested Gilman.
Coffin substantiated much OF Jas
nowski's Testimony.
when Coffin arrested Gilman. he
did not say what for and Gilman did
not ask him. This Is most extraordi-
nary" said the prosecutor. Innocent
men do not submit to arrest without
knowing what for. Don't let this es-
cape your minds. IL Gilman had been
'jobbed.' would he have remained 81
lent on such damnable outrage for
two years and four months? Not un-
til his attorneys raised that cry have
we heard Gilman mention IL. That's
"a 81 a..
"Glinnan's actions on July &c are
not consistent as the acts of an limo
cent man. Gilman was never under
any legal obligations to state his de-
Tense, but It Is an extraordinary
thing that during two years and four
months, he never said a word, and
now he comes to the witness stand
and asks you to believe his story OF
being jobbed.' The Indignation of an
honest heart Is a greater force than
any law under the sun.
IF Gilman were innocent he would
have said In burst of Indignation at
/ the tine OF his arrest that he was the
victim OF an outrage. A guilty con-
science needs no accuser.
He told you that he did not make
protest In that room because he
feared he would be beaten up, but
among his friends he made no protest
that he had been Jobbed.'
IF some one came along and seized
you, took the bride money out Of your
pockets that some one had slipped
upon you, what would you do? Why
you would protest Indignantly. Glin.
nan never told II TO anyone, not even
TO his wife or his daughter. but stood
before this community for two years
and four months silent. II he was
an innocent man he would have seized
upon the first opportunity to proclaim
lit 10 the world. His story does not
wash. It's an insult to your common
sense.
m Gilman had been honest. be
would have put up fight In that
room no matter what the consequences
would be. and every cut and every
bruise would have been a badge OF
honor.
What does he do in his defense.
lie brings you 10 character Witnesses
Why? We do not deny, that up to