The Detroit times., 1914-11-02
TEN ALDERMEN
APPEAR TO FACE
GRAFT CHARGES

S~e " sss 49,!
cuscr dat he was ready and willing
20 proceed with the other cases.
Gilman, freed OF the bribery charge
'act week, still faces Q conspiracy
charge. He was In court with his at
torneys. Monday morning. Former
Aid Louis Brozo. Louis Tossy. Mar
tin Cstrowski. Andrew Walsh, Joseph
Theisen. Alois Deimel. Frank Mason
and Dayy Rosenthal face bribery and
conspiracy charges. Aid. w. II. G.
Hindle Is charged with having agreed
to accept \ bribe and Eddie" Schrei.
ter Is indicted on the conspiracy
charge alone.
The bribery cases were called first,
and then the conspiracy cases.
Louis Brozo's name was ~ the top
OF the clerks list His attorney.
Thomas II. Chawke, said he would be
ready In Q reasonable length Of time.
The court explained the purpose Of
the order was merely to find out when
the prosecutor and the defendants
would be ready for trial. The order
erroneously stated that the defen-
dants were to be In court, Monday.
"for trial" Attorney Chawke stated
that he would be ready about a.
soon as the prosecutor was. providing
he was not In court on another case
at the time. Jasnowsh said that 4
would take the prosecutor at least .
week to 90 into the merits Of each
case.
When Louis Tossy's name was
called, the former alderman walked
lup TO the bench and said; "I'm here
your honor. and willing to lace trial
at any time"
81 prefer to talk TO the counsel oi
the defendant" said the court. At
torney John p. Scallen. of McNamars
& Scallen, announced that he
would be ready to 90 ahead with the
case Immediately. McNamara and
Scallen also represent Andrew Walsh
Kennary is associated with them In
the Gilman conspiracy case % hs
was In the graft case.
"Your honor" said Assistant Pros
ecutor Jasnowski, ''if the court 10
cedes to the demands Of the defsn
dants to 90 TO trial at once. we VIII
proceed with the cases, Of course"
ooh no you won't" replied the
icourt. II am not trying these casei
at the attorneys table below.
merely want the records to show thai
the court IL ready to 60 ahead with
the trial of the cases ct once"
Attorney Henry rorler, appearing
for Frank Mason, said he would not
be ready for trial in less than three
weeks.
"You have had two years time in
which to prepare your case" observed
the court mo further delays will
be granted by this court Az soon as
the prosecutor II ready. we will pro.
ceed with the utmost diligence
Forler explained that he would like
to 60 over . number Of points brought
out In the Gilman bribe trial before
taking up the Mason case.
Ormond r. Hunt, defender Of Davy
Rosenthal, stated to the court that
In view Of the decision In the Gilman
case, II would be waste Of the tax'
payers money to bring Rosenthal Ia
trial. He then made Q motion Of oh
lection and protest to setting the case
for trial.
Il am going to appeal to the judi
cial branch Of the government to STOP
this farce tragedy said Hunt. He
wanted to argue his motion right
then and there. The court suggested
that he walt until the prosecutor Il
present, Hunt then interrogated th<
court regarding the eligibility Of thu
jurors that were drawn In the Gilman
case. Judge Phelan cited the Ste
phens case In stating that the Jurors
OF the July term would not be eligible
In the other graft and conspiracy
cases. adding that the 80 remaining
names left OF the special drawing OF
200 for the Gilman trial could not
be used.
II am Of the opinion that we had
better be on the safe side with the
supreme court and keep away from
those already challenged In the Gin
nan case" observed the court. I'VE
ought to have o new drawing OF 500
names. We will have new levy for
each case"
In response to . remark mad6 by