The Detroit times., 1914-09-17
famous Detective Relates on
the Witness Stand Story of
the Setting and Spring
of Graft Trap
LEUTH NOT FEAZED
BY McNAMARA'S FIRE
0urt's Ruling on Admissability
Of Schreiter's Testimony
\ Still Held Up

Beu 10 nave walked, testtned In tns
innan trial. Wednesday. He arrives
the court room early In the morn
3. and lost no time In apologizing u
osecutor Frazer for failure to be OF
nd Monday or Tuesday. claiming
kt press OF business had detained
n
The prosecutor had said that he In
hded to finish the examination o
mer Council Committee Clerk e
Schreiter before putting Burns OF
stand. but as Schreiter's testimon,
been halted on the objection o
defense that he cannot be allowed
testify to conversations with Gin
prior TO July IL. 1912. the date o
alleged bride bargain between thu
ermen and Brennan" Mr.. Frazer
ally decided to put the noted
uth's story before the jury at this
be-.
Burns made a fne impression on thu
mess stand. He has all his inform
on at HIS finger tips. and his an
ers are rapid and concise. He In
Is on each question being pu
rarely to him and frequently inter
bted Attorney Mcnamara Il
highten out minor point In thu
timony.
Attorney Mcnamara wants to ampli
his citation OF authorities In sup
Il OF his contentious relative to the
Illusion of Schreiter's testimony ant
ruling OF the court may not bt
EN- for several days.
burns took the stand shortly aftel
O'clock. He said he resides II
Nv York and Is president OF the
j. BURNS International Detective
,ncy. He said he first met Gin
In the Ford building on July 26
cribing how Gilman entered the
&c, supposedly belonging to the
bash railroad. and was directed Il
q q seat near the window.
4 told Mr.. Gilman that lie was
Ter arrest, and that he did moi
he to make a statement unless he
hted to-" said the detective. 81
him that the investigation had
n going on for some time, and
movement to clean up mum
Alities was going on and"
object" roared Attorney Nc
mara. I'VE don't want to hear
Of his lecture"
The statement was ordered stricken
n the records.
lr. Burns enumerated the persons
the room when Gilman was
bped--members Of the prosecutor
30 and several Burns operatives.
ttorney Mcnamara objected when
ms stated that he was Informed
Eddie" Schreiter had left the
ding and ordered him brought be-
him. The objection was over
ID.
detective Burns went on to describe
arrest OF Gilman in the Ford
ding Office and how the rotund
srman on demand extracted the
be money from his pocket and
ded IL to the witness. saying
( In my life" The witness then
ted that he turned the money over
the local officers who were In the
20 to be properly marked and held
evidence.
answer to q question from Attor
Mcnamara, Mr. Burns said that
did not personally mark the bills
Rough he give directions to have
assistants take the serial numbers
ttorney Mcnamara then took the
1ess.
answer to questions, Burns said
was born In Baltimore. later NOV
to Ohio, and was So years old.
% went into the detective business
81. Louis. In 1888 or 1889. Previ
to that he was In the tailoring
mess with his father.
When did you graduate into the
active business?"
object to that line OF question
said the prosecutor. and the
Dtion was withdrawn.
urns said he worked at the detec
business In Columbus In 1885
later In St. Louis. He was In
Ellington In 1893, investigating
frauds. This work sent him to
Francisco and Portland, Oregon
How did you first come to Detroi,
investigate alleged graft scan
,Y
received a letter from Mayor
Pmpson, and telephone com
hication from Attorney Van Dyke
anne In response to the telephone
sage. arrived here around Feb
L912. went to Mr. Van Dykes
20 at MS request
DID Van Dyke tell you he wal
resenting the mayor"
Yes"
Mr.. Van Dykes Office, Burns
he conversed privately with At
ley Van Dyke.
What was the conversation?"
II. Frazer objected, and became
thy when Mcnamara referred Il
ms. alias Brennan" a "hiret
ne attorneys started to wrangl,
the Judge hushed them by re
king. Gentlemen, what's In .
az after all?" A.
object to Brennan being callet
hired man by Glinnan's hiret
a." reared Frazer.
urns made an ideal witness, an
ring all questions In a calm, ever
20. His answers we're short ant
the point.
he judge allowed Burns to mar
the conversation with Van Dyke
told him that there were per
ent rumors that some of the cit,
Gals were corrupt. In a latel
with Van Dyke and Mayo
)mpson, the mayor stated that tn.
ple OF Detroit were urging rail-
de TO provide adequate freight "a
ties, and that the railroads salt
was imrcss'ble 10 DO 90. because
was necessary to bribe the coun