The Detroit times., 1914-07-24
JEFFRIES BARES
BIG CRAFT In
RELEASE ORDERS
Negresses Say They Pay Money
TO big jim" Neyels and AM
other Negro
REGULAR TARIFF IS So
4 HEAD, They DECLARE
Justice Continues Probe and
Plans to Issue Warrants for
Pair

Police Court CLERK Howard Bow
man prayed detective Wednesday
night, on orders OF Police Justice +.
.J Jefrcs and obtained suiIicienj evil
dence OF the existence OF big graft
IN obtaining releases oil Negresses ar
rested as 4surdegies 20 warrant a
sort OF grand jury Investigation by
the Justice in night court, and TO start
action by the Judge that may result
in the arrest OF Big Jim Neveis, No
gro politician and bis alleged heuten-
ant, Negro named MCNeill
II is alleged That the pair have
made hundreds OF dollars in the last
few months out OF releases for women
al S. each
When 10 Ncgresses were arrested,
Tuesday night by Tree lance police,
and were discharged by Justice JET
tries because the police admitted they
had no evidence except that complaint
had been made against the place
whore tho arrests were made and that
The women were known as disorder
lies Jenries learned that there had
been much talk in the hall about pay
ment OF money for the freedom OF the
women. re- started a little investi
CATION and heard that Novels and
Mcneil were getting money for the
releases that were granted TO McNcll
when hc asked that Negresses held
by the police be- Gigen their liberty
"Wednesday night eight Negresses
We're arrested and In due time big
touring car with Mcneil in il, drove
NIP 90 police court and McNeill OBJ
tanned releases FOR the women lie
had an their names, which is one OF
the really remarkable things about
the release system as the women are
not allowed 10 telephone from the sta
ton when arrested
Clerk Bowman was told by Justice
Jefries 20 get in his auto and beat
Mcneil 10 the woman's station 10 see
what happened mp there First Bow
man telephones not TO release the
women until ne arrived The women
were just being taken out OF their
cells to be sent 10 court when he ar
rived often the women are held by
the police for "A hours and not sent
10 court which is held at night by
Justice Jenries for the very purpose
.ot foiling professional 'releasers' and
runners
Bowman. who was accompanied by
Charles Sahsone, a court interpreter,
approached one OF the Negresses,
Anna French OF No 80 Catherine-st.,
and said, i've got a police court re
lease for you, and for the others, but
where DO / get mine for it?'
why, Jim Novels will take care
IFv-a Oh Narl "a y
Wen settle with him and he viii
take care of you"
How much do YOU pay him. ask
ed Bowman.
give dollars" said the woman.
How many times have you paid him
s. to be released" asked Bowman
and the woman started TO become
euspiciuns and said why, | don,
pay him direct Ny man William
French take. caro- OF that
Tile woman was quizzcd by Justice
Iefr.es I'm his offlce when she appear
ed before him
She said she had been arrested
and released on payment Of IS, Sc
many times that she could1t keel
track OF the number She said that
only once she hadn't paid IS That
time she paid 49, She never under
stood how they happened to cut the
rate like that she said She TOLD
Justice Jenries that she never paid
Nevels directly. but when cross-ques
toned admitted that on two occa-
ions she had paid Mcneil So 10 get
ont OF the cell
Mary Parks OF 80 3S Catherine-st
was then 0uilzed by IN, Judge She
aid tuat dl The NeRresses under
stood that whenever they We're re-
leased from police stations thoy We're
TO pay Novels or his representative
s5 She said chat on one occasion
she had paid Novels Directly
That was abou! two months ago.
and she had been released from the