The Detroit times., 1914-10-22

"He said, Tom, you're not a crook:
you're an honest man." said the wife.
and the statement sounded pathetic
and appealing.
Mrs. Gilman answered the few
questions Of the prosecutor In tear
choked voice.
Your health is not very good?"
mo, SIR"
That's all then. don't care to ex-
anime you further"
Mrs. Gilman remained In the court
romo with her daughter and Mr.. Glin-
mans sister. She asked for q glass
OF water and appeared to be In very
nervous state.
Arthur j. McGurn. former Burns
operative, was the next witness called.
/ He said he worked for a railroad as
a stenographer In Montana. Return
Ing to Chicago he took a position with
the Illinois Central railroad. He was
employed by the Pinkerton National
Detective agency, resigning TO handle
q case himself. He was private de-
tective and real estate agent before
joining the William ]. Burns Co. as q
dictagraph operator.
He came to Detroit In that capac-
ity on May 6. registering at the Cad
lilac hotel and reporting to Brennan
at room No. 400 In the Ford building.
He was in charge of room No. 40S,
the New England Historical so
cietys" office.
II was put on SHADOW work. fol.
lowing q hxer. Then was told to
get spot on Aid. Gilman" said Nc
Gurn
"Mr, Brennan gave me the alder
mans home address. had list q
the aldermen that needed particular
watching. Other aldermen were
Checked on as being all right. The
purpose OF the sheet was that We
could get acquainted with the alder
men we were to shadow.
| Some time after went to get a
spot on Gilman. was told to get
the names Of all the members OF the
families OF the different aldermen"
did you get spot on Glinnan?"
| Yes, l saw him come out of o
house with punch bowl or some
thing like that. shadowed him from
that day nearly to the day OF his ar
rest. found that he came down.
town on q Fort-st. car and got on at
Griswold-st. about 10 a. m. picked
him up downtown and let him 60.
when he got on the car again that
afternoon"
Then he was shadowed around the
various places downtown"
| Eyes"
| did you In your shadow work as
certain anything that Aid Gilman did
that would create suspicion In your
mind?"
The prosecution objected to the
question.
| McGurn then told how he shadow
ed Gilman when he went to lunch
and back again.
II never saw him do anything
| "I object" shouted Frazer.
Again McGurn tried to get In his
Testimony over the objection.
I'm all my shadowing ! did not
see him connected with anybody or
do anything"
81 object" again interrupted the
prosecutor.
The Judge attempted to help the
| witness complete his testimony and
finally McGurn managed to state
that he never saw Gilman do any
thing that aroused suspicion.
watch all the people Gilman
talked with"
Yea"
"Prior to the day Of the arrest
were you doing any other work."
'T received instruction as to what
was. to do with the dictagraph. On
July IL. I was taking notes, with Mr..
Sheridan, Of the conversation be-
tween Brennan and Gilman"
Tell US OF that conversation"
'sThe dictagraph had q busxing
sound and we did not get all the
conversation. There was nothing In
connection 70 rhis vote on the Wa
bash petitions.
"Brennan asked him what he
thought would be q fare salary for
. position and Brennan suggested
800 q month"
Mc0urn was asked II he shadowed
anyone connected with his own once.
mo" he replied.
About . week before the arrest.
ne said. he went out 20 Greens
house and remained outside while
Green. Brennan and other gentle
men were supposed to be inside in
conference.
He did this again during cadil-
llacQua week.
Revertins again to the converse
tion Of July II. Kennary asked the
witness: "on July IL. did you hear
lehman say anything to Brennan
about HIS previous work on the Wa
Ibashf"
"Yes. ne told Brennan about his
own services. what ne did and 20
on"
Mcourn's name Il on the informa-
tion IN the case. but the prosecutor
Iexplained several dnys ago that he
had besn unable . Ut hsid q him.