The Detroit times., 1914-10-24
Taking of Testimony Ends Sud.
denly, Prosecutor Offering
No Rebuttal Witnesses
JUDGE CONNOLLY LAST
TO TAKE THE STAND
Declares That No Promise of
Immunity For Schreiter
Was Made

Arguments in the Gilman bribery
case will begin before the jury, Mon
day. Court will convene at the usual
hour, 8 o'clock. Prosecutor Frazer's
addresses-he will open and close
will likely be brief. as his work In the
case from the start has been char
acterized by brevity Of speech. On
the contrary, a long address is ex-
pected from Attorney James Nc
Namara, chief counsel for the de-
tense. Mr.. McNamara's opening state
ment to the jury was classic, and
the fact that the defense begged for
a recess Saturday, SO 1t might work
Saturday and Sunday on the prepar-
alton of arguments, indicates that Nc
Namara will wind up his strenuous
fight on behalf OF Gilman with a SUI
preme oratorical effort. Judge Phe-
lan's charge TO the jury win be-
lengthy. The case will likely 60 TO
, the jury on Tuesday, but, possibly, not
ltill wednesday.
The Gilman trial came to an abb
rupt ending, Friday afternoon, when
Prosecutor Frazer. echoing the words
OF the counsel for the defense, said:
And We rest our case, your honor
cutor would use some rebuttal wit
nesses, but before the afternoon ses-
sion. the prosecutor explained that
no attempt would be made TO again
place Eddie" Schreiter on the stand,
as the court would likely rule out his
testimony because Gilman, on the
stand, was not allowed to testify to
conversations he had with Schreiter
prior to July IL.
Miss Grace Gilman, daughter of
the defendant, collapsed as the jury
was filing out of the court room, hav-
ing been temporarily excused at the
end Of the testimony. Mrs. Gilman,
who with her daughter and Aid. Gin
mans sister, has been In constant at
tendance In the court room since the
day she and her daughter testified IN.
Glinnan's behalf, was also prostrated.
Aid. Gilman sobbed as he assisted his
daughter and then his wife from the
court room.
Judge Connolly was placed on the
stand by the defense, Friday after
noon. He said Hugh Shepherd, the
former prosecutor in the case, had
asked him what assurance the court
would give that Schreiter would get
some consideration from the court as
tthe result OF his confession. The
Judge said he told Shepherd that the
court offered no consideration to any
man. Charles III. Jasnowsk, assistant
prosecutor, was not present during
the conference In the prosecutors Of
| fee, said the Judge. This last state
ment bore out .Jasnowsli's testimony.
McNamara introduced the com
plant In the conspiracy case to Ak
tire time OF Judge Connolly's confer
ence with Shepherd John McGarry.
newspaper reporter. testified that at
the request OF Shepherd, he asked
William b. Thompson, then mayor. 10
see Judge Connolly relative to getting
immunity for Schreiter. McGarry did
not know II Thompson went TO the
Judge. Frank H. McNamara, steno9-
rapher, employed by the defense dur
ing the trial, swore to the authentic
| ity of his reports. Portions Of the
transcript he prepared will be read
| In the final argument Attorney Ken
nary, for the defense, then informed
the court that Mr.. Shepherd had told
him that Attorney William Van Dyke,
a witrfess In the case, had made q
statement detailing HIS connection
with the aldermanic graft investiga-
tion. Prosecutor Frazer said the
statement was not In his possession,
and over the telephone Van Dyke In
formed the defense that he had never
made such statement.
Contrary TO expectations, former
Prosecutor Hugh Shepherd and Ed
ward T. Fitzgerald. mayors secretary
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