The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-19

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Il object to the prosecutor standing
there interrupting like a parrot yell
ed Mcnamara.
Burns finally said that he thi.w
Turner and his dictagraph out OF his
office.
Mcnamara also mentioned case
In Kenosha, Wis. In which two Burns
operatives were arrested on account
OF their conduct In case.
In regard to another case mention
ed In the Seattle Times. Burns said
there was no truth In the story that
his operatives attempted to put up a
Job" on q woman.
Burns alleged speech In Ann Ar
Dor was also brought In by the de-
tense. The detective denied saying:
II ever there was lot OF crooks,
they are private detectives preying on
society"
Il would make it stronger than
that" he said.
The witness and Mcnamara again
exchanged personalities and the judge
had to rap for order.
The prosecutor then took the wit
ness on redirect examination. He
took up the Seattle Times reference
and Burns began voluminous expla-
nation that was cut short by an OBJ
lection. Burns said that the editor
OF that paper attempted to block an
investigation conducted by him and
was indicted. Since then, he said. the
paper attacked him. He said he Ia
still employed In New York, despite q
New York newspaper story to the con-
trary.
In the Kenosha, Wis, case the wit
ness admitted that one of his opera
tives had>some trouble there and was
arrested and convicted. He denied
knowledge of western homicide
case in which the defense charged his
operatives got In wrong"
In New Orleans. Burns admitted,
two Of his operatives had stolen dia-
monds from the jailer, while In the
jail working on a case. Burns said
the arrest Of the crooked operatives
was caused by his branch manager
In New Orleans, and that both were
sentenced to six years In prison
Burns took slap at his rivals, the
Pinkertons, when he attempted to ex-
plain how he came to be dropped
from the association OF police chiefs
He also went on to say that investiga-
tons made by him In numerous cities
had angered the several chiefs of POI
lice and that they were hostile to him.
Burns also said that several of his
operatives were arrested In Pitts
burgh while investigating voting
frauds there. He attributed, their ar
rest to spite work on the part Of the
then chief Of police.
In reference to his activities In the
famous Frank case. In Atlanta, Ca,
Burns attempted to go into lengthy
explanation, but was halted by Nc
Namara's objections. He finally ex-
planned that he was cited to appear
in court for advising that Negress,
a witness, be taken out of the city
to keep her away from the police.
He said the case against him was
dropped after an investigation by the
court.
Just before adjournment, Attorney
Mcnamara made another demand on
the prosecutor for "Brennan's" re-
ports on the graft investigation. The
~ TIC buBBobGOu VI the
court, served q subpoena duces tecum
on the prosecutor. Thursday, for the
production of the reports. The sub
pena was returnable Friday, but the
did not produce the re-
ports. Mcnamara asked the court to
order them produced.
"Mr. Frazer has informed me that
he has never seen the reports you re-,
fer to, and I suggest that you put him
on the witness stand" said the, court.
McNamara protested that he did not
want to put the prosecutor on the
witness stand, and renewed his plea
that the judge order the reports pro-
duced,
The Judge was obdurate.
Il know just how want to try
this CASE said the Judge. II want
the prosecutors answer on the wit
ness stand under oath, 30 that 1t will
show In the records. II the reports
are In his office, will order them
produced"
Mcnamara then announced that he
would quiz the prosecutor, Saturday.
unless the records were produced be-
fore the opening Of court. The de-
Tense wants to cross-examine both
Burns and Brennan" on the reports.