The Detroit times., 1915-08-04
Hurt at Suggestion
He's Mixed TIP in
Graft Scandal
GOT MONEY BUT
1T WAS 'GRATUITY'
Stein Again Urges
Warrants for Alleged
ExtOrtiOnerS

Sidney l.. Alexander was ruffled
In spirit, Monday afternoon, when
he appeared in police court to in
vestigate allegations that Police
Justices Sellers, Carney and Stein
were investigating charges that
sid" had taken $3.50 from Albert
Kuhn, for obtaining the liberty Of
Clara Kuhn when she was arrested
as a disorderly. Alexander not only
admits that he received the money.
but just shouted 1t at the judges,
Monday, but he said. that was 4
gratuity. It wasn't . Fee"
Sidney was not at all ruffled
about that $3.50 business. But he
stated, in q very hurt sort Of way.
that he thought II was q secret. be.
tween him and Justice Carney. when
he made statement to the judge.
the morning Of July Is.
"And then" said Alexander. rails
ing his voice to a shout. II ind that
one Of the newspapers prints that
statement of mine. and tries to
make me out crook and CRATER,
and a blackmailer." b
"You knew that an investigation
was in progress?" demanded Justice
Carney.
mo, / didn't" said Alexander. 81
came in to you, Monday morning.
and made that statement to you. I
thought it was private. AS to any
investigation of the other fellows
kid Scheer and Max Goldman).
don't care anything about that. but
I thought that my matter was Sc
cret."
You admitted getting $3.50 from
Albert Kuhn?" asked Justice Gal
ney.
"Yes," said Alexander. "And I'll
tell you what got It for. For get
ting up at o'clock in the morn
ing. dressing, calling taxi, COINS
to police headquarters and meeting
Kuhn; talking with Inspector Good
going to Judge Sellers house. get
ting him out Of bed, getting re
lease and getting Mrs. Kuhn out
that's what the $3.50 was for. !
didn't pose as an attorney"
Didn't you demand the money,
as Kuhn testifies. and didn't you
also tr yto get his ring?" he was
asked.
mo, sir" shouted Alexander.
HE offered IL to me. He said he'd
be tickled TO death to pay more.
That was gratuity, that wasn't a
fee"
Didn't you tell Justice Sellers
that Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn were old
friends OF your family. when you got
the release?" asked Justice Gainey.
II did not" said Alexander. II
said Kuhn was friend of mine"
WAS he?"
"He must have been, to give me
$3.50"
Justice Sellers then testified that
Alexander did tell him that the
Kuhns were "old friends OF his fam.
ily," when he asked the release.
Alexander denied II. and also denied
Justice Sellers statement that he
was standing in the vestibule OF the
Sellers home when the conversation
occurred.
II never was In Albert Sellers
house." said Alexander, II stood out
on the porch. never stepped
across his doorway"
NOW. didn't you 60 to Kuhn and
ask for 800. and didn't you tell
him. and also tell Mrs. Kuhn that
for $3.50 you could have the case
quashed, as they testified"
II hope you don't think I'm 90
asinine as all that" said Alexander,
II did not. I'm far from a model
Of virtue. but I'm far from being
wolf, too. I'm not as black as
I've been painted. I've been paint.
ed as cheap blackmailer and q
crook and CRATER and"
HAS there been any charge made
to you. to that effect!" demanded
Justice Gainey, crisply.
Alexander said there hadn't.
For the most part. he made wan
dering replies to ell questions. He
drowned out the questions, many
times, with a food OF oratory, de-
crying the charges against him,
avowing his ability as an attorney.
denying that he had posed a. an
attorney. but always admitting that
he had received Albert Kuhn's $3.50,
while insisting that Kuhn had Just
thrust II upon him.
They took up the visit by Scheer
and Goldman and. Alexander. to
Mrs. Kuhn's home, where the al.
legged demand for $3.50 to quash the
case was made.
Scheer and Goldman had testified
that Alexander took them there In
taxicab that he had hired. that
he told them he was Mrs. Kuhn's
attorney.
Alexander said. Monday. that
Scheer and Goldman were not
friends of his. and that he did not
take them 10 the woman's house,
but that they went with him-a
rather fine distinction. He denied
their statement that he had posed
a. the woman's attorney.
"Whv aid vou m With than "a