The Detroit times., 1915-08-04
ALEXANDER
IS PEEvED
over PROBE
Hurt at Suggestion
He's Mixed Up in
Graft Scandal
GOT MONEY BUT
1T WAS GRATUITY'
Stein Again Urges
Warrants for Alleged
ExtOrtiOners

ExtOrtioners
Sidney L. Alexander was Yufded
In spirit, Monday afternoon. when
he appeared in police court to In
vestigate allegations that police
Justices Sellers, Gainey 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 It at the Judges,
Monday. but he said, that was q
gratuity. II wasn't . fee"
Sidney was not at all rufnsd
about that $3.50 business. But he
stated, in very hurt sort Il way.
that he thought II was . secret, b.
tween him and Justice Carney, when
he made q statement to the Judge.
the morning Of July 20.
"And then" said Alexander. RATS
ing his voice to q shout. II nnd that
one OF the newspapers prints that
statement OF mine. and tries to
make me out crook and CRATER.
and a blackmailer.
"You knew that an Investigation
was in progress?" demanded Justice
Gainey.
mo, I didn't" said Alexander. 81
came in to you. Monday morning.
and made that statement to you. ]
thought 1t was private. A. 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 q Sc
cret."
You admitted getting $3.50 from
Albert Kuhn?" asked Justice Cal
ney.
Eyes," said Alexander. "And I'll
tell you what I got II for. For get
ting up at 1 o'clock In the morn
ing. dressing. calling . taxi, going
to police headquarters and meeting
Kuhn: talking with Inspector Good
going to Judge Sellers house, got
ting him out Of bed, getting . 70
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.
"No, sir" shouted Alexander.
HE offered 1t to me. He said he'd
be tickled to death to pay more.
That was gratuity. that wasn't q
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.
81 did not" said Alexander. IT
said Kuhn was friend Of mine"
was he?"
HE must have been. to give me
$780,"
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 1t, and also denied
Justice Sellers statement that ne
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. I 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 testifedf"
II hope you don't think I'm 90
asinIne as all that" said Alexander.
II did not. I'm far from q model
Of virtue. but I'm far from being
q wolf. too. I'm not a. black ~
I've been painted. rye been paint
ed as a cheap blackmailer and .
crook and a CRATER and"
HAS there been any charge made
to you, to that effect!" demanded
Justice Carney. crisply.
Alexander said there hadn't.
For the most part, he made wan.
dering replies to all questions. He
drowned out the questions, many
times. with flood Of oratory. de-
crying the charges against him,
avowing his ability - 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 Schser
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
a 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 TO the woman's house,
but that they went with him
rather fine distinction. He denied
their statement that he had posed