The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-14
NO GRAFT IN
JOB, SAYS
D|NGEMAN
Denies Stories of Get
ting Fees From
Sal0Onkeepers
PAPERS DRAWN
IN HIS OFFICE
Pay, Though, Goes to
Clerks, Not Firm
Members

III anyone wants TO make trouble
about 1t, I'm perfectly willing to
throw up the job. II means a lot Of
hard work and a considerable loss
OF money for me to be head Of the
liquor committee"
So spoke Aid. Harry J. Dingeman.
when asked about reports that legal
papers In connection with the sale
OF saloon properties and the trans
fer OF licenses we're drawn up In his
law Office.
Aid. Dingeman frankly admitted
that several of these papers had
been drawn In his Office, but denied
that he had received money there
for. or had had anything to do with
the transaction.
The men come to me because I
am chairman Of the liquor commit
tee Of the council, and they feel
that they can get on the inside
through me-" said Aid. Dingeman
They come to me continually for
advice. have made II a practice
to answer their questions quite free
ly. They have asked me, for In
stance. to advise them as to the best
way OF buying saloon property,
and have told them TO make a
small payment down and then wait
until after May 1. to see II the II
cense was granted.
Sometimes O man has been with
me for an hour. asking questions,
which ! have answered. Whenever
he has asked me how much he
owed me, have replied that he
owed me nothing. / have refused
to take money for my advice, though
/ have given considerable of my
time. Sometimes the man leaves q
cigar on my desk; sometimes he
doesn't.
Men have come to nae and have
asked me to draw up the proper pa.
pers OF sale for transfer OF H.
cense, and | have always refused
while have been a member OF the
liquor committee. Naturally, they
ask me to refer them to someone.
l have told them: There are three
lawyers in this office who are cap
able OF drawing up your papers; take
your choice In that way, Joseph
A. Moynihan, Arthur Schueler and
Robert ]. Hanley have done consid-
cradle of this work. Two of these
men are employees OF the ONCE, on
salary, and pick up whatever bust
ness OF their own they can get on
the side. The third has no connec-
ton with me, except to have once
room in my ONCE. am not inter
ested in their business or their
fees.
II have been very careful. while
have been on the liquor commit
tee. to keep free OF any connection
with sales or transfers of saloon
properties or licenses. have clients
In other matters who are in the
liquor business, but they are not
people who came TO me because of
my connection with the liquor com
mittee. I don't know why | should
be called on to give up part Of my
regular practice because OF my off,
ciai position.
have lost practice because OF
my connection with the liquor com
mittee. One II my clients. brew
er, threw me down because the COM
mittee failed to grant license TO
one Of his customers"
Augustus 4. Schneider, who APP
peared before the liquor committee,
Tuesday morning, saying that he
had bought the property of saloon.
keeper and asking that the license
be granted him. said that he had
had Attorney Schueler draw up his
papers.
Did you talk with Aid. Dinge-
man about it," he was asked.
Il don't know Aid. Dingeman.
Which one is he?" asked Schneider.
Two other men who applied for
licenses on transfer Of property
were questioned. One said that his
papers were drawn up by a notary