The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-21

nan. ] dat mean 70 do anything
wroas. I wouldn't have had any
thine 10 10 with him II he hadn't
told me that be and his company
we're segng toybe On the square.
~I'vs ut . wife at home. and two
ch1IAPsa. both married. and one
oSundchil1. This will kill my wife.
rye always borne . good reputation.
! haven't toa4 thorn anything about
this. bat ! got . telegram from my
son, this morning. asking me what
was the matter. and n he'd better
coune a. wired him not TO come,
but Z eot another saying that he
wos starting"
1lafoonh tired blue eyes looked
out from under his bushy eyebrows
palhstically 40 he told his story. H.
complalned of pain. He 10 not well.
ana the night in the police station
ha1 been torture to him. he said
70 Justice Sellers. Matson said
he could prove the statement which
he had made In his publication. He
listened to the reading Of the war
rants with his mouth open as II
drinking In every word.
IL don't want u do what Amt
right he said. but wouldn't Ike
to say anything about those things
TIN I talk with lawyer"
After swearing TO the warrants
Mr.. Ayres returned TO his once.
The detectives say that II was in
,imated to Mr.. Ayres that Matson
would cease his attacks on him for
81. 900. and that Mr.. Ayres was pre-
pared to turn over that amount. but
that Matson weakened when IL came
TO the demand. and asked for only
$500.
Matson had also attacked Mr..
Ayres' brother. Otis Ayres. of Big
Rapids. referring TO him as a Saliva
tion army captain and declaring that
he also was under Indictment.
Mr.. Ayres issued the following
statement. Tuesday afternoon;
Myself and associates in the
board of directors Of this company,
a trustees for hundreds OF thou
sands OF dollars Of trust funds, quite
naturally could not affard to submit
the company or ourselves TO the re-
curing demands OF blackmail and
biackmaflers. Mr.. Matson has on
occasion In the past tried 10 extort
money under the guise Of patronage
and otherwise. and when we refused
to have anything to do with him. ne
carried out . yelled threat OF pub
some scurrilous matter in
rsls ton 70 some members Of my fam
~, ana IN . garbled statement OF
untruths. Included myself therein.
He also publishcd . garbled state
ment OF the financial allAirs Of this
I have this morning en-
tered complaint in two indictments
asainst him. one for extortion and
bIsckmafl. and the dthsr for libel in
with the publication OF
these malicious and untrue state
nents.
.Our board Of directors took the
positioa some months aso that this
should Ill be investigated. and Mat
sOn put ont Of business Tor all time
% come. In this connection. We con-
suited Roy J. Kelly. locaf manager
for the william J. Burns information
n detective agency. Mr.. Kelly and
his men immediateiy began work On
lAe case. with the resuIts - already
Published.
Great credit II due Prosecuting
Attorney Jasnowski' and his FIRST A.
Distant. Mr. VOORHEES,, and a. well to
County Detective Conn and City De
tectives Golden and Bandemer for
the able manner in which the case
vas handled. All Of these gentlemen
the hnal attempted extor-
ton and blackmail. The public and
the Insurance fraternity owe Mr.. Jas
n0wshi and hiA assistants . debt Of
gSafitude.- t.