The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-07-30
ECON men SAY PAIR +.
USED name OF SELLERS
IN THREATENING THEM

them, but finally ordered lVV. ihes
were delivered soon afterward, {. u
d. Epstein wanted a mouths time
on them. Thereupon Goldman threat
ened TO sue him unless he paid i'm
mediately. He made out a check Ia
the Judge Sellers Cigar Co. 1T isn'i
US you're monkeying with--it's Judgs
Sellers he says Goldman told him
Another saloonkeeper on Hastings
ST., who asked that his name be
withheld, said that Goldman and
Scheer approached him with the
Judge Sellers cigars, soon after Jus
tice Sellers election. and gloated
over the fact OF Justice Jeffries' de-
feat.
Can that talk" said me saloon
keeper I'm a friend OF Justice
Jeffries."
We'll. you've got to buy some
Judge Sellers cigars" Goldman told
him. You're the only man on the
street that hasn't bought any. Youn
want some favors OF the judge. and
We can get them for you If you buy
some Of his cigars. Hes president
Of the company"
II don't nave 10 ask for favors.
the saloonkeeper replied.
Finally he ordered $50 cigars
Then Goldman began TO run down
Judge Jeffries. calling him vile
names. This angered the saloon.
keeper, and he tore up the order
and ordered the men OUT OF his
place.
Another saloonkeeper said that
Goldman and Scheer had approached
him In the same way.
"Jefries is down and cut" they
said. We're the kings OF Hastings.
Ut. now. We can get anything we
want from Judge Sellers. Come
through. now. II you want anything
done for you"
The saloonkeeper ordered IO0
cigars. and when they arrived, C. o.
D. he told the bearer that he didn't
want them on those terms, and re.
fused 70 accept them.
Goldman ana Scheer further an.
gered the Hastings-st. men by run
ming down the Judge Carney cigar.
which has been having quite q sale
In that neighborhood. This cigar is
manufactured by Norman Bros, of
Detroit. The Normans say that Jus
tice Gainey has no interest In the
cigar: that after his appointment,
they pointed out to him that several
judges had had cigars named after
them, and asked him, as favor, &c
be allowed to name one of the cigar,
which they handled the Judge Gain
ey cigar. The Judge Sellers ciga,
men told the saloonkeepers that the
Judge Carney sigar was no good
was . rope" and that the man fol-
whom Il was named was no better
Inasmuch - the men with whom
they were talking we're good friends
Of Justice Gainey, this tald did them
more harm than good.
Justice Sellers complained, Wed
nesday. that he had been given un
fair treatment In reports Of the case
Of Harry Cohen. pickpocket. who
was much surprised when he was
told that Judge Sellers had released
him on his personal recognizance
and said that he had paid 1890 te
bondsman to secure q $500 per
sonal bond.
The insinuation has been made
that ! did not do my duty" said JUS
tice Sellers. When a case passes
out Of my hands into another court
as that one did, It is not up to me
to fix bond. II the police depart
ment believed that Cohen should
have been held under bond. Inspect
or Lally should have demanded 1t
and the other court should have
named the amount of the bond.
am Hing to answer for any mis-
ttdAc my Hdhe, Dul 10 not cart
to be blamed for the mistakes Of
others"
Chief Deputy Sheriff John "
Smith was subpoened, Thursday, b,
Police Justice Gainey. TO appear be
fore Justices Stein, Sellers anC
Carney, Friday afternoon. al
O'Clock, relative to a published state
ment that he could name 10 per
sons who had police court releases
for sale, and there are probabl.
more"
| IF he has such information, "
want 1t for our investigation" sal
Justice Gainey.
Chief Deputy Smith is said I
/ have given that information to Go,
. Ferris. who proposes to make an IL
vestigation of his own, into release
by the local police courts
Police Justice Stein readily a,