The Detroit times., 1917-07-18

o~11ns n they had ever appropriated
q their own use money received az
1nferoof on county funds. County
Cork Milton Oakman sent two re
S1les. one covering his record as
6eriR and the other referring TO
~ work az county clerk. In each
go. Oakman declared that all mon
( ~ entrusted 20 him were deposited
n commercial accounts which drew
- interest. Similar replies were re
c.ived from William Teagan, CHER
clerk of the justice courts; Henry
n Nichol. circuit court commission
-. lanes n. Glover. clerk for Com
missioner Nichol. Charles NJ. John-
non. clerk for Circuit Court Commits
aIoned Samuel l.. May Gufman u
Atm awaiting replies from George
N CASTOR. former sheriff Otto Stoll,
resister Of deeds; Judge Henry ;:
Hulb.rt. of the juvenile court and
Commissioner May
Former County Treasurers Moef
Ter. Stein and Vergouw have ADMIT
ted that they tonk tax interest mon
Nv and have stated that they were
,esdv 10 return il. Prosecutor Jas
nowski has told Treasurer Green 20
lose no time in accepting~the money,
Noeller saws the amount he received
from this source totals $l,Ss2.1r
The determination OF Prosecutor
Jssnovski and Police Justice Hes
ton 10 permit no delay in the prose
cufIon OF Anthony J. Kloka on the
charge Of embezzlement OF funds IN
the county treasurer's Office, has al
ready stirred up a bitterness be
tween opposing FORCES which is Ger
tain 10 become more serious as the
legal fight develops.
Kloka, after spending seven hours
in Ward | OF the county jail, Iues-
day. was released az o'clock IN the
evening on $4,000 bail. furnished
by Joseph and David Ncderlander
and accepted by Judge Connolly. he
complained bitterly of the manner
in which he had been rushed thru
By Justice Heston and Assistant
Prosecutor Keidan.
Kioka no sooner turned his face
from the bench after his bail had
been raised from $4,000 10 sl5.Voo
than he was served with a summons
and led into the grand jury room TO
testify. To tell what Kloka did in
the grand jury room cannot be a
violation OF law, because II Is we'll
known that Tony" gave no informa-
ton of value, contenting himself by
telling the inquisitors that he had
hired q lawyer.
Attorney Eugene l. Mistersky, 20
whom Kloka looks for guidance,
openly charged Tuesday that the
Office was guilty OF
breach Of professional ethics when
II obtained a warrant and sought 10
Kloka after he had furnish
ed SIC. 900 bail 10 secure his freedom
for one week. Mistersky declares
that the prosecutor knew he and his
associate, James A. Murtha, were
leaving the city the day that bail
was given.
They waited until we were on
he boat, en- route 10 Buffalo. and
hen they issued a warrant" he said.
II Is regarded as probable that
xloka's attorneys will make every
Mort 10 have the police court ex-
animation next Tuesday before some
'ther justice than Heston. Heston,
lifting as a grand jury. has inquir-
q into many phases Of the county
scandal, sno lie admitted
tuesday that his knowledge OF re-
,ent Developments convinced him
hat an increase Of bail was proper.
Kloka, while complaining about
ne manner In which his case was
,eing hurried, intimated that others
would be involved. let the rest
II them worry" be said III get
tut Of this"
Two former county treasurers.
Sheriff Edward F. Stein and Auditor
r. Moeller. were witnesses
before the grand jury Tuesday aft
srnoon. II Is expected that County
Treasurer William n. Green, Jr.,
will be summoned Wednesday. 9th
ers who testified Tuesday were John
II. Smedley, former clerk in the
auditors Office, now chief clerk in
the treasurer's Office; James c. Pin
son. Clarence Carpenter and VIII
liam J. Lambrecht. OF the treasur-
er's Office.
II will not be known for some IN
tie time whether the grand jury
tentatively ordered by the circuit
Judges Tuesday Will actually be sum
moncd The jury Is TO be called
only n the supreme court decides
that the recorders court has no au-
thority in the matter. The supreme
court meets July 2s TO hand down
some decisions. but there is no as
surance that the one affecting juris.
diction on the matter Of grand Jury
inquiries will be included.
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