The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-11

~ NICE and getting the warran
1oeor. The same rule VIII Apply Y
anv one else who may appear u
have been guilty OF participation II
any form of graft in the city Of
county government"
The prosecutors sharp order
name when two OF his assistants
Paul W. VOORHEES, and Harry b. Nhef
6an. visited him at his home Iues
dav night. after day OF investiga.
fion In the Office OF the county audi
tors. Police Commissioner James
Couzens brought The sessions IN inc
auditors office 10 dramatic climax
by walking in Unexpectedly Win
John smedley, deputy county treas
urer. and a former accountant IN
the auditors Office Mr.. COuzens de-
elared he had been Informed that
there was "rottenness' in the ar
fairs I'm the county building
bitter argument followed, IN
which Auditors Gutman and Buhrer
told Couzens he could have done
no more TO protect the people thail
they did. Couzens asked about l.
o. us that are said 70 have been
found in Klokas desk, ebout sys-
fems OF checking accounts, and
about practises in other ofiices OF
the county which he said were not
M 10 the standard OF good bust
ness.
allow about sll 900 that~was paid
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blunt question.
Gutman and Buhrer promptly told
him he had been misinformed
Gle was thinking about a check
for $1,000 signed by Robert Oak
man. which was found In Kloka' :
desk on July I, tho II had been
given 10 Kloka in March and was
never cashed." said Gutman. Tha'
check Is not In payment OF any debt.
II was left there by Mr.. Oakman 70
cover taxes on batch OF land con
tracts. the exact amount OF the tex
not being known at the time h
called. don't know why Kloka did
not turn that check In 10 the cash.
Ter. You'll have to ask him about
that"
GutInan turned bitterly upon
Smedley, declaring IL was he who
gave the Information which prompt
cd Couzens' insinuating question:
Smedley was employed by the audi
tors for several years. and was Civ
en- q position OF high responsibility,
why didn't you tell us when you
were in our employ that things were
wrong" demanded Gutman. why
did you wait until you went with
Green into the treasurer's office be
fore you found It necessary TO
talkw
Auditor Buhrer came down 70 his
once Wednesday with fire In HIS
eyes, declaring he was waiting for
an opportunity 10 meet Smedley,
I'VE trusted him and gave him a
responsible position" said Buhrer.
"Why didn't he tell us II he knew
anything was wrong7'
II came TO light during the search
for evidence on which the kloka
warrant will be based that four
whole pages had been ripped out OF
Kloka's land contract tax receipt
book. Others had been pasted in.
Kloka was called In last week 70
explain why the records had been
torn out.
Because the real estate firm that
wanted 10 have the contracts re-
corded didn't have the money" said
Kloka TO Gutman and Buhrer.
"Why IN Gods name didn't you
Just mark those pages void instead
Of tearing them out2" asked Gut
man.
Roka blandly asserted that II
would have been better to do that,
but he had made an error OF judg
ment, he supposed.
Immediately afterwards, the audi
tors learned that the real estate firm
had paid the taxes, amounting TO
about $1,000. They covered assess
ments on more than 100 contracts.
Aid. Herman Schultz, chairman
Of the Wayne county board Of SUI
pervisors. has called a special meet
ing OF the board for next Tuesday
morning. The call was left Tues.
day night with Chief Deputy County
Clerk John w. Smith. Schultz is
preparing a resolution demanding a
full Investigation OF all county
ofices. The alderman did not know
when he determined that the meet
Ing was to be held that Jasnowsk
intended TO act. II Is possible that
the prosecutors move may make the
special session unnecessary
County Treasurer William II
Green. Jr., said Wednesday that the
accountants who audited the books
In his ONCE would submit their re
port before the end Of this week
He said Mr.. Couzens had assured
him that he would meet the ex
penses OF a more thoro auditing Il
II is necessary.
Green denied he had made any
insinuations OF graft in other de
partments of the county govern
ment.