The Detroit times., 1917-07-11
4nth0nuJ j. Kl0kQ Arrested as Defdultey
POLICE after SECURING CITY FOR
HOURS NAB FORMER TAX OFFICIAL;
GRAND JURY WILL Be SUMMONED

tens OF checking accounts. and
about practises In other Offices OF
the county which he said were not
up 10 the standard OF good bust
ness.
How about sl1 900 that was paid
out for l. O U's?" was Couzcns'
blunt question.
Gutman and Buhrer promptly told
him he had been misinformed.
"He was thinking about check
for $1,000 signed by Robert Oak
man. which was found In Klokas
desk on July /, tho IL had been
given 10 Kloka In March and was
never cashed." said Gutman. That
check is not In payment OF any debt.
II was left there by Mr. Oakman to
cover taxes on n batch OF land con
tracts. the exact amount Of the tax
not being known at the time he
called. ! don't know why Kloka did
not turn that check in 10 the cash.
iar You'll have to ask him about
that"
Gutman turned bitterly upon
Smedley, declaring II was he who
gave the Information which prompt
cd Couzens' insinuating questions
Smedley was employed by the audi
tors for several years, and WAS Civ
en- a position OF high responsibility.
"Why didn't you tell us when you
were In our employ that things were
wfong?" demanded Gutman. why
did you wait until you went with
Green into the treasurer's office be
fore you found IL necessary TO
TALK"
Auditor Buhrer came down TO his
ONCE Wednesday with fire in his
eyes. declaring he was waiting for
an opportunity 10 meet Smedley.
we trusted him and gave him a
responsible position" said Buhrer.
why didn't he tell us IL he knew
anything was wrong?"
II came 20 light during the search
for evidence on which the kloka
warrant will be based that four
whole pages had been ripped out of
KlokR's land contract tax receipt
book. Others had been pasted In.
Kloka was called in last week TO
explain why the records had been
torn out
bfAdNNF AIt AFhA fNAAAF ila ~ At"N
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 out?' asked Gut.
man.
Kloka blandly asserted that it
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 20
about 81 500 They covered assess.
ments on more than 100 contracts.
Aid Herman Schultz. chairman
OF the Wayne county board OF su-
pervisors, has called 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 n resolution demanding a
full investigation OF all county
offices. The alderman did not know
when he determined that the meet
ing was 10 be held that Jasnowski
intended TO act. II is possible that
the prosecutors move may maketho
special session unnecessary.
County Treasurer William II
Green. Jr., said Wednesday that the
accountants who audited the books
in his Office 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 more thoro auditing N
| II Is necessary.
Green denied he had made any
insinuations Of graft in other do
partments OF the county govern
ment.