The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-11-08
Witness Says
He Paid Money
For Protection
Statements Of
Defendants Read
Into Record

For the first time since the trial
OF Richard ". Reading and So 9TH
ers. accused OF conspiring 70 OBJ
struct justice M, eight colored de-
ieotives. defendants IN the case.
were named as graft takers.
Tho men Rex Smith, George
Rutherford. Casper Peek Dave
Marshall. Earl Moore. Alfred Per-
ny. Henry Harriet and Joseph Har-
ris-- were named by Walter Nor
wood hotel owner and self-admit-
rod operator Of numbers and policy
houses Norwood was on the stand
Wednesday.
Norwood also told of the meeting
of The number house operators at
which time the operators agreed 10
reduce the price from 500 10 one.
10 son Ga one This vas done. he
said. 10 increase the payon from
1925 a month 10 $500 month.
This money WAS 70 be turned over
10 the prosecutor police and mayor
for protection.
Names Graft Takers
Tuesday Arthur Ryckman and
FIVE suspended police serrcants
were named as takers OF graft by
Harold Hardcman, former cm-
ployee OF Norwood Hardeman said
the money was paid for protection.
hardeman ted the court and jury
OF If that he paid Ryckman $50 on
two occasions These paymeuts. he
said. were made after scrgesnts
from Garfield station. where Ryck-
man was inspector, stated that
"Ryckman wants TO sec YOU
The witness said that the payofs
were made at Garfield and John r..
and on the order OF Norwood
Hardeman named former SER
gcants Carl Noubar, Thomas Nc
Manamon George $. Smith Fred
rick Blum and Marion Railiffe. as
graft takers. He said nc gave Neu-
bar So in 1889 McManamon $50;
Smith SIS Blum, $50. and Rat
life, S25.
Paid fOr projection
This money WAS paid IN the SER
gsants while they were members
Of the cleanup squad. He said
some OF the sergeants came TO the
policy house headquarters While
others were paid on The streets
When Hardemsn was told 10
identity the men, he could only
point out smith and Blum. He was
not positive about Ryckman and
McManamon.
Norwood also named John lBlon-
dyl Hayes suspended lieutenant, as
one whom he had paid. He said he
gave Hayes s..
The witness also said he had not
given Casper Peek any money. but
said he was with Dave Marshall
when he gave the money to Mar
shall.
OHara. following a long legal
argument with defense counsel.
won the right TO read into the
records the voluntary statements
made by eight Of the defendants
william n. Robinson. Alfred Gas
kill. and Claude Roxborough. all
legged partners IN the operation OF
the Bic Four number house Ledell
Williams and FLOYD Mitchell. re-
puted operators Of the Tia Jauna
and Interstate policy house: Louise
Thrower. Thomas Turner. and
Earl Cuzzcns, reputed employees OF
the yellow Dog policy and num-
bers houses.
Hardcman was asked TO step
down and point out the accused of
ficers among the defendants. Di-
rected by O'iara 10 look at Ryck-
man. Hardeman said:
I'm not positive ] know hint
looks like Ryckman."
Neither was he sure about his
Identification CT McManamon and
Neubar. although he was standing
nesr the suspended sergeants AZ
that time.
Hardeman said the racket was
operated in the Central and Can
field districts.
However. the defense attorneys
did win one skirmish. OHara with
drew a statement Of John Rox-
borough In which the defendant re-
fused 70 answer any questions.
stating that he might incrlminato
himself The statement was with
drawn efler objections by defense
fCoufinucd IN pnQe ~