Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-06
Midnight Mayor
Expected toLink
Reading toGraft
Boykin Is Witness;
Boeftcher Also Called
to Tell Of PayoHs y

Ulysses w. Boykin, once the
midnight mayor" of Detroit, and
former police inspector Raymond
w. Boettcher were to take the
witness stand today in Circuit
Court and tell again the story of
alleged graft payoffs TO former
mayor Richard w. Reading.
Their testimony was to be given
in the trial of Reading and So
others, many of them police Off
Gals. who are charged with con-
spiracy in the operation of policy
and numbers games In Detroit.
Boykin, a worker during Read
ing's campaigns, was to be the
first 10 take the stand and is ex-
pected to repeat testimony he
gave at the examination that he
delivered $1,000 to the former
mayor in 1888 from Everett /.
Watson, alleged policy king.
WATT READING SAYS
Reading refuses TO comment
upon Boykin's testimony at the
time of the examination in May,
1910.
"Wait until we get him for
cross-examination; he will ex-
plain everything" Reading said.
Following his testimony today,
Boykin will be examined by Read
ings attorney, Frank Schemanske.
Boykin was named yesterday by
Walter Norwood, confessed policy
operator and a states witness in
the conspiracy. as the man who
sent him to Reading to make a
contribution 10 the Reading cam
paign fund in 1893.
Norwood testified under cross
examination that he gave Reading
$500 for his campaign and was
told by Reading:
"Tll take care of you boys II
I am elected mayor"
BOTHERED BY POLICE
II met Reading on the third
, floor of the City Hall before
the election" Norwood testified.
II gave him the money and
talked to him about my business.
told him we were having
pretty tough time with the
police.
He then said he would take
care Of US II he was elected"
Norwood also testified that ne
made regular graft payments to
Y policemen In the Garfield. Hunt
and First precincts so that his
employees in the policy business
could pick up bets and bet slips In |
those areas. All officers named
by Norwood are defendants.
Accused by Norwood were:
Inspector Arthur Ryckman Of
Garfield station to whom Norwood
said he paid SIS in April and May
Of 1899.
Sgt. Ollie Gusney. Garfield. SIS
a month while on the cleanup
squad in 1896 and 1887.
Patrolman Charles McGrath,
Garfield, $40 month while on
cleanup.
Sgt. Charles Schemanske. Can
field. SIS month while on cleanup.
Detective William Simmons, S1Ol
a month in 1887 and 1893 and the
same amount to his partner, De-
tective Joseph Harris.
S25 PAYOFF CHARGED
Detective Sgt. Rex Smith and
Sgt. George Rutherford of Can
field, each SIS a month while on
cleanup during 1899
Detectives David Marshall and
Caster Peek. $50 a month during
1898 and 1889 10 be divided be-
tween them.
Patrolman Henry Garrett of
Garfield. $40 every three or four
months.
Patrolmen Alfred Perry and
Patrolmen Earl Moore of Hunt,
s. or $40 every two or three
months when they came around. Il
Sgt. George p. Frank, Garfield,
SIS month while on the cleanup
squad and the same amount to-
Sgt. Robert Allison.
Sgt. Fred Blum Of first precinct,
SIS in 1898 and 1899.
Lieut.. John p. Mccarthy, PATROL
men David Lester, Joseph Whalen
and John Aitken who were paid
various sums as members OF the
first precinct vice squad.
Sgt. Phillip Speace Of CanfieldI
paid various sums while on cleanup
duty.
Lieut.. John Hayes. first pre-
cinct, paid s. a month from 1885
until the beginning of the grand