The Detroit times. [volume], April 16, 1917, NOON, Page PAGE 3, Image 3

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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1917,
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FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTORIA
police spy
IS HELD US
SUNTOTER
R. D. Williamson Is
Arraigned in
Police Court
SENT REPORTS
TO COMMISSIONER
Couzens Admits This
But Denies Hiring
Private Sleuth
R. D. Williamson, private detec
tive and professional a trike breaker,
known to union men of Detroit as
•Rnake Bye” Williamson, was ar
raigned Saturday morning b<*ore
Police Justice Seller* on a charge
of carrying concealed weapons.
Williamson, arrested for threaten
Inga man with a pistol Friday even
ing at Mtrhlgnnave. and Sixteenth
at., startled police circle* by declar
ing he waa the paid agent of Po
lice Commissioner James Couxeoa.
engaged to spy on member* of the
Detroit police department.
Me dared officers to lock him up.
ind threatened them with dismissal
front the force, declaring he would
bring the wrath of the commlsalon
• r upon their heads.
Justice Sellers fixed bail at ff>oo,
two sureties. when Williamson
pWaded not guilty, lie sel the date
of the examination for April 20.
Williamson was ordered under ar
r» -t by Assistant Prosecutor Sid A.
Rrwin. after he had stated In the
presence of numerous officers that
he was a police spy, and that he
had ’’the goods” on sereral lieuten
ants and plain clothes officers He
said th«* commissioner promised
him SlO a day for his work and
that he already had submitted s bill
for I2T<> to the police department
for his services.
"Did you get money from the
commissioner or from the <W>part
m*-nt?" he whs asked Saturday.
"Writ, I've never done any work
for nothing yet." said the strike
breaker detective.
While Williamson was
taigned Commissioner Couten* was
busy denying that hr had promlaed
any money to the private sleuth
He admitted however, that William
son had sent 11 or 2d reports, re
nults of hia Investigations, to him.
"I never promised him any mon
ey," said Couzens. "He c-atpc to me
about three weeks ago and told me
a lot of stories about some of the
highest officers fn our department,
including even Supt. Marquardt. I
told him to bring me in the proof.
I told him I did not want hint to
shadow any of the men in this de
parttn- nt I made It plain that I
mas cone* med with nothing but the
conduct of officer* since the time I
be< ante commissioner
"He began sending In report*
about gambling operation*. Y*-a, 1
did make tie*- of these reports In a
I read them and then I asked
Lieut. Hayes of the clean up squad,
abouf the places referred to in Wil
liamson s reports.
"Hut only on one occasion did
Williamson turn In a report about
the personal conduct of an officer.
That mas a piece of second handed
gossip and could not be proven.
"When l saw all tbcsu reports
come In I began to grom- su«pic|oua
I ahd asked Williamson tho first
time I in* t him what he whs golnt
to charge He said. What-ver you
think It's worth ’ Yesterday, sfter
he mas arrested. I asked him In the
presence of Sups. Marquardt, Chief
of Detectives Fox and others wheth
er or not I had ever promlred him a
penny. 1 showed him the bill his
company, the Metropolitan l>etec*
tlvo agency, had sent to me.
"He said no agreement had been
made, and he said I could tear the
bill up If 1 wanted to, and that’s
about what I propose to do, for he’ll
not get a cent.”
Officers of the Metropolitan I»etec
tlve agency Saturday morning de
nied that their firm had any connec
tion with the operations of Friday
afternoon and they admitted further
that they had no agreement with
Mr. Couzens
Williamson was general manager
of the detective agency. His ser
vices with thl* concern will cease
as soon as arrangements can be
made, according to a statemen'
made Saturday by R T. Seeberr
secretary-treasurer of the agency
Peeberg called upon Mr. Couzen
rnd repudiated any connection whh
Williamson's actions He admitted
he had forwarded the bill but said
that he did not authorize William
-on to do the work.
Williamson says he pointed th
revolver at the man Friday as a
' bluff” to get evld-nce in a divorce
ci -* Officer* of The Metropolitan
igency declare th*v do not hanih
dtxorce cases Mounted Patrolmen
Fred V'. Hrealln. who saw WfHUu
«--n point the pistol at the man. aay
he also saw the man hand a roll
of bills to Williamson. Williamson
quickly returned the money wh* n
hr saw the officer approaching. ac
cording to Hrealln. Rrestln's state
ment Is corroborated by Patrolman
Herman ErSie. who was with Bros
Illi.
Williamson says he accused tin
man of being a German spy and
that the fellow became terrified and
thrust the money into hla hand and
donly
Hrealln and Brke deny this.
"The story the fellow told at
Trumbull station waa that William
son ran up to him while he was tn
the company of Joseph Roche, who
works for Williamson Roche
picked this man up on the streets
and Invited him to have a drln'c
Williamson looked at Roche aud
paid, 'What are you doing here?
You know you're a counterfeiter
and you know 1 sent you to prison
10 years ago. and I can do It aga .i
Is*t me see your money.’ Roche
Lulled out his money. Williams* u
then told the other man to pull out
his roll ."
Officer Rrke is regularly on duty
at the Michigan Central station He
declares there have hc-*-| numerous
complaints lately about two men
who arc* preying upon stranrers with
various kinds of film flam games
The man who was threatened bv
Williamson was not held by the po-
Hce. He had bought a ticket to
Cincinnati and was eager to re*
there because his mother was 'll
he said
Doth Williamson and Roche wer**
arrested When Williamson said be
was In the employ of Couzens and
suggested that etther the comtiil*
sloner or Rnpt. Marquardt be no
titled, officers In charge at the
Trumbull station washed their
hcifds of the affair by sending *h«
prisoners to police headquarters
From there they were shifted over
to the prosecutor's office, William
son all the time declaring that h<
was the agent of Couzens
When Assistant Prosecutor Krwln
finally ordered Williamson held, tl»
private detective enlarged upon nt
rlory to the extent that he mas the
commissioner's spy and that he h <1
gotten evidence against various of
ficers.
Tho Erwin ordered the prisoner
locked up. Couzens released hit t
without notifying Krwln.
"Why did vou release William
son*" Couzens was ask**d
"I released him Just as I ha\e
released Penny Falk- the gambler,
and others whom f know will ap
pear In court in the morning." was
bis answer.
Williamson ha* had a stormy •*.;■
re* r In Detroit, and tl know n amona
•.imon printer* as "Snake-eye" Ho
came to I>ctro!t during the printers'
t irtke atiout 10 years ago, and be
came superintendent of a non union
•hop. His conflicts with the union
men have resulted Id several fights
end police court cases
He has also worked for the Rr.
I loyers’ association In advertise
ments of hi* detective agency h*
emphasizes the fa* t that he w.i*
with this association 10 years. It Is
said that he was at one time em
ployed by the Ford Motor company
to spy on Investigators, but Mr.
Couzens said he could not remem
ber having engage 1 hint for thCs
work.
While his chief was freed. Roche,
the operative, remained In a c**ll
over night pnd all day Saturday
QUARTERMASTERS
CORPS CLOSED
TO APPLICANTS
.WASHINGTON. April 14 —Kiam
(nation for places in the quart* r
masters' officers reserve corps has
been discontinued indefinitely us
the corps has received more than
the needed number of applications.
This corps Is distinct from the line
officers reserve corps for which no
order for discontinuance has been
Issued.
Detroit Electrician Asks
An Opportunity to
Fight L-Boats
E
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H - HL H
DANIEL MOIR
(ktniel Molr, of the electrical de
partment of the Ford Motor com
pany, who enlisted In the United
States navy and left with the naval
militia Thursday, took with hint two
letters of recommendation from the
Ford company, one addressed to J
F Tumulty, secretary to President
Wilson, and nnother to 'osephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy. Hotit
I- tfers asked that Mr. Molt be given
•*n opportunity to use his electrical
knowledge r*nd experience, with n
recommends Mon s hat he be placed
cn a tot *do boat destroyer as elec
trician He Is said to be unuaualh
. ffineni and just such a " <n as tbr
ntvy most n**ods in submarine wsr
fare.
Mr. Moir is said by hla friends U*
l»e a witty, clexer young man who
might easily have m*d*‘ hts name
a* a comedian. He can sing, dance
snd recite He posse«ses the quail
He* of mind and fearleaancsa'of an
Irlah mother and Scotch father.
With him. a member of :he naval
militia, wmi hla friend and neigh
bor, Donald Pound.
DETftOH TIMES
POLICE GET
DATA ON CAR
CONGESTION
Couzens Turtis Over
Hundreds of Reports
to Council
SHOW SERVICE
IS INADEQUATE
Cars Stop as Required,
But People Can’t
Get On
Police Commissioner Couten
Saturday submitted to Mayor Marx
and the public utilities comroltt**
of the city council data concerning
sir**-' allmay operation In Detiou
that shows the inadequacy of th*
servu* provided by the D. U. It
The information is in th» form ol
report#, nearly a thousand of them,
mad*- b> policemen on the order <>l
the commissioner Every line of
the D 1 R., including Interurban
tiansportatlon, is covered in Hi*
data, which bring* to light In n
startling m*nn*i the ajßfarent neg
lect of ih D I* R to give the pub
lie satisfactory -eivlce.
Msvot Marx v ill h.ivc the report
consolidated for piescntatioif in
concise form to the common couu
ell. They w ill be used as a baai •
for compelling the street railway to
"Jack up" its service In certain part
of the city.
A particularly outstanding featur
of the reports Is the lack of a aufli
clent number of cars in the ear!>
hours of the morning and late lu
th** afternoon to properly provld
for the public. Cm* make the stop
«s provided for by ordinance, bu
the data shows, people are unable
to board them.
The check on the Fort "thru"
cars shows that during the rush
hours of the day patrolmen have
counted as many as HO to 102 per
non* unable to get seats. Gratiot
and Murk cars also are excessive!}
crowded during certain hours of th*
clay, as well as Sherman east cars
Ea*t of Randolphs!, during th*
busy hours of the day. persons are
rarely able to g<*t aboard a Rherman
car.
Violations of the city ordinance
about stopping for all waiting pas
sengers were especially numerous
on th* Sherman west and Gran*]
Belt lines. Special mention Is
made of the crowded condition of \
the Woodward cars, those unable to
procure seats averaging from .10 to
00 during the early Aiorning and
late afternoon hours.
la-tectlves and uniformed men
have been keeping tab on the street
car* the Ihsl two weeks. They
have counted passengers In cars,
the number unable to And seats,
the Intervals between the cars on
each line and have obtained much
other valuable data that mat be
used In arriving at some solution
of Ixefroit's public transportation
problem.
1,450 APPLY FOR
LIQUOR LICENSES
Nearly 1 410 applications for re
tail and wholesale liquor licenses
were filed with City Oerk IJndsay
Saturday noon. The time for filing
closes late Saturday afternoon The
council liquor regulations commit
•ee mill hold its first meeting Mon
day, when complaint* against sa
loon keepers will be heard. Hear
ings will not he granted in all cases, j
the committeemen using their dls- I
c ref lon as to whether the applica
tion should l*e denied or whether
the license holder is entitled to be
heard.
Slayar Gibson Stands Muta.
Charles Gibson, the Negro rharg I
cd with slaying l>et*ctive Charles I
flleger Tuesday, was arraigned Rat- j
urday before Justice Heston He
stood mute and was remanded until
April 27 for hearing Attorney
t'harles A. Roxbury Is representing
him.
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GETTING MARRIED
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE
atartlna Mnndny, Vprtl Id. last arrk.
Ahorn (inind Operr< Cos.
Tnaltfht and *at. Mahl aad Wad Mat.
IL TROYATORE
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Harold Jarvis::y;Jy.-„t;*;
BASE* HELD
A r.AMK MONDAY
L Detroit vs.
L Chicago
Game Called at 3:00 P. M
Eastern Standard Time
Reae r ved and 8o» State at
Soper's Cigar Store, new
t.ama Dime Savings Bank Blda
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I ■r t Fa,. r^ v ,| artr j Pittsburgh
'and points Eatt and South, 10:45
P. M daily, Central time. Fares:
j Ciaveland, $?.50; Pittsburgh. 15
Steamers leave foot of Third avanue
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ADYLKTISL LN IHE TIMES —IT PAYS
The Neal Treatment
I <4 the naosF *at|.nfa< tore trethod of
treating tt“ IVx»7.e I that
VA In Waown today Hundred* of
W W Ar|k former drinking raon can
AU a lay ?hair •uoceaa to
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Woodward 2322
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l«lnehe«-nnn>enb-(lertnnnH j
C A MTALi
SURPLUS
AND
UNDIVIDED
rROF I T S
$6,250,000
THE PEOPLES
STATE BANK
BRANCHES
1,111 4itp m g l' y igTov mMig nuiTTpr iFan
.tu.vn *ii*n *m. •*<- *.T* rervr roe*in in»«ua
rjn. If?rnu«h «PT nan riot oenea etoreua
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l;|>UL u,4 jrrrna«ov ttuu liMThB
lonnr* *orD»4So *»o PitiLim
Every person should ac-
Qt IRE THE SAVING HABIT.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN PUT
TING MONEY IN THE BANE
ONE WEEK AND DRAWING IT OUT
THE NEXT.
DEPOSIT A REGULAR PORTION OP
YOUR SALARY WITH THIS BANE
EACH PAY-DAY. DONT TOUCH IT
EXCEPT IN CASE OF DIRE NEED
<44>oN YOU WILL riND OPPORTI'NI
riKS FOR CONSERVATIVE INVEST
MEN IS. W HICH W ILL BE THE
BEGINNING OF INDEPENDENCE
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