Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-10
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN
MURDERERS OF MOVER
NOW IN DETROIT PRIS-
ON CELLS.
CAPTURED IN CLEVELAND WITH
THE MOVER JEWELRY IN
THEIR POSSESSION.
FULLY IDENTIFIED AND NEW
FACTS BROUGHT OUT IN
THE SWEAT Box,

The bloody and cruel murder OF
Pawnbroker Meyer, in Detroit, be-
tween and o'clock on Friday, the
2Sth of July, and the escape OF the
murderers with the valuable Jewelry
and diamonds, for which they had
committed the crime. seemed to baf-
fle all attempts of the police TO take
them. On Friday came the startling
news that two men had been arrested
in Cleveland who answered the de-
scription of the supposed murderers.
and who had in their possession a
large amount of diamonds. watches,
etc, which boreyeSa tags Of the muir
dered pawnbroker The Cleveland po-
lice are reticent about the source OF
their information that the two men
were in that city, but that they mad
a straight tip" seems very evident.
1t Is said the tip came from pawn
broker with whom one OF the men
tried to pawn some jewelry. They
gave their names as Harry Parker
and Harry Johnson They had just
! $22,16 in their possession and both
were attired In natty black suits,
! fresh from the store. About $500
was the value put on Meyers goods.
The valuation OF the property found
in the possession of the suspects will
reach that amount, IT, IS thought.
when inventoried at the prices fixed
on the stolen property.
The two men were brought from
Cleveland, arriving Sunday morning,
and damning evidence is piling up
against them. The bloodstained suits
] ~ al In, I no mis- nfLs'
grips are most important, after the
finding of the stolen iewelry in their
/ possession. Both men have been iden-
titled by many persons as having been
/ in Detroit, in front of the Meyer store,
and even in the pawnshop shortly be
fore the murder. G. l.. Jaynes identi-
fed them as men he saw running from
the scene of the Meyer murder. Little
Louis Winkler has identified Johnson
as the larger of the two men he saw
running away from the scene of the
murder. Sol Salon has identified them
as having been IN Laughlin's pawn
shop just before the murder Bartender
BILLY" Moore. whose bloody coat led
| to his arrest a week ago, is again in
the tolls. He is being held until the
police can find two of his women init
mates. who may possibly be the VIZ
men who accompanied the murderers
to Cleveland. The police have found
a hackman who drove bartender am
two women hurriedly to the ID. e. G..
dock on the night of the murder. Par
ker made his first admission Monday
morning when he acknowledged as
correct the Identification of himself as
/ having been in Detroit
I'VE have been able to trace every
move of Parker and Johnson in De-
troit up TO within short time before
the murder, said Chief of Detectives
Mcdonnell Monday noon. Both men
admit the identifications as correct.
Parker admits having been in the
pawn shop at o'clock and Johnson
that he was on the street near II at
/ the time. Johnson was caught by
Chief of Detectives Mcdonnell in his
cell trying to burn the bloody spots
away from his coat.
The police are still sweating Par
ker and Johnson. playing the state
ments of one against the other. Every
effort brings more discriminating adj
missions. Johnson has practically adj
mitted all but the actual killing. is
/ gradually weakening, and the officials
expect him 10 break down and give the
/ details of the crime, including the
names Of the other four implicated.
! Parker continues stolid, defiant. but is
/ believed by the police to be the real
/ plotter of the crime.