The Detroit times., 1908-07-01

a check for my baggage. l am going
u commit suicide" The envelope
bore Port Huron postmark. Mr..
Lappan left home several days ago.
He has been respondent over bust
ness affairs Cor some time, and the
wife fears he may carry out his an
nouncGd intention unless she can To-
cate him. LaDpan Is 35 years old.
The couple have been married 10
years and have three children.
While sitting ON the tracks OF the De-
troit, Monroe a. Toledo Electric rail-
way about dusk. Tuesday evening
-year-old Mary Martin. OF West
Wyandotte, was run down by a
swiftly moving car. Several persons
rushed 10 the spot after the car had
passed expecting to find the child
dead. but her cries told them that
she was much alive. but suffering
from broken nose. lacerated lip
and several bruises Her escape from
instant death seemed miraculous The
motorman on account OF the APP
preaching darkness. did not see the
child until his car was almost upon
her.
For six weeks General Organizers
Harry L.. Cook end Carl Young, of
the Carpenters union, have been en-
deavoring TO work up enthusiasm
among Detroit carpenters. but only
300 men attended a meeting in Ar
better hall. Tuesday night Daniel
Post. of Wilkesbarre. Pa. made a
speech in which he urged the De-
hour day and 40 cents per hour. lie
quoted statistics showing that over
sl1 100000 more wages had been paid
10 carpenters because OF the union
during 1907 than they would other
wise nave received. He condemned
Detroit carpenters for receding from
their former position OF demanding
40 cents per hour and eight hours per
day.
The removal of several wagon loads
OF furniture from "a building I'm River
Rouge, occupied by Annie smith, the
woman who made Delray famous by
stirring up police scandal, has
given rise to ali sorts OF stories in
the west end One report is that
Annie IL going to reopen her old
resort at No. s Solvay-ave. Another
is that she is going 10 store her fur
niture and retire for the time being.
but Ann!e's real intention has not
been made known as yet. Police
Commissioner Smith says the woman
Will be promptly closed up and that
every inmate will be arrested IL she
attempts to reopen her Solvay
resort. And Sheriff Burns declares
he Will not permit her 10 run In River
Rouge.
During the celebration of n Polish we'd
ding AT No. IO0S MiIitnry-nve., Tues
day night several OF the guests be-
came involved in a fight over the
music result of "a difference of
opinion as to which of two tunes the
orchestra should play. Andrew Ma
DOZIy, IlNlnk on dfk-SI. VINO Is
credited with starting the fuss, was
stabbed In the shoulder and over the
eye and is now in ST. Marys hos
pital. Paul Rokrywka. No $50 Wes-
son-ave., was stabbed in the left
shoulder and right knee, and several
other persons received minor cuts
The police locked up three men who
admit being in the fight They are:
Charles List No. 1906 Military-av :;
Martin I.ehessf. No. 40 Otis-st.. and
Rokrywka. Nabozny's wounds are
not serious.
pOstmortem examination by County
the remains OF Mrs. Charles Dupke,
who. before she died i'm Grace hos
pital, Tuesday, accused her husband
of beating her. revealed nothing
tending to substantiate her asser-
ton. Several bruises were found on
the back, but they were OF super
fetal and harmless nature. The ex-
animation showed that the woman
had been afflicted with valvular dis
ease OF the heart. and that one lung
was badly diseased On learning
these facts. Precinct Detectives Col
den and Bandemer. who were investi-
eating the case for the police de-
partment. Immediately dropped it,
DIR. c. NJ. Stafford, who attended Mrs
Dupke for some months before she
was taken to the hospital speaks
well OF the husband He believes Mrs.
Dupke was delicious when she made
her accusation.