The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-10
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MIX thieves are again active I'm Pr
ETY. Hili district. to the great annoy
ance OF residents.
John II. TigchOn, the real estate dealer
sustained u broken wrist and several
minor bruises Thursday afternoon,
when the crank on his auto kicked
back
John q. FOss, who has been menu
Der OF the firm of }. "a. q. Foss,
mems furnishings $50 Gratiot-ave'
has filed petition In bankruptcy,
giving his debts at s6,653 with very
little assets.
Edward Lcchance, the bartender, who
several days ago assaulted Rev. y.
ed several small boys buying whisky,
was Aned $40 by Justice Stein Thurs
day afternoon.
Three lighthouses at the foot of Pleas
ant-st, were DESTROYED by fire Thurs
day night, causing loss OF about
$500. The houses were owned by
Cora Phora, William Hartwig and
Henry Jones. Exploding gasoline
started the blaze.
Patrolman Peter McGuignn prove ed
himself hero, Thursday night,
when he pulled a mother and her
child from the path of IA Fourteenth
car just In the nick of time. The
patrolman refuses to give the names
OF the rescued
woman who gave her name to the
Windsor police as Ada Dawson, OF
Detroit, lnal AT the race y
Thursday afternoon she gave a pool
ticket TO Il man sitting near her. who
offered to get II cashed for her. He
never returned. The ticket called
for $23
Open-nlr candy stands which flourish
ON the downtown street. of Detroit.
are just now commanding the atten-
ton OF Health officer Kiefer. and
he Is about to make test 10 ascer-
tain the number OF germs that adj
here to the sticky stuff sold In these
places. DR.. kiefer suggests that
street merchants be compelled to
cover tneir wares with glass.
Quite by accident, Attorney J. j. Nc
Cam ran across "a city directory in
a second hand bookstore at No. 800
Woodward Thursday; which he
identified as one that had disap
peared from his office some time ago
and which the police had been unable
TO find. Against the protest OF a
clerk. Mr.. Mccain walked off with
the book. explaining later TO the pro-
-pr1etnI-An-eiHPi eye-ef-tfrr- tattcr
bought the directory ia good faith, it
appears.
Johann Armanechp, mt one time one of
the wenIthiest Polish residents In the
city, but who is now penniless as
the result of business reverses, ap-
pcared on Chene-st Thursday night.
almost nude. playing on n 'harmonlca
and singing Polish national airs. He
was taken In charge by Attorney
Charles ~ RoXborough and given a
he was sent out to Hamtramck
where friendly Countrymen have
promised to care for him.
Surprised In the act of stealing brass
from the Gardner Elevator works
West Jefferson ave and Twenty first
ST. early Thursday morning two men
giving their names az Walter Klober
No. 500 Twenty-third- st and Charles
Thiel. No. tSi Roosevelt-ave were
locked I'D in the Scotch station on
a charge OF burglary. The arrests
were made bv Patrolman McIaugh-
lin, Signal officer Wild and Proba-
tionary Patrolman Warren X. Snow
Several weeks ago Coroner Bennett
engaged DIR. T.. J. VI. sober to per-
form an autopsy on the body of
Hugh watson who died suddenly at
the house OF correction. He sent
an account for $50, the amount that
has always been paid for that work
In the past, to the state auditor and
was notified that only $40 would be
paid for such work hereafter Dr.
Bennett wrote the department that
he had promised DR. sober $50. and
III the state wouldn't pay he would
from his own pocket. lie added that
when he had another state case he
would send 10 Lansing for one OF
their $40 physicians, as he could not
find any Ia Detroit. He said Il was
an insult to ask doctor to per
y form an autopsy and then go into
court as an expert witness, all for
$40.