The Detroit times., 1909-12-15
$1,000 REWARD FOR
HELEN BROWNS
MURDERER
County Auditors Make Offer at Re-
quest of Police and Prosecutor
Search Made for Slayer at
Victims Bier.
officer Watches Those Attending
0bsequies, Hoping Curiosity Might
Attract Fiend-Boy Paints.

4 reward of s. 900 for information
leading TO The arrest and conviction
OF the slayer Of 13-year-oid iieien
Brown. whose BODY was found IN The
Whitman Carriage COS yard SATURDAY
morning, was offered by the county au'
ditors Tuesday, at the request II
Prosecutor Van ziie and Chief OF De-
teotives Mcdonnell
While iielens funeral was in pro
gress in 81. Mary's church Tuesday
morning. Patrolman Lester Potter kept
vigil AT the church door lest. per
chance the slayer Of the little SRI
might venture near, drawn by cUrios.
ity. His vigilance was unIewaIded,
however, and the search for the muir
derer OF the child whose body now lies
AT rest in Mt Elliott cemetery is being
prosecuted with more vigor than ever.
A pathetic scene marked the clos
ing of the small, white. fower-iadcn
casket in Fred e. MarshalPs under
taking rooms on Beaubicn-st.. NJ S;3o
o'clock. Weeping silently, the Jereav-
ed mother. heavily yelled. stood al the
head OF the bier, looking down 90 the
Pdtt, Attl idiS, " Ai' II SAt44 pbAF Wv
marks of her assalants powerful
hands. When the time came fos the
last fareWells. she fell upon the silent
form and covered the bruised CHEEKS
with kisses. The aunt. Mrs Eliza
beth Becker, was also deeply affected
as she bestowed a parting Kiss on
the brow vi the little victim
Ileien's little sisters, Margaret and
r.stb - n
asylum. had 10 be lifted MP Tor
glimpse OF their dad sister. and they
: likewise kissed the lifeless cheeks.
The Rev Fr Charles Wilhelm on
ciated NJ tie mass in 81 Marys Cath
Ole church Aside from the parents,
the moumers iacluded only small
knot OF friends One Of the youthful
pallbearcrs. Laurence Archam5eau.
No. 3SS MiChigaE-ave fainted during
the service and had TO be carried out.
The other palibearers. all young
friends Of the deceased. were VII.
fred Holmes, No. a. Jones ST.: Martin
Gehringer No. IA Fifth-sL; Joan
Bierlein. No. % Clinton-st-; George Be-
neatte. No. 304 Mitchell-aVe., and
Louis Hcfmann. No 926 Garhcii-
ave.
The choir which assisted in the
mass. Nas also composed OF boys and
girls.
Among the floral tokens was a hon.
quet from Holcns teacher in the VII
kns school and her classmates in the
B-fifth class.
AS an Indication Of the anxiety Of
the Detroit police department 20 catch
the slayer Of little Helen Brown. the
following general order was issued
Monday afternoon ny superintendent
Downey. and sent 10 every police STA
ton In the city.
'.The murder Of ifeicn Brown, on the
night of dec TO- was 50 atrociouS and
so revolving in its character tnat II
has aroused the Indignation OF the gu.
tire ropulacs OF this city Therefore.
you will Instruct every officer under
your command 90 use the utmost viei-
lance to apprchcnd the guilty person.
II has been many years since such
a personal appeal 20 the men has been
issued by the police department. he
adds that ne wants every man TO con-
stitute himself special detective on
the Brown case and spare no effort in
running down clues But The urgent
request Is lot necessary Every man
on the force Is already trying 20 solve
the mystery.
Glenn c. Fircstone and james, ]flas-
gerty. vino We're held Cor while as
suspects, have been released ~ pres
ent. no one suspected OF the crime is
in CUSTODY.
Detectives have been assigned 10
visit the different women who have
been assaulted by men within the last
few months There has been 10 cpl
demic OF such eases, but there have
been several scattered instances.