The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-12-13
BARREN or
CLUE IN MURDER
MYSTERY
Capt. Mcdonnell Believes, Though.
That Slayer of Little Helen Brown
Will Be Captured; Two Sus- !,
poets To Be Released.
Case Arouses Intense Interest Among
Criminal Trackers-Reward for
Fiend's Arrest Will Be offered.

Seldom in the history OF the De.
troit police force. has any crime
aroused the same amount of feeling.
among Detroit's criminal catchers. ar
the brutal murder OF little Helen
Brown. Men OF every rank in the
/ force show feverish anxiety to run
down the fiend who killed the little
girl
Police Commissioner Lroul drove to
police headquarters. during the heavy
rain OF Sunday afternoon, to nervous
~ inquire for some kind-any kind
OF clue TO the murderer
Thre was none 10 give him.
Its an awful thing" said the Com
missioner. We've got TO get that fel-
low"
I'd give 500 out of my pay check
If could be the man TO lay hands on
that brute" said Precinct Detective
Kean, of Grand River station.
Chief of Detectives Mcdonnell SAYS.
We haven't clue. yet. but we'll get
THAT fellow" And there is look on
his face that shows how far he will
go to do il.
stations are trying to figure the thing
out. and are handing suggestions TO
the men on the outside. Every patrol.
man on the force is thinking. think
ing of some possible clue to the mys.
| terry.
Glenn c. Firestone. who lived in the
same house with the girls parents,
and who has been held, since early
Saturday morning. will be released
during the day. Chief Mcdonnell says.
James Haggerty. 80 years old. OF
No. 1856 Cass-st.. was held Saturday
afternoon and Sunday as a suspect,
but will also be released, Monday.
lIaggerty was recently released from
the house OF correction. and his
arrest shows how the police are strain
ing points in the hope of getting the
Jones-st fiend.
Chief Mcdonnell says that n reward
will be offered, but frankly declares
that he doesn't believe 1t will do any
good
Frank Young. No. Jefferson-ave..
declares his willingness to head a citi-
zens' reward subscription with $50.
Besides the police dragnet which
has been thrown about the vicinity OF
the crime and the little girls late
home, the police are securing certain
sections of the east side, where a
tough element hangs out" and where
Helen Brown and her parents lived,
up to month ago. Chief of Detec.
tives Mcdonnell states that he be
lieves that someone who was acquaint-
ed with Helen. committed the muir
DER.
II believe that she was enticed in
TO the big truck yard, and was then
murdered he says. Il believe that
someone who knew her led her in
there The poor little girl was brought
up in bad surroundings She had
lived in the Thrd-st house only about
month Before that, the family
lived on Clinton-st between st. Ant
tome and Hastings-sts There are
plenty OF tough characters hanging
around those corners, who wouldn't
hesitate tn-dn- oh-liAe the brutal
murder of the little girl.
"A father. hanging around saloons
and not working: a mother who had
to go to- work every day. leaving her
little children TO care for themselves
as best they could-this may finally
tell the story OF the murder.
Mrs Rrown. the mother, was the
victim OF an unfortunate marriage.
Her folks the Beckers. were respect
ed people and formerly operated
stand on Central market But Brown
was a saloon hanger-on, and his chill
drcn suffered for il.
Chief Mcdonnell is Of the opinion
that Helen went willingly with some
feri who enticed her into the Whit
nan Carriage Co. yard. She knew him,
Chief Mcdonnell believes. and SO tho
brute murdered. her, after outraging
her.
Every suspicious person who knew
the little gtsf and who might be sus-
pected OF such crime, Will be
brought into the station. So far.
about 10 men have been brought In
and questioned They could hardly
be GATED suspects hut the police ques-
t.oued ttem nevertheless.
Helcn's body lies I'm Fred C. Mar
shars morgue. No. 245 Beaubien-st.
Tunarai services will be held Tuesday
morning 81 The morgUe at see a. m.
and at o'clock from St Mary's
r.. church Intermeut will be in Mt FL
lott GENE tciy
MIR and Mrs Brown are staying at
M - Clin,on-st. only short dis.
ta'tce from the morgue
Mrs George H. Bierlein. OF No So
CNnton-st, is sheltering the Brown
children fer the present.
Mrs Brown formerly worked for
Mrs. Bierlein who rendered the hos
, pitality OF her home during the hours
OF affection.
Mrs Brown took her baby To Mrs.
Bierlein's early Monday morning. and
then left for her work. She had her
first sight OF her dead daughter t.
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