The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29

much-sought-for coal swindler who has
heen making an easy living al the
expense of credulous housewives TO-
several months. In fact, Mcclure him
7 self Is said 10 have admitted to Lieut..
Denler, OF Scotch station, that he has
been In the game for year To Capt.
Burton Girardin. in charge OF the Scot
ten precinct he said
II am going TO tell the truth about
this thing. bat | want To see my law
yeI first"
Justice Jehrles issued a warrant
against Mcclure, Thursday morning,
On complaint OF Mrs. William Elliott.
No. 2Ol DfagoOn-ave., charging him
With the larceny Of sl5 by trick. This
Is probably only the beginning OF Il
series OF prosecutions, in which event
McGuire, II convicted, will probably
be kept IN the service OF Supt. Nc
lonnell, OF the house of correction.
Tor some time To come. The maxi
mum penalty is 30 days, but the police
are Of the opinion that this will not
begin to satisfy his alleged victims.
whC are scattered ali over the city.
Mcclure has already been Identified
by about dozen women in the Scot
ten and Delray precincts as the man
who swindled them out of sums rang
ing from 81 to SIS on the representa-
ton that their husbands had pur-
chased coal from him. A strong bit II
evidence against MCGUIRE is that n
coal receipt found IN his possession
TALES exactly. in chirography. with
INT IL, ,,f ~,
officers OF various stations, turned over
g. them by victims OF the .swindler.
Mcclure the police say. did no.
cCnfine his efforts to Detroit Many
residents OF Windsor and Walkervile
have received visits from the coal
man" and have parted with hard-earn-
cd cash for coal that never came. IL
is expected that some OF these victims
will come To Detroit to take a look at
MCGUIRE.
womaE's sharp eye was really re.
sponsible for McGuiros capture. and
had he steered clear of West End-ave..
Wednesday. he might still be free TO
pursue his operations. Mrs. James
Dooley, No. 81 Vanderbilt-ave. is the
woman TO whom the police give credit
for the mans arrest Wednesday aft.
ernoon she attended sewing bee in
the home OF a friend on West End-ave
She was sitting near one OF the front
windows. Looking up from her work
TO rest her eyes for moment she saw
passing the house man whom she
recognized at once as one who had
called at her house two weeks ago
and han attempted TO collect IS on
some coal her husband had ordered
but Mrs. Dooley was wise" and turn
ed the fellow down.
Al sight Of her recent caller, Mrs
pooley startled the other ladies pres
ent by jumping TO her feet and eX
claiming. az she pushed back the cur
tains:
"Come quick If you want to see the
coal swildler."
There was a stampede for the win
dow. for among the ladies were some
who had occasion to remember the
mysterious coal man only too well
Mrs. Dooley at once called up police
headquarters and in a twinkling OIL
GERS were on the way from three sta
tons To mead off the suspect. Mounted
Patrolman Hugh Purcell overlook him
at West EnG-ave. and FOREST and kept
tab on the man until Sergt. Shaw and
Doorman Lang, Of Scotch station,
closed in on him. A minute later, De-
tectives T.ally and Clare jumped of
Fort-st. car and it was all off with the
coal man.
Mcclure was protesting his limo
ceace as Lally and Clare came up. At
sight Of the former, Mcguire called
out:
Say, Tom know you"
why. hello MCGUIRE" answered
Ially. Il didn't expect to find you"
Mcclure was escorted I'm triumph
to the Scotch station. where he was
registered with great formalty. He
was transferred to the central station
Thursday morning, and will be held
there until arraignment.