The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-06
DRAGNET FAILS
To LAND SUSPECTS
First Nights Securing Of City By
Plain Clothes Men Void of Results,
But Police Keep At 1t.

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lice Commissioner Crouls big dragnet
proved practically devoid OF results.
"A few buns were taken In by the
men. but rome OF them was ..eld." said
Commissioner Croul Wednesday morn
Ing. 1T was bad night for the work
anyway. Very. few people who didn't
have to be out. were To be seen on the
streets"
Commissioner Croul says that the
police are still In the dark as TO any
clue to William KellsE's slayer. or his
companion
I'VE were only 20 minutes behind
the murderer at one time. and
thought We had him then" said Chief
OF Detectives Mcdonnell. "Since then
we haven't had another clue. IL IL
had been anyone but an Italian who
committed the crime. we would have
had the fellow when we got the first
lead on him, but the Italians have q
way OF just dropping out OF sight, and
that's what happened In this case"
The big dragnet. composed OF $50
men from all branches OF the police
day night. from dusk until nearly mid
night. but the weather was SO bad.
that many OF the plain clothes men
did not see a single person cross
their beats. The system will be kept
up. however. until the city Is freed of
some OF the tiff-raff that walks the
streets.
A detective from Columbus. in the
city recently. was surprised 10 walk
through the frequented streets. and
see numerous thugs and blacklegs
who had been driven out by the po-
lice OF his own city.
why do the Detroit police allow
these fellows to hang around?" he
asked They never work. and yet
they live. somehow. Detroit would
probably have less crime II such fel
lows were taken In. and given "A
hours in which TO get out of town"
Paul Dick. % years old. was the
first man to get into the police court
as q result Of the p aip-clothes drag
net. He was arrested by an officer
| in citizens clothes a. Gratiot and
st. Aubin-aves., Tuesday night, when
he playlully grabbed lock OF hair
adjoining the head OF a pretty young
woman who passed him. He was
promptly arrested. and Justice Stein.
wednesday morning. fined him s25
with the option OF 80 days. Frank
Miller was fined $50 with 60-iay
alternative for improper conduct on
the street.
Police Commissioner Croul Is great
I, ly disturbed over the reports that one
OF his officers was guilty OF insulting
Mrs. William Keller and Mrs. Peter
Keller when appealed to for protec-
ton against the Italian Washers who
were following them.
The man In question was not reg
ular member OF the force. but both
women state that he was the special
officer In the Theater Comique. The
manager of the Comique admitted
that the special officer. r. A. Steele.
had been asked for protection by the
two women. but he denied that the
officer had made the remark. Com
missioner Croul ordered an investi-
cation OF Steele's alleged conduct.
1.-The special officer denies making
the remark. and blames II on an
usher" said the commissioner. 1T
Is hard to take his special officers
badge away on the statement OF two
excited women who might have been
mistaken
But the commissioner is indignant
over the reports that regular police
officer was guilty OF saying TO Mrs.
Peter Keller: That's what you get
for being SO good looking