The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-10-11
YOUTH killed
HAVE Been TIkEI
FOR ANOTHER
Johnny Knros Shot Dad h Jssa&
Home and Police Probs Stay 1kae
Landlord Had Been Thssatsnsd
By Former Tenant &
Another Theory Il That Dey No.
Victim Of Stray Bullet -llstiys II
For Murder Abssnt.

In the absence Of a motive for muir
der. the police have practically a.
cfded that Johnnie Kuros, Ii years I'D.
shot and killed in front OF his home.
No. 4S Greuselst. Monday night, came
to his death a. result Of being mis-
taken for another person. or from 8
stray bullet.
That he might have been taken for
the landlord Of the Kuros family BY
former tenant, who IL said to have
made threats to kill the landlord, u -
theory on which Detective Michael
Horrigan. who has charge Of the caso,
is working. The former tenant
is said to have told Mrs. Kuros, tie
mother OF the dead boy. that he In
tended to get even" with the owner:
OF the house for shutting on the water
and otherwise making life miserable.
for him while he was his tenant.
The landlord, who lives In the rear
part OF the house at No. 48 Greusel-ot-s
was not available, Tuesday morning.
being at work. SO the officers viii walt
until tonight to interview him In 70
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ant had gone out to look for work
when Detective Horrigan called at His
new home. His wife. however, said
that he retired shortly after 8 o'clock.
Monday night She also said that her
husband didn't own q revolver. The
officers searched the house, but found
no trace OF q weapon.
Detective Horrigan Is inclined to b..
lieve that the man under suspiciop
Is innocent, II 1t be true that he went
to bed as early Monday night - his
wife declares he did. The shooting 0f
the boy didn't occur until after 10 ~
m. However, the man will be inter-
viewed by the investigating of1cers
this evening.
Much stock IL taken by Detective
Horrigan in the thedry that stray
bullet may have caused the boys
death. Polish boarders In the nolGht
borhocd have been In the hahat O.
sho0ting on revolvers IN the night tn
some time. and Detective H0rxl
thinks that a shot nred Ct xan6n1
struck young KuroA sss
Young Kuros was. shot down wifnih
few feet OF the front steps Of hfg'
mothers home, just after coming from
the back yard. "A bullet from q small
caliber revolver entered the left side
Of his neck and pierced the jugular
vein, causing the lad to slowly bleed
to death. His mother and her land
lord picked him up q moment after
the shooting and carried him into the
house. where DR.. 8. A. Kulick, No
1901 Junction-ave.. within q block Of
where the tragedy occurred. gave him
temporary attention. The boy wao
unconscious from loss Of blood when
found by his mother and landlord,
and failed to revive. He was removed
TO the Solvay hospital on orders from
Or. Kulick, and his death occurred
soon after he arrived there.
The police were on the scene OF
the shooting within few minutes
after II took place, but there was then
no clue to the perpetrators OF the
crime. They, however, arrested John
Wois. 10 years old, living at No. 76
Julia-st., q neighbor and companion o.
the dead boy. Young Vols was the
last person seen with Kuros. havino
accompanied him home from the New
berry night school. and the police
thought he might know something
were satisfied. Tuesday morning. that
Wois knew nothing of the shooting.
and he was released. Mrs. Kuros told
Detective Horrigan that Vols and her
son were the best Of friends, and that
Wois would be the last person In the
world to harm her boy. She was un-
able, however. to give the officers any
help In solving the mystery, except -
say that Johnnie was struck by =
stone and chased by boy when sha
sent him to a grocery about O'clock
Monday evening. Her son didn't know
who his assailant was. she said. De-
tective Horrigan Investigated the as
sault. Tuesday morning. but was I'M
able to find anybody who saw the at
tack or knew anything about II.
Neighbors attached some signih'
canoe to whistling which they heard
prior to the shooting. but Mrs. Kuros
said II occurred while her boy was IN
the night school. and. therefore.
couldn't have had any connection with
the tragedy.
The neighborhood is almost entirely