The Detroit times., 1910-03-16
SOCIETY BURGLAR.
] WALL0PEO ON JAW
J. s. Keightley Finds Man Rum
maging House ant" Beats Him
Into Inconsistencies.

Michael Barnoth, regular soSlS-J
burglar, is locked up In Elmwood sta
tlon. following an unexpected denoue'
inent to the nerNy daylight burglary
that he tried TO put over" in the resi-
dence OF James S. Keightley. superiD'
tendent Of the Rivard steel plant oil
the Great Lakes Engineering works.
and living at No. S26 Fort-st. east.
Barnoths burglary was in the ma
ture OF very formal call, but he had
first taken pains to find out that Mrs.
Keightley would not be at home, when
merely goes TO show how deeD a stu
dent OF real society is Michael.
Nor was he prepared for any rough
work. That's why he is languishing IN
cell
When Mr.. Keightley came home un-
expectedly, Michael came right down
rtairs when he was asked 10 DO So
Then he leaned mis- jaw up against a
good right swing and left hook. ana
went down for the count. When ne
fully revived, he was in Elmwood sta-
ton.
Mrs. Keightley is a member of lit
erary club which meets Monday art
ernoons Notices OF the meetings are
published I'm the society columns. OF
which Barnoth as apparently deep
student
At noon. Monday. Mrs. Keightley re-
4 sponded TO a telephone call and was
asked: Are you going TO the cluo
this awfternoon?" 49,.
Yes, I'm going; but who Is TINS
asked Mrs Keightley.
This is the society editor, said the
voice.
Later, Mrs. Keightley wondered wny
the society editor should be SO III
uuisitive, but she went 10 the ciuD.
Barnoth appeared at the rear or lhe
Keightley residence soon after she na'
zone. He stacked box against tue
rear wall, and was working at the
window, when the Keightley dog, III
minutive but spunky, charged on MIN
Barroth abandoned the box, picked up
a brick. chased the dog away. ana
went around to the front NelgnooVs
saw him. brick liz hand, enter the
Eeightley storm door, but paid niue
attention. on account of the hour' L.
was not yet o'clock. ~
Mr.. Keightley returned home at D: 20.
He found the loaded glass in his trous
door shattered and blood-stained. nc
catch had been opened. He went H.
and heard a man walking around up
stairs. Mr.. Keightiey summoned tne
driver of a deliver. wagon TO stan
guard In the rear of the house. lnel
he entered the front hall. and calIeu
to the burglar 10 come down.
"I had two revolvers upstairs, ana
didn't know whether the fellow hal
annexed them or not, so | decided 10
t.yite him down." said Mr.. kelgntieE.
Michael peered over the ballustrade,
and then walked slowly DOWNSTAIRS,
stili clutching the brick
Mr.. Keightley's fists shot out in rapii
fashion. and the society burglar wen
down and out. Mr. Keightley took
I'm TO Elmwood station, where ST.
Yer watch. nickel watch and TWO
gold pencils were found in MS pock-ts'
"It's all a mistake" said Barnotn.
But when further search revealed
n note book, with Mr.. keigntley
name. address and telephone numDer,
II didn't look so much like mistake
parnoth's hand was bleeding freely
from an ugly cut, where his fist went
through the loaded glass.
When Mr.. Keightley reached home.
he found regular trail of blood
through the upper rooms bureau
drawers were splashed with blood,
where Barnoth had paved things over
I'm the search for valuables.
Barnoth says he is waiter, and
gives his address as No. 6s Henry-st.
He Is 80 years old.
The police believe they will be able
10 trace other daylight burglaries 10
Barnoth. since they have learned of
his cunning method OF locating houses
where the mem ers OF the family are
absent.
Detectives Donovan and Grove, or
.Elmwood station, searched Barnoth
room at No. 6s Henry-st-, Tuesday
morning, and found more than 100
pieces of jewelry. which they believe
TO be plumber from various burglar
Jobs. There were II rings OF different
values, two watches, bracelet, sew
eral chains, stick pins. and one pearl
ring worth about $50.
Barnoth, when shown the jewelry,
declared that he had purchased IT, He
named stores on the Bowery, in Phila-
delphia, and in cities in different parts
OF the country as the places where he
made the purchases. He is married
man, and says that his wife is en-
ployed in the Hotel Pontchartrain. He
SAYS that he planned TO be head waiter
at the Belle Isle casino. this summer.
The detectives think that he will be
"serving" elsewhere.