The Detroit times., 1910-01-08

himself along the floor with his last
ounce OF strength. appeared In tns
doorway and opened fire on the hisn'
wayman. lie followed the man even
tout TO the platform, firing repeatedly
AS Minor lay helpless In the waiting
room. trying his best TO help Emmett
the youthful desperate. after shooting
Emmett. again turned the weapon on
Minor aud free several more shots
into his body. Minor was literally
rlddled with lead
/ Night Watchinan Morey attracte''
by the shots. came running TO the
scene. lSome 40 feet from the depot
I In the middle OF the track. he came
upon Minors deaC soj-. lying In a
pool OF blood. Hastily laying the body
| 10 one side OF the track he ran into
the depot and there found Emmett
curled up on a scttee. fatally Injured
Pursue Hlghwaymen.
When Morey arrived. both depcra-
does had disappeared. but no time was
lost I'm taking up the pursuit. Morey
was joined presently by the ponce,
who had been notified by the night
telephone operator in the local ex-
change that something was wrong NJ
the depot.
In the brief interval that elapsed
from the moment Minor took down
the receiver until central answered the
flash and came in on the wire the shot
that cost Minor his life had been fired.
So. instead OF the expected salutation
from the other end OF the wire, Gen.
trail heard only confused sounds In
the meantime the struggle going
on between Emmett and the despera-
does in the waiting room and on the
platform Just outside. Then. over the
wire. came the sound OF shots and the
operator at once notified the police.
officers hurried TO the depot.
News OF the tragedy spread fast and
almost Immediately messages came
pourirg in that the fugitives had been
seen going east. Accordingly man
hunt was speedily instituted. the au'
thorities preparing TO scour the entire
country roundabout.
Capture of Harrington.
! Night Waterman Morey procured A
buggy from Cooks livery and started
east al top speed Officer Walter
Pierce also started out In buggy.
Not far from town he met boy who
said he had been accosted by young
fellow going toward Detroit, who had
offered 10 sell him a revolver cheap.
AT Byer's farm. Pierce again got trace
of the fellow. He drove 10 Denton
and then started back toward fpsi-
lanu. Presently an east-bound car
came along. He stopped il. and get
ting aboard. found Harrington. alias
"Winky,' with his wrist wrapped In
handkerchief. Harrington was taken
back TO Ypsilanti in the buggy.
| In the meantime ex-Policemen c. n.
Crane and Charles Caine. who had
volunteered their services. had found
the trail OF the other suspect and
overlook him at wizards crossing, four
miles east of here He surrendered
without attempting to put up fight.
He proved TO be Robert Mccormick,
whose home was formerly in this city.
An automatic revolver. empty. was
found IN his possession. the police say.
Mccormick is believed to have done
most, If not all, OF the shooting. He is
regarded as a desperate character in
spite of his tender years. The au-
thorities say that he was known As
an incorrigible when his people lived
in Ypsilanti. and at the age OF Ia
was sent TO the reform school. Feel
ing is high in Ypsilanti against him in
particular
Minors Wife Is Seriously ilI.
A pathetic feature of Minors death
Is that his wife is seriously i'll. News
OF the tragedy is being kept from her
lest the sad intelligence prove fatal.
Besides the widow. one son, Eugene.
aged 16. survives.
Emmett, the wounded man, is un-
married.
The Detroit truant officers are well
acquainted with two Of the bandits
held I'm connection with the shooting
and burglary in Ypsilanti. Mccormick
and Billings both have records" hav-
ing served terms in the reform school
at Lansing. Lieut.. Breault. head of
the truant squad, last heard OF young
Mccormick in 1906. when he was
turned over TO the Ypsilanti authori-
ties for burglarizing hardware store
there. He was then ii years old and
was committed 10 the reform school
until he should reach the age of II.
/ With Mccormick In that job was 4
hoy named Alvin Boughner, also of
Detroit, who was likewise sent to the
reform school. The officers have never
heard OF Harrington. II is possible,
they think. that this may be an as
sumed name
Young Billings was sent to the re-
form school from Detroit April IA
| 1902. for truancy. the records show
He was released Nov. II. 1905, by
reason OF his good behavior. but was
returned to the institution the follow
ing June and finally released Dec. 10
1907. At that time he lived with his
parents at No. 11l3 Twelfth-st.
McCormick's last address. according
TO the police record, was 249 National
ave.