The Detroit times., 1910-11-10
MAN SHOT DOWN
At HIS OWN DOOR
Samuel Gillette Tackles Prowler and
Latter Pulls Revolver-Wounded
Mans Condition Serious.

Give me my hat or I'll shoot you. /"
shouted an unknown assailant at
Samuel Gillette, tobacco salesman. in
front of the latter's home, No. 668
Third-ave., about 1870 o'clock, Wed
nesday night
Shoot, you dirty coward, shoot" -
dared Gillette, who had possession
OF his antagonists hat.
No sooner did Gillette utter the
words than the stranger whipped a
revolver from his coat pocket and
sent bullet into Gillette's abdomen.
Then the shooter ran up Fourth-ave.
and disappeared through a back yard.
after running a block or So
Gillette was able to walk into his
house unassisted. in spite OF the fact
that blood flowed freely from the
wound and he suffered great pain.
DR.. Albert McMichael. No. l57 Brain
ard-st., was called and. after giving
the patient temporary treatment, had
him sent TO Grace hospital.
In the hospital, Thursday morning,
the doctors reported that Gillette had
rested comfortably during the night,
and that he had a chance for re-
covery Thus far, however. the bullet
has not been removed The victim
is 81 years old.
Gillette encountered his assallant
when he opened the side door OF his
home for the purpose of calling in
the family cat Seeing the stranger
crouching alongside the house, Gil
lette asked what he wanted.
TIN a detective" answered the
marauder
Gillette approached him and de
manded that he show his badge. Aftor
q little argument, the men grappled
with each other and the struggle
continued until both had reached the
front sidewalk. In the scuffle the
detective" lost his derby hat. As
Gillette followed the stranger into
the street, the latter kept demanding
his hat. Finally. when both were
under the glare of the electric light
just a few yards from the Gillette
home. the threat 10 shoot was made
The shooting followed a moment
later
Il was attracted to the front 1oor
by the scuffling" said Mrs joseph
II. Mills. who lives next door TO the
Gillettes. II saw both men arguing
heard the stranger demand his hat
and threaten to shoot. | also heard
Mr.. Gillette dare him to shoot. Mr.
Gillette, you know, is a spuky little
man. The man he was fighting was
much taller, but that didn't deter
Mr.. Gillette from showing his cour-
age"
The wife of Mr. Gillette said, Thurs
day morning, that she had no Idea
who her husbands assailant was.
My husband has no enemies that
we know of, and | don't think the
man shot him for revenge" said Mrs
Gillette. IL think that he might have
been planning TO steal some clothes
which we had on line. Or he might
have been after money. You see,
William Beck, who lives a few doors
away. at No. $50 Fourth-ave.. used
to live here and he is in the habit
of keeping n lot of money in his
house. He Is an agent for a big
liquor house and IL is his custom
to bring home the store funds every
night and keep them in a small safe
which he has at home | think the
fellow who shot Mr.. Gillette may not
have known that Mr. Beck had moved
and was planning to break into our
house, thinking he would be in the
right place to get Mr. Becks money.
The police took possession of tho
hat left by the maTauder. but there
Is nothing about II to reveal identity.
Special officers have been assigned to
the case.