The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-13
c. W. HAMMOND IS
ACCUSED OF THEFT
OF AUTOMOBILE
Youth Freed On Charge of Stealing
$1,000 From EMF. Co., BY
Switching Satchels, Under
Arrest In Columbus.
Local Police Have Other Charges To
Spring On Chauncey When He's
Brought Back Here.

ASebAAs 0oSh AACAC.
Startling news comes to police head
quarters from dear old Columbus, o.
No less person than our distinguish
ed fellow-townsman, Mr.. Chaun-
cey w. Hammond, the debonaire, is
under arrest there for the Detroit po-
lice.
Having In mind the bitter battle
waged by the police and the prosecu-
tor against Chauncey, when they tried
to fasten the $4,000 satchel switching
robbery from the EMF Co. upon him,
the officers are naturally very pleased.
Capt. Mcdonnell chuckled quite au-
dibly, Tuesday, when he heard OF Ham
mUnd's arrest. Prosecutor Van Zile
was notified forthwith and he also
chuckled
Hammond Is charged with the theft
Of DR.. Thomas Brady's automobile.
which has been among the missing
since May 81. II was stolen from in
front of the Fine Arts building, where
Dr. Brady has his Office.
Mr.. Hammond tried to sell the
Brady machine in Columbus. Monday.
It was a fatal mistake. That was
what led to his arrest. Capt. McDon-
nell intimates quite freely that there
are other things that can be laid to
Chauncey's door, Notably there have
been numerous thefts OF automobile
tires, and the police say they have In
formation that certain barn on the
west side near the Hammond resi-
dence was the cache for several hun
dreds Of dollars worth OF auto parts.
Chauncey's intimate friend, William
Frazer, was arrested with him In Co
lumbus. Frazer was arrested at the
time of the EMF robbery and was
held for several days upon suspicion
of knowing something about the rob-
berry.
According to the police Hammond
had the Brady auto In Detroit for sew
eral days after 1t disappeared. 1t was
effectually disguised. because It had
different license number. The num-
ber, the police say, Hammond gave II
was S,148. II was identified, however,
through the factory number S5,s1S y
Capt. Mcdonnell says that Ham.
mond's arrest will lead to several
startling disclospyes regarding the
disappearance Of automobiles and
auto parts. He lost no time In dis
patching Lieut.. of Detectives LaIly
and Detective Parker to Columbus.
They are already on their way and
will have Hammond back here by
morning, providing Chauncey does not
elect to fight extradition.
Persons said to have known much
of Hammond's recent operations will
be brought to headquarters, Tuesday
afternoon, for a private audience with
Capt. Mcdonnell. One man in partic-
ular Is said to know a whole lot about
what was going on, but for some rea-
son deferred imparting any tnforma-
ton to the police. The person IN
question is said to have even accused
Hammond of having stolen the Brady
machine.
II was shortly after this that Ham
mond and the machine disappeared
from Detroit. The cache for auto
tires and parts once was filled with
auto parphernalia. The police will
not say where this barn Is, but off-
GERS have been sent to make a search
OF 1t, In the hope that the loot has
not been taken from II.
William B. Backman, No. 49 Er-
skine-st., was one Of Hammond's VIC
tins, according to the police. Back
man discovered thieves cutting an ex-
ira tire from the side Of his auto.
He tried to prevent them and one OF
them struck him In the face. The
officers say they xln lay this job to
Hammond.
The police say that Hammond has
offered any number OF automobile
tires for sale at ridiculously small
prices. Il is also said that he had
a number Of reckless fellows work
ing around the city, men who would
not hesitate, to steal tires and sell
them to Hammond for SO or a.
The outcome OF the whole thing
will be that Chauncey Hammond will
have a whole lot to explain when lie
gets back to Detroit. Always a calm
young person Il viii be
interesting to note how he will con-
duct himself under these new
charges, from which II appears now
there Is little likelihood OF escape.
A year ago last October, s11 900
disappeared from the First National
bank. 1t was the payroll for one Of
the branch factories OF the EMF.
Co Hammond was accused OF steal
ing the money, by switching satchels.
He gave himself up to the police the
very afternoon the money disapi ear
ed.
There followed a sensation trial, In
which the police tried desperately to
fasten the theft upon Hammond.
They failed to convict him.