The Detroit times., 1911-02-25
BURGLAR KRABsE
GIVEN 70 YEARS
IN MARQUETTE
Man Who Shot Down Patrplman
McAlonan. When Caught Robbing
House Weeps When Court
Passes Sentence.
Many "Jobs" Laid To His door,
Regard You a. Murderer" Says
Judge Connolly.

Louis A. Krause, expert burglar
who shot down patrolman and was
himself shot down, Dec. 20, pleaded
guilty before Judge Connolly, Satur'
day morning. At noon, the court sen
fenced him to 20 years In Marquette
prison.
His bravado left him. Until the sen
tence OF the court had been pro
nounced he was calm, even nonchal
ant. In his conversation with the
Judge, he made q vain effort to elicit
sympathy. II was OF no avail.
The hopelessness of the thing came
to him like a shot. He stood unccr
tainly in the prisoners dock, waver
ed, then sank back on the bench. He
rocked his head In his arms and wept
The cuffs snapped maliciously abou,
his wrists and officers led him sobbinG
from the room.
In the early hours of the morning
of Dec. %, Krause was tracked
through the snow by the flying squad
ron from the central police station
He was traced right into the home OF
Henry II. Moreton, on Secord-ave. De-
tective James Dowd and Patrofmun
William B. McAlonan went into the
basement after him. He fired on them
one of the bullets going through Me-
Alonan's left lung. Dowd fired back
and Krause was In the hospital a few
weeks as result.
Since that affair, the police have
laid many burglaries to his door,
Jewels were found In his room. Part
of these have been returned. Krsuse
served time for burglary once before,
That was In 1898.
II was SICK" said Krause, when the
court asked him what excuse he had
to offer for his acts. II was sick and
/ needed money. I don't know why
shot that officer, except that I was
up against 1t and wanted to gel
away.
When / started out that night,
carried my revolver. the first time
had done SO IN long while. I knew
Il was going out to rob, but ! didn't
intend to kill or even shoot. though,
the gun might come In handy.
had a sort of hunch I was going to
get into a tight hole.
When the flyer came up to the
house, I heard it. looked out front
window and I saw the cops were sur
rounding the place. I said to myself:
'Krause, you've got slim chance, but
you better take It. I ducked into the
cellar and as soon as they came for
me, let them have It."
"Krause, l want you to understand
that police officers take their lives
into their own hands," said Judge Con.
molly. IF you had had your way, Mr..
McAlonan would be in a cemetery
now. II is fortunate thing that the
police department has acquired that
degree Of efficiency, which enabled II
to capture dangerous person suab
as you. want to take this occasion
to congratulate the department on the
service IL IL rendering to the public.
AS far as this court is concerned
you are regarded as q murderer. You
are desperate man. The sentence
Of this court Is that you be confined
In the branch OF the state prison In
Marquette for a period of not less
than 10 years and not more than ~
years, with the recommendation that
the maximum sentence be served"
Krause's home IL in Bellefontoine
o. His mother was here TO help in
his defense recently, but when she
saw how hopeless the matter was, she
returned to her home