The Detroit times., 1912-06-08

dog" revolver, of 3S caliber, identical
In appearance with the one useG by
the bandit who held up BocKkeeper
Roland Won Oyen, and Cashier Sarah
McI.aren. while ne helped himself to
fetween $500 and $400, and made his
escape, with his retreat covered by a
pal" with two revolvers, standing
near the front doorway of the store.
The other man, knocked down Oy
stool hurled at his head by X. II.
nengler, fred several shots at the
latter. while running toward a wait
ing automobile, in which the two
bandits made their escape. He is still
"a liberty, several suspects having
been brought in. but released.
All OF the Brushaber employees who
figured in the sensational hold-up
have identified Monroe, and the police
declare that they have a sure case
against him. as they have already
punctured an alibi which the suspect
lad carefully prepared.
sWhcn arrested. Monroe, a dapper
fine-looking young fellow, was per-
fectly calm, and protested ignorance
Of the reason for his arrest.
When told by Chief of Detectives
Palmer that he ives wanted for the
Blushaber robbery, he produced his
alibi. declaring that he had played IN
apoker game in Clyde j. Tooker's poo
room, No. 225 Cass-ave, from o'clock
Saturday evening, until o'clock, sun
day morning.
Tooker was promptly summoned TO
police headquarters, and declared that
Monroe had been in his place. but
went out about O'Clock, Saturday
evening. and did not return until near
Jy IL O'Clock
Several young men who were sit
ting in7 the game, made similar state
Monroe has been in trouble almost
continually, the police declare. but
he has been lucky in obtaining
,lemency.
lie was sent to the reform school
when n lad. and a few years ago
made sensational escape from
here. Dy jumping from a second-story
window breaking both arms.
hbout two years ago he was ar
rcsted. with Cecil Hollyer, the motor
Ious boy burglar, now serving long
lorm in prison. Monroe was rooming
with Holyer in Mrs. Bertha Neske's
ruoming house, I.afayette-blvd. and
Second-st. She missed a watch and
some money, and search of the room
occupied by Hollyer and Monroe. re-
velled hundreds of dollars worth of
jeSeiry. locked in Monroes desk.
TIoliyer. who had recently finished
short term for many burglaries,
later confessed that he had robbed
scores of houses, but he protected
Monroe. insisting that the latter had
had no part in the burglaries. Mon
roe was charged with receiving stolen
property. but was paroled by Judge
T-nelan. while Hollyer received 10
year term.
Shortly afterward Monroe was in
dicted by the federal grand jury on
the charge of filing in money order
blanks and cashing them. The case
hat never been tried, the police say.
He would never tell where he got
the blanks. which must have been
stolen from some postofhce SUD
station
A year ago. Monroe was arrested
while trying TO sell an auto tre,
stolen from the Hudson Motor Car
c. Detectives Reid and Good took
him before Judge Phelan, for break
ing parole, but the glib young man
made such an eloquent plea to the
Judge that he was given anoeher
chance TO make good.
A Under the circumstances, Justice
Jeffries also gave him a chance by
suspehding sentence on him In the
the case.
A series OF thefts Of tires, tools and
accessories from automobiles on me
streets. followed. and little red car
fgnred I'm all of the reports OF the
thefts.
i, Monroe was known to drive his
fathers red automobile, and the police
are satisfied that he was responsive
for the depredations. but they could
never get definite evidence against
him
a few months ago, a series OF auto
mobile thefts occurred, In which tho