The Detroit times., 1912-10-02
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mour that the ma nwas villainous
looking fellow, with glarIng eyes,
He looked daggers at her in the store
and she left customer TO go and
wait on him. reasoning that he was
angry because she was not waiting
on him,
Miss Charlotte Unsoeld and her
brother, George. also got good look
at him while le was sitting In front
OF the blacksmith shop and they are
sure they would be able To- identity
him II they saw him again.
The same man also met the little
daughter OF Edward Shocker, NO.
931 Mt. Elliott-ave,, on Mt. Elliott
ave. shortly before the Refs girl was
killed. and he frightened her Dy
STOPPING and glazing into her race
He made no attempt to modest her,
however.
Falling into the clutches OF some
brutal pervert as she was Oh ne,
way from the grocery store OF Paui
c. Deiss No. $50 Meldrum-ave., 10 her
home at No. $50 Beaufait-ave., only
short distance away. at duck. Tues
day evening, Matilda Refs, l2,year'
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. JACOB
Refs. was assaulted and slain, her
throat being cut from ear TO ear, ana
her body shockingly mutilated
The crime was discovered
when two boys William Knapp OF NO
eel Beaufait-ave. and Carl Bracker.
No 100 Pulford-ave., stumbled over
the still form of the little girl In the
alley.
The two boys ran to the Deiss gro
Gerry and notified the proprietor OIL
their gruesome find. and Deiss, TAX
ing a bicycle headlight. flashed the
light on the body and Identified II as
his little customer.
He then rushed back TO MS store
and notified the police.
The flyer from Mcclellan station
was on the scene In remarkably short
time, and as the police drove up, they
met Elmer Refs brother or the siam
girl. He had set out to search Tor
her. and following the curious crowd
which had gathered, around the po'
| licemen. and was whispering that a
homicide had been committed, and
that a little girl was the victim, FOL
lowed the officers into the alley, SOD
bir.- bitterly as he saw the body Oh
his sister. He hurried home and no
tilted his parents Mrs. Reiss, VINO
| has suffered from heart disease TOT
some time, swooned on hearing the
news, and Elmer stayed and cared lot
her while his father rushed like a
mailman to the scene OF the crime,
and broke down utterly as ne stooo
over the body of his daughter
Neighbors led him away. and took
him back to the house but he could
not be kept from the scene, and botn
! he and Elmer mounted guard over
! the little body until the belated ar,
rival OF Coroner Rothacher, WHO had
the corpse taken into the Reiss nome
| From the moment that the McClel
| Ian Pave. police discovered that they
had a crime even more brutal than the
! Staying of little Helen Brown TO deal
| with, the entire police service OF the
city. has been working feverishly &c
apprehend the slayer.
The escape OF the assassin of the
| little Refs girl has caused the big
| gest regret in the police department
/ and every man from Commissions
| Croul down, is exerting every energy
TO see that in this case, the crimina
does not escape. The police have the
1 advantage OF an early start, ano
never was there a more complete
drag-net thrown out than that which
encircled the city, Tuesday night
Every detective and precinct man was
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homicide case.
| Every car train, boat, and every
other means OF egress from the city
was watched Detectives secured the
vicinity OF the crime, and searched
all refugees OF transients. They be
iieve that the man did not escape
| from the city, but is in hiding here
and they are hopeful that some sus
picious action will betray him into
their hands, through the agency o.
some alert citizen.
All men who have been in the toll:
as peryerts, peppers, or victims o
such lust as resulted in the slayinl
ofthe little girl, will be sought ou
by the police.
Frank Bosquette. a teamster. who
has been in trouble before. and II
under police ban as an object of sus
piicon, was arrested by Detective:
Buhr and Lamb at 10 o'clock. Tues
day night, and is still held. He ha!
done time" for assault.
At about the same time, an cas-
side business man. who was arrested
three weeks ago on the complaint o
some young women who claimed tha
he ogled at them as he was passing
their home was brought In by Detec
tives McCarty and Horigan. He wai
released. when he satisfied the Off
I GERS that he had not been out of hiI
/ store. He had been released on thu
other charge after hearing before
Justice Stein, who refused warrant
George Spengler, laborer. 81
years old, and giving his address a!
No. 537 Elmwood-ave., was also
locked up as suspicious person De
Electives High and Good making the
arrest at o'clock, Wednesday morn
ing.
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