The Detroit times., 1912-11-02
IN DETROIT

Hees. The warmest day was Sun.
Gay, the 9th, when the temperature
Was ~ degrees. The average tenn
perature for the month was 51.7 de-
grees.
william DobsOn, a brakeman EN- pIoy ed
ON the Wabash railroad, was ruu
over by freight car near Britton
IA Mich. Friday night. both OF his legs
being so badly crushed that amputa
tlon was necessary He was brought
rsp the Detroit Sanitarium. and Is IN
a critical condition. His only known
relative If sister living In New
York,
assistant Corporation Counsel Penni-
man has drafted nm ordinance as suw-
gested by the use of gas heaters
IN without equipment for carrying the
FUMES out OF doors. Deaths and ac-
cidents are said TO be due TO care
lsFsness In the installation OF open
Name gas heaters. The ordinance
will be introduced In the council
next Thursday night.
John NovodwOr.ki. nine years old, was
run down and badly injured by an
automobile as he was crossing Theo-
dore-st., near Gfandy-ave., in front
or his home. Friday afternoon. lie
Was attended by Or. II. u. Williams,
OF NO. bS-Mltchell-ave The police
say that the auto was driven by
Frank Kain, OF No 1916 Holcomb-
ave. under u license issued TO the
. Regal Motor Car Co
.Nuofney Arthur =. Hitchte has been
appointed general counsel for the
Detroit, Toledo a Ironton railway,
.wsf George +. Johnson, receiver. Earl
+. Drake, who formerly held the posi-
fornia Mr.. Richie IL with the firm
OF Race n Hatch, No. as Home Bank
building, and will continue his gen.
eral practice IN addition TO his new
duties.
After consulting ON the petition Of
han fnr RPan m
Jury 10 investigate alleged graft In
certain municipal bodies, and sup
posed trusts In mercantile lines. such
as milk, coal, ice and builders sup
4. 2lles. the judges OF the circuit court
A decided, Friday afternoon, TO sit en-
banc. Monday morning, TO sec
whether the situation warrants the
granting ofNthe prosecutors prayer.
Fred Bressler, "a foreman for the AM
ericsn Lubricator Co.. was ambushcd
by six Polish laborers whom he had
discharged as he was leaving the
shop Friday evening. Timely arrival
tpf the police rescued him from the
gang, who We're beating him severe
ly. but fed at sight OF the bluecoats
Bressler was badly bruised about the
head and body and was taken To his
home where he received medical at
tendance
offices In the Home Savings Bank
building. was struck IN the calf or
the leg by stray bullet while talk :
t1g with friend at Gratiot and
woodward-aves., Friday evening. The
report OF a revolver was heard by
Mr. Benedick at the instant that ne
felt sharp twinge OF pain In hts
leg. and picked up a nattened bullet.
The bullet left only large red mark
ON his leg
The Northwestern Woman's club WILL
hold n public meeting Monday niSs
In Diamond Temple. The real de-
ta~tll Ia hNr h.p
Rev. Mr. Dun. OF Crosse Ile and Miss
Maud Younger. OF San Francisco
Miss Farnsworth will present a com
edy entitled Hand In Hand" The
ssfHcttous. officers or other civic
clubs In the northwestern part OF
Detroit will make short addresses.
A hydrophobin scare of considerable
proportions was caused when q stray
cat, suffering from some sort of fits
San amuck on Woodward ave, near
the viaduct, Friday evening, and bit
Mrs. Joseph Gerhnrdt. OF No. 1872
Woodward-ave., on the right hand
and also bit Rupert Pletsch. OF No
IS Holbrook- ave, on the cheek. The
ca was later killed by citizen.
while It's two victims received medt-
cal attention, and went to their
homes.
death. I'm ~. Mary's hospital, of Ed
/ ward Matthew3on, about whose iden-
fity little was known, was cleared up
N by Coroner Burgess. Friday. He
learned that Matthewson had been
sent to the hospital by his father. an
aged man with whom he lived at No.
40 Frank-st., and who called an am
bulance when a long Illness suffered
by Matthewson became critical. Hos
pital authorities had been unable to
get any record OF the man until his
.ather was located.
Judge Codd has issued an Injunction
- a
strainlng the ID. L. r. from operating
cars on Hamilto on blvd. In Highland
Park. The tracks In the village part
OF the boulevard were recently laid
by Robert Oakman. who got an In
junction from Judge Codd to prevent
the village authorities from interfer-
ing with the Work. Now the court
believes. on representation OF the
village attorney. that traffic shoula
cease on the tracks until the ques-
ton OF right-of-way Is settled.
stricken with apopJlexy while at work.
Friday afternoon, Bert Bolster, OF
No. ~ Henry-st., fell in such way
as to catch his coat collar on the
thumbscrew OF a wrinSer, attached
to a sink. and was found dead. In
that strange position, whtn +. Moore.
a friend and fellow empioye. entered
the shop shortly after 4 o'clock. Boil
ster was employed In the garage or
Charles X. Davis, at No. 1907 Cass-
ave. where his death occurred Cor
Oner BuTReEs 'HNt IoOlsNtl
had been rendered unconscious by the
apoplectic stroke, and had been
,.schoked to death by HIS own coat col
lar
Lieut.-CsI. }. c. sanford, of the en-
gineer corps. has taken over his
duties as head OF the United states
lake survey office In Detroit and the
United States district engineers
Z office In Grand Rapids. Lieut. Col
Mason NJ. Patrick turning these posi-
lions over to him, Friday afternoon.
Lieut-CoI. Patrick assumed the duties
OF these Offices Aug. /. succeeding
Lieut. Col. c. s. Richie. In addition to
the duties OF Col. G.. Med. Townsend,
as district engineer for Detroit. j..
W Goddard. assistant engineer IN
,CIrand Rapids. came TO Detroit with
the papers necessary TO make the
transfer.
Nurscs. internes and sisters I'm st.
MRry's hospital hive all fallen In
love with a little waif brought 70
the institution by the police Aug. 90.
having been found In an ash barrel
In n vacant lot near McDougall-ave.
and Larned-st The child was only
:. a few hours old when found. and lts
cries attracted a little newsboy. VINO
reported the matter TO the police
Hospital attaches christened the lit
lie girl Bernadotte Vincent, because
she arrived on the feast day OF st.
Ptrnard. with the last name In honor
OF ST. Vincent patron saint OF child
hood She has become happy,
healthy little tot who won the hearts
of all in the hospital. and they want
70 see her find good home when
they have TO part with her, though
they are reluctant to 10 so.