The Detroit times., 1913-12-09
POLICEMAN is
SLAIN; SUSPECT
UNDER ARREST


invaluable. The machine stolen Dy
Maddens slayers. was taken from the
Garden theaterArcadia dance hall dis
trict. and IL Is possible that the men
were members OF the gang that detec'
tiyes We're working to round up. Mon
day night, getting Is JOY riders. who
admitted that they had regular or
gained gang for stealing machines
Members OF the gang were traced ny
detectives, and the movements OF all
who did not have alibis, are beins
traced. Tuesday. the search even eS
tending to rearby cities. where some
OF the missing ones are said To be.
We've got to get these fellows,
says Chief oil Detectives Palmer.
Madden is the fifth policeman TO be
slain during this year.
The other victims were: Patrolman
Charles School. for whose staying
Francesca Coma was sentenced TO lille
imprisonment; Patrolman Fred Hol
wkedel. victim OF an uncaught assas
sin; Patrolman Warren X. Snow. kill
ed by Walter kuhlman. maniac, at the
threshold of the central station. and
Patrolman John Griffin. killed in IN
alley near Third-st.. by man who
was never captured.
/ Madden was for long time pre-
cinct detective at Bethune station
and was put back on patrol duty when
the command of all precinct detectives
was centered at the detective bureau
snow you be careful. Tom" called
Mrs. Lillian Madden 10 her husband
as he was leaving his home, No. l42j
Cass-ave., to report for duty, Monday
night.
/ The big man in the blue uniform
! laughted at his wife's words OF eau
ton, struck his deep chest whack
with his brawny fist TO reassure her
that physically he was we'll able Ia
battle with any man. and then hur-
ried down the avenue, whistling as
ne walked.
Il don't know what makes me so
nervous and worried about Tom:
never felt like this before" confided
Mrs. Madden to her friend, Miss &C.
celia Linden, later in the evening.
1T makes me laugh to listen to a
small woman like you worrying about
giant like your husband said Miss
Linden. seeking TO revive the de-
pressed spirits of the patrolman ;
wife.
All evening Mrs. Madden appeared
to be nervous and when the others in
the house retired, she made all excuse
to sit up a while longer
I II was IL O'Clock before she went
to her room. Shortly after l o'clock
| the telephone rang. Mrs. Madden
| jumped from bed and ran down stairs.
! She had been unable to sleep.
Hurry to Grace hospital. your
husband Is injured" came the mes
sage over the telephone.
! Mrs. Madden and Miss Linden
dressed hurriedly and started for the
hospital. Meanwhile Miss Linden $
brother and another boarder in We
Madden house, had hurried TO Wood
ward-ave. and from a policeman. sta.
toned at Milwaukee and Woodward
aves., learned that Madden had been
shot. While they We're talking to the
officer, the woman came along. Not
a street car was insight. A tayicab
came speeding down he~ayenue. With
leveled revolver the officer stopped
the automobile The driver readily
agreed to take the party to the hos
rital. They arrived just minute
after tho wounded officer expired.
Tuesday morning Mrs. Madden was
hyster!cal with grief Neighbors tried
in vain to comfort her.
"Oh, feared that something dread
full would happen to Tom" moaned
the wom.n as she tossed on her. bed.
Officer Madden was a giant. stand
ing six feet. four inches, and weigh
ing 240 pounds. He was 3S years old
and had been married 10 years. There
are no children.