The Detroit times., 1913-12-10
Killed OfRcer Rather Than Sub
init To Arrest and Prison,
Is Their Theory
BITS OF CANDY MAY
PROVE VALUABLE CLUE
Indicates That Girls Had Been
With Joy-Riders -- Whole
Force Works On Case

With every detective and patrol
man on the Detroit force on the alert
for some trace Of the slayers OF Pa
trolman Thomas F. Madden. and
many Of the ohlcers Of Bethune sta
tion working after they wers on duty,
to solve the mystery, neither Of the
men who rode In the stolen auto Of
A. l. McMeans, Of No. 141 Massa-
chusetts-ave.. and one Of whom shot
the oficer when he tried to capture
them, has yet been arrested.
Chief Of Detectives p1lmer believes
that when the gun man Il captured.
he will be found to be parcled Joy
rider. who saw g prison cell yawning
for him when Madden tried to make
the arrest. and, Intoxicated and des-
perate. shot to kill rather than submit
To arrest.
A small paper bag. containing ! lev
pieces OF cheap, colore candy, may
hold the solution to the whole AFFAIR.
Police believe that It iudicactas that
girls accompanied the young Uen on
|the 10Y ride that ended 20 dls4plEUu6
". They hope that it that Woo M
Icnm1. th9 a1rle rennlng 6f ! tH no11
hlOcded sl4yh{8 Of big eood-nG<dTs
TON M61Aen, nay pea1ise that theiI
companions On The Joy rie were me
slayers. and may come to the police
with information that will land the
two young men In cells.
The imouse-colored. plush hat
snatched from the head OF the driver
by Madden. as he fell, lis still the best
clue that the police have. It was sold
by b. G.. Fischer, No. 1875 Tort-st.
west, and though Fischer told the po-
lice that he wac unable to give them
the name and address of the purchas-
er, he would undoubtedly be able to
identify the man. In case the latter
should be arrested, and shown to him.
Fischer will be called to identify any
promising suspect that the police get.
That the brutal killing of Madden
made profound impression through
out the city, not only among police.
men and the general public. but also
among the marauding gangs that
prey on automobile owners, was in
dicated by the fact that not single
report Of stolen auto was received,
Tuesday night.
Police records show that fully 80
young men have been convicted of
10y riding" since the autos became
established In Detroit and 40 many
more were arrested. but released
without being prosecuted. Every one
of these youths will Sbe Investigated
by detectives. in an effort to locate
the slayers OF Madden. Many Of thd
convicted ones were paroled. One Of
them may have ben the youth, who,
in desperation, used his revolver.
~oxho~ xboc Soco .outouco NO a no vO1o
breaker.
Through q woman living near Wood
ward and Bethune-aves., the police
was known as AL" The woman de-
clared that the gun man fell out OF
the auto, probably reeling from a
blow from Madden as the latter was
shot. He chased the machine as 1t
proceeded westward. and she heard
him cry, For Gods safe. AL, walt for
me-"
This woman. whose name IL sup
pressed by the police. gave good de-
scriptions Of the two men. The man
who lost the plush hat. wore long.
dark overcoat. The other wore a
Mackinaw jacket, apparently dark
grey. and a corduroy cap. with ear
flaps tied at the top.
Signal Omcer Pryorfi of Bethune
station, who saw the man with the
cap crank the auto In front OF the
station, just before the shooting, gave
the same description.
Madden, dying. also described his
slayer In that way.
Police Commissioner Gillespie
dressed up one OF the police clerks
In clothing answering the description
of the two men. and had them photo
gSRphcd by Charles Carmody. in the
hope that some person wo saw the
pair on To- night Of the crime. may be
able to furnish their names and ad,