The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-21
THINK ITALIAN
SHOT TO DEATH
BY ROBBER PAL
Police Advance Grim Theory to
Account For Highland Park
Tragedy
GEMS FOUND ON BODY
LOOT FROM METZ STORE
Wounded There, Then Killed by
Companion To Seal Lips.
Is Belief
Wounded There, Then Killed by

Gaspere Mamma, the Italian whose
body was found Friday in Highland
Park, was . robber, shot to death, Il
Is believed. by one OF his own pals
after he had been wounded. so that
the story OF his crime could not
come from his lips and implicate MS
companions.
This theory of Mannina's death
was advanced. Saturday morning. by
Chief Of Police Charles Seymour, oil
Highland Park. after jewelry found
ON the dead mans person had been
identified by Francis /. Metz, 1ewelsr,
Of No. SCI Oakland-ave., whose store
was burglarized last Tuesday. Man
nina was struck by one OF the hVe
shots fred by Metz. The bullet en-
tered his back. Metz reported at
the time seeing one OF the men
stagger as he fed
The bullet which killed Mamma
came from a revolver that was
pressed against the right side OF his
forehead--and the police are satisfied
that the man who held the revolver
was one Of the two who aided Man
nina In rifing the window OF the jew
elry store. Disabled SO that he could
not continue flight with his compan-
ions, he probably collapsed after he
had run q few blocks up King-aye,
from Oakland-ave. The police are cer>
tain that he was killed while not tar
from the scene of the robbery. and
that after being shot In the head, his
body was dragged to the spot In High
land Park, between Oakland-ave. and
TIE Grand Trunk tracks, where 1t
was found. The bullet which entered
his back and the one fred into his
head were Of different caliber, &C
cording to Chief Seymour.
A cheap gold bracelet and bar
pin. set with glass stones. resulted In
the solution OF the mystery. Chief
Seymour came TO police headquarters
with the property at IL o'clock, Sat
urday morning. A reporter happened
TO remember that bracelets and bar
pins were the only things stolen in
the Metz robbery. Less than an hour
later, Mr.. Metz had appeared In the
detective bureau and identified the
jewelry without hesitation.
Detectives Boersig and Donovan,
who were assigned to the jewelry rob
berry. said after the property was
identified, that they had been looking
for man Of Mannina's description.
A cheap watch, a false key and a
large black handkerchief. which had
been used as q mask. were also found
on the dead mans clothes.
Metz's jewlery store was robbed at
|3:45 o'clock In the morning. A brick
had been thrown through the window.
II awakened Mrs. Metz. who with her
husband. lives In the fiat above the
store. The woman went to the front
window, and as she looked out, a
shot was fired at her from across
the street by one OF the trio Of rob-
bers who was on guard. Mr.. Metz
left the store by side door, In time
to see q burglar with tray OF %
bracelets and dozen or more bar
pins. fleeing up Oakland-ave. to King
ave-
Later In the morning, some Of the
jewelry which had been taken away
was found on King-ave. II was be-
spattered with blood.
Mamma, according to Chief Sey-
mour. has not been seen In the vicin-
ity of his usual haunts. near Ferd
Palma's store. at No. 1858 Monroe-ave.,
since week ago Friday. II Is said
that he left several unpaid bills.
Detectives Boersig and Donovan are
now searching for his two compan-
ions. The body OF Mamma remains
In the county morgue.