The Detroit times., 1914-10-21
NOSE HELD UP
TWICE WITHIN
ASINCLE HOUR
Two White Men Got Him First ;
Then Colored Gents Tried il
and Were Punched
POULTRY-MAN COMPELLED
TO HAND OVER $l,100
Three Armed Men Rob Max
Rosenblatt of Days Receipts;
Many Minor Cases Reported

Nose Suckey, of No. rs Mercierst..
was held up twice In one hour, Mon
day night.
Suckey was FIRST subjected to .
white mans robbery. This was sue
cessful Next he was made the sub
ject OF Negro holdup. and as the
+frst AFFAIR had deprived him OF all his
money and his watch. the second one
was failure -
Suckey was walking along Gratiot-
ave-, near Catherine-st.. when two
white men confronted him. One "cov.
cred" him with revolver. while the
other took IS and his watch. Suckey
waited at the. corner until Patrolmen
Miller and Healy appeared. He com
planned 10 the officers. and said he
could recognize the thieves. He said
they had walked up Catherine-st.
You follow them up" ordered Pa
trolman Miller. and we'll keep about
a half block behind you. When you
recognize these men. stop, and well
come up and get EN-"
Nose did as he was told. He pro-
crossed up Catherine ct. to st. Antoine.
Then he stopped abruptly. Two Ne.
groes halted him and, while discuss
ing the previous robbery with Suckey.
they went through his pockets.
The two patrolmen. seeing that
Suckey had come to standstill, rush.
ed up and arrested the two Negroes
while they were searching Suckey.
The Negroes are held on charges of
attempted robbery. They gave their
names as Charles Hemp and George
Houston.
Max Rosenblatt. poultry dealer at
No. 236 Catherine-st. east. was robbed
OF q satchel containing between 81 100
and $1,000 at Gao o'clock. Monday
evening. on Canfeld-aye.. between
John r. and Brush-sts.
Three men, one OF whom held a re.
volver close to DESCENDANTS head.
leaped from behind tree and ordered
him to throw up his hands.
II is believed that the robbers fol
lowed Rosenblatt from his place OF
business. as he had just completed a
day of collecting and was taking the
money to his home.
Rosenblatt furnished the police with
q good description OF the robbers.
Two saloonkeepers have been rob
bed since Saturday by thief who ap
preciates the convenience OF spring
locks -.
Saturday night the spring-iock bur
glar remained hidden In c. c. Wynn's
place. at No. 81 Michigan-ave. after
the saloon had been locked. He re.
moved $50 from some clothing that
was left in the place. and departed by
the simple process of turning back the
spring lock.
The same method OF thievery netted
a total OF $3.50 at the saloon OF Aug.
ust Forth. at Gratiot-ave. and Dubois.
ST.. Monday night AZ Forth.s place.
$500 was taken from drawer I'm the
cigar stand. and $50 from the cash
register.
Mrs Sarah Mcdonald, OF No. 2eo
Baker-st., was awakened at 3 O'Clock
Tuesday morning by q burglar, who
entered her bedroom. The intruder
had Dried oDen window, He took 81
which he found In Mrs. McDonald's
purse and escaped when the woman
screamed
A diamond and ruby pin valued Of
$1,000, the property Of Mrs. Seward
Merriam. OF No. 12f Ferry-ave. east
has been lost or stolen. Mrs. Mer
Ram reported to the police that she
missed the pin while walking on Mon
roe-ave.. between the Temple theater
and Farmer-st.