The Detroit times., 1914-02-25
WESLEY MOORE +,
SAYS THAT BANDHT
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| Wesley says that while he does not
know the name Of "Al's" pal n the
crime. no knows that Charles smith.
known - '6chhiidty," was not tho
man. Smith was arrested % Z sun
psct. Wesley says that Il was true
hat Smith roomod at the Watsonrs6
address with AL" at the time Of the
shooting. but says that Smith an0
"Ar did not cbum together much.
Wosley says that at that time he was
living at 6elden and Commonwealth
avoe.
Wesloy WAS arrAignod before JuStico
Stein. Wednesday. on the charge q
armed robbery of the Pospeshil Sro
| Gerry store ON WAbAsh-ave. He wsiyod
to the recorders court, and was sent
to the jail In default Of 5000 baiL
two sureties..
His father. Dennis B. Moore, OF
Saginaw. was In court when he was
arraigned. and nsd . short talk WITH
Justice Stein.
II
the Judge that he had thought Wesley
an exceptionally good boy. until ~
learned OF the killing Of one OF his
sons. and the arrest Of the ether. on
Q charge that carries LIE imprison.
ment ~ the maximum. He said Wes.
ley lett home only Q yeas ago.
Wesley said that he worked for
some time - an operator Of moving
picture machine In tAs ysndoms thsa-
ter on 0rand Rivcr-aSe.
Asked about an effort to revive the
Belle Barry case. BY connecting Al
pheus with Il. ~ possible driver Of the
suto which took the girls body to Vo1
creek. Wesley smiled and said: u
went swimming IL Fox creek once.
read all about the Barry case. II Ar
had anything to do with Il. never
knew anything about II. They Quee
toned me about II, and ! told them
about going SWIMMING there"
That he had told all about hia broth.
er's connection with the Madden casa
when questioned by Chief Of Detec-
tives Palmer. Tuesday night. was 3D.
mitted by Wesley. who said:
II made up my mind that they
would ind out all about It. anyway.
and 20 I said to myself. What The
holl's the use OF me keeping quiet
about It? I might a. well tell them
the truth and I did,"
Chief Of Detectives Palmer said.
Wednesday morning. after long con-
ference with DeGnis b. Moore. father
Of the two boys, that he might have
n important statement to make later
In the day, but when asked the nature
OF the statement, said that ho eouio
not give Il out "a yet. - they wanted
TO "get somebody nrst."
Wesley says that he has no idoe
who the somebody" is that 10 being
sought by the police.
Chief OF Detectives Palmer de-
lclared. Wednesday morning. that h1s
Iomcers were thoroughly investigating
the sale Of Z revolver 20 A1pheus
Moore. without . permit from the po
lice commissioners.
I'VE will. try to obtain q warrant
against the person responsible foe
that SALE" said the detective chief.
I Richard H. Jackson. manager 6
the w. b. Jarvis Co.. whore Alphous
bought the weapon, had . session
with Commissioners Gillespie, sruass
day afternoon. He said that the clerk
who had sold the gun found on the
dead bandit, had been discharge
from the Arm.
I'VE hold the proprietor Of the
store responsible." said Capt Palmer,
when asked whether the warrant
would be against Manager jackson.
Police have learned that A1pheus
Moore was . member Of the Detroit
Riae Z Revolver club. where many
police othcers and prominent oitisens
learned how to shoot.
Members declare that he was quiet
and gentlemanly, and was not very
good shot
\ His father told Detective Palmer.
Wednesday. that Alpheus was Z mem
bsr OF many ride and target clubs In
saetnaw. and wss regarded there -
10 dead shot"
4 II am satisfied that ho did not try
to kin anyone during hls raids" said
the father. He was q rood shot, ana
surely did not aim at anyone. a ho
would have hit them w-------------------
Wesley Moore, held IN the central
station. nearly succeeded IN "ditching.
. pawn ticket for = watch, by passing
\ to Reginald Strome, who occupied
an adjoining cell, and who was trans
fsrred to the county fail, Tuesday. IN
Ispect0r Leonard Coyne. Of the immh
grafton bureau. who was handling the
Strome case. found tho ticket a ~
prisoner, and turned e over % the
police. who had missed e whea tAsy
searched Weoley:
| Omcsrs are tryihg 70 obtain tnl
tiaentiey of the UWn6f of The watch.
which was pawned in Louis Gross
lights place.
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