The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-02-23

Moores body lay. There was an in
start OF tense silence. then the father
sobbed. My God Ny God, That's
AL"
The father burst into tears. but re-
his composure, and told OF
now nc had worked To give the YOUTH
a good education. and all the advan-
tages that no could.
Meanwhile, Wesley was being trans
ferred from Hunt.st. station to police
headquarters, and the grief-strickeD
father went TO the station. to meet
his other son. Both wept> as they
clasped hands. In the ONCE of Com
Gillespie, and police OFF,
GERS, hardened to pathetic scenes,
wept unabashed.
II can better take your brother back
to your mother In his CONN than to
tell her your story" said Mr.. Moore.
He left with the body OF his son.
at O'Clock. taking II to Saginaw for
burial
Wesley will be charged with rob.
berry being armed. which carries life
as the maximum. His
father said he would provide an attor.
ney for him.
The Febbefies teewAieA Wesley con-
fessed, include two that he and al"
on the night that Willett
Eastwood was shot by Patrolman Cor
bett, while he and his brother. Leroy.
were burglarixins Weinert's grocery.
No. 2405 Woodward.ave. The East
woods had been suspected OF the jobs.
but were not identified. They were
the robbers Of the stores OF Joseph
Kozicki. No. 652 Milwaukee-ave. east.
and Victor Miller. No. 1401 Mt. Elliott.
ave. That was Feb. z. Jan. 10. Wes-
ley confessed, he and al" robbed
Harry Weinstein, storekeeper at No.
965 Hastings-st.
Then there were the three robberies
OF Saturday night Police think he
will confess to still others during the
day.
As to the Madden case, Wesley says
that his brother might have been In
that" "Al," he says, always used
Ford cars on his tours. He studied
maps carefully before starting out.
planning ways OF escape, and places
to abandon the machine. and was well
equipped with auto keys and with plen-
ty of ammunition for his revolver.
which is of the same sort as the one
used in killing Patrolman Madden.
The two Moore boys we're In Detroit
at the time Of the Madden shooting.
They had visited at their home in Sag
NAV I'm November. returning to De.
tFoit the first of December. and again
visiting at home at Christmas time.
Wesley said that another man.
whose name he il still Withholding.
often accompanied TAT on his bandit
trips, and this man, the police believe.
may have been the one who fred the
shot that killed Madden. They are
trying to learn hfs identity from Wes-
ley.
Wesley says "Al's" downfall was
due to gambling.
"He got much money. but he played
the horses, and would gamble on any.
thing" he says. II should never have
gone with him."
That "Ar' Moore worked as de-
tective in the employ OF the Pinker.
tons, to guard the Studebaker corpora
ton against the intrlgues OF the i.
w. w. last summer, and was at the
same time recording secretary for the
local branch of the I. w. W., was In
formation that the police CLEANED,
Monday morning. while tracing the
sensational career OF the youthful rob
Der.
Moore also operated a private de-
tective agency OF his own, until
October. and Immediately after he dis
posed OF his interests In the concern
the rObberies OF stores and restaur
ants. In which he was implicated, &C
cording to his brother, started.
ZAP owned the National Secret
Service agency in the Lightner build.
ing. according to Wesley Moore.
Wesley says that the long series OF
restaurant holdups which baffled the
police. were all perpetrated by "Al"
Moore and youth whose name Yves.
ley processes to be in ignorance Of.
He says that "Al" was never very
toward him. but adds
that when "Al" went out, night after
night. with q revolver. and returned
with plenty Of money, at about the
time that the many hold-ups were be.
ing reported. he accused him OF being
the robber, and was invited to partict
pate in the "jobs."
Wesley says that for some time, he
roomed at No. 727 Seeond-ave., a
rooming house. conducted by Mrs.
Ada Richards. and lived straight"
while "AI' was committing robberies,
but his brother kept telephoning him,
tn come and join him. until he finally
gave In.
In Wesley's suitcase. seized by the
officers, the police found a paper-cov.
er book, entitled 1.-The Ideal Hand.
book: useful Information for shoot.
ers."
A rumor that third suspect in the
bandit cases. supposed to be the other
pal Of ZAP Moore, was held by the
police In an outlying station. was de.
MED by Chief OF Detectives Palmer,
Monday morning. He said that Yves.
ley had refused to give the name OF
his brothers other pal" claiming
that he did not know It..
Two detectives questioned Wesley,
Monday morning, trying to get him
to talk about the Madden case. He
would not make any statement about
1t to them, II Is said. Chief Palmer
said that Wesley would be thorough.
ly questioned. Monday afternoon, aft.
err being allowed to think things over
In his cell.