The Detroit times., 1915-11-17
High waymen, Burg
lars and Pickpockets
Have Busy Night
u COMPLAINTS
ARE RECEIVED
Contractor JOS. Conrad
Assaulted and Rob-
''' - of S53h

.4aaymen. burglars and every
fxpc OF crook were in evidence Tues
Asy night and Wednesday morning,
ana there were fully 75 reports filed
with the police, Wednesday morn
Ing. Two well-known men we're
4 hoIdly held up and beaten by thugs,
and burglaries, in which consider
4 nole amounts OF valuables were TAX
en-, were many,
Joseph Conrad, a building con-
tractor. who lives at No. SOS Lafay'
!. ette-aye. east, was beaten and rob-
n IA by two men, who followed him
from a saloon at Clark end Jeffer-
sonsaves., shortly after o'clock.
h TUESDAY night. After they had
knocked their victim almost uncon-
B scious they took a wallet, contain
inr more than $3.50, from his pocket.
and made their escape.
Conrad, who was supervising the
4 construction of building at No.
s1Ss yefferson-ave. west, was on his
way home. when he was attacked,
\ within sight of two passing street
care and beneath corner arc light
Going into q saloon, he had no
small change, so pulled the wallet
\ carefully from his pocket and took
ont small hill. He did not think
y he was observed. Leaving the sa-
!. loon a few minutes later he was at
\ lacked. aud, after desperate fight,
the htghwaymen escaped. The two
men ran In the direction OF the
docks and factories, near the river,
and were not seen again.
Conrad gould give but a meager
description of his asssilants. De
4 receives searched the river front dur
4 Ing the night for the pair.
While returning from a call TO
the fuller hotel at 1 o'clock, We'd
9nesday morning. DR.. Charles 8. Nor
Icy, OF the Hotel Charlevoix, was
held up by lone bandit at Adams
ave and Park-pl. The physician
WAS accosted by the stranger. who
4 drew gun and pointed IL at the
Goctor's head.
Disregarding danger, the doctor
struck the man a blow on the jaw,
Knocking him to the ground. Pick
Ing himself up, he ran down the
street firing shot at the doctor as
he ran.
Or. Morley described the man 70
I the police as wearing dark gray
suit, and a dark hst He weighs
\ xbotu 200 pounds.
At Fort and wayne-sts., Tuesday
Y night, konstanty Rudzski. who
y gave no address, was attacked and
\ robbed by two men. The assailanti
B Knocked him to the ground aud tool
his watch and 81.
Breaking into the home OF Mrs
william J. Clark. No. Acc Avery-ave.
sometime Tuesday, burglars stol'
z 4148 worth Of jewelry. The hous'
kWas ransacked from attic TO base
nent. A rear window was force,
HOY the thieves m order to effect al
vntrunce.
The same person or persons tn,
h police believe. forced ar entrance I,
the home OF 9. VI. Fisher, OF No. 1873
Z Bourteenth-ave., 1T 10 O'Clock, Tues
Day night. and made away viii
)slewry valued at $50. A rear win
CIV was opened in the same man
I ner. A short time later W. D
" Juhaftx. Of No. n Heckler-ave., re
ported that his home had been en-
II Tired by forcing a rear window anC
4 that $40 worth of jewelry had beer
taken.
While two maids were in tn.
a house. someone entered the HON,
Erof Mrs. James Mcdonald. Of No. s,
Erskine-st.. between 6 and o'clock
Tuesday night night, and stole SIS
Irwin Johnson. OF No. 305 Wabash
ave, reported that his room wal
N entered. Tuesday night, and that 81
& and m express order for $50 wer,
x sotolen.
Standing at Woodward and Crane
I(tveraves. at s O'clock, Tuesday
Mrs. f. h. Weiss, Of No. Is Willis
live. east. lost purse. oontainin,
4 ISIS, which was snatched from he,
~ thief. The man disappeared IN
1.-The late afternoon crowd.
a rear window in the home o
Mrs y. Bytonowski, OF No. 1877 Alex
Apdrfne-aye. east, was opened b,
(hlevcs. between and O'Clock
81 TUESDAY afternoon. and the hous,
>xSe ransacked. She could not fur
niah the police list Of the article
(cjSsing. but said that consider
&Ahlc Amount Of valuables had beef
xhken.
John Parsons. manager OF the Tin
Men club. at No 36i Hubbard-ave
reported TO the police that cigars
<eisaret'es. and candy, worth sss
11d been stolen. Tuesday. from tn,
+ <1ub rooms.
q by nsing a false key, the home o
EarI Summers. No. sol Raldwin-ave.
eNt Stitered late Tuesday afternoon
&@nd clothing end jewclry worth
tS.so taken by the thieves.