The Detroit times., 1915-04-26
FUGITIvES
ON WAY BACK
TO DETROIT


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- No heard q clerk call for House
pstsctive Charles Finnucan. Clarke
LII his bride Of q year and her IT.
ysarold sister. Olive Cherrett. OF
rort Huron. Mrs. Clarke being the
aouehter Of Mrs. Esther Cherrett. Q
boarding house keeper At No. los
rortsl. Fort Huron. She knew
Clngks % G. B. Mack. and believed
him 10 be q secret service ofncer
attached TO the chemistry depart
meat.
AGiss Cherrstt and Clarke were
marrisd In Spokane. Wash. In Feb
ruary. year ago, the young woman
Declared to the police. She was
looks1 up IN The detention station.
~ investigation. her sister being
taken with her.
That Clarke was connected with the
robbery Of Station A OF the Port
lon6. Ore. postofice. the night or
pob. Is. 40 believed by the police.
- packaes OF money orders bear.
~ - numbers Of the ones stolen
= Portland was found I'm clarkes
Two nasksd men found supt- A.
q. OF alone IN the Satisfaction. and
\ C tho points Of revolvers they
brood him 20 open the safe and
took 500 IN cash. $500 worth Of
o1knps. and . book Of money orders.
Ihry han6cuiRed Mr.. or 10 a mail
\ raek end LEFT. He managed TO drag
~ rack, md telephoned to the 20
~ bit the robbers had dissp-
poarol
60 q the money orders had
49, coshsd IN Chicago. ST. Paul.
lClnnsopolis. and other cities. and q
= alleged that the thieves realised
oo90ga1 thousand dollars.
C1arko had laid the most careful
sronns - make killing on the stolen
eSGeSs. n Detroit, but the number
4 g ~ order which he offered 20
~ Lydia HsaS. cashier in the
4 Doaocnartrsin. few minutes after
~ 1nooring thsre. ~ -. @. Clarke.-
~ - his downfall
NJ Haar turned the order-made
81 ~ e1Oo--over 70 Clerk W. @.
I1lcnoo. Who glanced over the List
G ooooon money orders numbers. and
discovered the number on the list.
~ oont bell boy back 70 Ciarke's
IoCm. with . refusal TO cash the or
~. Clarke hurried down to the
111by. and IN high dudseon asked
MT wss the trouble. While be and
~ clerk were arguing. Miss Haar
~ someone 20 set the house detec-
Carries air Of indignation vanish
q q IN Instant. He made q dive
~ DE door.
Mis- Haar. Who lives II NO. 3ss
LomayAve-. called 70 Leo Tobatt. the
r1oC clerk. to head the man on
CDorks whipped out his revolver as
1etG1t trisd % block the exit. He
rcoosod the weapon against Tobatt's
o(onach. and dash out Of the door
MA Tobatt stepped aside
Clarke leveled his revolver at .
oou,cab driver at the entrance but
changed his mind. and fed through
Co1fl1aosQ. 70 Bstes-st. followed by
erOwd that kept gathering recruits,
e1ncns them frame ofneer Albert
Peppler.
ooufh % Batss-st. TO the alley In
~ rearl q Durham. stoepei q Co.'S
o(ore q Bates and Congrcss-sts.. the
chase led. Some OF the pursuers ran
around 20 head the fugitive on nj the
nsn6oIphst. opening OF the alley.
(. ~ ~ approached the blockade. be
oGnln whipped out the big revolver.
nd the crowd melted before him
b H Jumped into Freud's auto. and
DeooalnE the revolver to Freud's ear.
~: "lt II life and death for me.
You drive or II viii be death for
yoa.~
ThafHc 0ficer Peppier had com
mon6eered the auto Of John T. Dun
wno61e. q No. Il Massachusettseves
WI o. n Campbell. OF No. goa West
philalelphia-Ave. as a passenger.
he machine sped In pursuit OF
EBou6's CIR with It's frightened driv.
= - and his grim passenger. They
wege gaining on the fugitive. when a
rssr IRE blew out and ended the
rasuit.
C1nsks hsd laid his plans to col.
lea frem the hotels statier. Cadillac,
Chnr,evolx. 0risvold. Ste. Claire and
pro1ably othsrs. on HIS stolen money
oG1sgo. esch nIlsd ont Tor 800.
( ~ plan VAS 10 register at hotel
e. then send bell boy with the
mooey order. 20 Be cashed. A fake
1907 accompanied each one. I,
pucDoe(s1 20 como from the Portland
F investment Co. q Portland. Ore.
nn1 STATED that Ciarks's address be
a. unkn0wn 20 the arm. the lettel
4 ~ booNs forwardsd through q Chi
- ls1ond % Clarke 10 his hotel
came he'd registered a. the ste
C)>1so ho<el - @. p. Mack. F1fty o
~ or1oro we're recovered h
(&o'o room. and 10 were stole,
11 ~ Portland postofnce
~ W. told Detectfves Reid an
~ c1At her husband posed a.
<1 norv1os oGlcer. ano that en-