The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-08-10
THIEVES
HAVE BUSY
WEEKEND
Many R0bberies Are
Reported to
Police
PICKPOCKETS GET
MANY FINE HAULS
Officers Catch Trio, But
Others Are Still At
Large

Burglars and pickpockets put in
their usual busy weekend In De-
troit. and though they made some
unusually good hauls, the police
check-mated them somewhat with Q
number Of arrests.
Three ofiices in the Broadway
Market building were visited by
some prowler, and police are
puzzled over whether he 10 Q door
knob collector or a burglar.
DR.. c. A. Fisher, in room No. 219;
DR.. w. s. Grimes. No. 324, and DR..
John j. Weitzman, No. 201, all re-
ported that the door-knobs Of their
Offices were twisted Of, but nothing
was missing from the Offices.
Burglars who knocked down q
door in f. M. Rothman & Co.'s fur.
nishing goods store. No. 80 Wood
ward-ave., left a crowbar and an
AK in the store, but apparently took
no plumber.
Eugene Millman. No. 1913 Hast.
ings-st., reported that burglars en-.
tered the bathroom window Of his
home. but got nothing. Joseph
Pasemano, in the same building. lost
$50 worth OF barber tools. John
0awrilla. another occupant, was
robbed of $20.25 and his Ford badge
and II. Katz. another. lost watch
and so cents.
l.. Huffman, No. 1871 Berlin.st.. re
ported the theft of $39.45 from his
home; T. McEwen, No. 102 Fourth.
ave-. 81. and Sam Burnsfein, No.
ITO Napoleon-st.. $1S in cash, all the
jobs being accomplished by the
open window route.
Pickpockets got watch, diamond
ring. and diamond stud valued al
$3.50. from D. N. Miller. Mus
kegon.
Charles Enrich. saloonkeeper a
No. 1866 Michigan-ave., wa
touched" for $500 at Addison
switch. while boarding a car.
Frank Kolecneak, No. 261 VIII
liams-ave., was robbed of 1923, ir
the Union station, the pickpockel
escaping from Franks clutches.
Joseph Starikoff, No. 363 Wood
ward-ave.. was robbed of diamond
ring valued at 500. on a Fourteenth
car.
Detectives Roche and Burczyh
and Patrolman McNamee arrested
James Murphy, 32 years old; George
O'Neill, 80. and Edward Maloney
80, on the charge of attempting Il
rob persons who were boarding
cars at Jefferson-ave. and First-st.
Sunday night.
Sidney Shields, OF No. IA Bradley
St, reported that three white mer
held him up on Randolph-st., neal
Madison-ave.. early Monday morn
ing. and robbed him of $40 and hii
watch. after giving him bat
beating.
Matthew Price, OF No. q Colum
blast. east, reported that he was
held up by two men at Columbis
and Beaubien-sts., and was robbed
Of $24.
Frank Dournik, No. 100 Kellar-st.
chased young man who grabbed
his watch and chain. Sunday, at JEFF
ferson and Cary-aves. The fugitive
was caught by Patrolman william
Troy. and gave his name as Loui:
Rabet, OF No. 239 vanilla-st.
Mike" Switkiewicz. OF Ham
tramck. reported that two men who
took him to the Geneva club, at No
1874 Gratiot-ave., robbed him OF SIG
Carl Krzak, of No. S75 Trombly
ave-. reported to the police that the
trunk which did duty as his savings
bank was broken open. some time
Sunday. and s715 was stolen. His
brother-in-law, John Sugierski. Is
years old. has disappeared, accord
ing to Krzak.
G. Mickleboro. OF No. $40 Cass
ave-. reports that he furnished lodg
ings to a man named Kellner, Sun
dav night and Kellner got I'D frs,