The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-17
Hig h W aymen, Burg
lars and PickpOckets
Have Busy Night
70 COMPLAINTS
ARE RECEIVED
Contractor JOS. Conrad
Assaulted and Rob-
bed of $3.50

Highwsymen, burglars AID every
4,ne OF crook we're in evidence Tues
xnv uight and Wednesday morning,
"a there were fully 75 reports filed
u1th the police, Wednesday morn
~. Two well-known men were
Il nklAly held up and beaten by thugs,
ond burglaries. in which consider
Ii oble amounts OF yaluables were TAX
a, were many.
Joseph Conrad, q building con-
tractor, who lives at NO. S6s Lafay-
6tteAvs. east. was beaten and rob
( IA By two men, who followed him
4 from I saloon at Clark and Jeffer-
4 non-aves., shortly after s o'clock,
( Tuesday night. After they had
n Knocked their victim almost uncon-
ocious they took a wallet, contain
mr. more than $3.50, from his pocket,
md made their escape.
Conrad, who was supervising the
oonstruction of building at No.
11lS Jefferson-ave. west, was on his
vas home, when he was attacked,
within sight OF two passing street
ears and beneath corner arc light
Going into q saloon, he had no
small change, so pulled the wallet
UkrSfuffy from his pocket and teek
cut a small hill. He did not think
- was observed. Leaving the sa-
loon q few minutes later he was at
lacked. and. after desperate fight,
ne highwaymen escaped. The two
Uen ran In the direction Of the
docks and factories, near the river.
md were not seen again.
Conrad gould give but meager
description OF his assailants. De-
tectives searched the river front dur
ing the night for the pair.
While returning from call TO
The fuller hotel at | O'Clock, We'd
nesday morning. DR. Charles S. Nor
NY. OF the Hotel Chsrleyoix, was
held up by lone bandit at Adams
ave and Park-pl. The physician
vas accosted by the stranger, who
Drew gun and pointed ii at the
Motors head
Disregarding danger. the doctor
struck the man a blow on the jaw.
Knocking him TO the ground Pick
iBg himself up, he ran down the
street firing a shot at the doctor as
Nc ran.
Dr., Morley described the man to
the police as wearing a dark gray
s'nit. and a dark hat. He weighs
lEballi zoo pounds.
~ fpg. and Wayne-sts., Tuesday
N kcnstenty Rudzsh. who
~ address. was attacked and
q ,st.,-s o. I've men The assailants
'ls1peNeG lin 10 the ground and took
De watch and SIT.
Breaking into the home OF Mrs
William j. Clark. No. Acc Avery-ave.
sometime Tuesday, burglars stole
$l43 worth OF jewelry. The house
WAS ransacked from attic to base.
ment a rear window was forced
( by the thieves In order to effect an
entrance.
The same person or persons. the
police believe, forced ar entrance to
the home OF S. NJ. Fisher, OF No. 1897
Fourteenth-ave., If 10 o'clock, Tues
day night. and made away with
jelewry valued at SEQ A rear win.
dow was opened in the same man
uer. A short time later w. ID.
K Juhartz. OF No q Heckler-aye., re-
ported that his home had been en-
tered by forcing rear window and
that $i0 worth Of iewelry had been
taken.
While two maids were in the
house, someone entered the home
Of Mrs. James Mcdonald, of Nos So
Erskine-st., between and : O'Clock
Tuesday night night, and stole SIS
Irwin Johnson. Of No. 800 Wabash
ave-, reported that his room was
entered, Tuesday night. and that s4(
and an express order for $50 wer,
Y stolen.
Standing at Woodward and Crane
< River-aves., at O'Clock, Tuesday
Mrs. r. H. Weiss, of No. l5 Willis
\ ave. east. lost purse, containing
o16. which was snatched from he
~ thief. The man disappeared n
! tue late afternoon crowd.
A'rear window in the home o
! Mrs. y. Bytonowski, or No. 1S7 Alex
ondrine-ave. east, was opened b,
4 thieves, between and 4 O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. and the hous
\ was ransacked. She could not fur
iiish the police list OF the article
missing. but said that a consider
( able amount Of valuables had beef
taken.
John Parsons. manager OF the Tim
Z ken club. at No. SOL Hubbard-ave
3 reported 10 the ro1ice that cigars
cigarettes, and candy. worth 49,
/, had been stolen. Tuesday, from tn
club rooms.
By using a false key. the homo o
! Earl Summers, No. sol paldwin-ave
x,s entered. late Tuesday afternoon
sad r'o,hing and iewelry wortl
9SS.50 taken by the thieves
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