Arizona republican., 1916-08-05
SNATCH MONEY
FROM AUTO AND
MAKE GET AWAY
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

lRtPuDitCdH ~ r. LSdScO wire
DETROIT. Mich. Aug. .4-Five un-
masked automobile bandits today held
up an automobile in which S500u0
payroll money was being taken to the
plant of the Burroughs Adding Ma
chine company and before the aston
ished guards could offer resistance,
snatcEed five bags Of six in the car
said to have contained $4,000 and
cs ,aped
The holdup occurred on Burroughs
avenue. between Woodward and Cass
avenues, in view Of hundreds of EN-
ployes Of near automobile factories
and the usual afternoon throngs VI
Woodward avenue
Rudolph Cooper. a Burroughs guard
was shot through the hip and was
struck on the head. He was in Il
serious condition. Cooper attempted
to intercept the speeding bandit car.
\ man on the running board shot
him through the thigh ana as the On:
slowed down momentarily struck him
on the head with the pistol butt.
Every motorcycle policeman in De
troit was ordered to engage in the
pursuit Of the han0it car. which when
! last seen, apparently VAS making FOR
| the open country north of Detroit.
Witnesses Of the daring robbery
| h1Nl'iifu l4it tlisiaIfill lullhIt VI SIC
! f.ay guards to realize What was oc-
| curing. aided the bandits success.
| one guard said he thought a motion
| picture scenario was being staged
Eleven machines filled With officers
| tonight We're securing the country IN
| every direction after fruitlrss
northweSterly chase OF 20 miles. Ev
! cry road cut Of the city is being
| searChed.
| The amount obtained by the ban
dts. at first placed as high MS $4,000,
| late today was declared by I. g.
| Chapman. secretary treasurer of the
| Burrough company, TO have hecn be-
| tween $4,000 and s34. 000. The car
! held M carried a sum said 20 have
| been 10000. \ car following. carry
! ing $75, 900 was not molestcd.
Riding in a large motor car with
| part Cf the money for the weeks pa.--
| roll in bags on the floor. Thomas
| Sheahan. paymaster Of the company.
was within half 90 block of the plant
when q smaller car drove alongside
and four men jumped out demanding
| surrender of the money.
| Within two minutes after tho ban
| dit car drew along side the psycar.
the former was running away with
the five cash bags 4 few minutes
/
! Woodward avenue two blocks east.
arrived on the scene and shortly af-
terward every available motorcycle
| policeman was ordered to join the
| chase
SO far ~ can be learned not n
shot was fired by une Of the guards
| IN the pay car nor those in a car
following The guards in she car
behind did not realize what wits going
on but. seeing Cooper, the guard, run
ont from the curb and engage one of
| the bandits. they stopped their car
and ran forward. They were stopped
by the other bandits who swung upon
them with rifle and pistols. -Four
| shots were fired at the guards who
beat a hasty retreat, uniniured
II was in this volley that bullet
| entered Cooper's hip. The man he
was fighting with then hit him over
the head with tie butt Of his pistol
and jumped into the paycar. His
| companions in the meantime had
| reached into the car and seized the
five bags. Hastily returning to their
own machine, they headed for the
| country