The Detroit times., 1916-11-13

death Friends of The family state
that the ofncor had never intimated
20 his wife that no had incurred tho
enmity OF any men on his beat.
Tho McIaughlins have no children.
The policemans body was not
found until 30 o'clock, altho resi-.
dents OF the district in which the
tragedy occurred agree that the
sounds OF revolver fire we're heard
fully two hours before that time.
The oficer did not report at head
quarters AZ o'clock. when new
relief begins duty and the other
men return TO headquarters for roll
call Several officers were sent out
TO look for him. Fears Tor the safety
of Mclaughlin were intensified when
he failed 10 appear. because AZ 3 80
o'clock PatrolmAn Lee Hicks had
reported that be had heard Ave re
volver shots Hicks was standing
at Grand RiyerAve. and SiXth-st. lie
ran towards the park and searched
the immediate vicinity but did not
chance on the spot where McLaugh-
Inns body lay
McIAughlin's disappearance and
the report from Hicks soon sent two
sergeants out on the search. Two
men had called the police In the
meantime. stating that they believed
n drunken ma9 was lying in the
park.
II was not until Charles Haestrup,
OF No. 467 Second ave. notified the
police that ne had stumbled over the
corpse OF man while going 10
breakfast that the body was found.
Sergts Wigle and Mcclellan and
several patrolmen. securing the re-
gion about the park. hnally discov
cred the remains OF their brother
ofncer
McIaughlins body Was taken 10
the county morgue Dr r. l.. Brandt,
county physician, performed post
mortem operation at 8 80 o'clock.
He found that the bullet. passing
thru The left lung. probably caused
instant death. The stab wound be
hind the ear was plunged thru the
policeman's helmet. His coat was
also slashed by a knife.
The Staying OK Patrolman Nc.
i.aughln is one OF those crimes
which fofcos us 90 wait for develop
ments before we can have any hope
OF following definite theory, said
Assistant Superintendent Sprott
We haven't witness | believe
tha, Mclaughlin probably tried 10
stop two men and they eluded him
and began 70 fre. or they attacked
him and shot him during the close
1ghting The fact that the patrol
man was stabbed would indicate
that they were engaged in a hand
10 hand encounter q"
More police officers have been
slain in Performance OF their duty
IN little more than four years than
IN the ~ preceding years OF De.
'roit's history From 1883 10 1912.
seven officers we're killed From
that year until the present time.
nine havc laid down their lives
A. 30 sunday night. Patro!man
Frank Block, ot IN" fourth precinct
Attempted 10 arrest LOUIS otDM4u
ling. 3s years old. 40 239 Solyay
ave. Tony Widmer. 27. No l0l
Erie-st Martin Eager. 80. No l0l
Eriest. and FRANK Tago. 36. 40. To-
Erie st. when he was attacked 10y
Tago Patrolman Block shot the
latter thru the Jaw Tago Was taken
20 the west end branch OF Harper
hospital. while the other three were
locked up in Scotten-ave station.
charged with being dlsorderly per
sons
While attempting TO arrest Frank
Junkovski. No. 257 Thirty y-thIrd.st
at Thirtynfth and Horatio-sts sun,
day night. Patrolman Otto Kedan,
No 32i mboldt.tve.. was attacked
by mob and injured about the
back and legs by beer hotties and
paving brick thrown AZ him lie was
stunned. but remained on duty after
being treated by a doctor His pris
oner escaped.