The Detroit times., 1916-08-09

om the rim. The tire fell toward
" body OF the car and tapped
lat the ankle "a the car sped
Dwn the street until il was torn of
ny In the street until found by
~. Donovan.
"a the intersection OF the frs,
&1oey west OF Second-ave.. on Klr5y
re. the car turned suddenly into
2Ae alley on the north side ~ the
1xeet. Here the driver took shcr;
Nm and ripped two boards from
- fence. damaging his left rear
Eo6er.
This Information was given The
D11ce BY four men who we're work
- On the roof OF a garage when
~ bandits passed They said the
utUted tire was tapping about OF
w ankle and the men were driy-
/ u on the rim OF the wheel
tHhe trail Is lost where the alley
nnes out on Hudson-ave. Detec.
~ and others are making house
ooouse canvass IN an effort TO find
ogDona who may have seen a Ford
~g In the condition described driv-
~ near there last Friday afternoon
<er o'clock.
n order 10 leave the city with
- car used in the robbery. the po-
70 declare, II would have been
opessary for the robbers 20 pur
use . new tire. az il has been def
leiy established that there was no
(4re tire on the bandits car.
n II the contention of police Off
o6ais that the ar was driven rtp
pSivate garage not far from Sec
uG and Kirby.ayes II would nave
een Impossible tht police assert
~ change the money from one car
n another In the street or 10 q pub
y garage without being notic"u
lkewise. Il wo1ld have been i'l-
ossible 10 have driven the machlr %
ith the tire of for any dis;anC,
lthout being seen by many per
ms.
Another clue which, in a way
ovetails with the information con
erning the wrecked tire. is being
&Dvestigated. A Hudson car. which
- supposed TO have been stolen
nom Toledo, carrying an Ohio IL
kDonse, was seen on the Detroit
1lreets for several days previous 10
2ne robbery. Since then It has van
lnhed. II is thought by the police
hat the Hudson may have been
nken from some garage TO mai
3om for the crippled Ford !. s.
3Doumed that the thief who stole jhs
~ In Toledo was in some way con
3 octed with the Burroughs bandits
The police are anxious 20 talk "a
)nyone living near the burroughs
oant or near Second and Kirby
IVA. who remembers seeing foui
noo Answering the description o,
- bandits In Ford, last Friday.
Because be fled when be saw ie
\ Ioetive William Black and bis squac
DDDeoaching. Walter Zinnbauer. q
Soors old, OF No. 765 Twentyfourih
~ was arrested Tuesday evening
~ suspicion OF being the driver OF
10 bandits automobile used In rob
- the Burroughs Adding Machine
Co.'s pay car last Friday. II Was
ntor learned that he was not want
W on that charge. however.
Isl Detective Black and his squaC
<sere approaching Michigan-aye
rnrAge. near West Grand.blvd, OF
nooday night. when they saw
naa disappear through back doc
~ run up an alley.
A. The officers gave chase and cor
>orOd him where he had hidden be
10Th a vacant house. The officer
opo forced TO cover him with thei
<1plols before he would come from
Meath the house. they declared
e0h you've got me--I'll come" th'
1flve declared when he saw tn
lcers' guns. Because he answer
ne description OF the driver o
- bandits car. In a general way
- fneitive, who was later idenil
% zinnbsuer. was taken {,
n1ouarters. where II was discoy
~ Mt Detectives plies and Gross
~ were sseking him on chars
Quo1v>no stolen automobile tires
80 1sesaDsd On that charge.