The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-05-07
SLAYERS0F
SCHREIBER
CAPTURED
Quartet Confesses To
Plotting Death of
SalOOnkeeper

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-Four men were arrested early
Monday charged with the shaving
OF Max Schreiber. %. who was shot
down SATURDAY noon IN the doorway
az The saloon OF bis son, Nathan. al
No 51S Hastings-st and died sun
day morning IN Harper hospital
TIE men in custody are Walter
Godfrey o.. No 1919 Thrd-st
William S1l1der, alias Parker. 3d.
80 81 Ncldrlmsve Henry Feu
z6 NO l27 Columb'ast east and
Chfrles MYERS 25 SO 763 Hubert
ave Godfrey has admitted doing
rbe shooting
Myers ana Fell were The arst TO
7a, taken iufo CUSTODY Godfrey and
saunders were brought IN soon att
eraarts THE arrest of this na.r,
he police say. has laid bare dsr
ing plan 20 rob a branch ~ the De-
rot Savings bank az Third and
Ho.a-n-ayes A. Io O'Clock Monday
morning Ia which hos Intended go
rer enough money '1 flee NE CRY
Confessions of Godfrey Myers
and Saunders reveal the police say
that The Scrreiter robbery was
planned several days advance
TIE plan ua. to have Godfrey sta.
toned ~ The entrance OF The SO
loon Saunders was 20 stand across
the st-eer no. signal Scsreihers re-
tGru from the bank hy raising his
hats 0hIe MYERS. with bis automo
tlIe ts engine rlnuin- was 90
stand ar he corner ready 20 plcs
no Go,frcs and Saunders when the
hoidup occurred Fell whom police
say an intimate friend ~ no.
Srhre.aer family and engineered the
affair vas hidden rho tounesu
o' Myers car. the curtains Of which
were up
The plot first went awrv whom
Saunder- failed 70 see schretber IN
M 10 was entering The saloon God
frey. getting The 5ela,ed signal.
Jumped forward his pistol drawn.
and commanded Schneider 10 turn
over bis money
Schraiber's hand flew into his
waistcoat pocket where 5000 IN
bills reposed In his wallet. and T.
voluntarily backed away A be did
30. Godfrey fred The shot graEed
Schreibers neck. The second shot
penetrated Eis abdomen as ne turn
Cd about and attempted 10 run
with a menacing wave % his re-
,olver. he bandit made a path thru
the crowd which had been attract
ed 70 the scene by the shooting. and
ran into the street whore Myers
stood waiting with bis automobile
Pressing the pistol 20 his D
IS 70 give the crowd The impression
he was Communicating The ma
chine. Godfrey told Myers to let er
cut
A. The bandits auto sped east on
Ersklne-st.. a second. containing four
civilians. gave chase but Ras halted
AZ Rivard-st. by a warning shot FIR
ed by Godfrey Myers then drove
70 Beaubien-sl and GArheid-ave..
where Godfrey and Fell aighted
Myers then made his way 10 police
headquarters. whore he surrendered
himself As an innocent accomplice
When arrested Monday both Cod.
frey and Saunders had revolvers IN
their possession At headquarters
they broke down under severe
zrilllns and confessed their part In
The crime They also disclosed
their plan 70 rob the bank branch,
which IL located block from God.
frey's home
According 70 police. Godfrey has
an extensive police record and vac
| liberated only recently from Jack.
son. where be has spent the last
FIVE years for a burglary committed
IN Flint The others are being IN
vestigated.
Detectives Reid. Goods Grossman.
Golden. Ellenstein. Bandemere.
Downey and Erhart handled the
| case. Their Work drew open praise
Monday from Police COMMISSIONS
| Couzens, Edward For. chief of de
fectives and Police Superintendent
Ernst Marquardt
County Physician French wiIl hold
= post-mortem on schreiher's body
Tuesday morning The funeral will
be held IN the afternoon al 2
o'clock. from Temple Beth David In
torment viii be In Beth David GENE.
tsry.
Schneider was a member ~ sew.
oral Detroit fraternal and benevo-
lent societies He is survived By
Eve sons. two daughters and a sis.
ter.
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