The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-01-25
Bloodhounds Lose Trail
of j. Stewart At
Windsor Race Track
USED OFFICERS
OWN REVOLVER
Prisoner Was Being
Deported: Wanted In
Battle Creek

Police officer were -tn search
ing thru Tho country urrounding
Windsor and tbe entire Dciroi. uy.
or front was b"ne carefully patroiol
early Thursday afternoon iu th"
hope az capturing James Sfewar'
safe blower professional gambler
and drlr aldIcf who Shot and killed
W A Jackson. am immigration ~
aclM az Winnipeg Man while he
two were IN thc smokns compau
mcnt az Canadian Pacinc railroad
train near Windsor az 1 40 O'Clock
This morning
stewart was being deported after
serving term ot three months iu
Winnipeg as disorderly. burglar
tools hatpe been found IN bis pos
session sheriff Mallory, Of calhoun
counb WAS lu Detroit. awaiting The
arrival ef stewart aho is wanted i1
Battle Greek for cracking q safe 10
q billiard hlB
Tho Wnrfp.e man was shot
with his ovn weapon and his dyinr
words Woro ones thar have heen
hcsrd htfore n rolice department
when an officer ha. "losi hts man
rhia e rHaf r,t because was
kind 20 yog ga ped Jackson. a mo
mcn' before hr -r1prod Ilc nad
been hot 300 thr stomach
Two .al1iar were Tho only wit
norscs of the laying They do
ciared Jackson and stewart hnd
been ira, ounr more a- companions
than a. officer and prisoner T1o
former dld nor manacle Stewart,
ard hc cv.n permitted fhc SAFE
blowcr to leasr fhc coach and so
into another car alone They chat
tod amahiv and NOT until after tho
shooting d.d other passengers learn
that Jackson was an oHcer and
that stewnr had been his prisoner.
when mo train rfached Lake
shore juu uon about ihroc miIcs
southeast ar Windsor. Jackson etth-
cr dozed on leaned tar over in h,s
seat stouar' slipped the officers
revolver ont OF hi- pocket and
pressed 80 against Iacksons body
"Now you move and lll kiil you %
he said
Nhrfhe, of not Jackson tried To-
regain possession OF his weapon is
not known. The single shot was
ured. and whom passenger csme
rushing into fho car they saW
stewart sNinr oH. the steps of Tho
SLOWLY mos nr coach Jackson did
Within hre minutes after beinc shot
stewart tracks were plainly visi
ble for Ion distance BLOOD
hounds followed tho trail with ~
oncors bUf thov lost it near ne
old windsor r4cc track
Inspector Iatkins of ia" Detroit
police department was notified soon
after jackson wa slam lie
ordered ,'l plfr0imcn on river from,
beats 10 keep ciose watch. and IN
addition hr cnf opl two police au
tomobrr to patrol tho front Th"fc
are but few places ii is said whore
man could cross the ice. but
stewart record shows him 70 he
. such ~. prrlte cha acter that tho
police idcr % hghly probable
that re Veeld risk bis life on the
nocr tn % effort 90 make IA. way
out ~ Dr.da
stowar ia vel known 10 the TO.
Iico ~ most larec cities N Tho Unit
n state TIE wa picked mp ln
Detroit by Detectives Krnaih and
NcKen z.c on Fob q 1916. and
sltho, rhr police could not connect
him with any local crime he wds
ordered ~ leave the city.
From Detroit he went 10 Battle
Greek. where he wrecked The saft
In the billiard hall stealing several
hundred dollar. The cash was ti"l
IN moncf BAG stewart headed for
Toledo and on The Journey ho throw
the bags out Of the car window