The Detroit times., 1917-05-08
SLAYERS0F
SCHREIBER
CAPTURED
Quartet COnfesses To
Plotting Death of
SalOOnkeeper

Monday, charged with the Staying
Of Max Schneider So. who was shot
down Saturday noon in the doorway
~ the saloon Of his son. Nathan. al
No SIS Hastings.st. and died Sun.
day morning in Harper hospital.
The men in custody are Walter
Godfrey. p. No. 1919 Third]st.:
William Saunders, alias. Parker. "a.
No. psi Meldrum.ave Henry Fell.
26, No. 127 Columbia-st east. and
Charles Myers. %. No. 7s2 Hubert
ave Godfrey has admitted doing
the shooting
Gladys Fell. % years old. wife OF
Henry Fell, was taken into custody
late Monday afternoon and locked
mp as an accomplice.
Myers and Fell were the first to
DO taken into custody Godfrey and
Saunders were brought in soon aft
EDWARDS The arrest Of this pair.
the police say. has laid bare dar.
ing plan 70 rob a branch OF the De
troit Savings bank ~ Third and
Holden-ayes. A. 10 o'clock Monday
morning. in which they intended 20
get enough money 10 fee the city.
Confessions % Godfrey Myers
and Saunders reveal. the police say,
that the Schroeder robbery was
planned several DAYS In advance.
The plan was TO have Godfrey sta
toned in the entrance Of the sa-
loon Saunders was 10 stand across
The street 10 signal Scareiber's 70.
turn from the bank bv raising his
haf while Myers. with his automo.
hile. rs engine running was 10
stand az he corner ready 10 pick
ID Godfrey and Saunders whom the
hold.up occurred Fell whom police
say is an intimate friend OF the
Schreihpr family and engineered the
affair. vas hidden in the touneau
~ Myers car. the curtains Of which
were Up
The plot hrst went awry when
Saunders failed 20 see Schneider un.
til he was entering the saloon. God
frey, getting the belsted signal.
jumped forward. his pistol drawn.
and commanded Schneider to turn
over his money
sohreibers hand Few into his
waistcoat pocket where $1,000 in
bills reposed In ms wallet. and in
voluntarily backed away As he did
80. Godfrey fired The shot grazed
Schreiber's mock The second shot
penetrated his abdomen as 10 turn
Cd about and attempted 10 run
With a menacing wave Of his re-
volver. the bandit made a path thru
the crowd which had been attract
cd TO the scene by the shooting. and
ran into the street where Myers
stood waiting with his automobile
Pressing tho pistol 10 his head SO
as 10 give the crowd he impression
he was communicating the ma
chine, Godfrey told Myers TO let 'er
cut
AS tho bandits auto sped east on
Erskine.st a second containing four
civilians. gave chase but was halted
n Rivard-st by a warning shot hr-
Cd by Godfrey Myers then drove
10 Beauhien-st and Garheld-aye.
whore Godfrey and Fell aliRhted
Myers then made his way 10 police
headquarters. where he surrendered
himself as an innocent accomplish.
When arrested Monday both God
frey and Saunders had revolvers in
their possession AZ headquarters
thew broke down under severe
erilline and confessed their part in
the crime They also disclosed
their plan 20 rob the bank branch.
which IL located a block from God
frey's home.
According 10 police. Godfrey has
an extensive police record and was
liberated only recently from Jack
son. where he has spent the last
five years for a burglary committed
In Flint The others are being in
vcstigaied.
Detectives Reid. Goodc. Grossman.
Golden. Ellenstein. Bandemere,
Downey and Erhart handled the
case. Their work drew open praise
Monday from Police Commissioner
Couzens, Edward Fox. chief OF de
tectivee and Police Superintendent
Ernst MarQuardt