The Detroit times., 1917-01-25
Bl00dhOunds Lose Trail
of j. Stewart AT
Windsor Race Track
USED OFFICERS
OWN REVOLVER
Prisoner Was Wanted
For Blowing Safe In
Battle Creek

Police officers were searching
thru the country surrounding Wind
sor and the entire Detroit riyer
front was being carefully patroled
Thursday morning, In the hope ~
capturing James Stewart. safe blow
or. professional gambler and drug
addict, who shot and killed Detec
tive W. NJ. Jackson. OF the Winni.
peg police department while The
two were In the smoking compart-
ment OF a Canadian Pacific railroad
train near Windsor at / 40 O'Clock
this morning.
Detective Jackson was bringing
Stewart f., Windsor whare he X.
pected TO place him in custody ut
sheriff Mallory. OF Calhoun county.
and Detectives Reid and Mckenzie
of The De'roit department Mallory
was 20 take Stewart to Battle Greek
where he IS wanted for cracking =
safe In billiard hall.
The Winnipeg officer was shot
with his own weapon. and his dying
words were ones thar have been
heard before in police department.
when an officer has lost his man
This r. hail get because J Wa
kind 10 YOU. gasped Jackson, mo
ment before be expired lie had
been shot In The stomach
Two Soldiers Saw Shooting.
Two soldiers were the only Wit
nesses OF tho Staying They de
clared Jackson and Stewart had
been travelling more a. companions
than as officer and prisoner Tho
detective did not manacle Stewart
and he even permitted The safe
blower 20 leave the coach and so
into another car alone. They chat
ted amiably and not until after the
shooting did other passengers learn
that Jackson was an officer and
that Stewart had been his prisoner
When the train reached Lake
shore junction. about three miles
southeast of Windsor, Jackson 9th
or dozed or leaned far over IN his
seat. stewart slipped. the officers
revolver ont of his pocket and
pressed II against Jacksou's body
Now you move and III kiil You"
ne said
whether or not Jackson tried 10
regain possession OF his weapon Is
not known The single shot vas
fred. and "hen passengers came
rushing into the room they saw
Stewart swing OF the steps OF The
slowly moving coach.
Stewarts tracks we're plainly visi
bic for a long distance. Blood
hounds followed the trail with the
officers. but they lost It near the
old Windsor race track
May Have Crossed River.
INSPECTOR Larkins OF the Detroit
police department was notified soon
after the detective was slain. He
ordered all patrolmen on river front
beats to keep close wateit,-and In
addition he sent ont two police an.
tomoblles 10 patrol the front There
HTt Oii lfN lltN''Hf - ~ t''''f
a man could cross the ice, bur
Stewart's record shows him TO be
such desperate character that the
police consider u highly probable
that he would risk his life on the
foes in the effort to make his way
out Of Canada
Stewart Is well known 10 the po
lice of most large cities In the Unit
ed states. lie WAS picked up n
De,roi, by Detectives Kunath aud
McKen zie on Feb. 3. 1915. and
altho th~ po'icc cou'd not connect
him with any local crime. he was
ordered 20 leave the city.
From Detroit b. went To Battle
Creek. vherc he wrecked the safH
in the bll'ard ball. stealing several
hundred dollars. The cash was tied
in money bags. Stewart headed for
Toledo. and on the Journey he threw
the bags out Of the car window
Railway employees saw him do this
and became suspicious. They no
uhed the Toledo police. stewart