The Detroit times., 1917-04-11
GuNMAN IS
URED
BY POLICE
Negro Who Shot De-
tective Pleads Self
Defense
SIEGER DYING,
DOCTORS SAY
Detective Snyder
Beaten by Negresses,
Will Live

charles Gibson. Ss, Negro, was
taken into custody BY police early
Wednesday as having been the man
who shot Detective Charles Sieger
Tuesday afternoon. in a battle which
followed an attempt to arrest him In
his apartment az No SIC Rivard-st
Gibson is being held on a charge OF
assault with intent TO kill He IL said
by detectives 10 have admitted the
crime. but maintains he was acting
in self-defense.
Fifty Negresses were brought 10
Central police headquarters over.
night in the search for the three
Negresses. who. in aiding Gibson.
the police say. attacked Detectivr
Frank Snyder. who accompanied Sic
gar. with sad irons. All were releAs
ed for want OF evidence.
Detective Sieger was still in an un-
onscious condition Wednesday morn
ing in Receiving hospital with a bull
let in bis brain Hospital surgeons
assert he cannot recover. Snyder is
also in the hospital with a fractured
skull. suffered when he was struck
on the head in the struggle with the
Negresses. While his condition II
critical II is said he will live.
Gibson was arrested near Gratiot-
ave. and 81. Antoine-st.. by Patrolmen
Herman Fry and Ben Walentowicz.
OF Central station The officers saw
him approaching and hid In a door
way a. No. 2l0 Gratiot-ave As he
passed Patrolman Fry confronted
him with drawn pistol while Patrol
man Walentovicz poked a pistol in
his back
Gibson surrendered and was taken
20 Central police station, where he
was qulzzed by Assistant Prosecutor
Speed. George IArkins. inspector
OF detectives. and Edward Fox. chief
OF detectives. Other than 10 admit
mitted in self-defense. Gibson re-
manned tactturn thruout the griiiing
detectives say.
Gibson was wearing q dark suit OF
clothes and a cap when arrested. The
overAlls and jun per ne wore AZ the
time OF the crime were found IN the
yards OF the East Side Coal company
az Maple and Dequindre-sts.. where
be hid while the police were securing
the city for him The revolver with
which he is said 20 have shot Detec.
tive Sieger. after wrenching Il from
his hand. wasse0und with the clothes.
The fight in which the two detec.
tives were injured occurred when
they visited Gibson's apartment 20
arrest him on suspicion As
they were leading their prisoner
out. three Negresses. who were In
the apartment. set upon Detective
Snyder. One, believed TO be Gibson Z
wife. struck him on the head with a
sad iron. -
Snyder. stunned by the blow. relin.
quished his grip on Gibson. who
Wrested himself free from Detective
Sieger's grasp. and leaped down the
stairs, with the detective In close
pursuit Snyder staggered 10 the
stairway and losing his balance
plunged down the flight tearing away
the balustrate In an effort 10 save
himself.
Gibson fed east on Catherine-st
10 RuEseIl-st, where he turned into
the yard Of Anna Bell al No. 2l4 Rus
| with a lattice door leading to the
rear yard Sieger overlook him.
The two grappled and Sieger. over
powered. drew hts revolver and fired
The shot went wild. The Negro then
tore the pistol from his hand and
shot him In the temple. AS the de-
tective fell he ran thru the rear yard
scaled a high fence and ran up an
alley toward Maple-st.
As Sieger was being lifted into a
police ambulance. Snyder tottered up
weak from the loss OF blood flowing
from the deep cash in his head. As
he saw his companions iifeless form
he murmured Dear old PAL and
dropped unconscious
sieger lives at No. % Hecls-pl. He
Is married and has a 1O-yeAr-old son.
Snyder resides with his family AZ No