The Washington times., 1922-07-08

over the railing Of a porch on the
third floor, on which he lives. he saw
two figures move about the store.
Believing them to be robbers he
telephoned to the Tenth Precinct sta
ton house.
In a short time Policemen Gour.
ley. Mahaney, Reith, and Hodge
were speeding to the store. The
two first-named went to the rear
and the other stood guard at the
front door.
AS Gourley and Mahaney stood in
the alley. they heard Unger call to
them, There they CO." and in a
flash the two burglars emerged from
the rear door.
A command failed to halt them.
Casson rushed toward the stolen
machine that was parked in the
alley. and after Michaud attempted
10 fire his pistol, he threw the
weapon to his pal. Michaud sue
cetitd in climbing the fence, but
he Travelled only few yards wh.n
he dropped with a bullet IN his
body. A pool Of blood today marks
the spot where he fell. Several
shots were fired according to tre
policemen.
Shots Arouse Sleepers.
Meanwhile the firing aroused the
tenants in the apartment house
and nearby residences, and heads
began popping out the windows.
The wounded youth was placed
in the ambulance OF the Tenth
precinct and a hurried run was
made to Garfield Hospital. H.
died on the way.
DR.. J. Ramsay Nevitt, District
coroner, will conduct an inquest
this afternoon.
Boys Death Shocks Father.
Albert Michaud. father Of the
dead Eastern High School gradu-
ate, was shocked at the discovery
that his son had been leading the
life of a crook. He said he had
done everything in the world for
the boy. tried to give him a good
educa ton, and never for a moment
suspected that the youth was en-
gagged in thievery.
II never knew my son to own q
revolver" said Mr.. Michaud. "He
always appeared to his mother and
me to be a good boy, and we never
had any reason to suspect him of
doing anything wrong"
1t was a few minutes before
o'clock that a telephone call was
received at the Tenth precinct olice
station. A man. who did not give
his name, shouted:
There are burglars in the SAM
Pleasant street"
In flash, Lieutenant Walsh. with
the other policemen in the station
house. leaped into the auto-patrol
and sped to the store.
Police Surround Store.
Take the rearw shouted Lieuten.
ant Walsh to Gourley and Mahaney.
AS the Two patrolmen rushed around
to the back Of the store, Lieutenant
Walsh and the other officers at.
tempted to break down the front
door. II was while they were at.
tempting to force an entrance that
they heard a shot, and Michaud
shrieked with pain as he crumpled
to the ground.
In breaking into the store toe
youths used a large crowbar. They
had moved the safe from under :he
counter, turned 1t over, and were
discovered at work.
Residents in the vicinity of the
store were startled at the reports OF
the revolver shots. Many men and
women. scantily dressed, hurried
from nearby residences and apart
ments to learn what had happened.
Shot to Scare, Says Police.
Neither Gourley nor Mahaney
would admit having fired the fataI
shot. Both. however, declared that
they believed their lives were endan
gered and that they each fired a shot
to scare the burglars. The bullet
that plowed its way into the lung OF
the dead youth was Of .3S caliber
Michaud, when picked up, held his
revolver, a .32 caliber, clutched In
his right hand.
"My husband sent WIlfrid on an
errand about ! o'clock last night
and the last saw Of him was
when he was running down the
front steps. 'Goodby, mother he