Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-21
POLICEMAN KILLED
IN BATTLE AFTER
DINERS ARE ROBBED

DETROIT, Aug. 20.-A man Civ
ing his name as Herman SakOloss,
of Brooklyn. n. Y, is under arrest
at Monroe, Mich, and four men
whose names are withheld, are in
custody here as result of a spec
tacular holdup of the Allendal Inn,
a notorious roadhouse just outside
Detroit, and the killing of Oscar
Reinhardt, motorcycle policeman, at
Monroe Sunday morning.
Police believe the same band of
seven gunner who entered the road
house at o'clock Sunday morning
and staged a wild west" holdup of
$50 guests of the inn and a score of
employees, five hours later shot and
killed the motorcycle policeman at
Monroe when he attempted to stop
a touring car speeding through the
city.
Patrons of the road house were
dancing, eating and drinking when
five gunner entered, two by the side
door and three from the front.
Either by coincidence or pre-arrange-
ment, the persons on the dancing
floor were engaged in watching a
verbal battle between two women,
one of whom was upbraiding the
other for being too attentive to her
escort. The first warning given of
fired several volleys into the cell
ing.
Money and JeweIry Taken
Deity the bandits rifled the cash
register, lined up the employees and
then went from table to table gath
erinS jewelry ana money from the
patrons. One man, keeping watch
in the middle of the room, fired oc
casionally when any of the victims
spoke or moved. Some of the shots
look effect, four men and two women
being reported injured.
Ihe injured were removed by the
time police arrived Is plinutes aft
er the holdup but two men and one
one woman later were located in hos
pltalS. None of the victims would
make any definite statement regard
ing the affair.
when the police arrived the inn
was a scene of disorder. Tables were
overturned, food, drinks and dishes
were thrown on the floor, men ex.
hibited torn shirt-fronts where d1a.
mona studs had been torn from them
ana Clothing of some of the women
were torn where pins had been lip-
ped from their gowns. In some in
stances the bandits used their teeth
to remove pins and diamond set
tlngs from rings, rather than drop
the pistols they carried.
--,-- ReIphardt- was shot hours later
when he attempted to stop an au--
tomobile speeding through Monroe
40 miles south of here. The driver
drew a pistol, accor ing to witnesses.
and the policeman drew his weanor
firing five times into the car. The
driver returned the fire, hitting Rein.
hardt four times in the stomach.
Relnhardt died later without regain.
ing consciousness.
Slayers Abandon Car
A posse Of more than 900 per
sons was organized, including the
local HoWitzer company of the ma
tional guard, state police and police
men from towns. The automobile
was found abandoned about two
miles from Monroe. Bloodstains on
the cushions testified to the accuracy
of the policeman's aim, and a search
was begun for any wounded members
OF the band who might be secreted
in the sWamps or fields.
Shortly afterWard- Sakoloss was
taken into custody near the pace
where the abandoned machine was
found. He admitted, according to
officers, being a member of the party
in the automobile, but asserted he
knew none of them and had been
invited to ride with them. He was
identified later, police say, as one
of the men who took part in the AL
lendale holdup. The machine was
identified as one stolen from in front
of a Detroit hotel about an hour be-
fore the hOldun at the roadhouse.
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