Evening Star Newspaper, February 10, 1930, Page 5

DETROIT LISTS 20 | KIDNAPING CASES iData Collected for Involved| | Investigation of City Po- ¢ lice Department. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, February 10.—The de- tails of 20 actual or attempted kidnap- ings engineered by gangsters who were not averse to torturing and killing their victims were assembled today for ref- erence in connection with the most involved investigation of the Detroit police department since the Belle Isle Tum-running scandal of a year ago. Starting as the trial of a detective on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer, the police trial board has found | itself confronted by & mass of testi- mony providing a virtual review of the Detroit crime picture for the past three years. The inquiry started to deter-|. mine whether Detective Adolph -Van Coppenolle had any reason for his alleged disclosure of a police plot against tor Henry J. Garvin, head of the crime and bomb squad. Kidnapings Are Listed. The city’s epidemic of kidnapings and extortions was brought into “the foreground once more by the testi- mony of Detective Sergt. Wax Wald- fogle Saturday, in which he said that before the crime and bomb squad was created there were no kidnapings in Detroit worth mentioning. In the first eight months of 1927, be- fore the crime bomb squad was organ- ized, nine men, some of them prominent gambling house operators, were kid- naped and held for ransom. They were Charles T. (Doc) Brady, Meyer (Fish) Blromfield, Lefty Clark, Johnny Ryan, ‘George (St. Louis Dutch) Weinbrenner, Danny Sullivan, Mert Wertheimer, Ruby Mathias and Dick Driscoll. The crime and omb squad was or- ganized September 1, 1927. Four Cases Unsolved. During 1928 the kidnapings of Max Ruben, treasurer of the Motion Picture | Operators’ Union; Harvey E. Watson, a union official; Eddie McCash, & hand- book operator, and Abraham Rosenberg, alleged partner in a West Side rum- | running syndicate, were recorded. | Last year saw seven kidnapings and | one attempted kidnaping which resulted | in the slaying of two men. Six men are | now serving terms in Michigan prisons for their parts in the kidnapings, but their conviction. were only on the basis of three of the cases. The others re- main mysteries. | | RITES HELD AT HOME *FOR WILLIAM T. CLERK | University Club Passes Resolutions | of Regret After Death of Retired Architect. Funeral services for William Thomp- son Clerk, 65 years old, who died Sat- urday at Emergency Hospital, were held this afternoon.from his residence, 1619 R street, at 4:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Williamston, Mass. Mr. Clerk, an architect, had lived in Washington for 30 years, coming here from the West, coast. A graduate of Columbia University and Steven’s In- stitute, he had successfully engaged in work at Santa Barbara, Calif., retiring at an early age. Mr. Clerk was a member of the Uni- wversity Club, members of which yester- day adopted resolutions-of regret on his death. His widow is the only immediate survivor. M. P DEATH OF WOMAN LAID TO GANGSTERS Police Believe Victim of Ride Knew of Rum-Running Activities. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 10.—Be- lieved to have been “taken for a ride” and slain by rum runners, the body of Mrs. Billie Payne, 33, was at the morgue here today while police sought the owner of a stained handkerchief bear- ing the initial “H,” the best clue to the murderer. Mrs. Payne's body was found early yesterday on the Long Beach-Los Angeles Highway. Her skull had been fractured by heavy blows and one arm was torn off. Price E. Payne, her estranged hus- band, denied having seen her recently. K. Kidd, a brother-in-law, said he accompanied her to a dance Saturday night. After several drinks, he said, they started home about midnight. He went for his automobile, but on his return, she was gone. FUNERAL SER'VICES HELD FOR CHARLES HALL FITCH | Member of Reclamation Bureau of Government Is Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral services for Charles Hall Fitch, 75 years old, for many years prom- inently identified with Government recla- mation projects in the Southwest, who died Saturday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Albion K. Parrls, jr., 3140 Q street, were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery. i Mr. Fitch was'a native of Manitow- aca, Wis. _ As a member of the Re- clamation Bureau, Mr. Fitch was for several years resident engineer on the Roosevelt Dam during the early years of that development. He retired from the Government service in 1926. Mr. Fitch was a member of the Amer- ican Society of Civil Engineers and the Cosmos Club of Washington and a charter member of the National Geo- logical Society. Besides Mrs. Parris, jr., he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary C. Fitch, and two sons, Grant Fitch of Chicago and C. W. Fitch of McLean, Va. THE EVENING GEN. MARION MAUS DIES AT AGE OF 19 Noted Indian Fighter Had Distinguished Record in Service. Brig. Gen. Marion P. Maus, U. S. A, retired, veteran of numerous Indian campaigns in the West, holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in action and the possessor of a long and distinguished record in the Army, died at his home at New Wind- sor, Md., yesterday after a lingering ill- ness. He was 79 years old. The Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded Gen. Maus “for most distin- guished gallantry in action against hos- tile Apache Indians in_ Sierra Madre Mountains, January 11, 1886.” In addi- tion he was awarded a silver star cita- tion for gallantry in action against the ?ndll:?.; at Bear Paw Mountains, Mont., n 5 Held Many High Positions. . Gen. Maus had held many special po- sitions of importance during his long Army service, including service through- out the Spanish-American War as in- spector generall and service several times as aide-de-camp of the command- ing general of the Army, in addition to holding a number of important com- mands. In 1892 and 1893 he made a tour of the world, accompanying Gen. Miles as aide de camp, visiting officially Hawaii, the Philippines, Japan and China, and passing through Port Arthur and Man- churia, returning over the Trans-Si- berian Railroad to Russia, France, England and the United States. He | was colonel of the 20th Infantry and | | commanded that regiment both in the Philippines and at the Presidio of Mon- terey. Gen. Maus retired from active service in 1913. After his retirement Gen. and Mrs. Maus spent much time in travel- ing. both in Europe and this country, and for the last few years have resided in Maryland. Mrs. Maus, before her marriage, was Miss Lindsay Poor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Poor of this city, Attended Jubilee of Queen. In 1897 he was reappointed aide-de- camp to the commanding general of the Army and accompanied him on a tour of Europe to witness the Greco-Turkish | War and also the maneuvers of the Russian, German and French armies. In addition, he represented the War Department at the jubilee of Queen Victoria of England. Gen. Maus was a member of the Met- ropolitan, Army and Navy and Chevy Chase Clubs of this city and was widely known. A native of Burnt Mills, Md., Gen. Maus was educated at Charlotte Hall, Md., and at the United States Military Academy, from where he was gradu- ated in 1874. » Besides his widow, he is survived by two brothers, James F. Maus of Rock- ville, Md., and Col. L. M. Maus, U. S. A., retired, and a sister, Mrs, James F. Allen of Rockville. Funeral services will be conducted in the Fort Myer Chapel Wednesday after- noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington Cemetery. Stimson Puzzles Britons. LONDON, February 10 (#).—Sundry Britons are puzzled by Secretary Stim- son. He has a country home at Stan- more with a private golf course. But week ending away from the tribulations of the Naval Conference, he did not {)‘hi'x, He followed guests around the nl — Guggenheim to Speak. HAVANA, February 10 (#).—Rafael Martinez Ortiz, Cuban secretary of state, | and Harry F. Guggenheim, United States | Ambassador, will be the principal speak- | ers at the ceremonies in commemora- | tion of the sinking of the battleship Maine on February 15. How we are growin, STAR, WASHI D. C., MONDAY, Guard’s Gun Taken In Fifth Robbery Of Atlanta Store By the Associatea Press. ATLANTA, Ga., February 10.— If Ben Taratoot hadn't hired & guard for his grocery store, which has been robbed four times in half a year, he would be one shotgun better off. Taratoot employed A. O. Wil- liams, colored, and placed him in a niche at the back of the grocery behind a poised shotgun. But Williams knocked off a minute too early last night. Two unmasked bandits walked in. The guard was in one part of the store, his shotgun in another. The robbers took $24 and the shotgun and departed. RETIREMENT ASKED BY VETERAN OFFICER | Patrolman 77 Years 01d Has Been on Metropolitan Force More Than 46 Years. | Policeman John Boland, 77 years old, who with a total of more than 46 years on the metropolitan police force is the oldest member of the department in point of service, today made application for retirement, to take effect March 15. Since 1920 Mr. Boland has been on duty at Police Court. Prior to then he “served as foot patrolman and mounted officer, having been attached at various precincts. Mr. Boland sald today he has missed little time from work due to illness. He was forced to be away from work for two weeks, how- ever, in 1919 due to injuries sustained when an automobile struck the horse he was riding and the animal fell on him, he_explained. Mr. Boland resides at 1330 Longfel- low street. He would have completed 47 years' service July 1 next. 23 Deaths in Blast Probed. 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