The Detroit tribune., August 15, 1936, Page 1, Image 1

About The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966

Image provided by: Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library

                
_ON ALL
NEWS
STANDS
VOL. XIV NO. 22
Why Was King Barred?
WM. T. PATRICK, JR., Tribune sports writer, is
shown above at the left interviewing Howell King,
ousted Olympic Boxing Team member, shortly after
King’s return to the city last week. A great deal of
conjecture has arisen as to the cause of King’s
mysterious disbarment. He denies the charges of
seasickness as well as those of collecting souveniers.
Chester Ruthecki, the American boxer who took
v ’ : —j's place in the Olympic bouts, was defeated Tues-
Ollt .mv,. , A
- night at Berlin by Mandi, Hungarian welter
weight.
Man Convicted On
Statutory Rape
Edward Guest, colored, charged
with statutory rape of Lulu Thomp
son, March 1, was tried and con
victed in Judge Arthur Gordon’s
Recorder’s Court Thursday morn
ing.
Guest was extradited from Kan
sas City a few weeks ago, through
the efforts of Assistant Prosecu
tor John K. Graham.
The prisoner w f as first arraign
ed on July 31, at which time he
pleaded not guilty. He was held
on $5,000 hail.
At the trial Thursday. Guest was
found guilty, jury trial having
been waived. He was referred to
the Probation Department for ex
amination, and will be sentenced
on August 27.
To Sing In
Detroit
m- >i,
! • ' •' *
r < jgy -
mm
♦ it
ORLANDO ROBESON
Singer With Orchestra
Mr. Robeson will return with
Claude Hopkins, for his Inst
appearance this season, at the
Graystone Ballroom, Monday
night, August 17, to thrill his
many with his
snperh singing.
Rival Throws Lye In Woman’s Face
Maybelle Hawkins, 31 years old,
675 Rowena St., is in the Receiving
Hospital suffering from lye burns
about the eyes, mouth, chest, and
abdomen and the loss of sight in
her left eye.
Mrs. Hawkins told police that
Fannie Adams. 25, of 2943 St. An
toine St., threw lye on her. Later
officers brought to the Homicide
Squad Fannie Adams and several
witnesses.
Statements were taken at the
hospital from Maybelle Hawkins
20 xxt&
CLIFFORD 2924
Woman Dies After
Eating Hamburger
Ater eating a hamburger sand
wich at a restaurant on Hastings
St., Sunday, Rochell Bush, 38 years
old. of E, Forest Ave. took sick
and died.
Friends said that the woman
complained of feeling ill after eat
ing the sandwich and was taken
to her home and then to the Re
ceiving Hospital where she died a
few' hours later. A friend Gertrude
Jackson, 995 Illinois St., said that
Rochell Brush had complained her
stomach for some time even be
fore eating the hamburger sand
wich.
The body was ordered moved to
the Wayne County Morgue where
an autopsy w’as held. The death
was found due to indigestion and
natural causes.
o
“Jesse Owens” Oaks
To Be Planted
As Memorials
Berlin —(O' — Owens has
ordered three oak trees to be
shipped to three schools where he
studied—a junior and a senior
high school in Cleveland, and Ohio
State University. The trees will
symbolize Owens’ Olympic victor
ies.
Pistol Brandished
In Alabama Court
Anniston, Ala.—(C) —Roosevelt
Collins was sentenced to die Tues
day after the husband of Mrs. Joel
Hill,farm woman who was t h e
alleged an attack, brand
ished a pistol at the defendant
when he testified that he asked
Mrs. Hill a question and she start
ed walking to the woods with him.
Although national guardsmen
were supposed to have searched
everyone when they entered the
courtroom, Hill got by with his
gun. Although Judge Carr ruled
Hill was in contempt of court, no
penalty was imposed.
by Detective Delbert Raymond of
the Homicide Squad. FYom the
statements it was -learned that
Maybelle Hawkins had been accus
ing Fannie Adams of breaking up
her home. She went to 2943 St.
Antoine St., at about 5:15 p. m.,
last Thursday and called to Fannie
Adams to come out and bring her
husband, John, as she wanted to
tell her in front of him what had
been going on. Fannie Adams
claimed however, that the HAwkins
woman pulled a razor on her, while
"wVETRIA liGLE
Moron Rapes 5-Year-Old Girl
Child Is Lured
From Home By
Strange Man
Local detectives are combing De
troit, in search for a moron who
lured little Shirley Jean Martin,
live-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin, 1410 Alger, from her
home last Saturday afternoon, took
her to a deserted barn at the rear
of 7339 Russell street, and crimi
nally assaulted her.
According to the child's story
she was standing on the back
porch of her home early Saturday
afternoon, when a strange man
came out of the alley and promis
ed to take her to her mother, who
was ill at a local hospital. He led
the little girl to a neighboring
barn, and after attacking her,
threatened her with harm if she
tried to leave, then locked her in
and departed.
The terrified child remained in
the barn for three hours, while
neighbors searched for her. Late
in the afternoon, small boys pass
ing down the alley, heard her
sobbing. They rescued her from
the barn and took her home.
The child was taken to Receiv
ing hospital, where she was found
to be in a serious condition.
The rapist is described as about
35 years of age; five and a half
feet tall; weight, 145, dark brown
complexion. He w r ore blue pants, a
dirty white shirt, and soiled black
hat.
Lieut. Wallie Williams and
Detectives Robert Mitchell and
William Simmons are assigned to
the case.
Minister’s Home
Damaged By Fire
The home of Rev. and Mrs. S. D.
Armstring. 5832 Rivard street,
was burned last Sunday morning,
by a fire of unknown origin. The
clergyman, his wife and two room
lers was awakened by the crackl
ing«of flames, and escaped without
personal injury, although cloth
ing and household furnishings a
mounting to S3OO were destroyed.
Rev. Armstrong stated that he
was preparing to leave on a trip
to Toledo, Ohio. His wife had had
his clothes cleaned and pressed
and laid away in the special room
where the family clothing, bedding,
and similar belongings were kept.
Some believe the mysterious fire
originated hv the deliberate act of
an ememy. who is supposed to have
thrown a torch through a broken
window into the room.
Because of the loss of his cloth
ing. Rev. Armstrong has postpon
ed his trip to Toledo, indefinitely.
He announces that gifts of wearing
apparel for his wife and himself,
as well as bedding, will be grate
fully received
..O' -
]
Arkansas Group
Visits Detroit
Among the visitors in Detroit this
week were Thomas Lloyd Jackson,
Otto Jackson, Lola .1. Virgins,
Mary Morris, and Edna Davis, all
of Wyne, Arkansas. The party left
Thursday by motor enroute Cleve
land, Chicago, and St. Louis, on
the return trip home. While in the
city, the visitors were guests of
relatives at the Northcross Hotel.
she was scrubbing the floor with
lye water when she saw that May
belle came after her with the raz
or, she threw the lye water on
her.
Maybelle Hawkins denied having
a razor and stated she happened
to be walking by the house when
Fannie her and
started an argument. Then threw
the lye water on her. Fannie Ad
ams is being held at the Womans
Detention Home at police head
quarters. /
A Non-Partisan Newspaper
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY AUGUST 15, 1936
Goes To Theatre
To See Picture
Meets Death
Ten minutes alter admittance to
Receiving Hospital at midnight last
Saturday, Clinton Vincent, 50, of
Ola Montcalm street, died from a
bullet wound in the abdomen, af
ter he had been accidentally shot
at Arcadia Theatre, 2416 Hastings,
by Willie Billot, 20-yea r-old Special
officer of the theatre.
The tragedy occurred when El
liott was attempting to evict ano
ther, who was creating a disesßOl
ther who was creating a disturb
ance . After knocking the officer
down, the unknown customer fled
from the theatre. Elliot fired at
him, the bullet missing the mark
and hitting Vincent.
Elliott is held under arrest, pend
ing investigation for man-slaught
er.
1 • ~Q ■■ ~
Lone Bandit Robs
Restaurant Man
A lone bandit entered a restau
rant at 2024 Beaubien early Wed
nesday morning and robbed the
cash register of $5 and escaped
south on Beaubien. Malinda Mur
ray, owner and resident of the
place, reported that the man en
tered the restaurant and ordered
ham and eggs. While she was pre
paring them, the thug pulled out
a gun and barked, “this is a hold
up.’’ He took $5 from the cash
register and escaped.
Death Claims Social Worker
Funeral Services For
Miss E’Dora Morton
To Be Held, Friday
Funeral rites for Miss E’Dora
Morton, talented daughter of Dr.
hi Mrs. M. E. Morton, tst>32 Fir
wood avenue,, will be held from
the family residence, Friday, Aug
ust 14.
Miss Morton died at 9 o’clock
Tuesday morning, at Trinity Hos
pital. following a brief illness of
only two days. She was taken sud
denly ill Sunday, was operated on
Monday, in a vain effort to save
her life.
Miss Morton was Dorn 22 years
ago. in Lowndesboro, Ala. She
completed her high school career
at Northwestern High in 1930 with
honors, after which she entered the
University of Michigan, where she
graduated with distinction In Jan
uary 1934.
While at the University of Mich
igan, Miss Morton was made a
member of the Alpha Kappa Delta
Sociology Society. She was also a
member of Tau Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority and at the
time of her death was employed
as a social worker at the Children's
Aid Society, on West Warren.
The deceaserl is survived by her
parents and two sisters Sue aged
19, and Emmetta, 15.
Q -
Make It A Point
To Visit Some
Church On Sunday
DePriest Says He
Will Defeat
Mitchell
CHICAGO (C) —Former Con
gressman Oscar DePriest told Bari
Brown, Now York Herald Tribune
special writer, that "There are a
hundred thousand colored voters in
the Ist Congress IMstrict of Illi
nois, and I’ll beat hell o u t of
Mitchell with 'em'’.
Citizens Donate
Prize Awards In
Music Auditions
The National Association of Ne
gro Musicians is staging a pre
convention scholarship contest in
Detroit, August 21, just two days
before the convention proper o
pens.
Dr. John W. Moore of Flint,
Michigan, chairman of the Nation
al Scholarship Committee reports
that plans are progressing satis
factorily for a successful contest
program to usher in the convention
with a ‘‘bang’’.
The Hon. Wm. H. McKeighan,
five times Mayor of Flint, Mich.,
has donated a $ 100.00 scholarship
the first prize in the contest. Har
old Crosby a Detroit mortician do
nates the second prize of $15.00 in
cash, and the third prize of SIO.OO
is given by a Study Club of De
troit.
The National Scholarship Com
mittee is very grateful to all of
these prize donors.
o
Emery Gill Is
Beaten By Thugs
Emery Gill, age 23, 1542 Wel
lington St., told police that he was
attacked and beaten Friday morn
ing by three unknown men for no
reason at all. He was treated at
the hospital for cuts on the left
cheek, right jaw, and left hip.
f' * ji|..
Jllll ' • Ife-
MISS E’DORA MORTON, social worker at the
Children’s Aid, who died Tuesday, after a brief ill
ness
Nannie Burroughs To
Address Bishop
College Grads
Marshall, Texas —(ANP) —Com
mencement exercises for the Bish
op College summer school gradu
ates will be held Aug. 14, on the
lawn of the Music Hall, with Miss
2146 ST. ANTOINE ST.
Morticians Plan
Annual Meeting
In Cincinnati
Cincinnati— (ANP)—T h e local
and national arrangements com
mittees of the Independent Na
tional Funeral Directors Associa
tion are pushing plans for the 11th
annual meeting of the body, to be
held here at the Stowe School,
Seventh and Barr Streets. August
18-21. Lawton L. Pratt, Jackson
ville, Fla. is president of the as
sociation. A lecture and demon
stration by Prof. Isaac L. Murray
at Cincinnati General Hospital will
be a feature of the convention and
the social highlight will be the ball
at Trianon Hall, with music by
Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
o
Journalists From
Chicago Visit
Detroit
Cary B. Lewis, managing editor
of the Chicago World; and C. C.
French, sporting editor of the same
paper, were in the Motor City last
Friday and Saturday, and paid a
visit to the office of the Detroit
Tribune. They were very grateful
for the courtesies shown them by
the Tribune.
The two journalists left Saturday
evening, on the return trip to Chi
cago.
o
For I'p-to-the. Minute News
Rend The Tribune
Nannie H. Burroughs, president of
the National Training School for
Girls, Washington. D. C., deliver
ing the comniencement address.
The Alumni dinner will be held
in the College dining hall. Friday
afternoon.
FOR TIIK LATEST IN SPORTS
REAftTHE TRIBrNE
MRS. MARY DANIELS AND ROBERT
RICHEY SHOT TO DEATH
YOUNG COUPLE SLAIN BYLEMUEL
DANIELS, DEAD WOMAN’S HUSBAND
Slain
* * mM
jflfl
■ JP' ■
nH
■g m
I
Mrs. MARY HOWARD RAN
-IKLS, pretty 18-year-old wife
of Lemuel Daniels, 3113 Chene
street, who was shot to death
by her husband last Thursday
night, while in company with
her alleged lover, Robert Rit
chey, who was also slain.
(Victim Stabbed
During Quarrel
Dout Bullen. age 40, of 154;'!
Maple street is in a serious condi
tion in the Receiving Hospital suf
fering from three stab wounds in
the left chest and arm.
Bullen and Eliza Bullen. his for
mer wife, who lives at 1921 Maple
St., and Adam Jefferson, age 40.
a friend had been drinking at the
Maple St. address Friday night. Wit
nesses state that Jefferson start
ed calling Bullen names and then
stabbed him with a knife, after
which he went to his room and
then left the house through the
front door. The knife was found
by the landlady. Mrs. Grace Jack
son in Jefferson’s room and turn
ed over to officers of the Homicide
Squad. Police are looking for
Jefferson.
Ford Worker’s Wife
Found Dead
Early Wednesday morning.
Frankie Dukes, 32, of 4443 Brush
street was found dead at the rear
of 4447 Brush by Willie Murray, n
roomer at her house. Murray im
mediately notified the police and
when they arrived on the scene
they found no marks of external
violence on the body.
Willie Dukes, husband of the
deceased woman, informed the of
ficers that he had returned home
at 12:50 a. m. from the Ford
Motor Company, where he was em
ployed, and that his wife was not
home. He went to bed and when
the roomer, Murray, came in at
3:25 A. M. he was awakened.
Finding his wife still gone, he
asked Murray to look out on the
back porch for her, as it was her
custom when under the influence
of liquor to sit out there.
Murray found her in the rear of
4447 Brush on the ground beside
the porch.
Neighbors reported that they had
seen the women sitting on the
porch talking to someone and play
ing with a dog. She seemed high
ly intoxicated and was using loud
and profane language.
■Willie Dnkes stated that his wife
had been suffering from a heart
ailment.
jHP ALL
news
STANDS
5 CENTS A COPY
> Lemuel Daniels, 22 year old
youth, of 3113 Chene Street, is be
ing held in the Wayne County Jail
for the murder of l\is pretty 18-
year-old wife, Mary Howard Dan
iels, and her sweetheart, Robert
Ritchey.
The shooting took place last
Thursday night at the Daniels’
home on Chene Street. The story
according to the police, is that Ro
bert Ritchey, 25 years old. had been
going with Mrs. Daniels. Ritchey
came to the home of Mr. Daniels’,
at 11 p. m. and told him to give
him Mrs. Daniels’ clothes. Dan
iels told Ritchey to tell Mrs. Dan
iels to come and get the clothes
herself.
About 15 minutes later, Ritchey
came back accompanied by Mrs.
Daniels. When Lemuel Daniels
saw the couple coming up the
steps, he grabbed his 32:20 Win
chester rifle. When his wife came
in the door, 'followed by Ritchey,
she called for Daniels and he did
not answer. Ritchey apparently
started for the bed room door,
when Daniels shot him in the right
chest. Mrs. Daniels attempted to
run out of the door and her hus
band fired two shots at her, one
striking her in the back of the
neck. She died instantly. Ritchey
died later at the Receiving Hospi
tal.
After the shooting, Lemuel Dan
iels went to the Hunt Street Sta
tion and gave himself up. He was
arrested and charged with murder.
When Daniels was interviewed
by a Tribune reporter Tuesday, he
said that he did not intend to
shoot his pretty wife, but the shot
struck her when Ritchey fell. Dan
iels also stated that Ritchey, who
i had broken up his home, was a
■ married man, and the father of
two children. Another child is ex
pected to be born to the dead man’s
wife soon. Daniels denied that he
had agreed to let his wife go, be
cause they had talked it over, and
were willing to go back together
and make the best of it, he said.
Ritchey came back with her and
tried to scare her into getting her
clothes and leave her husband, but
she hesitated. It was then Dan
iels said, that he stepped out and
fired at Ritchey. The shots struck
Ritchey in the chest. Ritchey
turned to run and fell as Daniels
fired another shot w’hich missed
him striking his wife in the back
of the neck.
Mrs. Daniels’ funeral was held
from the Ford Funeral Home,
Tuesday.
Voters May Register
At Bethel Church
Rev. W. H. P e c k, pastor of
Bethel A. M. E. Church, Frederick
and St. Antoine streets, annouces
that two special deputy clerks will
be sent to his Church by the City
Clerk, Monday, August 17, from t
to 9 p. m, to take registrations of
voters vflio did not register at
Bethel two weeks ago. when the
deputies were there.
All citizens who have not regis
tered. and those who have chang
ed their addresses since the last
registration, are urged to register
without delay, so as not to lose
their opportunity to vote in the
primary election. ....
o ■
Gospel Singers To
Meet In Detroit
Thp National convention of Gos
pel Singers will convene in Detroit,
Tuesday. Aug. 18, at Ebenezer A.
M. E. Church, Brush and Willia
streets. ..••
Among the special features will
be a pre-convention concert, Mon
day night, Aug. 17: a sight-seeinn
trip to Windsor and Chatham Ont.
Tuesday at 3 p. m.; a welcome
program. Tuesday night; and a re
ception, Thursday night.
The general public is Invited to
attend. •