Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Silver s rooms filled with loot As the smoke and gunfire cleared away Martin Silver after he had been killed by v y 72 Hargrave Street a search of the dear rear of Vinced police they had ended the career in f a desperate suite Breakers Ever to operate in Winnon. Detectives said he had Winnie up Hundred dollars in his Possession and a strip of celluloid with which a bad obviously entered the suite a Heie he was disturbed by the occupant. Police said Silver used celluloid to open the doors of most if Tot All the apartments he Hac broker into. Papers in his pockets indicated his name was Milton gala Hart 591 Sherburn Street but circulars from Toronto police showed he also used the names of Mack Sullivan. Max Zukerman. Morris Silver Max sul Livan and Maxwell Martin Silver. Visiting 591 Sherburn Street sat Day afternoon detectives found Silver had lived there vers say was literally filled with loot to the value about it consisted of extensive fur Coats and jewelry travelling bags and club bags cloth ing revolvers radios and other maid of broken suites Rouge. A e. E. O he is sure this Ieve he had stolen was no hearing aids clarity. Comfort Beauty assured exclusive adjustment feature assures scientific control of tone and loudness. Fitted with professional s kill to Correct your personal hearing loss. 9" America s precision hear test equipment is provided by Milieo. Used by . Army. Navy hospitals and physicians. Winnipeg electric Power bldg. Portage and Vaughan a. Lillington technician pm. 904 328, after hours 35 231 Why take harsh Java gives simple fresh fruit drink makes purgative unnecessary for most people Here s a Way to overcome con spation without laxatives. Drink juice of 1 stink St Lemon m a Glass of water first thing on most people find this All they Normal Bowel action Day after Day Lemon and water is Good for you. Lemons Are among the Rich est sources of Vitamin a which help combat fatigue resist colds and infection. They Supply Talo Able amounts of Vitamin police received clue after the first of the year Avlin if a v Tho o e year Tho Daylight burglaries dropped off for a few weeks and police thought the Man had left Winnipeg. However he soon started in again and con unused to baffle police As he broke into an average of about one suite d Day. In recent weeks however police received a clue and since that time had intensified their search eral extra men were placed on Plain the la cd v Winnipeg tree press monday. April 24, 1944 Back Lane this diagram shows the scene was disturbed while at work in _1i Hargrave Street. Beurn. Court Cei Ved the message. Jamieson am have his gun in his hand and burglar flourishing his Revol ver barked at the policeman get pack last. I mean business As Jamieson reached for his re Volver the Man fired at him two 1irnes and the policeman returned the fire with three or four shots the last taking effect. Pital although weak from loss of too cd and suffering somewhat from Ari Nimg with a medical officer pain m the wound. When the free press reporter left him he was asking if he could t get out of bed. But Don t Call me a hero were of words to the reporter to Tonay. And keep each a sier usually struck they remained on duty in a hero we thought he might operate. Apartment Block caretakers and elevator operators were also warned to be on the Lookout for the burglar. Bore about shooting continued from rage one inv in that he also lived in Montreal and Quebec City a registration card found in the clothing was made out to gala Hart 438 Markham also wanted in Montreal si17er say. Was also wanted n Montreal and Likely by United states authorities. Telegraph wires Floese Points and Winnipeg were hot Over the week end is communicated with Aat been or. Little found the burglar in his suite at 2.40 . Saturday on returning Home from the Victory loan ceremony on the a Block West of his paper was not at the front door which was in he knew mrs Little come Home and when he put his key in the door found it bolted from the to the Lane the burglar at attempt to grasp con Jamieson. As Jamieson took Lold of him the dying Man slumped in his smoking revolver tailing from his hand. Police said the gunman s weapon a .38 calibre Smith Wesson special Wuh sawed off barrel contained six exploded Snells. He had fired More than Liis they said indicating he had reloaded As he tried to elude his pursuers. His slim hands were encased in Fine Black gloves and his Coupe was found later parked opposite 82 Carlton Street. The Bullet from Constable Jamie son s service revolver entered the Side of the burglar s Chest near the heart slowed through his body came out the right Side and in his upper right Arm. The slug had severed one of the Mam veins leading from the heart. This in the opinion of the Coroner was the cause of death. Moke about Curtin continued from Pafe one of in. indies an Ine it police those or. Russell Gorrell. Provincial inn drier h sunday he would hold an inquest on Martin Silver next wednesday night at a at City police Headquarters. Moke about suite dwellers continued from Taje one by the time the burglar had been killed hundreds of men women and children had been attracted to not available Pouce at police said thenh a they had also recovered at Silver s in Chanthy o goods stolen s apartments in Devon court. Broadway Avenue last de Cember 21. Silver broke into thelic suites during the absence of the j b. Scott 208 and mrs g. M. A heavy Drinker believed to have been a heavy Zeun a Noav Silver police say probably had fortified himself with liquor to carry his ,.ln the last two member informed. The Exchange of he said should be regularized and not subjected to the kind of pot shooting As at the australian prime minister agreed that this was the kind of organization which the whole world at Large might form an example. The free press asked or. Curtin in etly if he believed that a com Mon foreign policy should be agreed on among the British common wealth of nations before entering into any world organization agree ment. The prime minister replied that Tor the members of the Sommon wealth to agree on common foreign policy would be a very helpful for Ward movement. Naturally every member of the British family of lations was deeply affected by for eign policy and its effect therefore for machinery which would be More that is the. Different the free press remarks that or Fraser had seemed to think the Dif Ference was merely that a Perman ent Council would Deal with inter Empire affairs internal prob Leris among. Tho British Commonwealth Navy units top quota first Day Ottawa april. 24. Sixth Victory loan Campaign aimed at got under to i Aurini Sucre i Tot. Uii Ugi Way Day As an army of began Selling canadians a share in the coming Victory. At the three weeks drive open ing the Royal Canadian Navy had the Honor of reporting the first Amis Over the Corvette 22d, put to sea with a total of Worth of Bonds purchased on an objective of from uie Middle East the a f. Told of a few canadians serv no. With . Bomber squad Ron who purchased in Bonds on the visit of the Victory loan Liaison officer. Canadian army personnel in Italy raised Over subscribing heir objective by 60 per cent f. A. Stephens of Thorold ont first vice president of the internal tonal brotherhood pulp sulphate and paper Mill workers announced that the Union would Purchase in Bonds. From London ont., came announcement of a Pur Hase by the London life insurance company and another of 750 001 of try by the Erie mortgage Cor oration and Canada Trust co another Purchase in the Large rackets was that of the Robin Hood flour Mills limited of Moose a sask., and Montreal Lor communities across Canada Al Eady were going Over the top be Ore the loan opened. Justice is done says Man in East Toronto april last jus Tice is exclaimed John Gar butt of Toronto today when in formed that the gunman who Crip pled him for life during a Chase in a Forest Hill Toronto apartment House ast july was shot in gun Battle with Winnipeg police the Winnipeg shooting police were informed ----.0" m. Vw-iii., Vij. J. Urcil fill police and later made his escape Holbrook put a Bullet into Silver s Cheek. Garbutt had stopped and wrestled with the gunman after finding him in an apartment As soon As the word of his cached Toronto and Forest Hill police the word was passed along to John Garbutt on the Tele phone. Or. Garbutt is so crippled As a result of the Bullet wound he to work or Bim s500 award shortly after the shooting of the caretaker the attorney general of Ontario offered police had described Sil build dark complexioned dark Brown hair and Brown eyes. He was clean shaven then but when killed by police wore a neatly trimmed moustache. Wanted in Montreal Montreal april 24. The gunman killed by Winnipeg police was wanted Here on a burglary Montreal police said today chief of detectives Armand Brodeur said the 43-year-old Silver had been implicated in Many More a Good tip Forest Silver almost the gunman was Martin alias Milton gala Hart and Aiosi 20 other fictitious names. He has identified by Finger prints and t photos As the Man who was hij1 police. in the scene As the sound of the shots filled the air and news of the Cit ement spread like wildfire r s Lucky nobody else hit a a i to a men wire do said some_.work-1faced a danger us Brothers Witri Urie doing a Job at Silver a in arms. The aristocrat of Fine tobaccos to there s something about it you la like i a dec 9n r i a last two american reporter or. Curtin said hols Stufer from i had been j unquestionably the ties of the Brit sex ionic three and but ish Empire be stronger than Koto the in Jha would inside. Convinced that a burglar was in -.hi. Was in Side or Little summoned or Sewell. Who had been resting after removing some storm windows Little then notified police from men Noui Ica police from up appetite. They another suite in the Block and Enaid Digre Ahon. Lemon i listed the Aid of a Soldier water has a fresh Tang clears the Mouth wakes Yon tip starts Yon going. Try this grand Wake up drink 10 mornings. See if it does t help 7on use California Sunkist arthritic pains curbed easy Way a. New medicinal compound called quickly circulates through your airman on the Street. He asked the airman to watch at the front door and placed the Soldier at the Back door. Detectives j. V. Ayres and James Sims reached the scene a few moments later and were met by or. Little. By this time Sewell was standing guard at the rear door. Saw Ell shot in Chest while detective Sims guarded the front door. Detective Ayres at tempted to Force the burglar out the rear door. When the Man refused to come out Ayres Tore off a bed room screen and was climb ing in when the burglar dashed out the Back door. Ciao helping remove poisons that cause soreness and rheumatic and or Arctic pains. Just Send your name helps your arthritic pains. Knox co. A-72 Knox bldg. Fort Erie North on the sew Eli struck him in the face and e thief shot him at close the Bullet lodging in his right Chest As the wounded Soldier fell to the police said it was Lucky Somi were not hit in the crossfire. Twi elderly patients of the nursing lome at 72 Hargrave Street How Ever had a ringside seat As con stable Jamieson and the gunman hot it out Over a distance o six feet. The patients Robert Macdonnel and h. Hoy were sunning them at the rear of the institution while almost in the line of fire they did not seem to be particularly perturbed by the experience they had just gone through. Sunday night. Sewell was re ported to be resting comfortably at Tuxedo Hospital at . 10, where the burglar s slug was extracted from the right Side of his Back at 8.45 . Saturday. Sewell was transferred to the military Hospital from Gen eral Hospital to which he had been conveyed by police. Considerable loss of blood before reaching the Hospital had necessitated a transfusion after which the victim picked up and responded to treatment. Might have been fatal visited by his Wile sunday Sewell told her of his meeting with the gunman. Mrs. Sewell related to the free press later sunday evening her conversation with her husband. According to mrs. Sewell he said if i had t of walloped him on the jaw with my fist and knocked him off balance i think the wound i received would have been on behalf of the people Manitoba Premier Stuart Gar expressed Confidence that the Vance would reach and exceed he requested or Sellers to present facsimiles of the Victory shield to trusted courier who would undertake to deliver Dhen to units through out the province. 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