Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 281, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1920 — AUTO BANDIT IS SLAIN [ARTICLE]

AUTO BANDIT IS SLAIN

Driver for Chicago Police Offical Kills Robber. Engages in Terrific Revolver .Battle With Three Men —One Escapes In Car—Alcock Suspects Plot. Chicago, Nov. 22. —In seeking the companions of the bandit slain by Horace Odell, chauffeur for First Deputy of Police Alcock, in front of the Alcock home. Detective Sprgenat Joseph Cahill discovered William Ryan, probably fatally -wounded, under a bed at 2048 Warren avenue. Ryan is believed by the police to have been the driver of the car used by the bandits. Citywide search Is being made for the third of the trio that tried to hold up Odell in Alcock’s car, resulting in a pistol battle in which one bandit was fatally wounded. His identity has not yet been established. Two ipen and two women were arrested with Ryan. Capt. William Friel of the Warren avenue police declared he believed the men to be members of a powerful bandit band who may have sought the life of Alcock, whe-is popularly known as “the eyes and ears” of the police department The attack was made on Odell as he awaited the first deputy in front of the tetter’s home at 3460 West Adams The victim of Odell’s bullet died immediately after Tie had been removed to the Garfield Park sanitarium. Odell had just driven up in front of the Alcock home and the first deputy had just left the car to enter the house when a big gray touring car came to a near by.- Two fashionably dressed occupants leaped to the street and approached the police machine, while the third .man remained at the wheel.

Approaching, one on each side of the car, the men thrust pistols against Odell's ribs. In the meantime Odell had suspected the purpose of the trio, so he dropped his bunch of keys on the floor. x “Start that engine and be quick about it,” commanded one of the bandits. “I can’t; the boss took the keys in the house with him,” lied Odell in answer. “You’re a liar, for T heard you drop ’em on the floor,” exclaimed the other bandit. “Step out of that car,” went on the outlaw in nervous tones. . Tn complying with the demand Odell managed to draw his pistol. “He’s got a gun!” yelled the man who stood on the left side of the Alcock machine as he began running around the front of the car. Odell leaped out of the car as the man on the right fired two shots at him. Both bullets missed their mArk. Odell’s alm was better and the bandit fell Into the street. The Other man was in flight toward the gray automobile. Odell fired at him two rimes as he leaped into the machine, which was under way by that time. The first deputy, hearing the noise of battle, rushed out of the house and sent two more shots after the speeding gray car. Odell ran after it, firing, for a block. Then, seeing that he was distanced, Odell ran* back to where the man lay dying. Alcock was bending over him. They rushed the bandit to the sanitarium.