Herald-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 11 November 1921 — Page 2
THE HERALD-DEMOCRAT. GREENCASTLE. INDIANA
FRIDAY; NOVEMBER n, | 92 ,
ItOOZK RUNNER IS KIM.ED |ROA ( HDALE LUMBER HV A DEPUTY SHERIFF' ^AKD HAS l.hhN SOM)
A booze runner, probably Thomas George, an Italian apparently about 40 years old was shot and killed at near 8 o’clock Friday morning by Deputy Sheriff Sam Hamm on the Bridges cross roads, about 1/2 mile east of Fincastle, after the man had shot several times at Sheriff Law-
rence Scars.
Hamm shot only once the bullet striking the man in the back of his head, just above the left ear. In a Reo Speed wagon, which the man was driving was probably 100 gallons of white mule. The liquor was in jugs, the entire bed of the speed wagon being filled with jugs which were packed in straw. The ownership tag on the dash of the Speed wagon showed that the auto is owned bv Thomas George, 523 West Vermont street, Indianapolis: Sheriff' Sears and his deputy had gone to the cross road, just north of Fincastle, which road they understood had been used by booze runners since the many arrests on the state road to apprehend and runners who might be passing that way. The cross roads, known as the Bridges cross road is the road which runs by the old toll gate house on the state road. The officers went about a quarter of a mile west on this cross road to watch for booze runners. Placing their automobile so that it obstructed a small culvert and blocked the road Sheriff Sears went over a hill to flag autos, leaving Hamm
nearer the culvert.
It was near 8 o’clock when the speed wagon approached from the west. Sheriff Sears flagged the car to stop but the driver, who was alone refused to slow down and putting on more power passed the sheriff. On reaching the crest of the hill, probably 100 yards east of the sheriff the driver saw the road was blocked and stopped his car and got out. The. sheriff had started on a run toward the driver when he saw the officer anproaching he drew an automatic revolver and began to fire at the officer.
SHELBYYTLLE, Ind., November 3. —Announcement was made here yesterday of the purchase of the interests of Grafton Johnson of Greenwood, in nine hardware lumber yards and wood working plants in Indiana and Illinois by Charles F. Mahley, of Jackson, Miss. Mr. Mahley was a former resident of Edinburg. The sale was closed at Greenwood. The plant of the Diamond Veneer and Lumbr Company, in this city, is included in the transfer. Other yards included in the transfer are situated at Osgood, Franklin, Edinburg, Roach dale, Hillsboro and Burkholder Switch in Indiana, and Grnyville and Bridgeport in Illinois .The general offices and headquarters will be in Shelbyville, it was announced. The hew own er has large lumber interests in the south.
TETER SLATED TO BE KILLER o CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 3.—“Murphy told me the Dearborn street mail rob bery ($360,000) was not as big as he had expected, but after he had pulled ten or twelve mail robBeries we would be sitting pretty for the* rest of our days.” George B. Bradford, alias George W. Hecker, the second star witness for the government against “Big Tim” Murphy labor czar, now on trial for conceiving and engineering the big mail robbery today corroborated in every detail the amazing story told on the witness stand yesterday by Ralph Teter, the Indianapolis mail clerk who said Murphy had sought him out and bribed him to designate the pouches containing bonds and money. Bradford also identified Murphy’s right hand man, Vincenzo Cosmano. and Eddie Geirun, driver of the bandit car. He said he attended "Sheeting at Murphy’s home the day after the holdup when the kmt was split. U. S. Inspectors Called Boobs “What do you think of niy men now?” he quoted “Big Tim” as saying. “Eight or nine jobs like that and
we’ll have the government inspectors
The number of shots fired by the
bunch of boobs that they are." Teter and Bradford were subject-
led to a severe cross examination by
Murphy’s attorneys, but their stories were not shaken in any particular.
by names like Smith, Brown, Jones. He asked the men whether they want ed to pull some easy jobs. Murphy said we’ll pull them so fast the police will be running in circles. Murphy, Edward Geirun and Cosmano were identified li%’ witnesses in the order named, the first as the author of the detailed plans that led to the big coup. Geirun as the driver of the car in which the bandits escap
ed and Cosmano
Every bank in the county excepting the Fillmore bank and the Russellville bank were represented.
BAIN BRIDGE DEFEATS CLOVERDALE QUINTET
FILLMORE FIVE LOSES GAME AT C LAYTON. 17 TO 16
0
Clayton defeated Fillmore last
night at Clayton by a score of 17 to 16. It was a “nip and tuck” game from start to finish, l layton making
as being present 1 ^ det .jdi n g goal just one and one
when the plot was hatched in the i'eai j hitlf minuU . before the final whistle
of the Serv-U store in Indianapolis, blew V
| Campbells long goal stooting and FRANK FRANCIS GIVEN 5 YEARS . Hick’s defense for Fillmore at rear f) I guard and the all team work won LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Nov. 3.—Frank many admirers at the Clayton gym. Francis, alias Moore, burglar, who j The basketball fever is spreading has confessed to entering more than <*1 Fillmore as loach \\ lights a score of Louisville homes and whose "mighty little’ five are hitting a fast confession implicated Herbert Hart- pace in their opening games, and man of Indianapolis, Was sentenced Hoc Lemmon s rooter squad is takto five years in the state penitentiary * n K on new recruits. Doc, like the for burglary by a jury in Criminal l eanl * s pretty small hut he has the
court today. Earlier he had refused to plead guilty and accept a two-year
sentence.
Francis was tried for forging the name of Thomas Trammell 1800 Wind sor place to u check for $125 which testimony showed drawn to ‘Frank Moore, was later cashed at the Citizens Union Nation^ Bank.
pep and is n comer.
THE CHECK OFF INJUNCTION IS GIVEN SENTENCE
CHICAGO, Nov. 4.—The check-off system of holding out union dues and assessments from coal miner’s pay, against which an injunction was hand
The blank check book used for the , e(j ( , own by Judpe A B . Anderson of
The Bainbridge High School bas-ket-ball team continued its winning streak by completely swamping the fast Cloverdale five on the former’s home floor Friday night by the desisive score of 20 to 5. Thu B. H. S. quintet smothered the South Putnam team in the first half of the game by the score 11 to 1.
DEPAUW LOSES TO ILLIN1, 21 TO 0
ILLINOIS FIELD, URBANA, 111.
volver in his hand when he st a to climb the fence. As he the fence he^stumbled and fell downward into the com field. The officers found the revolver ing just on the inside of the | The officers now believe that the Italian got tangled U p j n fence , or as he half climbed and ■
fell over it, his revolver
was aeci‘
ally discharged and that
from his own revolver made"
wound which caused his death As the body had been take
Indianapolis prior to the i nvest i tion by the Coroner and Proseeu! no post mortum was held. Th ese
Nov. 5.—Illinois defeated DePauw , are confident, however, that a here this afternoon, 21 to 0, after De- J mortum would show that the lta‘ Pauw had made a stubborn fight for j carries a bullet from . :2-calibre ' three quarters during which the j volver (The size of his own wea Orange and Blue had scored a lone ! in his skull. The Hamm weapon touchdown in the first quarter. j of a much larger caliber.
forgery is believed to have been stolen from the Trammell home when it was broken into early last January. The most damaging evidence against the confessed burglar was offered by Lee Stengel, receiving teller of the Citizen’s Union National Bank, who positively identified Francis as the man who gave him the forged cEeck
last February.
Francis on the witness stand denied everything. He declared that
Indianapolis, will continue until further order of the United States court of Appeals, the court held today, in suspending that part of the injunction applying to the check off. An appeal hearing was granted the un-
ion for Wednesday Nov. 16.
W. A. Glasgow of Phikidelphia, as counsel for the union presented the historv of the case briefly, pointin'’ out the posibilities of enforcement o f the iniunction .which he said, was a
he was in Indianapolis on the night | vjrtual demand that a lp „ a , ( . 0T , trn ,c of the robbery of the Trammell home ; ho hroken H) , pointod out that tV and was in Cleveland, 0., when he . ch(l( , k off was a niatter of PnTltraP . was Mid to have passed the forged bptwecn tbp minPrR . , ocal and onpr
check. Francis will be tried later
on the housebreaking charges. I C OAL PRODUCERS REFUSE TO JOIN IN APPEAL MOVE
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NOTORIOUS WOLF DEN IS CLEARED OUT BY \ GOVERNMENT HUNTERS
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Government hunters in Montana seeking predatory animals have clear ed Wolf’s Den, a strongi)old of the wolf near Highwood, so throroughly that cattle and calves now graze unmolested where a year or so ago wolves were seen by stockmen every time the spot was passed, according to a report from the fiield to the Biological Survey, United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
A trip over the divide near Highwood was made recently by a predatory animal inspector who reports that the country had been cleared so
effectually of the pests that cattle S^ool of music, who beautifully si
were found high up in the mountains where they had never been able to go unmolested before. A thicket of small fir, for years known as a harboring r.lace for wolves was occupied by cattle at the time the inspection was made. Officials of the stock association reported that they had never before ridden near the thicket
FIRST SACRED CONCERT PLEASES LARGE AlDIES In the first sacred oncert of season, the Christian ' hurch Ch under the direction of Pmf. Sloane, was greeted b ; . a | arR( , appreciative audience at the Ohu
Sunday night.
The concert was one f merit beside the apthems b, the choi violin solo was given by \rthurPe in a most pleasing and impress] manner. Mr. Perry, a junior in High School has wondeiful ability a violinist and has a very promisj
future.
A special number was by 5|! Katharine Strong of the DePai^
ators. with the consent of the individ-
ual miner.
Glasgow declared it was bevond th" and U p a y ew mon tfi s a jv 0 cattle ap powers of the international union to proaching near’the place were doom-
“O God, Save Me”. Miss Stri nossesses a contralto voice of esc tional quality and touch. ,! the he»| of the audience by the 1 autiful
she sang.
Dr. Marshall, pastoi and interesting talk .u
ments of Life.” The choir will give
ave a bri
"The
oncert of
without seeing wolves or their tracks ° a ‘ ^ mont ^
nrevent disturbances bv locals and j said it was his belief that an immerf-
ed.
During August the department’s
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 3.-In- j iate appeal hearing"of the litigation | hunters in the Montana district killed
man is not definitely known. Sears says he remembers of only two shots being fired at him. Hamm says that several were fired, while the revolver shows that eight shots were fired. Sheriff Sears continued to advance and Deputy Hamm was running toward him from the west. Seeing Hamm aproaching from the west the man started to run. He climbed the fence on the north side of the road, almost falling as he got on top of the fence. He managed to get over all right, however, and ran into the corn. Hamm, who had run from the west shot just as the man got over the fence. The man staggered and seemingly fell into the corn. Hamm did not know that he had hit the booze runner believing that the man might have fallen as a sham to fool the of-
ficers.
In the mean time the Sheriff, leaving the booze runner to Hamm, stopped another car in which one man was riding, which was running about a quarter of a mile behind the speed wagon . The car was searched but no liquor was found. As soon as his car was searched the man drove hurriedly toward Indianapolis. Later Sheriff Sears leaned that the same Speed wagon followed by the same car, had passed through Bainbridge on their way west Thursday night. There is little doubt in the mind of the officer but that the booze runner was accompanied by the man in the smaller car, who probably was the owner of the cargo of booze. Hamm, upon investigation, found the booze runner lying face down in the corn field a short distance from the fence. The coroner was notified and the body was brought to Greencastle and taken to the undertaking establishment of Jacob McCurry. A letter found in the pocket of the dead man’s clothing, addressed to Mrs. Thomas George, 523 West Vermont street, Indianapolis, would indicate that the man killed is George himself. The liquor in the car, measured when taken to the jail to be stored showed that the Reo Speed Wagon contained 79 gallons of white mule. Persons who saw the dead man at the undertaking establishment say that they believe he has been in Greencastle on several oecassions. An automobile garage man says that he believes the truck he was driving is the same truck which was in his garage for repair about two weeks
ago.
During the testimony, Murphy never took his gaze from the face of Bradford, peering at him through his fingers, which he held in front of his
face.
Frederick W. Hautob, ex-mail truck driver, also identified Geirun as the driver of the bandit car. Three other I
diana coal operators meeting here to- was °nlv means of averting “innight to consider the situation 1 terruption of the regular supply of
brought about by the injuction granted in the court of Judge A. B. Ander-
son at Indianapolis and the strike of miners which followed it, voted unanimously to sustain their attorneys who had pledged for them obedience to the injunction and also voted unani mously that they would not join the United Mine Workers of America in an appeal of the injunction proceedings to the Circuit Court of Appeals. The meeting lasted about two hours
coal.
Sets Date for Nov. 16 In his decision Judge Baker said the court thought the Nov. 16 date would meet the exigencies of the s’duation and Mr. Glasgow agreed witri
him.
witnesses corroborated Teter’s testi- a nd was attended by representatives
mony as to his movements during the
week of the robbery.
Bradford called by Special Assistant Attorney Northrup to corroborate the testimony of Teter, started a
of practically every coal producing company in the state. Most of the time was consumed in hearing reports of attorneys and officers on the proceedings of the last week and the
ripple of surprise through the court i discussion of the means to be employ room when he disclosed that Indiana >ed to observe the injunction faithful-
polis had been suggested for the | ly. scene of the big holdup but later | turned down in favor of Chicago.
Bradford whose story in the main I , . , , tallied with that recited on the wit- ' J" conation assured the operators ness stand Wednesday bv Teter, tes (^ the , y t0Uld ° bcy thl> ln J linct 'on tified that after going over thp j a t the same time carry out every ground in Indianapolis. Murphy de- l contnM:t provision with the mine work
I’enna Discusses Contract
1’. H. Henna, secretary-treasurer of
W. D. Wright of Fillmore, agent for the American Insurance Co., received a draft for $500.00 to cover the loss of Oscar A. Day’s Ford stolen in Indianapolis. Payment was made in full. Additional Local News on Page 2
cided that “the get away would be
too tough in a small town.” “Experts” Calls Job Soft
The witness told in detail the con versation during the automobile ride around Indianapolis when “John Barry”, one ( of the alleged conspirators, who was not apprehended, remarked the “softness” of the job. “Barry said he couldn't understand why the government left so much
money around and the man who ban- ^ ol ' t ’ *he meeting. Many operators died it unguarded,” the witness testi- s P°ke on the sfibject and a motion fled. He said “This ought to be easy.” that lht ’y should not join in the ap-
peal was carried without a dissent-
BODY OFF BOOZE RUNNER IS SENT TO INDIANAPOLIS The body of Thomas George, a Greek the booze runner killed Friday morning near Fincastle, by Sam Hamm ,a deputy sheriff, was taken to Indianapolis on Friday evening at near 9 o’clock by W. T. Blasengym, an Indianapolis Undertaker who came to Greencastle in a motor hearse. According to the undertaker George has no relatives in Indianapolis, excepting a brother. He said the two brothers were engaged in a dry drink establishment business in Indianapolis. The brother did not como to Greencastle with the underta'ker. According to the Indianapolis Star of Saturday morning, George had a bad reputation. The Star says: “Thomas George, 523 West Vermont street, who \Vas shot in a revol
112 coyotes, 2 bobcats, I badgers, and 5 skunks.
hear, 11
“BAKED BEANS” UNSPILLED County Clerk Harry Moore, who suffered a sevdfe accident last week, when he fell while carrying a big bak ing dish filled with baked beans, bad* ly cutting his face and spraining his right wrist, had the first good laugh since his accident on Monday morning, when he received a post card from the Putnam county Fish and Game Protective Association, telling him to attend their banquet and instructing him what provender he was expected to take. Mr. Moore was instructed that he was requested to bring “BAKED BEANS—UNSPILLED."
LAST DAY FOR TAX PAYING A BUSY OS Monday, November 7, was the 1 dav for tax paving, anil a the resi the Treasurer’s office was a bn nlace. Early in the morning the (I navers began to line ap and room was crowded all tl; All those who did not get their t es paid before the* ofla ■ losed have to pav the additional delinqo tax penalty.
MRS. WILLIAM J. HOOD I)lK.s AFTER PROLONGED IIJ.NK
BELIEVE THAT BOOZE RUNNER SHOT HIMSELF
ers, inasmuch as the contract of the Indiana district made last year provided that the operators would not oppose the payment of the “check-off”
unless it was prohibited by the courts. VtM due * w ‘ tb a < * e P ut y -sheriff near "Our district is the only one that Greencas t ,e yesterday, has, according had this provision in its contract,” he , to In <lianapol.s police, been convicted
said.
The mutter of joining the miners in an apepal of the injunction decision was the most important matter l>e-
Questioned by Mr. Northup as to whether he saw Murphy in the court room, Bradford pointed to “Big Tim.” “That’s Mr. Murphy,’ ru* said “sitting there at the end of the table.” Bradford also told how Vineen«x Cosmano, who was Murphy’s confidant and helps him do much of his
ing vote.
PUTNAM COUNTY BANKERS FORM ORGANIZATION o . At a banquet of Putnam county bankers, held on Thursday evening
thinking wanted to hatch a plot to at the Mrs. Elliott tea room, the Put"bump off” Ralph Teter, former nam County Bankers Association was mail clerk. i formed. Nathan Call of Roachdale The proposition to make away with was chosen president of the organiza
Teter came up at a meeting in Mur
phy’s office, April 9. Murphy is presi dent and czar of the street sweepers and the gas worker’s unions and these unions maintain an office for him. Cosmano, it is alleged was afraid that Teter who had a conscience and had always gone straight, would weaken and for the safety of the gang he thought the only course was to kill Teter. Would Delay Killing “Cosmano wanted to bump Teter off, Bradford testified. “Big Tim told him not to. We’ll pull four, five or six easy jobs first,’ Tim said. “Murphy then took me to a flat at 4000 Sheridan road,” Bradford con-
tion.
The other officers selected are: Vice President R. E. Brown Secretary J. L. Randel Treasurer ... Walter Keller (Belle Union) Advisory Board Member O. V. Smythe, Cloverdale Mr. Smythe will serve with the officers elected who will constitute the advisory board. Andrew Smith of Indianapolis, secretary of the Indiana Banker’s Assoc iation and J. V. Carpenter of Brazil president of Group Five of the Indiana Bankers Association attended the meeting. t The purpose of the association is to promote thrift and financial educa
previously for bootlegging operations. At one time, it is said, George served a sentence in the Marion County jail for operating a blind tiger. Relatives of the man living at the Vermont street address were notified of his death yesterday and said they would order the body
Following a thorough investigation of the killing of Thomas George, Italian, the Indianapolis booze runner who was killed near Fincastle last Friday, while attempting to escape from Sheriff Sears and DePuty Sheriff Hamm after George had shot at the Sheriff, Prosecuting Attorney Fay
The death of Minnie Mann Ho( age 51, wife of William .! Hood, i eurred Saturday evening at near 9:! o’clock at the home af 103 Blooi ington Street. Death wo due to| prolonged illness of eleven years complications of disease-. Mrs. Hood retired Saturday eve ing apparently in good health. Shoi ly after retiring she beeame sudden ill and her death followed at nei
9:15 o'clock.
Beside the husband she !• ivesthr sons, J. G. Hood of St. L Hoy Hood of Washington, I>. ' and Dev, ey A. Hood of Terre Haute She als leaves a mother, Mrs. S. F Mann "h lives east of Cloverdale md thre sisters, Miss Lucy Mann, Mrs. A. C Rule and Mrs. F. M. Burnham Cloverdale and two In ■ * Jc s
Hamilton and Coroner Jacob Me- Mann of Morgan County and V. Curry, are of the opinion that the Mann of east of Cloverdale. Italian accidentally shot himself, as Funeral services were held he was climbing the woven wire fence the Cloverdale Cemeterv Wednesda at the side of the road. morning at 10 o’clock in charge
There are many facts that bear out this theory. First, Hamm was using a high powered German made weapon, which has great power. Persons fam
, u, * t ,• „ |'*' ar w 'th the nature of the wounds have been sent out of Greencastle by ... » ,,ullel
correspondents, in which were badly distorted.
the facts
According to both the sheriff and deputy the Greek only fired two shots at the sheriff. However there
were only three bullets oift of an 8- ! ,)on un-
entered the head just above the left ear but did not go through the head. Dr. Tucker, who served with the British army during the World War,
na-
<1/
is thoroughly familiar with the ture of the wounds made by the wea-
tinued. “There were six men in the lion in the county. room. He introduced them all to me The event was most delightful one.
bullet magazine in his automatic. The Greek did not shoot at Hamm and Hamm shot at George after George had opened firg on the sheriff. Hamm fired only one shot. That the same man had been mak ing numerous trips west to Clinton was known h v the sheriff, who had learned that the Greek was using the cross roads on which the shooting occured, to return to Indianapolis. He made his trips to Clinton on the State Road, and evidently to avoid arrest, took the other road back to Indianan
olis.
Coroner McCurry and Prosecuting Attorney Hamilton went to the
Hamm has always alleged that he did not shoot at the man, but aimed at his side. This is another fact that would bear out the theory of the
prosecuting attorney.
Prosecuting attorney Hamilton,
Coroner McCurry and Deputy Hamm, went to the scene of the shooting on Saturday morning to investigate the conditions. Mr. Hamm showed them his exact position when he fired and also the position of the Italian at the Lme the shot was fired. It would have been impossible for n bullet from Hamm’s revolver to have struck the Italian on the left side of the back of his head, the men being in the posi
tions described by Mr. Hamm
Rev Le.vi Marshall of th Christia
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Hood came to Green castle from Cloverdale about fi v vears aco. havimr lived in I I® ver dale virtually all their live’
DEATH OF MRS. 1)K LONG The death of Mrs. Mary J. F. De Long, age 22, occurred Saturday e'en ing November 5, at 1 o’clock at ,|U | home of her father, Harvey i 1 ’ 1 rand north of Putnamville . Decease^ was born October 6, 1899. She is survived by her parents and MrsTH. F. Ferrand, one son Walter, four sisters and om brothni Services were held at Putnam ville M. E. Church Monday mornind at 10 o’clock. Rev. L. D. Do<ki |
be in charge.
Burial was at Cloverdale
tery.
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CLOVERDALE HIGH SCHOOL DEDICATION
The new Cloverdale township D 1 - School at Cloverdale, will be 1 cated next Sunday afternoon " ltl exercises in the school build" 11 - j State Superintendent of lnstru< tit"
as B. J. Burris, County
Superintendent
scene of the shooting Saturday morn I Roth Hamm and Sears sy v that ing to investigate the surroundings | the Italian started to climb the fence WalVacerSematoT Estes Duncan and get what evidence they could con- l *>e got tangled up in the woven wire , L. E. Michael, principal of the
cerning the affair.
and halt tell over it. He had his re-J school will deliver addresses.