Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 May 1920 — Page 20

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TRAIL SLAYER OF WIFE, 2 TOTS WITH HOUNDS Armed Posses in Illinois Go After Man Accused of Fiendish Crime. LYNCHING BEE FEARED GREENVILLE, 111.. May 14.—Two posses with bloodhounds are searching the tlmberlands of the Hurricane Creek district along the Fayette and Bond connty border today for Harley C. Beasley a young farmer, charged with slaying his wife and two small children. Precautions also are being taken to prerent lynching in the event Beasley is captured. He was traced from Webster Grove. la.. where the crime was committed to the home of bis mother, near Mulberry Groves, 111. When a sheriff's posse found Beasley in hiding at the home of his mother he jumped from a window and fled into the woodlands amid a volley of shots. As he ran he shouted back that he would not be taken alive. Both posses are heavily armed in anticipation of a battle as the accused man is known to have a pistol. The wife and children. 1 and 2 years old. of Beasley were visiting in Webster Grove, la., when he went there Sunday. The Beasleys had been separated for some time. Friends with whom the young mother and her tots were staying went to church and when they returned they found the three bodies riddled with bullets. MAN WHO KILLED EIGHT GETS LIFE BISMARCK. X. D., May 14.—Henry Layer, farmer, convicted of murdering Jacob Wolf, a farmer neighbor, together with Wolffs wife and six children, today began serving a life imprisonment sentence for the crime. Layer confessed to authorities declaring the murders were result of quarrel over Wolffs dog biting Layer's cow. Golden Star Post. World War Veterans. last night gave a social at Brightwood hail, at which about $23 was realixed from the auction of lunches. The money will go toward decorating graves of soldiers. Monte C. Fiscus. state organiser of the veterans, acted as auctioneer. Pictures of the Dandy Trail tourists who took the first lap of the run around the city last Sunday, are being shown at the Circle theater. Tonight will be Iloosier Motor club night at the theater. The Robert E. Kennington post of the World War Veterans will hold an open meeting and smoker tonight on the second floor of the courthouse, at which all ex-service men are invited.

Anthony J. K! has loft the le*al department of the Pennsylvania railroad to enter into law practice with John O. Spahr, under the firm name of Spahr and Klee. Cattle Feeders Find Big- Loss in Steers LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 14.—Indiana ‘•a.iit teeaers mcctiua here today dec.ue.l to cut down production of beef steers because they said experiments showed a financial loss. About 200 men attending the meeting ere given reports tbaf a shipment of - < ers imported from Chicago for fatten•salted in a loss of $23 per head, was attributed to high price of .1 drop of 7 cents in the market price. from eight farms In Dela- • iUßty were presented showing an oge loss of $19.59 per head on teed .. „ steers during last winter. Births Samuel and Marie Miles, 1043 South e*t, boy. Ernest and Elsie Dufree, 509 West Ver- I mont. giri. Vlnnle and Florable Douglas, 3513 East Twenty-fifth, girl. Kobin and Tomye Taylor, 2830 North Olney, boy. Samuel and Blanch Walker. 121 East McCarty, girl. Cleo and Tressa Young. 208 West i Spring, girl. Paid and Opal Tuttle, 1238 Prospect, girl. Herman and Effie Whited, 517 West Henry, boy. I-eo and Hattie Faust, $36 South Treraont, girl. Dimiri and Strana Angelkovitcb, 220 North Bright, boy. William and Betty Griffith, 1418 Holliday, boy. Carl and Mary Walker, 3139 Graceland, girl. Marcus and Gladys Sexson, 1325 Oliver, boy. Lawrence and Marie Knoop, 238 North Keystone, boy. Thomas and Mary Burnett, 1014 South West, girl. George and Pearl Kenbacb, 918 South West. hoy. Charles and Emma Moss, 1202 West. New York, girl. David and Susie Warren, 13i9 Kentucky. girls (triplets). Herbert and Ruth Vaoßentbuysen, boy. Deaths Sallte Myers. 47. St. Vincent s hospital, carcinoma. Howard J. Doyal. 23, 1109 Broadway, pulmonary tuberculosis. Edward Robert Hartman. 1 month. 1024 South West, broncho pneumonia. George W. Matlock, 63, 1903 Tbalman, acute dilatation of heart. Helen Brown, 14 days, 938 Fletcher avenue, broncho pneumonia. Lawrence Albert Pike, 4 months, 1009 Albany, lobar pneumonia. Roy Cloyd. 13, 318 West Thirteenth, lobar pneumonia Eugenia Ford. 17. 1319 Golay, pulmonary tuberculosis. Ethel Gatewood, 25, Long hospital, acute myocarditis. John Meta. 69. 1115 Madison, chronic interstitial nephritis. WEATHER AT 7 A. SI. TODAY. Station. Bar. Tem. Weather. Indianapolis, Ind.. 30.33 41 Clear Atlanta. Ga 30.04 54 PtCldy Amarillo. Tex 30.14 44 Rain Bismarck. N. D... 30.42 +4 Clear Boston. Mass 29.98 52 PtCldv Chicago. 111. ...... 30.42 42 Clear Cincinnati, 0 30.30 42 Clear Cleveland. 0 30.26 38 Cloudy Denver, Colo 30 14 40 Cloudy Dodge City, Kas.. 30.30 44 Cloudy Helena. Mont 90.00 46 Cloudv Jacksonville, Fla.. 29.96 70 Cloudy Kansas City, Mo. 30.38 44 Clear Louisville. Ky. ... 30.32 46 Clear I.os Angeles, Cal.. 29 94 56 Cloudv Mobile. Ala 30.02 68 Cloudv New Orleans. La.. 30.00 74" Cloudy New York. N. Y.. 29.98 52 Cloudv Norfolk. Va 30.00 7a Cloudy '•klaboma City .... 30.20 58 Cloudy Omaha. Neb 30.42 4t . Clear Philadelphia. Pa... 30.02 62 Rain Pittsburg, Pa. ... 30.18 40 Cloudy Portland. Ore. ... 30.14 40 Cloudy Rapid City S. D... 30.32 40 PtCldy Rose burg, Ore. ... 30.14 38 Clear San Antonio, Tex.. 29.92 06 Clear San Francisco. Cal. 29.92 48 Clear St. Louis, Mo 30.36 40 Clear St. Paul. Minn.... 30.46 44 Clear Tampa. Fla 30.00 76 PtCldy Washington. D. C.. 30.02 50 Rain WEATHER CONDITIONS. 7 A. M. The field of high pressure over the plains states Thursday morning now roTers practically all of the central valleys, where it was attended by clearing nleather and by frosts last night southward over lowa and Ohio and the central parts of Illinois and Indiana. Rains have fallen In the gulf and Atlantic states, and temperatures are considerably lower throughout the south, but there is now a turn toward warmer weather over the northwest.

BANDIT BESTS 5 MAIL CLERKS (Continued From Page One.) Policeman John Kendricks, and the two strolled along together. In a few moments they encountered a man carrying a satchel, and Roberts decided to investigate. They noticed the tuan kept his hand in his right-hand coat pocket,- where there was a suspicious bulge. “What have you got there?" asked Policeman Roberts. Two spurts of flame belched , forth through the bandit's pocket. Roberts fell to the ground. The bandit leaped to an areaway and continued to Are. Dropping to the ground, Kendricks drew his revolver and fired over his comrade’s body, wounding the robber. Dropping the grip containing his loot, the bandit ran through the areaway. leava trial of blood behind him. Roberts was shot through the head. He died several hours later in a hospital. , Fifty detectives were rushed to the scene. The bandit was traced to his apartment in Fifty-first street. “Come out and surrender.” commanded Chief of Detectives Mooney. "I'll never surrender alive," the bandit shouted through the door and sent a bul- : lot through the panels by way of emj phasis. : “I've killed one copper already and I’ll take more with me to hell tonight. VOLLEYS CONTINUE FOR AN HOUR. • “Fire.” commanded Chief Mooney, nnd the revolvers of fifty detectives, who ! were placed at strategic points surround- : ing the building, belched a shower of bullets into the apartment. These volleys were continued for an \ hour. i Then Chief Mooney smashed down the door and led his men In. The wounded bandit was lying in a pool of blood on the floor. As he saw the detective chief, he lifted i his automatic revolver, containing his ! last two cartridges. Both fired simultaneously and the career of the train robber was termii nated. BELIEVED ORGANIZER OF BANDIT GANG. It is believed by the pedice that Wal- | ton. after leaving his postoflice job, or- ' ganized a band of robbefs and planned train robberies all over the United ; States. A woman described as “a beautiful blonde,” and two men. said to have been associates of Walton, are hunt--d. LEFT ST. JOSEPH A MONTH AGO ST. JOSEPH, Mo., May 14. The Chi 1 cago mail car bandit is believed here to be Horace Leroy Walton, 22, sou of Mr. and Mrs. 1,. A. Walton of this place. In February, 1019. young Walton be-

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Traps Forgers 111. -' LOUIS ALBERT HILL. Louis Albert Hill, government handwriting expert in the bureau of engraving and printing, investigated over 250 cases of forgery in government pay i checks during the last year. He is noted for his ability to detect forged signatures. came a railway mail clerk, quitting the service six weeks ago. A few days later, after being away i from home h short time, he returned I with more than SIO,OOO. A month ago Walton left.here, telling his family he planned to enter the railway mall service. He hasn’t been heard front since. Divorces Improve Morals, Pastor Says BRIDGEPORT. Conn , May 14.—Divorce cases tend to a higher standard of morals and there is really no need to look with horror on their Increasing number, according to Rev. Arnold Keller of New Haven, who read a paper on divorce at the final session of the Connecticut Conference of Lutheran Churches here. "Thousands of people are living together tn an unhappy state of marriage,” ne sab). “They have withdrawn the r love for one another, and because the highest motive of living together—that is. love —has thus been withdrawn they are living In actual adultery.”

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INDIANA’S OLDEST SUFFRAGIST DIES Mrs. Susan Wood, 92, Had Been Leader of Women. Special to The Times. HAMMOND, Ind., May 14.—Mrs. Susan Wood, 92. reputed to be the oldest t suffragist in the state, is dead. Her end came yesterday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Wood's husband, the late Martin Wood, was one of the first lawyers In the Calumet region. Up to the time of her illness she had taken part in every woman’s vote movement In Indiana. CLINTON—The second raid In two days on stills In this section yesterday resulted In the confiscation of more than 100 gallons of booze at Universal. Four stills were found. Two were arrested. BLOOMINGTON—C. I). Billings of Seymour is the new chairman of the group seven of the Indiana State Bankers’ association. lie was named with other officers at the annual session of the group here yesterday. R. A. McKinley, Jeffersonville, was appointed secretary ; George I. Newbouse. New Albany. member of the nominating oommltee of the state organization; C. A. Helmbreeht of English. It. W. Morris of C'ampbellsburg, R. O Pike of Blooming I ton, W. A. Brown of Bedford, 11. D. AHi ridge of Vallonla. executive committee. TERRE HAUTE—Virgil K. Morris, it, i son of Mr. and Mrs. William Woods, I was fatally hurt yesterday when a mo- ! torcycle he was riding collided with a I truck. LAFAYETTE —Thomas E. Scanlon, one ! time editor of the Lafayette Courier, died at his home in Medford, Ore., May 4, according to word reaching here. KOKOMO —Charles Hart and John Forrey, policemen, have resigned to take lobs in a factory. "Not enough pay,” j they said. SOUTH BENT—Detectives are looking for W. J. Burnham of the Burnham Marriage Licenses George Armour, 24, crane operator, 729 West New York street, and \enus Hath away, 22, Beech Grove, Ind. .lumes Minor, 20, Nordyke k. Marmon Uo., 2950 Martlndale avenue, nnd Ola Mae Kdwards. IS, 2000 Tipton street. Dourl Rose, 32. janitor. 7(V! Massachusetts avenue, anil Myrtle Davis, 22, 321 Spring street. James R. Clint, 23. varnish finisher, 320 Harding street, and Myrtle Swlckard, 19. 326 Harding street David Murray. 24, laborer, 923'a Parker street, and Florence Roblnsoi.. 24. city. Robert E. McClure. 24, advertising agent, Youngstown. 0., and Clarissa D. Wells. 25, 1321 North Meridian street. Howard Ellis 41, laborer. 1135 Garfield place, and Nancy F. Price, 35. 1530 Ar sena! avenue m

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