Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 6

STATE TO ASK SHEPHERD’S DEATH

2 SHOT BY BANDITS IN GUN BATTLE Oil Company Collector Foils Hold-up in Running Fight —Bystander Wounded as Bullets Fly - Police Find Auto as Clew. MEN CAPTURE BURGLAR SUSPECT AFTER CHASE Two Filling Stations Robbed With Attendants Ordered to Face Wall —Womaß Struck by Youths Who Snatch Purse. Two wounded in a gun duel with bandits were recoving today while police endeavored to solve filling station hold-ups and burglaries over the Weekend. * One alleged burglar was captured. A clew was found to the identity ■k two men who attempted to hold Wp Clyde Conn, 35, of 1229 E. ThirtySecond St., collector for the Western Oil Refining Company, at Harding and Raymond Sts. late Sunday. A Ford coupe bearing the license number of the auto used by the bandits was found at 2246 Madison Ave. \ Conn and Hor-

ace Sherwalt, 16, of 3536 E. Vermont St., had just made a collection at an oil station, when the bandit car swung up alongside the Conn auto and two men ordered him to stop. Conn told Lieutenant Winkler and emergency squad that he refused, and the men drew guns and began to fire. One bullet struck his back and left side and another

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grazed lhs forehead. Conn said he returned fire and broke the windshield of their auto and was sure he wounded one. Police trailed the bandits through Maywood, West Newton and back to the city via West Washington. St., where the trail was lost. It was later learned that Maurice Getholdt, 16, 1550 Blaine Ave., who was near Ahe scene of the shooting had been wounded in the thigh. He was taken W (Turn to Page 2)

DIVORCE FIGHT STARTSEARLY Husband and Wife Resort to Blows. Round one of the Tayolr vs. Taylor divorce trial scheduled to open today in Superior Court Four before Judge Clinton H. Givan unexpectedly began in front of the Courthouse on Delaware St. today. John F. Taylor, a constable in Justice of Peace court of Walter S. Glass, struck and knocked down Mrs, Roxie O. Taylor, 28 N. Belmont Avo., his wife, It is charged. According to J. Fred Masters, attorney for Mrs. Taylor, who is suing for divorce, Taylor attempted to use his power as constable to arrest one of Mrs. Taylor’s witnesses. Mrs. Taylor swore out an affidavit against her husband at the police station ‘charging him with assault and battery.*The couple was married Nov. 12, 1924, and separated a month later ,it is alleged in the divorce proceedings. DAVIS CASE NEARS CLOSE United Press BpTOPEKA, Kan., May 18. —Crossexamination of Jonathan M. Davis, on trial here charged with cQnspiracy to solicit a bribe for a pardon, was expected to be completed at today’s session. It was believed the case will go to the jury tomorrow. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 42; 10 a. m 55 7 1 a. m 46 11 a. m 60 8 a. n 60 U (noon) 68 9 a. m 51 1 p. to.

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Bishop Chartrand Made Archbishop

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The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand

Indianapolis Catholic Dignitary Elevated to Post at Cincinnati. The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, D. D., bishop of the Indianapolis diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, today was selected by Pope Pius as archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a United Press dispatch from Rome. Bishop Mac Nicholas, at present" bishop of Duluth, Minn., is transferred to the bishopric of Indianapolis, according to Rome dispatches. Bishop Chartrand succeeds the .ate Archbishop Henry Moeller who died in Cincinnati Jan. 8, 1925. Bishop Chartrand, who was bishop-coadjutor "Cum Jure Successlonis" (with right of succession) to the late Bishop Silas Chatard, became sixth bishop of the Indianapolis diocese at the time of the death of Bishop Chatard on Sept. 7, 1918. Bishop Chartrand was born in St. Louis, Mo., May 11, 1870 and was ordained a priest in Indianapolis Sept. 24, 1892 by Bishop Chalard. He was appointed vicar general on Feb. 13, 1910. He was named bishop of Flavias, and coadjutor to the bishop of Indianapolis, July 27, 1910. / He was consecrated in the cathedral here Sept. 15, 1910 by the Most Rev. Diomede Falconio, D. D., Apostolic Delegate, assisted by Rt. Rev. D. O’Donaghue, D. D., bishop of Louisville, and the late Rt. Rev.

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Herman Alerding, D. D., bishop of Ft. Wayne. It was stated at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral that no official information has been received at the home of the bishop. It was stated that Bishop Chartrand was "not in the qity.” Shortly after death of Archbishcp Moeller the general impression in Catholic circles was that Bishop Chartrand would be elevated to the archbishopric of Cincinnati. There was evident surprise here today when dispatches announced that Bishop MacNichoias had been ordered transferred to the bishopric of Indianapolis. Tt was stated by local priests that this transfer would necessarily make numerous important changes in the personnel of the priests at the cathedral here. Bishop MacNichoias has never been of the Indianapolis diocese at any time in his career, it was said. Many prominent Catholics had expressed the hope that the Rt. Rev. Monslgnor F. H. Gavisk of St. John’s', would be elevated to the local bishopric. Elevation of Bishop Chartrand calls for the removal of his official residence to Cincinnati and the es tablishment of the official residence of Bishop MacNichoias in this city. RAIL OFFICIAL DIES Chief Engineer of Nickel Plate Succumbs at Wabash. Funeral services for James K. Commer, 54, civil engineer, formerly of Indianapolis, who died today at Wabash County Hospital, will be held at 3 p. m. Wednesday at Wabash. He was chief engineer of the Nev; York, Chicago &' St. Louis Rul’rcaJ Company at his death. He a member Indianapolis Club and tl e Presbyterian Church. MAXIMUM TERM GIVEN Driver Sentenced on Charge of Failure to Stop. Edward Berry, 25, was sentenced to two years in the Indiana State Reformatory today by Criminal Judge James A. Collins on charge of failure to stop after an accident. Police alleged Berry’s automobile struck a car driven by Miss Edna Fryer, 4660 N. Delaware St., March 16. Judge Collins gave Berry the maximum penalty. POSTMASTERS IN CITY An.\ual Convention Opens—Hear Washington Official Irving Glover of Washington, D. C., third assistant postmaster general, spoke this afternoon before the annual State convention of the Indiana branch of the National League of Dlstrlqt Postmasters at the Lincoln. Glover spoke In the place of Postmaster General New who was

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56 CAUGHT IN NET OF DRY RAIDS • / Police Pick Up Drunks and Gamblers Over Week-end in Campaign to Eradicate Downtown Hip Pocket Bootlegger in City. SOME ARRESTED ON CHARGES OF GAMING One Visit Locates Two Stills With Total Capacity of 250 Gallons, Quantity of Whisky and Mash —Drive Ordered -by McClure. War on the “hip pocket bootlegger,’’ waged over the weekend, resulted in fifty-six arrests, police slates showed loday. Os the fifty-six. thirtythree M ere charged with drunkenness and twenty-three were held on blind tiger charges. Raids on pine * where liquor sales were suspected in some cases resulted in arrests on gaming charges. Big Seize Made Mike Juklch. 34, of ti)T Itaugh St., and Martin Junkovich. 30. of 729 N. Haugh St., were charged with being the owners and opera tors of two stills found by Lieutenant Eisenhut and squad in a house at 1810 W. Wyoming St. One still has 100 gallon capacity and the other fifty fallons. The officers say they found a 125 gallons of triple distilled whisky, and 800 gallon of mash whisky, not fully distilled. Gaming Alleged Voshati Robertson. 25, colored. 610 N. Senate Ave., told police she was in charge of the house. Six men there were charged with gaming. She was charged with keeping a gaming house. Livingston Turner, colored, 604 Blake St., and Roman G. Ramono, 30, of 546* W. Washington St.; Walter Ratcliffe, 30, of 806*6 Indiana Ave., r.nd Voshati Robertson. 25, colored. 610 N. Senate Ave., were all charged with keeping gaming houses. TAXES GAIN $1,250,000 Total Up to May 1 Estimated at $9,250,000 by Du rail. City and county taxes collected Atp to May 1 will total approximately $9,250,000, John L. Duvall, county treasurer, eslmated today. R will include county and city current and delinquent taxes, Duvall said. Total for last year was about $8,000,000, he said.

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SHEPHERD’S MOTHER HAS FAITH IN ‘BOY’

Mrs. Hayden, Aged Parent, Alleges Murder Charge Is ‘Frame-up/ Feeble and ill, almost blind from years of toil with the needle. Mrs. M. E. Hayden, mother of William Darling Shepherd, Chicago, today awaited news from the trial of her boy on charge of murdering the millionaire orphan, Billy McCllntock, with typhoid germs. “He will conie clear,” she said. "I know he will. The right will always prevail.” Mrs. Hayden is 76 years old. She can hardly see as she gropes about the little house at 2304 Roosevelt Ave. Worry about what she says is the “framed-up persecution” of her son added to her age has finally caused her to cease even occasional trips to her small garden to sell rhubarb to neighbors. First Husband Dies Mrs. Hayden said that for several years after the death of her first husband, leaving her with four small children, she worked with her needle, often far Into the night and on Sunday, too, to keep the family together, in time affecting her eyes. In spite of all efforts, however, she failed, and William was sent to live with a fanner near Franklin, and Mrs. Shepherd remarried. The son later returned to Indianapolis to

live with them. He attended Shortridge High School for a time anl studied law in a law office here at times, she said. Shepherd finally left Indiana when about 23 to go West. “God knows I tried to raise my children as Christian*, and I did!” the mother protested. "William can't be guilty of such a crime. Judge Olson was replaced by my son as the family lawyer of the Metllntocks, and has had It in for my boy ever since. He is framing up all this story- “ Why, there was another boy died from typhoid right across the street from McClintock's about the same time as Billy died, and a girl died the same way up the street. I wonder if Olson thinks my boy did that, too?” With Billy In Sickness Mrs. Hayden said she has visited the Shepherds In Chicago and was there during Billy’s last sickness. Shepherd was born near Anderson, Ind., in 1876. While in Indianapolis. Shepherd and his stepfather Ben Hayden, engaged In the retail coal business in a small way a while, and Shepherd also tried real estate. Shepherd was a member of the Indiana National Guard here. His company was 'called out in the Spanish war, and he went with it to Tennessee. Mrs. Amos Pedigo, 5404 College Ave., Is a sister of Shepherd.

WATER HEAD WILL LEAVE Davis to Become Manager in Philadelphia. C. E. Davis, manager of the Indianapolis Water Company for the past two years, will leave June 1 to become manager of the Philadelphia Suburgnn Water Company. He will be succeeded here by H. S. Morse of Akron, Otylo. The change was announced today by C. H. Gelst of Philadelphia, president of the company. Davis formerly was superintendent of the Philadelphia waterworks, owned by the city. Morse was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1903. He has been In public utility work In Akron, Louisville, Ky.: Cincinnati, Ohio, and Detroit, Mich., and In the Unfted States reclamation service. E. A. PERKINsTsLATEDIndianapolis Man Expected to Get State Position. That Governor Jackson will appoint Edgar A. Perkins of Indianapolis as a member of the State industrial board to succeed Charles Fox, Terre Haute, whose term expires May 24, was regarded as a certainty today by political observers. , Jackson and Perkins conferred today. Perkins was a Democratic member of the board when the body r-*- c-'-’rt.

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First Two Prospective Jurors Are Dismissed When They Indicate They Are Against Supreme Penalty for*' Murder Conviction. ACCUSED MAN STILL DECLARES INNOCENCE OF POISON CHARGE Long Weeks in Gloomy Jail Cell Leave Former Indianapolis Man Pale— Faces Wife as He Enters Court on Trial for Death of Billy McClintock. Bu Time* Special CHICAGO, .May 18.—The State will demand the death penalty for William D. Shepherd, former Indianapolis man, on trial on the charge of killing his wealthy ward, Billy McClintock, it was indicated today. The first two prospective jurors were dismissed by the prosecution when they said they were opposed to the death penalty.

“Do you have any conscientious scruples against Imposing the death penalty if the defendant is found guilty?” George E. Gorman, first assistant State’s attorney asked each witness. The first two witnesses said they were opposed to the death penalty and they were excused. The third man said he favored the death penalty for a man found guilty of murder. He was accepted by the State and the defense also passed favorably on him temporarily. The fourth man to be questioned was dismissed on the same grounds, the fifth was accepted temporarily by both sides, and the sixth dismissed. In Bailiff's Custody "The people versus William Darling Shepherd,” the court clerk shouted as soon as the crowded courtroom was brought to order. A moment later Shepherd was led Into the room In the custody of two bailiffs. Gone from Shepherd’s face was the ruddy complexion which he bore when first arrested. Gone were the confident smiles with which he turned away the pointing fingers of his accusers. Long weeks In his gloomy jail cell showed their marks on his face. A fresh shave, well powdered down, removed the last bit of color from his face. As the bailiff In front of him opened a path, Shepherd looked nervously at the crowd, winced noticeably, puckered his nose and made his way to his seat. Mrs. Shepherd ran up. "My darling, I'm with you,” she said, and threw her arms around his massive shoulders. They kissed. But although she was "with him” in spirit, the court refused to let her be "with him” In person. She was allowed to remain In the court but was led firmly to a seat far across the room—separated from hi mby wrangling lawyers and bustling newspaper reporters, Isabelle Pope Arrives Tanned and in good spirits, Miss Isabelle Pope, fiancee of Billy, arrived here today from California to testify against Shepherd. The girl left for California shattered in health by the tragedy and returned eighteen pounds heavier. "I want only Justice,” she told the United Press. “I'll tell what I know, and what Billy-told me. What I tell will be the truth, and because that Is so, they will will not be able to confuse.” “I have no reason to w(sh for anything to happen which Is not just and right. 1 was to have married Billy. Therefore all I want done Is to have all the facts concerning his death investigated. And there were certainly some peculiar circumstances'before he died.” "I’d rather go through life with much less money than I have, than bicker about what the will says. If Mr. Shepherd Is guity, I want, justice to prevail. And If he Is not guilty, I also want Justice to prevail.” By anew court ruling. neWs of the Shepherd trial will be dispatched from a room adjonilng the court—a spacious room with telegraph Instruments and typewriters and all accommodations for thirty-five newspaper reporters. At. the Leopold-Loeb hearing the wlree and typewriters were packed into the courtroom Itself, reporters sat in the jury box and cameras were clicking Incessantly. RUPTURE WITH RUSSIA? British I.aborlte to Question Chamberlain on Foreign Policy, Bu I'nitrd Prm LONDON, May 18.—Whether Great Britain Is contemplating conversations with France or other allies looking to a rupture oftrelatlons with Russia, was ••ihe question Ben Smith, Laborite. proposed to put this afternoon in commons to Austin Chamberlain, fnmfTi w**-***ry i

Forecast Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; rising temperature on Tuesday.

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ALL READY FOR DEDICATION OF BUS TERMINAL Elaborate Program Arranged for Ceremony on Tuesday. All was in readiness today for the dedication of the motor bus terminal In Times Square. Maryland St. and Senate Ave., Tuesday. When the parade, feature of the celebration, comen In view of the bus terminal Tuesday afternoon, participants will find neighboring streets converted Into beautiful avenues lined with huge white columns, bedecked with flags and decorated with tlowers. An elaborate program of entertainment features for afternon and .evening has been arranged. At l p. m. a parade of motor busses will be held through the downtown streets. Along Senate Ave. the sidewalks have been canopied and will house exhibits of merchants snd various Industries. Dancing In the streets and at the tefailnal will terminate the celebration. Vaudeville acts will be presented. Bus Parade The bus parade will form at North and Meridian Sts. The line will he south on Meridian St., around three egmenta of the circle, east on Market St. to New Jersey St.,, south to Washington St., west to Missouri St. and south to Georgia Bt. Ten o'" the forty new Mack busses being purchased by the Peoples Motor Coach Company for service on five new lines now under petition before the public service commission will be In the parade. Formal opening of , the building will be at tho conclusion of the parade. W. B. Hlner, president of the Red Ball Bus Terminal Company, will present Mayor Shank with a giant key to open a huge lock on a gate lead ng to the loading platform. Com mitt e In Charge J. Edward Morris 1s head of the committee In charge of the celebration. Other members are Meyer Efroymson, Tracy W. Ellis, Harry W. Isra<*l and Harry A. Kahn. The new terminal Is said to be the finest motor bus terminal In the world. At present more than forty busses will operate out of the station. Waiting and rest, rooms, res tauranta and other equipment have been provided. POLICE FOLLOW MURDER THEORY Think Robbery May Have Brought Man’s Death. Police today were Investigating death of Julius C. Shetzley, 69, 1313 E. St; Clair St., on the theory that he may have been murdered with robbery as the motive. Three boys found the body early Saturday morn Ing in White River near TwentySecond St. Members of the family said a pocket book and billfold Shetzley was In tne habit f carrvlng were not on the body when It waa found weighted down with a guonysack filled with rocks. Miss LUltana Shetzley, a dnugh ter. identified the body. Shetzley disappeared May 8. Survivors are a widow, Mrs. t Loulsa Shetzley, and two children. Miss Leona Shetzley. a school teacher, and Mlm Lillian of the gt. Clair B 1 adAr*#"