Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 27, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 June 1925 — Page 1

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VOLUME 37—NUMBER 27

SHANK MOVES TO GUARD CITY BANKS

BANDITS GET $3,100 A T FLETCHER CO. BRANCH

AMERICAN GUNBMTK % j Chinese Fighters Shell Craft Protecting Removal of Foreigners From College —U. S. Sailors Return Fire—Mo Casualties Reported. JAPS MAY ATTEMPT LANDING ON ISLAND Third Direct Outrage Against Foreigners Within Week —U. S. Citizen’s Suffer Injury From Shells and Hospital Is Target. [in United Press HONG KONG, June 11.— The ‘American gunboat Pampanga, escorting a launch operat*! by the Christian college from Honan Island, was fired upon by Chinese fighter? nead Whampoa today, and returned the tire with shots from its three pounders. No American casualties were reported. This is the second direct outrage against Americans this week in the strife between Ytfnnanese and Cantonese troops for possession of Canton and Honan. The first was the firing of Yunnanese forces on an American-flagged launch bearing Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crompton and Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Ogden and the wounding of Mrs. Crompton. After the Chinese had fired on the Pampange the latter anchored In the river, close to its assailants, and waited until they were silenced. Thereafter it resumed its journey. It is expected here that the Japanese will attempt a night landing at Honan Island as a p-otectve measure. While the above Hong Kong dispatch refers to two instances where Americans have been under fire, the State Department at Washington yesterday reported a third —an American hospital having come under shell fire without casualties. students” are released American Justice Makeis “Diplomatic” Move, Not Judicial. ftu f lilted Press SHANGHAI. June 11.—Student rioters involved in s the first day’s trouble here were released today by the American magistrate and mixed court on their personal bonds to keep the peace in the future. The move was regarded as “diplomatic” rather than judicial and intended to make a good impression upon the natives.

SHOOTS CHIEF; ENDS OWN LIFE Mt. Vernon Man Kills Self After Raid. /in (. .iitr'l Prrf* 1 MT. VERNON, Ind., June 11.— losing the same sawed-off shotgun with which he shot and wounded J. W. Moses, chief of police, John Derrington, garage owner, today killed himself, blowing off the top of his head. Herrington's body was found in the rear of his garage. He had been dead for some time when the body was discovered. Moses raided Derrington's home and seized a quantity of liquor Tuesday and obtained a warrant for Derrington’s arrest. Hearing of the impending arrest, Derrington went in search of Moses and shot him in the head Wednesday. v Moses is expected to recover. Derrington evaded arrest after the shooting and returned to his garage and killed himself this morning. FIRE DAMAGE IS SBOO Police Investigate Origin of Blaze in Home. Fire officials today were investigating origin of a fire which educed SBOO damage to the home of Kurils Hammons, 264 Good Ave., late Wednesday.

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! Watch for This Car License, 543-634 ! If you see a black Studebaker roadster, bearing iJoense 543634, call police headquarters at once. This Is the car believed have been used in the hold-up day. It was stolen from Charles Hammons, 8807 Graceland Ave., on June 5 by two 1 bandits, similar In description.

6. A. R. TO MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO LINCOLN CITY Election of Officers to Be Final Business of Encampment. Bv I nited Press PRINCETON*. Ind., June 11.—The annual State encompment of the Grand Army of the Republic came to a close here today. Election o oll.ceis was the last business before the meeting before linal adjournment. Ft. Wayne the convention city for next year, was named Wednesday. Following adjournment the veterans will go to Lincoln City to visit the grave of Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln. Nearly two thousand persons attended the annual campfire meeting of the encampment Wednesday night. Mrs. Irene Kirkman CoolIdge, whose singing as a girl at the outbreak of the Civil War aided in enlisting men for the Indiana regiments, sang several patriotic songs. Mrs. Adah Henderson of Muncie today was elected State president of the Daughters of Veterans. Other officers: Mrs. Cora .Virginia Clapp, Indianapolis, senior vice president; Mrs. Kate Habig of Princeton, junior vice president; Bliss Brown of Gary, chaplain; Elsie Driebelbliss of Ft. Wayne, secretary-treasurer; Alice Riddle of Vincennes, patriotic instuctor.

BUS HEARING IS DRAGGED ALONG BY DISCUSSION Indications Are for Continuance Until Tuesday. Buried under a mass of petty, wearisome detail testimony and discussion, the fcity bus hearing before commissioner Clyde H. Jones, of the public service commission, dragged slowly along today. The Peonies Motor Coach Company is seeking to operate five new lines, with one alternate line, on Indianapolis streets, and the Indianapolis Street Railway Company asks to operate on four routes now covered by the coach company. Indications were that the case will not be completed today, in which -event, it will be continued until Tuesday. Bus Witnesses The morning session was taken up by witnesses for the coach company testifying as to the need of bus service in northern parts of the city and superio-ity of present bus service to street car service. William H. Latta, attorney for the street car company, crossexamined the witnesses at length. U. C,. Baker, 5693 N. Meridian St.: David F. Smith, lawyer and real estate dealer: Ansil T. Browm, 4016 Carrolton Ave., and Mrs. Ethel H. Warner. 4926 Carrolton Ave., testified. ** Routes Asked The street car company is seeking certificates for routes to Brightwood, Ri/verside Park and on Central Ave. and E. New York St., already covered by the coach company. Hearing on the petition of the coach company for certificates under the ntnety-day clause of the law was held several weeks ago. The coach company is asking certificates for five new routes on Park and Carrollton Aves., Capitol Ave., Meridian St. and Westfield Blvd. to Broad Ripple; Madison Ave. and Churchman Ave., with an alternate route on Meridian St. and Kenwood Ave., in event use of boulevard ed parts of Capitol Ave. and Meridian St. is denied. WINS $2,200 BALM Wealthy Mine Operator Says Woman Did Proposing. Bil United Prmt JASPER, Ind.. June 11.—A jury here today awarded Mrs. Alice Wilson, Boonville widow, $2,200 damages in her $60,000 suit against Eugene Sargeant, wealthy mine operator. Mrs. Wilson testified Sargeant jilted liter. Sargeant said she did the proposing.

JURY B VERSION OF GERM PLOT State’s Attorney Crowe Gives His Outline of Method Alleged to Have Been Used by Shepherd to Kill Wealthy Ward. % SAYS PRISONER GAVE OUT PREMATURE ALIBI Describes Alleged SixteenYear Conspiracy to Wipe Out Heirs to McClintock Fortune and Accused’s Final but Fatal Success. Kv United Press CRIMINAL COURT,/' CHICAGO, June 11.—Judge yison, “the old watch dog’’ of the McClintock millions, this afternoon stalked William D. Shepherd, former Indianapolis man, from the witness stand and told a -jury why- he was convinced Billy McClintock murdered As first witness for the prosecution. Olson took the stand and related his knowledge of the case. He said he was testifying as a “representative of the dead.” It was he who first suspected Shepherd’s alleged plot to get the McClintock money by mtirdering Billly; it was he who dug into the past and brought forth the evidence which resulted in Shepherd’s indictment. State’s Attorney Crowe had previously outlined his theory of the case. Crowe went over Shepherd's entire history in seeking to show the jury that Shepherd had lived sixteen years In anticipation of inheriting the $1,000,000 estate. Mrs. McClintock’s Death Crowe then told of Mrs. McClintock’s death. He made no charge of murder against Shepherd for this death, tut told the jury that Shepherd was “dancing with glee” when he learned Mrs. McClintock was dead and he was to be one of Billy’s guardians. “After falling in other schemes, he decided on one plan of action to get the money. It included murder —the cold-blooded murder of an innocent boy. This “plan of action.** Crowe declared, consisted of raising Billy to the threshhold of manhood and getting him to make a will. Then, Crowe charged, Shepherd committed the murder. Marriage Halted “A doctor was called, but he didn’t know what the sickness was. “But Shepherd knew. He had given Billy the germs. He told some friends Billy had typhoid fever. Mark that —Shepherd had a guilty . conscience and was offering an alibi even before anyone knew what was wrong. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 n. m...... 54 10 a. m 68 7 a. m 57 11 a. m 71 8 a. 9 a m 64 1 p. m 78

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C. NELSON IS CHAMPION Ft. Wayne Pro. Wins SOate Open Golf Title. Bit * United Press FT. WAYNE. Ind., June 11.— Playing a brilliant game in the last nine holes Chester Nelson, „ Ft. Wayne professional, today won the State open golf championship in the play-off for the title with Herman Fieblg of Logansport. Nelson’s card wrs 76 for the eighteen holes, four over par. Fiebig's was .87 The two players were all square at nine holes with cards of 38.

MULE FOR OFFICERS But Judge Finds Man Guilty On Rling Tiger Charge. “Any citizen has the right to purchase liquor from another and proceed with prosecution against him.' said Criminal Judge James A. Collins today when he found John Pearson, 2331 E. Washington St., guilty of operating a blind tiger. Officers testified Pearson obtained white mule for them at their request. Judge Collins fined him SIOO and costs and sentenced him thirty days in jail. He appealed from city court.

EVERYTHING IS LOVELY School Board Makes Peace With Mayor Shank. The board of school commissioners has made its peace with Mayor Shank. William T. Bailey, assistant city attorney, today declared he would not draft a resolution criticising alleged extravagance of the board requested by Shank at a city cabinet meeting Tuesday. “I think Mr. Book explained everything satisfactorily,’’ Bailey said, referring to a conference between Shank and William H. Book, business director of the school board. .i ■ ■ - . - SPEED FINE So, COSTS Charged with driving thirty-seven m|les an hour, Richard Landry, 1102 N. I'linois St., was fined $6 and costs tocluy by City Judge Han V. White.

Above, Sixteenth St. Branch of Fletcher Savings and Trust Com pany: center. (left to right) Bernard E. Thompson, Leon Adams, I>e Roy Flint, Henrietta Reagan, C. F. Mitchell; below, Motorcycle Police- ~ / nmn Hiram Usher.

POLICE ORDERED TO ‘SHOOT THEM DOWN’

Don’t Waste Any Words, Guards at Banks to Be Told. “Shoot them down without any words.'’, v These are the instruclions Mayor Shank said he would give to the policemen, equipped with sawed-off shotguns, who are to guard alll local banks. Plan to place the guards in the bank were tq be made at a cabinet meeting in the mayor's office at 3 p. in. today. “You can predict this,” Shank declared, “There will be no more successful hank hold ups in my administration. These officers will be stationed In the banks until the hankers perfect arrangements to guard their property, If it takes a month or more.” Bankers Invited Shank said he had asked Elmer W. Stout, president of the Fletcher American National Bank, and Frank D Stalnoker, president of the Indiana National Bank, to Indianapolis bankers at the meeting. “I'm going to pick off some men from some of these nonessential services, marking tires and chasing bootleggers to man the banks,” Mayor Shank declared. He said he would remove eight men from the liquor squads with instructions to Police Chief Herman Rikhoff to enforce the rule that district patrolmen are responsible for violations of the prohibition latvs on their beats. Other officers will be recruited from the traffic squad. Rikhoff, when informed of the mayor's plans, said he did not see where the men could be secured, but would discuss the matter at the meeting. He will propose that motorcycle officers be assigned to patrol from one bank to another, he said. Baits Ticket Sales Joseph L. Hogue, city. controller, said police now swinging “heavy leacF pencls on tires'' should be detailed to pursue bandits and declared members of the traffic squad were spending their time selling tickets for a celebration to be held in connection with the International Association of Police Chiefs convention to be held in Indianapolis this summer. The practice, according to Hogue, is to refrain from placing stickers for overtime parking, if the car owner buys a ticket. BLOOMINGTON CASE UP State Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in a case affecting the new Bloomington water works wherein the State tax board reduced bond issues on the project after the mayor had refused to sign thf securities, v

Auto Honks Own Horn in Fire Bit United pr t ss COLUMBUS. Ind., June 11.— A burning auto honked its own horn early today and probably saved the lives of Charles Crump and his family from flames that destroyed poultry buildings with a $25,000 loss. Fourteen hundred chickens were burned to death. Flames are Welieved to have burned the insulation from the wires of one of three autos that burned up, short circuiting the horn and causing it to sound. Crump was awakened by the horn and with the aid of neighbors saved his home. Incendiary origin is suspected.

FORBID DOCTORS TO SELL LIQUOR May Receive Alcohol Only, Is Ruling. Physicians may receive alcohol under permits authorized in the pres, ent “bone-dry'' law. but they are prohibited from dispensing it, Attorney General Arthur L. Gilliom today held in an opinion submitted to Robert Beddoe, secretary of the State board of pharmacy. Patients must get alcohol from druggists on prescription, Gilliom pointed out. Druggists must procure two separate permits, one to receive alcohol and another to dispense it, unless they hold a Federal permit to do the latter. Gilliom said. Inability of the board of pharmacy to reconcile the State prohibition law with the Federal code caused issuance of State permits to be temporarily suspended some time ago. LAWYERS DISCHARGED Charged With Assault and Battery In City Court. Charles T. Kaelin, 40. of 3422 N. Capitol Ave., and Jesse D. Hamrick, 69, living on the New Augusta Rd., both lawyers, were discharged In city court today, of charges of assault and battery by Judge Pro Tern. Fred Draper. The two are said to have come to blows at Washington and Meridian Sts. Monday, after the Marion County grand jury had returned arson indictments against Kaelin charging him with burning three successive homes belonging to Hamrick.

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Mayor Calls Conference of Financiers, Board of Safety and Police Heads to Discuss Situation This Afternoon —Would Use Sawed-Off Guns. AN OFFICER IN EVERY MONEY INSTITUTION, EXECUTIVE’S PLAN Two Robbers Have Running Pistol Battle on North Side Streets With' Motorcycle Officer After Job at! Sixteenth and Illinois Sts. v

Day’s Developments Mayor Shank says he will place a policeman with a sawed-off shot gun in each of the forty-nine Indianapolis banks after— Sixteenth St. branch of Fletcher Savings and Trust Company is robbed of $3,100 at 8:30 a. m. and— Motorcycle Policeman Hiram Fisher chases the two bandits, believing they are speeders, and exchanges half a dozen shots with them. Report National Guardsmen will be used to guard banks in State until citizen vigilantes are organized. Total loot in Indiana bank robbberies since March 27 is $52,630.

A policeman armed with a sholgun in every Indianapolis bank. This is Mayor ISliank’s plan for stopping bank hold-ups in Indianapolis after two bandits robbed the Sixteenth Street Statu Bank, a branch of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, Sixteenth and Illinois Sts., today, obtained $3,185 in loot, and escaped in an automobile. Shank called a meeting for 3 p. in. today at his office. He was to discuss the situation with the board of safety, Police Chief Rikhoff, detectives and representatives of the Indiana Slate Bankers’ Association. Today’s robbers, the latest in a wave of bank robbe-ry that has swept the entire State, escaped after a pistol duel with Motor Policeman Hiram Fisher. Chased by Officer The bandits after robbing the bank, sped eastward on Sixteenth St., where they struck a traffic signal. Motorpolieemau Fisher gave chase, thinking they w r ere speeders. The bandits, Fisher said, either turned on Seventeenth or Eighteenth St., to Pennsylvania St., to Nineteenth St. and east on Nineteenth St. Just west of Cenral Ave. Fisher caught up with them and driving alongside said: ' “Pull over to the curb.” The man next to the driver’s seat fired at him. Fisher returned the fire and said he believed he broke the windshield. After emptying his revolver, a tire on his motorcycle went flat and the cycle struck the bandit car. throwing him off. The bandit car turned on Broadway and sped north. Tool box on Fisher’s machine was riddled with bullets and a bullet also went through the fender. He was not injured.

Genera] Alarm Capt. Barrett Ball vsent all available squads at headquarter* and over the city to the scene of the battle between Fisher and the alleged bandits. He also called all motor policemen and district men over the patrol boxes and sent a general alarm and description of the car was broadcast. Ball called the office of Adjutam General Kershner of the Indiana National Guard and gave the alarm of the robbery. Hfe asked thal guardsmen be assigned to the pursuit. Police chased a speeding roadster sighted on the Alllisonville Rd. The bank opened for business at 8 a. m. and the bandits entered about 8:30. Sitting at Desk C. F. Mitchell, 5422 Hibben Ave.. cashier, said he was sitting at his desk in front with a big gun lying on the desk, when the bandit leader, smoking a cigar, entered and said: "Get up fast." "I thought he was joking and turned around and laughed at him.” Mitchell said. ‘Get hack there with the rest,' he told me then.” Threatening him with his gun the bandit forced Mitchell to Join four other employes; Bernard C. Thompson, 505 N. Drexel Ave., assistant cashier; Leon Adams, 970 W. Twen-ty-Eighth St., Laroy Flint, 4040 Ruckle St., and Miss Henrietta Reagan, 135 W. Twenty-Eighth St. While the other bandit covered the employes, the leader jumped over a railing and scooped up the money from the cages. After seizing the money, the bandits forced the five employes to go to the rear of the building and lay on the floor. They then fled out the front door to a Studebuker roadster parked on Sixteenth St., headed east. \ "The bandits were apparently nov.

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vices,” said Adams. “Their hands trembled and they were apparently; very nervous. Thel- flngeru k*p*,j twitching at the triggers In a very unpleasant way.” Slipped Out "They told us to lie down on the floor in the hack of the bank, where! we could not see the front door. We) did. They closed the door so softlyl as they went out we did not know they were gone. It was about two minutes after they left. I guess, that we ran out nnd gave the alarm.” According to Mitchell, the bandits iook seven or eight minutes to do their work. Thompson said it was about half a minute, According to descriptions given Detective Inspector Jerry Kinney, one man was about 21 or 22 years of age, 6 feet 8 Inches tall, weighing 150 to 160 pounds, with smooth! face and fair complexion and wearing a brown suit and a dark cap. The second man was said to be 5 feet 7 Inches tall, weight 180 pounds, with a smooth face and wearing a; dark suit and cap. Both carried blue-steel pistols. Kinney put ten detectives on the case. Immediately on hearing of he robbery, Robert P. Humes, cnief of State motor police, assigned State Motorpollcemen Johnson, Shinn, Hamilton, Bridges -and Losey, to ; watch all roads centering around In-j dlanapolis, in an effort to traoe the bandits. Back in City? Shortly before noon Humi received a tip that the youthful bandits had back-tracked on State Rd. I and were making for the Indianapolis city limits. State Poliseman Shinn wu told by persons at Nora that a black' Studebaker roadster answering the description of the baudtt iw, and (Turn fc> P*g4)