Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 175, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 December 1930 — Page 3

DEC. 1, 1930

PRESS SEARCH FOR THUGS WHO SHOT TWO MEN Police Believe Bandits in $3,000 Holdup Are in Hiding in City. Detectives today pressed search in Indianapolis for two youths who, police say, they have identified as bandits who shot two men in a 53.0C0 robbery Saturday, believing they are in hiding here instead of having made their escape from the city after the holdup. Meanwhile, in St. Vincent's hospital, J. Emmet Free, 35, of 1416 North Bosart maintained his fight for life, after losing much blood from a bullet wound in the back and chest, and having been beaten severely on the head with a pistol. Thomas Velonis, elder brother of one of the two sought as the bandits, offered his blood for transfusion if another is necessary to save Free, who rallied from a first transfusion a few hours after the robbery. Fled in Hail of Bullets Charles Morbach, 76, proprietor of a grocery at Delaware and Merrill streets, scene of the holdup, is recovering in city hospital, from a wound in the neck inflicted by a stray bullet. v Both of the suspects are former employes of the Hook Drug Company, for which Free was a collector. The holdup men boarded his auto in the first block on Washington street east of Meridian street, and beat his insensible. Free says he recognized them. They drove beneath a railway elevation at Delaware and Merrill streets, where Free recovered consciousness, fought his way out of the car, and ran as they opened fire. Bullet Entered Back One bullet entered his back and pierced his chest. Another clipped off a finger, and another of the four or five they fired struck Morbach, standing in the front of his grocery. \ The men accused by Free as the bandits and sought by police are John Velonis, formerly manager of Hook drug fountains, and John Patrick, formerly a soda dispenser. Neither had worked for the drug company for several months. Patrick is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Patrick, 201 North lyfount street, but he had lived in Anderson more than six months. His brother is Fae W. Patrick, United States comissioner. Velonis was married, and his wife and 7-year-old son formerly lived at 4505 Winthrop avenue. His father operates a barber shop on Liberty street. X-Ray Will Be Made “I’d gladly give my blood, even iny life, to save Free,” Tom Velonis said. The bandits escaped in a maroon Hudson sedan, which they abandoned to borrow an auto from Fred Allen, proprietor of a restaurent at St. Clair and Illinois streets an hour later. Dr. T. B. Noble Jr. today believed Free would recover, but said theinjuries on the head might prove more serious than they appeared. An X-ray is to be made to determine if the skull was fractured.

THREE ACCUSED AS GANGSTERS ARRESTED Police Believe Trio Has Figured in Thefts; Sought for Weeks. Three alleged gangsters were held today by police who said they had been sought several weeks. They are: Fred (Ted) Ryan, 25_, of 603 Lord street; Samuel Jackson, 35, and his brother, Ray Jackson, 22, both of 407 South Alabama street, A blind tiger charge was placed against Samuel Jackson and his brother was held on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Vagrancy charges also were lodged against the trio. Virgil King, 22. of 1609 Southeastern avenue, another alleged member of the gang, was arrested last week. Police said they believed each of the men has been involved in thievery. They used the car that figured in the North Salem (Ind.) bank holdup Oct. 10, police allege. James Hughes, car owner, is serving twelve years for his part In the holdup. MURDER SUSPECT HELD Kentucky Prisoner Believed Muncie Man Wanted at Anderson. By Times Special / ANDERSON. Ind., Dec. I.—Police here believe that a prisoner held at Newport, Ky., in connection with the slaying of Mildred Humphrey, 30, Negro/ during an attempted hold up here Nov. 12, is “Little Mike” Davis, Muncie, wanted here for filling station holdups. While being taken to jail here, several months ago. Davis escaped from officers. He was arrested again at Danville, 111., and escaped with two companions from a jail. The man held at Newport says he is John Moore, 35, Wyandot, Mich. Billion to Be Asked for Jobs By United Press NEW YORK. Dec. I.—The newly formed emergency committee for federal public works will ask congress to authorize a billion dollar federal employment bond issue cr “prosperity loan” to finance public works and improvements as a means of providing employment to hundreds of-thousands of workers.

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WORK PROPOSED ON TWO STATE HARBORS $406,000 Asked of Congress for Indiana Port Projects. By Times Special WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. I. Two Lake Michigan harbors in Indiana are named in an appropriation of $60,000,600 for maintenance and improvement of waterways and ports in all parts of th£ United States, recommended to congress today by the army board of engineers for rivers and harbors. Expenditure of almost $3,000,000 is included in an appropriation of $16,692,685 for improvement of the Mississippi system, for improvement of the Ohio river system. At Indiana Harbor $200,000 is appropriated for improvement, and $86,000 for maintenance, and at Michigan City, $120,000 is provided for maintenance. About 5,000.000 snails ftre eaten in France every year.

jS ONE GOOD TURN DESERVES AWTHER!f\ n Last month we held a very successful $5.00 Dress Sale. Our customers were delighted. They came and bought—in some w. | } cases as many as six Dresses. Women applauded and clamored for an encore! They wanted more of such STYLES—FINE MATERIALS—OUTSTANDING MILLER-WOHL DOUBLE VALUES! ‘^ SALE STARTS SEE THESE DRESSES a / /hBBh / ' TOMORROW! flat erepe all 'a‘ k chilfo “ ii. c' p t rinted OUR WINDOWS! HP MILLER-WOHL Ghtef the PUBLIC ANOTHER ~ S 7

NEBRASKA BANK LOOT IS FOUND IN CITY HOTEL Two Men Are Held in Connection With $14,000 Robbery. Two men were held here today in connection with the $14,000 robbery of the First National bank in Hay Springs, Neb.. Sept. 20, following recovery of $9,460 in allegedly stolen bonds and American Express Company travelers’ checks -in their room in a downtown hotel. They are: Charles McLarty, 25, alias Forest O’Brien, of Casper, Wyo., and New York, and Edward

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Watzeck, alias Roy Wilson. 24, of Columbus, 0., and New York. In telephone conversation with Sheriff W. C. Condit, Lincoln, Neb.,! Detective Chief Fred Simon today obtained numbers of several bonds stolen in the bank robbery. These j coincided with bonds found in possession of the pair here, he said/ Sheriff Condit said he believed McLarty is Forest Cook and Watzeck is Red Webb, members of a gang that held up seven Nebraska banks in nine days last fail. Two of the gang now are under arrest in Lincoln. Tatooed on detectives found the initials F. A. C., corroborating, they said, the Nebraska j sheriff’s belief that he is Cook. McLarty refused to comment on the tatoo. Watzeck said McLarty picked him up near Philadelphia several days ago. McLarty affirmed this. Detectives say that tatoo marks known to be on Webb’s arm were missing on Watzeck’s arms. Both had registered under their aliases, police say. Their arrest

followed attempts to cash express company checks In a downtown store. They had several checks in their possession, and an auto in their possession, bearing New York license plates, had been purchased with travelers’ checks, according to a bill of sale. Both have refused statements to detectives, who say the serial numbers on the checks show they were part of the bank loot. After their arrest, bulk of the loot recovered was found in their hotel room by a maid. The bonds and checks were dropped in a laundry bag, with the mark of the Hotel McAlpin, New York. * McLarty and Watzeck are charged with vagrancy pending investigation. Italian Customs Guard Slain By United Press * TER AMO, Italy, Dec. I.—Cesare Rastelli, a customs guard, was killed from ambush today while returning from duty with five other guards in an automobile. Police believed the crime was of a political nature.

CEREMONY SET BY UNIVERSITY Teachers’ College Will Be Merged With Butler. Teachers college of Indianapolis will be merged with Butler university at ceremonies Thursday afternoon in the Butler gymnasium. The pedagogical school, founded in 1882 by the late Eliza Blaker, will become the college of education of Butler with Dr. William Leeds Richardson, head of the college, as the dean of the university’s educational division. Instructors in the college will be on the Butler instructional staff. The ceremonies will begin at 3 with Dr. Robert J. Aley, Butler’s president, as chairman. Paul Stetson, superintendent of schools, will give the principal address.

Mrs. Evans Woollen, former mem-* ber of the college's board of trustees, will present the school to Butler, and Hilton U. Brown, chair-

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