Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 269, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1933 — Page 3

MARCH 21, 1933

SIX SUSPECTS IN JONES MURDER ARE CAPTURED Police Squads Raid Home in Kentucky, Nab Five Men and Woman. (Continued From Page One) a machine gun, which detectives assert probably is the one used in Indianapolis. “We have the machine gun that was used to kill Sergeant Jones," Chief Mike Morrissey declared in messages to the local department. Schwartz, according to Kentucky authorities, is the leader of the alleged gangsters. They said he came to Covington with Ted Newberry, ’ Chicago killer, after the St. Valentine’s day massacre and had been linked with five other gangsters of Chicago, all of whom have been slain. Sergeant Jones was killed early on Fob. 7, when he and his squad went to the Peoples Motor Coach garage, Twenty-second and Yandes streets, on a report of trouble. Five gunmen were perpetrating a robbery and one of them shot down Jones when he opened the door. He never had a chance to draw his gun. The gunmen, leaving a sedan behind, fled on foot; commandeered a taxi and after driving around the southeastern part of the city, fled in a Buiek planted near the Brookville road. Skilful Work Done The manner in which Kentucky and Indianapolis authorities linked the suspects with the killing is one of the outstanding clew pursuits in local criminal history. Four clays before the slaying of .Tones, Chief Charles Seidel of the Newport-Covington police department obtained the numbers of license plates on a Buick parked in front of Mason’s home, j He was looking for tire thieves and authorities also expected the holdup of a money truck. With Seidel were Detectives W. P. Holland and Charles Des of the Newport department. The morning after the Jones killing, these officers and others in the district received the numbers of license plates on the bandit car abandoned in Indianapolis. They were the same as those the police had seen on the Buick, authorities say. Find Guns and Shells In the Buick, which was confiscated, police here said they found not only the machine gun, but two sawed-ofT shotguns, a clip containing 100 machine gun cartridges, and A coats and rags that were blood soaked. Police believed Mason was shot in a Louisville holdup twenty-four hours before and had been returned to Erlangcr in the auto. The blood was not dry when the car was confiscated. Five weapons were found in Mason’s house. Each was loaded fully. Thompson was captured by Deputy Sheriff Harry Nuxoll when he drove the car into the Erlanger residence. The car struck a culvert covering, which broke. The front wheels of the Buick stuck in the mud. Thompson, occupied with pulling the planks of the covering from under the wheels, did not notice Nuxoll, who raced fifty yards downhill to grab him. A loaded revolver protruded from Thompson's rear pocket while he worked on the car. A revolver, concealed under the dash of the car, was discovered by accident when an officer touched a spring. The weapon, also fully loaded, fell to the floor of the car. Machine Gun Stolen The machine gun is one stolen recently in a wholesale raid at Franklin <O.) police headquarters. Some of the guns confiscated here also were traced to the Franklin robbery. Detectives Lawrence McCarty and George Mueller are in Covington. Other detectives who have worked on the investigation and who probably will bring extradition papers here are Fay Davis and Robert Taylor. All suspects are held in Covington on formal charges as fugitives from justice. DEMAND FOR BOTTLES AIDS MACHINERY PLANT Anderson Corporation Soon to Be in Full Production. By Times Special ANDERSON. Ind., March 21. Stockholders of Lynch Corporation, largest manufacturer of bottle machinery in the world, will hold their annual meeting here Friday and probably re-elect all directors and officers. With business conditions on the upgrade and the summer months not far off. the company has the best outlook in its history. The demand for beverage bottles, especially by brewers, is showing a decided upturn with many producers needing new equipment and others planning to increase production. The schedules of the Lynch plants soon will be on a normal basis. The company recently brought out anew machine which cuts the costs of bottle production more than 25 per cent. It will make a bottle large enough to hold two quarts or small enough for a dram, in either a wide mouth or narrow neck. Thomas C. Werbe is president and treasurer; E. G. Bridges, vice-presi-dent. and J. Y. Watts, secretary. The directors are V. S. Rice, J. M. Foster and the officers. SPEED UP STREET'CARS Illinois and Shelby Lines Are Faster Now, Says Tretton. Increase in average speed of street cars on the Illinois and Shelby lines to fourteen miles an hour has been announced by James P. Tretton. general manager of Indianapolis Railways. The running time on the Illinois lines from Thirty-fourth to Washington street has been cut from eighteen to sixteen minutes. On the Shelby line the aver'time is reduced from twenty-three minutes to twenty minutes. Reduced running time also will be put in effect on other lines, Tretton said Meredith Nicholson Speaks Short stories of the past and present were discussed Monday by Meredith Nicholson, in the meeting of the Shortndge Fiction Club in the high school.

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EARL CHAPPELL BOND FORFEITED Fails to Appear in Court for Trial on Charge of Shooting. Bond of SSOO in Lhe case of Earl Chappell, 38, Grand hotel, was forfeited today in municipal court by Charles J. Kara bell, judge pro tern. Chappell failed to appear for trial on charges of shooting in the city limits and carrying a weapon. Bondsman was Herman Blomberg. If Chappell stays away from court March 28, forfeiture of a $2,500 bond is likely. On that date trial has been set on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and felony conspiracy. The first charges were filed after Chappel is alleged to have shot at an unidentified man during a brawl in a poolroom at New’ York and Illinois streets on March 11. He appeared in municipal court March 13, demanding immediate trial, and was arrested on the other charges. These are based on allegations that he and two accomplices obtained S7OO from Mrs. Frieda Hitch, 520 North Meridian street, apartment 18, on a promise that they could have a twelve-year bank robbery sentence imposed on her husband reduced to five years. The husband, John Robert Hitch, was convicted of bank robbery in Clinton county in 1931.

15 ALLEGED KLUXERS ARE SENT TO JAIL Convicted of Attack: Given 6 Months, $250 Fines. By United Prcsx LOS ANGELES. March 20.—Fifteen men convicted of an alleged Kti-Klux Klan raid upon the home of David Milder, Long Beach tailor, last Nov. 16, were sentenced Monday to six months in jail and fined $250 each. The fifteen men, together with others not apprehended, were accused of invading the Milder home late in the evening while an asserted Communistic meeting was in progress, placing a flaming wooden cross atop the garage, and beating and binding Milder and his guests. BANKER IS TRUSTEE FOR OXFORD GABLES Appointed to Handle Bankruptcy Affairs by Federal Court, Over opposition of a minority group of creditors, Byron Bowers of the Indiana National bank, today was appointed federal trustee in bankroptcy for the Oxford Gables Realty Corporation, owner of apartments at Thirty-eighth street and Washington boulevard. Fred Barrett, attorney for minority creditors, opposed the appointment at a hearing before Carl Wilde, federal referee in bankruptcy. The bankruptcy petition, it was disclosed, was filed by the realty company's directors, after Fred j. Buskirk had been appointed its receiver in Marion county superior court three. Barrett proposed the name of Buskirk for trustee. Apartments of the company for the last three years have been managed by officials of the defunct Meyer-Kiser bank, it was revealed. W. C. Richardson, president of the corporation, was principal witners.

Wrecked Again Flagpole Kelley's Ship of Matrimony Is on Rocks. 11l United Press MEMPHIS. March 22.—Alvin Kelly is “shipwrecked" again —this time the ship of matrimony has gone on the rocks. Shipwreck Kelly, of flag pole sitting fame, has taken up residence in Arkansas, where he intends to gain a divorce under the 90-day divorce law. He plans to obtain his divorce on April Fool's day in Little Rock.

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Four of the five men suspects in the slaying of Police Sergeant Lester Jones, who are held in Covington, Ky., are shown above. Upper Left—George Schwartz, who is known under aliases of John Condon, George Murphy and James Brownie. Upper Right—Wille Mason, branded by Knetucky and Ohio authorities as a safe-cracker. 1 Lower Left—Edward Miller, Louisville. Lower Right—Al Thompson, alias Harold Thompson, Cincinnati. Fred Adams, said by Indianapolis police to be Foggy Dean, formerly of Indianapolis, and Mary Phillips, Cincinnati, also are held.

NIGHT PARKING BAN ISSOUGHT Morrissey Urges Ordinance to Prohibit Leaving Autos Out. Motorists who park their cars in front of their homes through the night will be compelled to make 'other arrangements” if an ordinance recommended to the board of safety today by Chief Mike Morrissey is passed by the city council. The ordinance would ban parking of automobiles more than four hours at any time, outside of the central parking district. A two-hour limit is placed on trucks and trailers. Morrissey recommended dismissal of patrolman Eldo Landis, charging unbecoming conduct. On March 4, while on sick leave, Landis is said to have been involved in an automobile accident which he did not report to headquarters. Landis will be tried Tuesday. Dismissal of Ed Korbly, 422 East Twelfth street, traffic repairman, recommended by Morrissey, was approved, and Thomas A. Conner, 337 North Addison street, was appointed to the place. Morrissey said Korbly had failed to report for duty since Feb. 13. The board took under advisement action in the case of patrolman Eugene Y. Beaver, charged with unbecoming conduct. At his trial today, evidence was offered that he clashed twice with Citizens Gas Company employes who tried to shut off gas in his home due to nonpayment of a bill. Beaver explained he tendered a check to the company during the bank holiday, but it was refused. OIL DRILLER IS KILLED Former City Resident Dies of Injuries Received in Kansas Field. William and. Gray, 25, former Indianapolis resident, is dead at Oklahoma City, Okla., of injuries incurred while working near Caldwell, Kan., in the employ of an oil drilling company. Funeral services were held and bu- fP^ : rial made in Ok- ” lahoma City. Besides his wid- 8S ow. he leaves a daughter, Doris llli, & June; his father. O. F. Gray. R. R. H, Box 539, for- Flltllll. nv r Indianapolis ’it> fireman ; ’lire.’ •Tjpgr&lj t e r s. Mas Madge Gray, 85 |M' : N h Haw;home j lane; Mrs. Melville Harris, Richmond, Gray ' and Miss Hazel ! Gray, Oklahoma City, Mr. Gray was injured fatally when struck on the head by an iron pole support after the hoist of a drilling outfit collapsed. Bandits Get Ten-Year Terms By Z nit cd Press LAFAYETTE, Ind.. March 21. Joel Sipple, 19; his brother, Wilbur, 17, and Fred Williams. 20. were sentenced to ten years each in the state reformatory today on charges of holding up a woman filling station attendant at Otterbein March 11. COUGHS Don t let them get a strangle hold. Fight germs quickly. Creomulsion combines the 7 best helps known to modern science. Powerful but harmless. Pleasant to take. Xo narcotics. 5 our druggist will refund your money if any cough or cold no matter how long standing is not relieved by Creomulsion.—Advertisement. ClearYourSkin of Pimpled Anoint the affected parts with Cmlrura Ointment. Wash off in a few minutes with Catleura Soap and hot water and continue bathing for several minutes. Nothing purer or better for skin troubles. ff~rite for special folder on j the care of the skin Address: “Cuticura ” Dept. 9 TANARUS Malden, Maas,

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VAST DAMAGE TOLL TAKEN IN FLOOD OF OHIO Crest Expected Tonight at Cincinnati: Airport Is Periled. (Continued from Page One) Pike county. O.; Madison, New Albany, Aurora, Jeffersonville, and smaller river towns in Indiana and i a number of Kentucky communities, j Warned to Boil Water In Cincinnati, warehouses and lodge halls were turned over to the ’ ; homeless, and food was being dis- j | tributed from central relief stations, j Three-fourths of Aurora, Ind., j | was reported under water, the city ; being cut off by road. Trains still were running. Schools, j j the city hall and all public buildings j had been turned into barracks. The Aurora city water plant was closed because of trouble in its inI take, and divers were to be sent j down to make repairs. Because of | the danger of disease epidemics, all | citizens were warned to boil water. Many houses in the east end of Aurora w r ere overturned or otherwise damaged. Water stood five feet deep in the main part of the town. Lawrenceburg. was reported safe j behind dikes. Rising Sun and Vevay, on higher ground, reported little damage. Newport Road Cut Off Cincinnati police were ordered to evacuate residents from houses on Robb avenue. Many residences in the area already had been vacated as backwater of the Little Miami rose. Hundreds of persons still are occupying upper stories. While it could not be foretold how high the w r ater would rise should the airport dike give eway, it was believed it would endanger lives of thousands of persons remaining in the district. Burdened wdth the task of keeping sightseers from congesting the water-covered sections, as much as with relief, many members of the Cincinnati police force scarcely have been off duty since Sunday. Direct connection between Cincinnati and Newport was cut off when further rise of the river on Monday night floooded the Cincinnati approach of the central bridge.

MOTHER FALLS; BABYISKILLED Six-Weeks-Old Infant Loses Life in Accident at Zionsville Home. By United Press ZIONSVILLE, Ind., March 21. A 6-weeks-old baby girl was killed instantly here Monday when her mother, Mrs. Lorenz Bower, fell down basement stairs while carrying the child. The baby suffered a skull fracture. The mother was not hurt seriously.

Speedy Justice Wheels Move in Record Time in Court of Judge Pickens. TRADITIONAL delay in movement of the wheels of justice does not apply in the court of Superior Judge William A. Pickens, according to court records. Two speed records were set in the court Monday when Pickens tried his eleventh jury case in nine days, and also completed one case in thirty-nine minutes. Judgment for the plaintiff was returned in a suit of C. E. Pauley & Cos., printers, against the Indiana Jewish Chronicle asking or $4,455.75 on account. Selection, impaneling and hearing of the evidence by the jury, deliberation and return of the verdict was completed in the thirty-nine minute period. Only five minutes were taken for deliberation, and the evidence, presented by the plaintiff only, required thirty* minutes.

COLDS GO through! 3 STAGES! And They are Far Easier Stopped in the First than in the Second or Third I I A cold ordinarily passes through | three stages—the Dry Stage, the first 24 hours; the Watery Secrej tion Stage, from 1 to 3 days; and j the Mucous Secretion Stage. Relief is twice as easy in the first stage. „ For prompt relief, take a couple |of Grove’s Laxative Bromo Quinine immediately upon catching cold. This will usually expel the cold overnight and thus prevent the spread of the infection within your system. Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine is effective because it does the four things necessary. It opens the bowels. Kills the cold germs and fever in the system. Relieves the headache and grippy feeling. Tones the entire system and fortifies 1 against further attack. Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine contains nothing harmful. May be safely taken by young and old and whether you stay indoors or go out. There is absolutely no penalty j attached to its use. For more than 40 years it has been the standard cold and grippe tablet of the world ! the formula keeping pace with Modern Medicine. Grove's Laxative j Bromo Quinine now comes in two sizes—3oc and 50c. Get yourself j a package today and be ready for any cold that may come along. Say "NO” to a substitute!—Advertise- j mem. 1

Blame It! Pacing Floor All Night to Find Fault Brings Divorce Suit. By United Press /CHICAGO. March 21.—Mrs. Irene Walden said it was annoying when her husband, Kenneth. 26, became so jealous that he paced the floor of her bedroom all night “thinking up things" to blame her for. It was “very” annoying, she said, when the next night he started pacing again, and kept it up until dawn. Tl>e third night he “went too far,” she said, because that time he not only paced all night, but made her pace alongside him. She filed suit for divorce Monday.

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PUSH PLAN FOR STATE UTILITY RATESLASHES Voluntary Reduction Idea to Be Given Heads of Corporations. (Continued from Page One) ana. Indiana Service Corporation and the Northern Indiana Power Company, all operating utilities. He is chairman of the board of 1 the Northern Indiana Public Servj ice Company, another operating concern, and of the Midland United, the Indiana Insull holding company. Rate reductions on these proper- | ties will effect 672 cities and towns i with* electricity and power and j niney-five with gas. Governor Paul V. McNutt stated

that Kenney, who was appointed assistant to Minton on Monday, was given the place purposely to aid in the rate reduction cases. It is expected to reduce all classes !of utilities now operating at the 1929 price levels. Minton said. FEDERAL BOND IS CUT Judge Reduces Bail Amount From SIO.OOO to $5 000. Joe Napoli, 5232 English avenue, who awaits federal grand jury' action on liquor charges, was at liberty today following reduction of his bond from SIO,OOO to $5,000 by Judge Robert C. Baltzell. His wife. Mrs. June Napoli, has been bound over to the grand jury. Her bond was fixed at SI,OOO by United States Commissioner Fae W. Patrick. Federal agents testified at Mrs. Napoli’s hearing that they discovered 231 gallons of whisky in a garage at rear of the Napoli home. Agents said they detected the strong odor of liquor when they went to the Napoli residence to ; serve a warrena on another person.

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STATE G. 0. P, CHIEFS MEET First Formal Session of Reorganized Committee to Be Held. First formal meeting of the Republican state committee since its reorganization with Don B. Irwin, Frankfort, as chairman, will be held j today to determine the organiza11ion's policy toward the “skipelection” biil passed by the 1933 legislature. Irwin was advised by a group of prominent Republican attorneys | and former judges against a court I contest of the constitutionality of the law. Civic League lo Hold Dance Brookside Civic League will entertain tonight with a spring dance in the Brookside Park community house. Arrangements are in charge of Mrs. Ruth Ann Kersting.