Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1952 — Page 2

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- 8th Arrest Made in Reno Case

RENO, Nev., Mar. 20 (UP)-=A t1-year-old janitor confessed to police and FBI agents yesterday that he and other suspects previously arrested In the case, carted millionaire La Vere Redfield’s fabulous green safe from his mansion, hammered it open and {ivided up the loot of $1.5 million. , “The janitor, Anthony Gassigll, was the eighth suspect to be drested in the movie-like case and vas believed to he the first to nake a full confession. He is a brother of another sussect already in custody, ex-boxer Louis (Firpo) Gazzigll. Find More Loot With his confession, Pollce Shief L. R. Greeson and special FBI. agent “in charge D. K. Brown announced recovery of an additional $27,000 of the loot plus ‘numerous’ pieces of jewelry and 2 package of securities, all identified as having been taken from Mr. Redfield’s safe. ~The $27,000 brought %0 the amount of currency from ‘Mr. Redfield’s safe which the’ FBI tas announced .as recovered to fate. The eccentric: millionaire aid the safe held $300,000 in currency when it disappeared. The janitor told the FBI that he and others previously arrested as suspects transported the safe to an isolated place near Reno following the bold daylight burglary. They hammered it open, he sald, and removed the currency,

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: Mystery Man Drags Down Gobs of Jack

By United Press WASHINGTON, Mar. 20 accountant who prepares incoma tax returns for Henry W. Grune-

wald testified today that the Washington “Mystery Man's" declared income for 1949. and 1950

was $269,580, of which all but {$36,580 came from unidentified

sources, The accountant. Joseph Stearns, told a House Ways and Means

Subcommittee investigating tax scandals that Mr. Grunewald told him only that the unidentified income came from gambling nings.

Anthony Gassigli

Boy Among

ing. poker winnings and other gambling.” Mr, Stearns said, Although Mr. Grunewald himself was under subpena to appear today before the subcommittee, he did not show. up.

Suffers Attack

5 Quizzed in Holdup Tries

Five suspects were heing questioned today ahout four holdup attempts within an hour last Curry, testified that Mr. Grunenight on the South Side. wald has suffered a heart attack One of the suspects, a 15-year- and will be out of circulation for old boy, was captured by neigh. About four months. bors of Mrs. Nora Springer. 1487 Subcommittee Counsel Adrian Blaine Ave. after her purse with W. DeWind indicated the group $5 was snatched. by three boys. Will appoint a public health service

His physician, Dr. John James

The other two hoys escaped. physician to study Mr. GruneEarlier, police received two Wald's condition. Dr. Curry said other holdup reports Involving he will be glad to co-operate

three boys in the same vicinity. While Mr. Stearns was testifyGuns Real or Toy? ing, Rep. John W. Byrnes (R. Mrs. Norma Bader, 1805 Miller Wis.) said he gathered from the 8t.. said the trio demanded money records that “just about all of

ells Of Split

win-

“He said it could be horse rae-

jewerly and securities, splitting from her as she walked In the his (Grunewald’s) income is from

up the loot according to pre- 1400 block of 8. Lee 8t. She sald unidentified sources.” arranged plan. they were carrying guns, . but Mr, Stearns agreed. He said ————— didn't know if they were real or that when internal revenue

toys. When she told them she agents examined Mr. Grunewald’s - had no money, the boys left. returns the agents were told that Anyway, You Ten minutes later, Delbert most of the income came from

Richey, 28, of 470 8. Meridian 8t., gambling

:Can Bet That ‘Nothing's Safe

A SAFE is a safe bet to attract yeggs and last night proved to be a safe place to keep money out of. But, proving you can’t win, two people who kept money out of safes had it swiped from cabinets, 80 goes today’s crime report. Yeggs opened a safe at the Re--liance Specialty Co, 2220 Massa;chusetts Ave, Nothing was taken because nothing was in it. At Beard’'s Scientific. Brake «Service, 132 N. East St, the safe was opened, too. Nothing taken -—nothing in it. ” . ~ Capital Tire Co, 425 N. Delaware St, had their safe hit with a sledge hammer, but the crooks fled before finding out the same old story -—nothing in it,

jsald he was slugged by three boys 4 . ts pi pa In the i400.bidck. of Richland St. = == “Mstly" In CashMr. DeWind asked Mr. Stearns

His bilfold, “with no money, was what™he put down on Mr. Grune-

taken. Asserts Shots Fired wald's tax return to show the Meanwhile, deputy sheriffs sources of his Income. talked with George Reynolds, 71,! “I just give it a name to get of 139B Gardner St. Tyndall {t on the returns.” Mr. Stearns Towne, who said three boys replied. “I list it as brokerage slugged and attempted to rob him fees and commissions” as he walked on Minnesota 8t. In| Myr Stearns said practically all the same area, He sald someone (he money Mr. Grunewald defred one shot as he ran away ,.gted to his account in the Mun-| ffom the would-be robbers. sey Trust Co, here was in cash.

A short time later, another He maintained two safety depos-

police car stopped a car contain-| boxes in the same bank, and

ing four youths, 17 to 19 years) i old. They were arrested for city (ML. Stearn fai hia On ne ol yagrancy and held for question- and an Internal Revenue a ent | ing in connection with the flurry inspected one of the be 4 it!

of holdups, aps. S —— ‘contained $20,000 to $25,000 in

cash, - 2 {

Three Youngsters

“Hadden and Commissioner

ting

COLLIE AND THE CUTIE—Eight-month-old Cynthia Lee Earl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl. R.R. |, Acton, takes time out from brushing the family collie, Peggy, to chew the brush and grin for the camera. Peggy is entered in the big all-breed dog show Sunday in the Manufacturers Build-

ing at the Fair Grounds.

Feuding Roa Chiefs Grilled

By IRVING LEIBOWITZ A sweeping plan to reorganize the: State Highway Commisison, designed fo eliminate constant bickering. of Chairman Samuel Jap Jones, was under study today by the State Legislature's Highway: Study Committee, The two feuding department] members were called on the car-| pet yesterday by the four-man legislative committee which in-/

tends to suggest a plan tor chang-|

ing the department policy-making atalf. ?

Chairman of the legislative, committee, State Sen. Robert O'Bannon, Democratic publisher

of Corydon, confirmed both Mr.| Jones and Mr. Hadden testified before the committee separately yesterday. Mr. O'Bannon said the committee will hear about 30 witnesses in all and will wind up its investigation in Indianapolis with a report Saturday morning. Both Criticimd Both Mr. Hadden and Mr. Jones

$1.5

Admirers Fail to” Attract Widow

LLONG BEACH, .Cal., Mar. 20 (UP) yesterday she's had 29 marriage proposals in five days. Her unfailing lure males: Eight little deductions, The attractive widow announced recently that she was searching

for a new husband who would

to eligible income tax

- Mrs, Agnes Roche, said;

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MAR. 20, 1952

Be Charge Novelist Stole $1000 in Silverware

By United Press NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Mar. 20—Novelist Ursula Parrott was charged with stealing $1000 worth of silverware from a home lent by friends, pawning the silver for £216 and then mailing her hosts the pawn ticket. Brig. Gen. Donald Adams (Ret.) obtained a grand larceny war|rant against the four-times di- | vorced writer, who made $100,000 a year at the height of her popularity. Police immediately started a search for her. Gen. Adams said he had not heard from Mrs, Farrott, except . for the pawn tickets, since Mar. 2. He said it cost him $216 to -redeem the silver

In Previous Trouble

Police ‘said Gen. Adams and. his wife let Mrs. Parrott use their home while they went to Nassau in February. They returned Mar. 1. and Mrs. Parrott left the next day. Mrs. Parrott has been in money trouble before. In 1949, she washit with court judgments totaling $5640. The Henry Hudson Hotel of New York got a writ of attachment for $1700 after charging she paid her bill with a $1500 bad check and six suitcases fllled with junk. Her New York agent was granted a $3000 judgment against her. A secretarial service was

Ursula Parrott

Money Bag With $500

Is Stolen From Truck Michael J. Lynch, 32, of 1122 Worcester Ave., reported to police the theft of a money bag cone taining about $500 from his Hame

“realy love me and my brood.” But none of her 29 admirers filled the bill. Many of them failed

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Cut Movie proved. f{ ticians in celebritie handsom More secretari raphers s he called present | hat fron Accom was Sta will be ring Mic Mr. Yi came to “Aaron Crick,” diana TI Sighed secretar) and, 418

nicer in vision.”

Moral:

Cream It take: ard Gros: to whip 3 Mr. Gro Ave., this empty ca whipped He thr Then sto poke the

to win Mrs. Roche and her eight children because they were ‘‘namby pamby,” she said, and she wants ‘a real man.”

Interested suitors must be about her own age and at least five feet two inches tall. . 4

given a judgment for $640. Mrs. Parrott was acquitted’ in 1943 on a charge of helping a young Army ‘private break out of an Army stockade at Miami,

ilton-Harris & Co. truck yestere day. He said someone knocked a panel out of the front of his truck, parked in the 800 block of Senate Ave. while he was in a

Fla. The private was sentenced to building servicing a cigaret mae

a year at hard labor,

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Colorado St., in the 400 block of 8. Oakland Ave.

Denied Clemency

clemency today. by Gov. Schricker, They tenced

are James Owens, senin 1945, and William H. Carver, sentenced in 1944, Gov. Schricker also denied clemency to" 22 other prisoners{five of them lifers——but he did grant relief to eight others. Among them were two Marion County. The 1944 tence of 10-to-25-years John Yancey for was commuted to eight to 25 |}! years. The sentence of James R. Smith, given 10 to 20 years for i} burglary in 1944, was commuted

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robbery,

Hoosiers for future highways. He thinks the staff should be ~ut.

chase of material. Strangely, the legislative com-

ver” Commission, created also by the legislature to streamline state government, has been probing the department's accounting methods, which have been under attack for some time. The legislative committee ‘is holding closed door meetings at the Claypool Hotel. In addition to Chairman O'Bannon, members of the committee are: Noble Ellis, Republican farmer of . Orleans. Willis K. Batchelet. Republican attornev of Angola. Raloh Ferguson, Democratic farmer and realtor of Anderson.

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At the Shrimp House, 2138 a Hticized b revioos . a 7 Madison Ave. another pass was were criticize y a prey . ; made at an empty safe, but the On the Highways HH t . Vv o } |leglislative highway committee read f 3a] f : burglars gave up. Instead they TERRE HAUTE — Frederick TUF IN V Arie Yy {but no action was taken. Both y or rain! / lifted $30 from a mug (glass Seuel, 82, Chicago, dled in Union . ‘commissioners are Democrats. J 7 f J type) in the kitchen. Fospual last night less than an Of Accidents Their constant bickering dates : \ if (A / 3 Biggest haul of the night was hour after he was injured when | v back to other administrations, * » . at a service station at 5102 E./his car ran out of control and CURIOSITY was responsible fori, . o with the coat you'll live in 16th St. Having no safe, $205 was crashed near Casey, Ill. injuries to two small boys. while", 0 ome this constant tur- J placed in a cigar box in a cab- His wife, Calara, 68, was in 2 third boy was hurt when he ran. ompers of the study com- I § inet in the lubrication room. Sure serious condition at the hospital, (into the street from behind a... "0 onsidering plans to: 8 / - enough the crooks found it. |Authorities said the Seuels were Parked car. Be A around the clock / . )NE Change the setup of the oe o 0 A thief is a thief is a thief, en route to Florida. Four-year-old Gerald Davis, 819 oo. mission from a four-man rul- 4. < ———— meen [.0Cke St. Apt. 311. was taken to bodv to a one-man director ™~ |]| General Hospital late yesterday. .i, an advisory committee. 4 [io ave. 4 arbi Yewnved from TWO- Place additional men on around the calendar / / t : ) the commission. ». { {up his nostril while playing. Both Mr. Hadden and Mr. 13 | | Kenneth Rowland, 17 months. jones presented their versions of ¥ 74 [fiwas in fair condition at General |) the highway commission’ {Hospital after he drank coal oil| 14 operate. : i late yesterday. He was at thei "mp. reds between Commission{home of Mrs. Nancy Wynn, 910] . / 3 ers Hadden and Jones were over) ; y {N. Traub Ave. Mrs. Wynn said ie highway policy, types of rf 3 |Jlhe drank the oil from a can on hasie..hj By ay locations.! / 3 ij the back porch while she wasn't pavement and highway 130 y yh 1 watching. The legislative committee aiso . \ J 3 { ‘Rbbert E. Shepard, 7, of 443 8. is concerned about the highway ’ i Parker Ave, was treated for department's purchasing system. LN minor injuries to his legs after One member opposes, for ex- | he was struck by a car driven by ample, the right-of-way depart. | Walter L. Fennell, 24, of 3139 N. ment, which buys land from

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