Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-11
ONCE OUTLAWS HOME.
Guinness Farm Headquarters of a
Gang That Terrorized Indiana.

I.APORTE Ind. May DEMONSTRATION
into the family history of former owners
of the Guinness property brought 10 light
startling facts which may prove of great
Importance in accounting for some of the
old skeletons found in the garden grave
yard" although they do not hep in sOlv-
ing the mystery regarding the bodies
more recently buried there.
1t was established that at the time DR..
r. X. Car owned the premises his son. G.
lille Car. with Jerry Draper and Charles
Tibits. We're leaders OF gang of out
laws which terrorzed this section of
Indiana Justice s. 3. Grover. Constable
John F.. Walker. James Haverly. brother
of tine veteran minstrel man. AL old set
tiers of I.aporte. with other old residents.
Yesterday told of the family history of
Dr.. Car and his family.
DIR. Car. who left Laporte about 1877.
lad three sons" said Constable John r.
Walker. "One of the young Cars was a
pretty decent fellow. who died Il natural
death. Cass Car. another brother went to
Kansas and is reported to be dead
The third man is the one We all re-
member best as one OF the toughest men
who ever lived in this section of the coun-
try. He was a giant in stature and had
unusual strength. He weighed about 200
pounds. His name was G. Hi!e Car He
was at the head of a gang of desperadoes
with Charles Tibits and Jerry Draper as
his associates
Dreaded by All.
After stormy career. in which he
was dreaded by all, q. Hiie Car stabbed
a man in struggle and was sent to the
pen.t.ntiary. He served his time. but
that did not make him any better. III
was in the days when gambling was rife.
AT that time upon the Guinness place
was II long house which the young Car
and ms pals used as rendezvous. When
things go; too hot for the gang G. Hile
Car lett LapOrte and Indiana and went
west. The next heard of him was when
his body was brought back to Laporte
He was killed near Denver in gun fight
or hOldup. details Of which we could never
learn definitely
His principal pals Jerry Draper and
Charlie Tihits. also died with their boots
on. Charlie Tibits was stabbed To death
In fight in billiard room in South
Bend. Ind. and Jerry Draper was snot
dead by policeman who caught him at
tempting break into house. This gang
was not above doing the most horrible
crimes and the violent death Of the lead
ers was relief to the people and ended
the reign OF terror.
They would steal and murder just as
soon they would look at person. 1t
WAS just before G. lille Car went west
that his father. the sO-called doctor. sold
the Guinness premises. according TO the
abstract records. which show that the
transfer was made in 1873. Ii was after
his was brought back dead from the
west that DIR. car left LapOrte.
His Mysterious Departure.
I'm 1875 he in the coal and lumber
business in Main street. Laporte. He
owned much land. but sold it all suddenly
and did not pay his debts. for | was
given several executions to serve on him.
when discovered he out of the
city. Since then We heard that he was
dead. DR.. Car had daughter who moved
from LapOrte. too. but all trace OF her Is
lost.
Justice Grover said: THE Car family
was well known in the days when the old
man owned the Guinness premises. The
son. G. liile Car. was a notorious thug.
who headed a gang. the leaders and mos;
of the members of which died violent
deaths. | remember distinctly the trial
and sending to the penitentiary OF young
Car. and his unchanged bravado manner
when he returned from prison. He was
killed in the west. None of the Cars live
now, SO far any OF the old settlers here
have been able to learn
James Heverly said: Young Car was
tough customer. but that was due to
the spirit of those days in some measure.
He tabbed man. and both he and his
principal pals were killed AT different
places when the gang dispersed.
RECALLED IN OKLAHOMA.