South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-08
KID GlLLEN GIVES
UP TO LOCAL POLICE
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that he had been. but had gone
again.
Desperate Character.
The police here have always con-
sidered Gillen as one OF the most
desperate characters with whom
they have had 10 deal. He is al
legged TO have been a member OF the
old Lake Shore gang, whose dep
relations kept the authorities on
the run for months before the gang
was finally broken up.
shortly after the Baumgartner
robbery in 1913, officer Tom Reed
captured Ginen. ''Kanush" pulled
knife on Reed, cut the offlcers
hands and escaped. Just few
nights later another officer got the
drop" on Gillen. but "Kanush'
grabbed the revolver. broke it.
permitting the shells to drop out,
and then escaped agsin. He was
picked up a third time, two police
men arresting him, and while they
were awaiting the arrival of the
patrol, Gillen broke away and ran.
They were unable TO catch him and
he did not turn up again until just
previous TO the Muessel-ChrObot
Staying.
Since he was last seen in South
Bend Gillen has grown a mustache.
He was not recognized when he first
stepped into the police headquarters
Monday, except for the fact that he
was with M0ritz.
Murdered in Office.
Henry Muessel Office manager of
the Mdessel Brewing Co, and
Frank Chrobot, a driver for the
company. we're killed about $40
O'Clock on Thursday evening, Dee.
80, 1915. William Muessel was shot
and seriously wounded and Robert
MuesseI, a high school student, was
bound hand and foot by the two
men who entered the office.
The four employees of the brew
ing company were closing up the
days business Robert Muessel JUS
stepped out of the door on his way
home when two men stopped him,
showed guns in front of his face end
told him To back into the OhiCe.
Inside, the TWO masked men order
ed everybody TO put his hands up
and the men complied with the or
der
William and Henry MuesseI were
in the front office and Chrobot was
standing in the drivers room.
These three together with Robert,
were put in the drivers room to-
gether. The robbers told them
they were going to bind all of them
and Robert Muessel was ordered to
lie down on the floor He was the
first one to be tied. one of the men
said something TO Chrobot, who is
supposed TO have started a fight
ChrObot was one of the most pow
erful men in South Bend. In the
struggle he was killed. 1t is sup
posed that the men thought ChrO-
bot recognized them when their
mpsks dropped Oft, prompting the
first killing.
Killed without Warning.
Henry Muessel was then ordered
to come back into the office and
open the safe. He opened one side
of the safe and told the two men
to take everything. They ordered
him TO open the other side, but he
! told them. he did not have the keys.
Without a word of warning, they
shot him through the back Will
/ liam Muessel was struck down and
/ shot
In the meantime Robert Muessel
had hoped out of the room where
he was still bound and gave the
alarm. Henry Muessel was found at
the telephone apparently trying to
call help, but he had died before
he sent out the call.
The police were on the scene
| within a few minutes after the muir
der. Near the brewery they found
the torn remnants of a raincOat, a
SLOUGH hat. a wig and "A caliber
Colt revolver. The entire detective
force and a large part of the regu-
lar police force was put on the case.
Police ScOur Country.
That night a posse of policemen,
headed by Chief of Detectives John
Kuespert, secured the country west
OF the city in the belief that the
men had gone that way. Near
/ CrumstOwn. two men had attempt
ed to steal horse and buggy from
a farm house. and the police search
ed the vicinity, but lost the trail
| of the men.
Bloodhounds were rushed here
from Frankfort but after the dogs
/ had picked up several false trails
they were taken off A total Of
81, 500 was offered as a reward for
the capture OF the murderers Of the