Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-05
8 OF 24 MEN WHO ESCAPED
COUNTY JAIL RECAPTURED
.DESPERADOES
PUT UP FIGHT
AGAINST POLICE
First Two Are Apprehended
by Accident-Others Picked
Up Steadily.
GET NOTED BURGLAR

Gun play figured in the recapture
Of the prisoners who sawed their way
to freedom from the Marion county
Jail. .,l
From the time of the capture of
the first two, which resulted in the
discovery of the big Jail delivery. the
police realized that they had desper-
ate men with whom to deal
sergt. Fred winkler with Motor Of
acers Walker, Bernauer and Moran, were
returning to police headquarters after In
vestigating a holdup.
AS they approached Alabama and
South streets, Winkler discovered two
men of suspicious appearance entering
an alley.
The police caught one Of these men
almost before he realized that they were
in the neighborhood, but the second
man ran through the alley.
This man is believed to have been shot
by Sergt. Winkler, who fred five shots
at the fugitive.
railroad watchman told the police
that this man hid in the grass and the
man who Winkler caught block away
was one of five who had entered the
alley.
Three of the five men were in the
alley before the police sQuad appeared on
the scene, the watchmah said.
TWO ENTER HOUSE,
AXE GETAWAY.
Two Of the fugltives entered a house
In the neighborhoOd and escaped.
TT-.E Er-in
and George Durk.
While winkler was pursuing one OF
the fugitiyes through the alley. one OF
the other escaped prisoners fred at
Winkler, according to the railroad watch
man
Winkler thought that the firing was
by one. Of the police squad and called
for him to watch where he was shoot
ing, the bullet having passed close to
the sergeant.
When the police questioned the two
suspects they were surprised TO learn
that the men had Just escaped from the
jail and were part OF large number
who had made their escape
sergt Winkler Immediately telephoned
Capt. Alfred Ray, who, accompanied b.
other officers. hurried to the jail.
ALLEGED FREIGHT
THIEF CAUGHT NEXT.
The third prisoner caught was Robert
Brown, alleged freight thief, who is a
federal prisoner
In company with Roy F. Conner. a fed
eral prisoner charged with vehicle tax
ing, Brown was halted al East street
and Cottage avenue at ( 30 o'clock.
Patrolman Hess. who had been noti-
fed of the jail delivery. saw the two sus-
poets and grabbed Brown.
AS he did SO Conner and Brown at
tackled him.
Conner struck Hess repeatedly in the
face and Brown attempted to hold the
pollceman's arms.
Conner escaped but Patrolman Hess
knocked Brown to the sidewalk and
held him until the arrival OF the emer-
gency squad.
The next two prisoners were captured
1t Meridian street and the Blum road
by Detectives Coleman, Presley, Rowe
and Sullivan.
SUSPECTS HALTED
EARLY IN MORNING.
These detectives in an automobile
haulted the two suspects, Harry Wagner
and John Powers, at o'clock this
morning.
Powers said to be one of the leaders
of the jail delivery, was wearing the
cap stolen from Night Jailer Ernest
Drier who had been beaten and gagged.
Powers also is said to have had
Drier's gun IN his pocket at the time Of
his arrest
Wagner had a blackjack said to have
been taken from the jailer
The detectives closed in on the two
men so quickly that they had no oppor-
tunity TO use the stolen weapons.
One of the most important captures
made by the police was the arrest of
George Shaw, alias Fletcher b. Rogers
known as "the north side burglar" who,
the police allege, stole many thousands
of dollars worth of diamonds, furs,
silks and other valuable articles from
homes Of wealthy residents Of the north
side of the city.
The arrest of Rogers was made by
Motorpolice Officers Hudson and Landers,
who were returning from Investigating
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