Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-18

stepped on TO the porch ne WIS SLAuCA u
stunning blow. as he started to run
some person fired five shots from a re-
volver at him, he said.
The Jenkins woman told reporter
that Billingsly came to the house and at
tempted to enter and that he had knife
in his hand. SIZE said he hit Winkler In
the eye and that there was free-for-all
fight
The Ellis woman, the police say, ad-
mitted that she grabbed Winkler's re-
volver and fired three shots at Bill
lingsly.
Winkler, in his statement to Captain
Thomas after being taken to police head
quarters, said he fired three shots.
DECLARES POLICE
PROTECT WOMEN.
In a statement that throws much light
on the mysterious shooting affair and the
events that led to It, jenkins gave in
formation that would indicate that at
least some notorious women are protected
by some Of the members Of the police
department.
Mr.. Jenkins Is the manager of a res
taurant on North Pennsylvania street and
he has been IN the employ Of that com
pany for number Of years.
''Pnere is no truth in the statement
of my wife that we are divorced" be
said. I'VE were married in Buffalo, n.
Y, four years ago and never have been
divorced. My home is at 1918 West Ohio
street, where mytmother- in-law. Mrs. Ur-
sula Sherrow, lives, and where my wife
lived until a week ago today. My wife
has q. daughter, Margaret Elizabeth
jenkins, 6 years old. who is being cared
for by my mother-in law.
WIFE WAS IN
COURT RECENTLY.
Yes my wife was in Juvenile Court
three weeks ago charged with child neg
lect. but I went TO the front for her and
got her out Of trouble when she promised
Judge Lair that she would do better.
..Tbe Ellis woman is the cause Of the
whole trouble She has led my wife
away before and she has done II again.
jenkins said, and added that his wife
left him while he was In Chicago re
Gently. "She left a message" he said.
that should the baby get sick that she
could be reached by calling Berry's gro
Gerry at Twenty Sixth street ana
Schurmann avenue.
I'VE lived in that part OF the city I'M
til a year ago and I knew Mr.. Berry
and so ! telephoned him. He told me
she had rented furnished house from
man named B.llingsley last Monday
and that she lived there with another
woman
REPORTED CASE
TO CAPTAIN RAY.
Il went to police headquarters and re-
ported the case to Captain Ray. telling
him that I had information that there
were men going to the house"
Jenkins then related the story OF Lieu
tenant Cox's visit to the Schurmann ave-
nue. house and Of the report that was
made and also told Of the visit by the
police to that house last night when the
place was found to he deserted and said
he was with the police when that raid
was made.
The Ellis woman was formerly in an
apartment on West Thirtieth street.
declared jenkins, land that place a 3 you
well know and many people IN the neigh
borho0d know, Was conducted by a
woman notorious az a resort Keeper In
the old days IN this city. The Ellis
woman wrote my wife a letter whlch /
got hold Of in which she said: My
Daddy raided the flat Mt IS West Thir-
tieth street but, Of course, would not
arrest me
$50 winkler. the former morals squad
man, was the strong man. am not sur
pTised.'
FLAT BORE GOOD
REPUTATION BEFORE.
The fat on Thirtieth street bore an ex-
cellent reputation. but some time ago a
notorious woman moved in. But Ms soon
as the owner Of the property learned who
had rented the place, she was ordered
to move Efforts of persons TO cause the
police TO make raid on the fiat always
failed. ms a warning was alwayg received
according to residents of that neighbor-
hood.
Jenkins also stated that his wife had
gone to the Ellis woman's fiat on South
Noble street, and that three months ago
he was called there and found his wife
badly beaten and that she claimed that
man and the Ellis woman beat her.
u VIII see her through this, declared
jenkins, "and l will also see the rest
Of them through it, too. They will hear
from me"
Lieutenant Cox, following the affair,
shook his head and refused to discuss H..
Sergeant Sheehan, who was on the
emergency run with Lieutenant Cox,
said: you will get no information
from me. Talk to some man higher in
the police department than I am"
CHIEF PROMISES
FULL INVESTIGATION.
covered up and that a complete iuvesti-
CATION would be made of the affair. He
described it as 'just another party that
makes a man Disguised. "
Lieutenant Cox, in his report, said he
met the jenkins woman near tho house
and asked her If she had the key and
when she failed to open the door he
kicked 1t In and found Winkler and the
Ellis woman in the house Wtnkler,
Lieutenant Cox declared, was under the
influence of liquor and became profane
and abusive to Detectives Mullin and
Barnaby and Sergeant Sheehan, and that
he took Winkler into the kitchen to
prevent trouble.
AT police headquarters Winkler was
abusive to Lieutenant Cox.
Lieut.. Fred Winkler, who is a brother
of the fallen pHtrolman, took him to his
home at 81 BRADSHAW street
Captain Thomas ordered Winkler to
report to Chief Kinney today. Lieutenant
Cox removed WinkIer's badge and it was
was in civilian clothes.
policeman who is familiar with the
CA Sc, said:
"The skeleton is out of the closet. 1t
is too bad ] only wish that ii were
not necessary fer Winkler's family to
know, but the police could do nothing
else"
Jacob c. Raster, a restaurant keeper
at 1898 Virginia avenue, signed the bonds
of the women, who were ordered to ap.
pear in Juvenile Court Monday. The
real identity of the women still remains
somewhat Of mystery.
The Jenkins woman told the Ellis
woman that her string of pearl beads
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