Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-19
COP KILLS MAN
IN GUN BATTLE
Charlottesville Officer Returns
Strangers Fire With
Fatal Effect.


CRAWFORDSVILLE Ind, Feb. ID
A man believed to be Charles A Shane
of Indianapolis was killed here early
today in a running gun battle with Cy-
rus Rogers, a member OF the Crawfords-
Vile police force.
Rogers had gone to the east part Of
the city to get a suitcase. When he
neared the VandaIia and Big Four juno
ton a man stepped out of a pumping
station. Considering his appearance sus-
picious, Rogers told him to come along
doWn 10 the police station.
The man pulled a revolver and fred
once at Rogers, saying: There, l guess
you won't bother me now" The bullet
struck Rogers In the arm
Rogers then drew his revolver and
fred at the man. who started to run
away 9he afstsshut went wild, but the
second lodged above the mans heart and
he died almost instantly.
Another man, presumably a companion
Of the first, then emerged from the
pumping house and ran away. A posse
was Immediately organized and started
securing the countryside for him.
1t Is lAOUEuL the men tame AhAu NOWn
or a freight train and got of at the out
skirts Of the city. The pumper didn't
know anything about them, saying they
had Just come In a few minutes before
the shooting.
A .44-caliber revolver and a full cart
ridge belt we're found on the dead man.
Charles a. Shane. %. 1859 Draper
street, indianapolis, reported shot and
killed by Silss Rogers, police officer at
Charlottesville today. is believed to be
the man who held up and robbed Dale
Beach, 1898 Sugar Grove avenue, con-
ductor on a Shelby street car. last Sun
day evening. A watch taken from Beach
is reported to have been found in the
dead mans pocket.
A man and boy robbed Beach, accord
ing to the report made to the police,
and the fact that boy, who, Crawfords-
Vile police say, gave the name of Beyrl
Stacy II, 921 ArbOr avenue, indianapolis.
was with Shane at the time he was killed
lends strength to the theory that they
staged the street car robbery here.
According to police reports from Craw-
fordsville, Shane and the boy left Indi-
annapolis last night, arriving at Craw-
louisville aobut 10 o'clock.
SnaQe mas Deeu staying at Lne nome
Of his cousin, Mrs. Carl Halberg, at the
Draper street address. He left there at
noon yesterday, presumably to visit his
mother. Mrs. Alvia Shane, at Mclean,
III. His mother is said to be seriously
i'll. Shane, according to persons who
knew him, had an excellent reputation.
He was born In indianapolis and lived
here all his life. He lived at 426 Leeds
avenue and later at 1894 North fremont.
He has an aunt, Lilly Canning, at Craw-
fOrdsville, where she owns a garage.
The Stacy boy makes his home with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Stacy,
at the Arbor avenue address. Shane Is
said to have had a welding shop on
Pratt street, where, Mrs. Stacy said, her
son was employed when he was not In
school. The boy stayed with Shane the
night the street car conductor was held
up Beyrl left home at o'clock yester-
day and telephoned his mother at 7
O'Clock last night. He has never been
in trouble before. His brother Rex is
serving a prison sentence for stealing
automobiles, police say.