Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-23
'HOLD CHICAGO
MAN, WOMAN
AFTER WRECK
Reach City in Taxi When
$4,000 Roadster Burns on
Lafayette Pike.
HE HAD ROLL OF $1,000

Following an automobile accident said
to have occurred fourteen miles north
west of the city on the Lafayette pike at
o'clock this morning, a man and a
woman came to the city in taxicab and
were held for investigation on vagrancy
charges. The couple said the automobile,
$4,000 roadster, was destroyed by fire.
They gave their names as James Schal-
Ter, 80, 1907 Indiana avenue, Chicago, and
Miss Lillian Edwards, 81, 3213 Franklin
boulevard, Chicago. When searched at
police headquarters $500 in bills were
found in Sehaller's pockets.
The couple told various stories but
9th said they were en- route to LatOnia
to attend the races
Miss Edwards, who Schaller says Is his
sweetheart, said that her purse was in
the big automobile which was destroyed
by fire She said that her money and 3
valuable diamond set locket were In the
purse.
The boys looked for the purse, but
failed to find It," she said.
When asked who was with her besides
Schaller she said, Jimmie was the only
person with me. Did l say boys? Well,
uluH mean Audl. JlLuLult AOOACA AOA
the purse"
Schaller. following his arrest, pointed to
an article appearing in an Indianapolis
paper telling Of Judge Ferdinand E.
Geiger in Federal Court yesterday, re
turning to Otto S. Wilson OF Chicago an
automobile seized at Elkhart. Ind, by
Federal prohibition agents. who had
damaged the car. The article stated tina
the "ear was in the possession Of James
Schaller Of Chicago at the time it was
seized and that Schaller was fined 500
when arraigned in court recently on the
charge OF transporting liquor" Schallei
stated that he was the same James
Schaller referred to in the newspape'
story.
PatroNlen Negeleisen and O'Connor
were near the Union Depot this morning
when a man approached them and said ;
"a man and woman who just got out or
a taxi are in the depot cafe and are read
ing a Chicago newspaper. They seem
much interested IN a story about fur
store hold-up in Chicago. ! was sitting
at table near them in the cafe"
when the police reached the cafe the
couple had disappeared, but the two were
found near the depot on Illinois street.
and brought to police headquarters when
they at first refused to answer question:
Miss Edwards was fashionably dressed,
but appeared to be so young that the
raatrons questioned her to determine 4
she was not Of Juvenile age. They said
she appeared so young that she should
have been sent to the detention home, bat
when she insisted that she was u years
old. Miss Edwards was locked in the cell
room at police headquarters. Her dainty
slippers showed she had been in the mud
ankle deep.
Schaller said he had planned TO meet
his brother In law IN Indianapolis today.
He said his brother-in-law was due to
reach the city on an early morning train
from Chicago and that he then planned
TO continue his trip to Latonia.
TELLS OFFICER
HE'S BOOTLEGGER.
II am bootlegger and have been for
two years" Schaller declared when ques
toned 1y Lieutenant McMurtry Of the
automobile squad" After / got out OF
the Army got into the bootlegging
game because I could make more money
that way. I have been caught twice in
indiana and was fined In a Federal
Court once. 1 am going to make the
money while making is good. Since 7
started I have been broke twice and If
I have 20 p9y for the car tina. was burned,
we'll, I suppore I will be broke again.
There was no liquor in the car"
Detectives Rugenstein and Hynes went
TO the scene Of the accident and viewed
the car, II is completely destroyed. The
license plates on the automobile were is
sued In this State TO Otto A Wilson. sol
West Thirtieth street, indianapolis, but
whose Chicago address Is S16 East Forty
Second street. II was not the car that
was returned TO Wilson by the Judge OF
Federal Court yesterday.
We have nothing on schaller." said
Lieutent McMurtry, Il guess the car is
all right Schaller says Wilson Is his
brother In law"