Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-27
.1KILLED, 2HURT
IN WEEKEND BY
ACTIVE POLICE
Officer, Waylaid by Three
Men, Uses Gun and Shoots
One Dead.

and the hasty disappearance of a hold up
man who was shot A. by piucky
boy, Is.
Patrolman Henry Ellerskamp, 2626
Southeastern avenue, shot and killed
John Robert FOrestaI, %, 102S West
North street. during a light at Reisner
and Howard streets, at L 80 o'clock Sun
day morning.
Fred LinviIle, %, alleged burglar and
paroled convict was shot in the leg Sat
urday afternoon while attempting to
escape from the police.
Lowell Chappele, 10. SO West Twenty
Third street, employed In grocery at
BeIIefontsine and Twenty First streets,
fred one shot at a wOuld-be hold-up man
Saturday night at the grocery.
The Killing Of FOrestal is the climax of
the attempt on the part of the police to
stop gangs Of men loafng on corners
IN the various parts Of the city at late
hours of the night Patrolman Ellers-
kamp saw a big gang of men at Bel
mont avenue and Morris street before
midnight. He ordered them to move and
ForestaI is alleged to have refused as
did several others. The policeman used
his club and Forestal and two other men
got in an automobile and left and the re
.mainder of the gang scattered.
OFFICER Is
sWAYLAID IN DARK.
1t was about u 30 O'Clock Sunday
morning when the patrolman saw the
same automobile in front Of Oscar Les
ser.s poolroom, Reisner and Howard
streets, with no tail light burning. He
walked across the street to find the
owner Of the car. The pOOlroom ap-
peared TO be closed and he leaned against
the window to look in when he was sud
hoh nd nv
One secured the patrolman's club.
EIlerskamp was knocked down with his
own club and badly beaten. To save
himself from the three men the police
man drew his revolver and fred three
times. The policeman said FOrestal was
on top Of him when the shooting started
and that he was being kicked in the
face Forestal died soon after reaching
the city hospital
The other two men escaped in a taxi
land Patrolman Ellerskamp staggered to
his feet, his face covered with blood. his
left eye closed, his uniform torn. He
sent in a riot call. The emergency squad.
with Sergeant Sheehan in charge. made
a run to the scene. The injured patrol
nan was taken to the city hospital
The policeman said he fired one shot
T at the taxi in which the other two as
sailants escaped
OILERS OFFER
OFFICER No AID.
The attack on the policemen was wit
messed by a gang Of men who covered
their faces with headkerchiefs so they
could not be recognized. The police
started roundup Of suspects
Deputy Coroner ". 5. Givins said that
Forestal was shot twice. in the left leg
and the right groin.
Joseph FOrestal. 170S South Harding
street, was arrested on a vagrancy
charge. He is brother Of the dead
man and is held pending an iuvestiga-
ton to determine if he was in the fight.
Others rounded up in the cleanup fol-
lowing the shooting are: Arthur STAINS
bury, 1878 Shepard street; william
Becker. 2106 West Morris street: Chester
Arthur. 1880 West Ray street; James
Thompson. 1926 Reisner~ street; Wizard
Drake. 1857 Draper street; Frank Norris
&. 142 Lee street. and Heersal Monk Fort
ner, 21O2 West Morris street, all young
men.
Oscar Lesser, proprietor Of the pool
room in front Of whieh the trouble took
place, is said to have been one of the men
!. who sat across the street and he'd
& handkerchief over his face and watched
+ the fight. He was arrested on q va
grancy charge, but was released OF bond.
Hershal FOrestal, another brother of the
dead man, told The police he was at Bel
mont avenue ard Morris street, but after
wards left the gang and went home.
1 FOrestal who was killed. had made his
I home with his widowed mother, Mrs.
Anna FOrestaI
iALLEGED ROBBER
RESISTS ARREST
The shooting of Fred LinviIIe occurred
late Saturday when he attempted to es-
cape arrest.
On June 13. Patrolman Shea saw two
men and a girl pushing an automobile on
4 Northwestern avenue. but the two men
fed. The girl said her name was Ruth
Mack, 1892 South Keystone avenue. The
patrolman permitted her 70 go before he
discovered there was a lot of merchandise
In the car later found to have been stolen
from a store at Twenty Sixth street and
Northwestern avenue. The Mack girl was
4aFrested by detectives Saturday and con
fessed, naming LinvilIe as one Of the
men who had robbed the store
The detectives located Linville near the
Belt railroad and Shelby street and the
pursuit started.
As Linvile ran the police fired about
Twelve shots at him. One passed through
his leg. In the 400 block on East Naomi
street. Linville started TO run between
Two houses and as he saw his way
blocked by Detective Radamacher. he
4doubled up and bdtted tile detective in
the nose, but Radamacher held on Lin
fYilles wound is not serious.
II LInvIlle was arrested few years ago
when he stole $3.50 from the license bu-
reau at the StatehOuse He was sent to
ithe Jacksonville reformatory, but was
paroled.
Harold Elliott, 10. said to be Linville's
accomplice, was arrested today by de-
Electives and probably viii be charged
with grand larceny. He was convicted on
Aug ., 1920, on j charge of vehicle tax
ing.
YOUTH FIRES AT
HOLD-UP MAN.
In the attempted hoId-up of S. O.
iGleizner's grocery at BelIefOntaine and
twenty First streets, the bravery Of
Lowell Chappele prevented the robber
from obtaining any money. The bandit
was well dressed He asked for a rack
Of cigarettes and then walked across TO
the cash drawer and attempted to reach
Tor the money as the boy opened the
drawer Chappele grabbed the man and
the bandit reached for gun, but Ralph
Bowling, 2042 Cornell avenue, another
clerk ran to Chappelle's assistance The
robber started to run and Chappele. Sc
touring gun from a show case. fred at
the hold-up man as he escaped through
the door. The bandit boarded an auto
mobile that was waiting for him near
the store and drove away
Frank Siberts negro, 54S South Capt.
tol avenue, was shot and probably IA
tally wounded l. a fight with lanes