South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-10
MAURICE PEFFLEY
SIGNS STATEMENT
AT HOSTITAL HERE
Tells Activities Of Stone, Pash
and Himself Is In Criti-
cal Condition.

Maurice T.. Pemey. who is lying in
"a critical condition in EpwOrth hos
ultal with n bullet from 32-caliber
revolver lodged near his heart. I'm
% written confession TO capt HOr-
ace Hamilton and officer Harold
Whitmer told IN detail last night the
activities OF himself Harold Stone
and Stanley Pash which eliminated
lu the holdup or the +. L. Wemp
grocery store. 325 w Madison ST..
last Saturday night. This makes
the second confession the police have
received I'm the case. Stone having
signed "a written confession Wed
uesday a third confession. from
Pash who Is said % be the brains
Of the trio, is expected today.
Pemey's oral confession was re-
cesved Thursday afternoon by Chief
Of Police l.. J. Lane and Capt Ham
iton. He told the officers that he
would be willing 20 make a signed
confession. so Capt Hamilton OBJ
tanned it last night. Chief Lane and
Capt Hamilton were just getting
ready TO leave the patients room
when his wife Mrs. Bertha Pefiey,
Of Elkhart. Ind. entered.
To stick by Husband"
Upon seeing his wife. the officers
said. Pemey broke down and cried.
He then informed his wife that he
had told her "a lie but that he was
now ready to tell her that he did
participate in the holdup. Mrs. PEI
fey it is said. Immediately forgave
him. and added that she was quite
sure ne was lied into it," She an
nounced her intention Of sticking
by her husband" who is the father
az four children.
Mrs. Pemey. it is claimed. further
warned her husband not 10 let the
hospital physicians probe for the
bullet. To is said that the leaden
ball is located near his spine and
that Mrs Peiiey believes that the
doctors i'm attempting 10 extract il
might injUre or cripple him perma-
nenIy. Pehley claims that the bull
let does not bother him much at the
present time.
Pemeys confession. which fol-
lows. talies almost exactly with the
confession received from Stone
Maurice T.. Pefley. 155 T.. Mar
ion st Elkhart Ind. I am 80
years old, married. and have four
children. i make this statement
OF my own free Will and accord.
without any threats or promises
from anyone 7 left Elkhart Feb.
q 1922 about z o'clock for South
Bend in company with Stanley
Pash and Harold stone. arrived I'm
south Bend about $50. getting off
the bus AZ the corner where there
new building I'm operation
we stopped several times from
the time we got off the bus until
we reached the store During the
walk and conversation Pash stated
De knew of several places that
were good Stone said NE are not
Eoiug to fuss around any longer.
and we viii have 90 get busy and
get out OF here. While we were
holding our conversation Pash
handed me two nickle plated guns
or revoIvers. also giving me in
structions 20 hold my nerve and
showed me fin what position TO
hold the guns demonstrating TO
me- 90 hold my elbows against nv
side. also Co hold them steady and
not TO get nervous and shoot
stone and 7 then entered the
grocery store at 325 W Marion ST..
che number Of which was told by
the officers. Stone bought a pack
age NJ cigarettes. 7 made the re-
mark that we needed a EttIe
money. and 7 told them 20 hold
up their hands. I pointed the gun
.n the direction of a man i'm the
store and one in the direction of
woman i'm the store stone
walked behind The counter and
Eot some money 7 do not know
just what he got ont OF DC. stone
started for the door and I backed
out Keeping the TWO people in the
store covered with the guns. When
got outside started 20 run.
About the time I got across the
street I heard what I think was
report OF "a gun being discharged.
and felt pain % my back and fell
90 the walk. got NO again and
started 90 run 7 went q short dis
lance and stone caught UP with
me- He asked mo DC I was shot
and 7 said yes. right in the back.
lie said we VIII hurry and ger
cab and get hack home We kept
walking until we got a bus We
saw one coming and waited for 40
lie got on. pulled a 81 biz out or
his pocket and got change and
paid his fare. He said he mt
some money in my pocket and that
7 should pay my own fare We
went as far as Elkhart on the bus
and don't remember where we
got Off. We then walked 20 Main
and Marion SITS and 7 started TO go
home and kinda tainted and
leaned UP against the Office build
Ing until regained my senses.
walked up past Pash's house and
7 noticed a light in the house and
went IN there. don't remember
10 Pash was home or not az the
time. ] had the guns in my over
coat pocket one on each side.
and took them ont and laid them
on the table, and 7 believed Mrs.
p3sh picked them I'D and put
them fn a drawer IN the cupboard
then took my 0vercoat or and
stripped down 20 where the wound
was Whoever wSs there bathed
uv back with hot towels In a
short time they helped me dress
again. Pash took me 20 the cor
ner and put me "a a tax, apd we
drove 20 DR.. shorts residence. and
Or. Short gave me medical atren-
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