South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-09
CLUE OF GUNSHOT
VICTIM LEADS TO
ARREST OF THREE
Wounded Man Removed to
EpwOrth HOspital-Denies
Accusations of Others.


the robbery OF the r. I. Wemp gro
Gerry store. 325 W Marion ST. Satur-
dav night resulted from the cross
examination Tuesday night and early
wednesday Of two men at Elkhart.
following their apprehension on sus-
picion late Tuesday evening. A
third man, lying In the Epworth hos
pital. this city. T. charged by the
two now held On jail here with hav-
inR been a party 90 the hoIdup and
robbery 40 the Wcmp store, and re-
ceiving a zunshot wound in the back
az the hands or Burrows
Certain evidence upon which the
police have been working 70 IS said.
tends 90 prove the connection Of the
trio with the payroll safe burglary
some time early last Thursday OF
he Davies Laundry and Dry Clean
ing CO. Developments tending 20
show their completely are expected
within "a hours.
Incriminates Others.
The three men are residents Of
Elkhart and employed IN that city
by the New York Central railroad
as yard switchmen. Stanley Pash,
aged SO. said 20 be the ringleader
Of the gang, and Harold stone. %.
the first TO confess 10 the South Bend
hcldup nd VII ose statements
brought about confessions from the
other. were brought from Elkhart
Wednesday morning and placed IN
the city jail under bonds OF 10000
each. Morris T. Pefiey. 80. shot by
Burrows Ga the bandits retreat from
the scene Of the hoIdup. was brought
20 the Epworth hospital here late
YESTERDAY afternoon in the city am
bulauce by Detective Sergt. Valen-
tine Delinski and Officers LaValle
and Olmstead.
Pefiey IS held under bonds OF
$4,000 on a charge Of holdup and
robbery officer AIva Bates has
been stationed at his bedside The
bullet lodged under the seventh rib
and against the vertebrae and in
flcted a wound from which doubts
we're expressed for his recovery for
time but il is now believed by at
tending physicians that he viii re-
cover unless complications set in.
Lane and Capt of Detectives HOr-
ace N. Hamilton. goes considerable /
credit for bringing about the arrest
Or the men who staged the grocery
store holdup and who are believed |
90 he connected with other crimes |
~ similar nature here recently.
Tells of Gun Fight.
They were willing 70 take a
chance" tip given by a News-Times
reporter that information received
from Elkhart TO the effect that
man giving his name as "Peffley'
was in the hospital there. suffering
from a wound hesreceived but who
refused 90 give a good account OF
himself.
Burrows report of the holdup 10
the police did not include any men
lion OF gun tight between Burrows
and the "stick-ups" and the firing
% shots Burrows. however. told
The News-Times OF having followed
the robbers from the store and OF
firing twice at the fleeing form OF
one Of the men. Burrows insisted
that one OF his shots took effect /
saving that ne saw the man Stagger |
and limp away. Having unloaded
his revolver. Burrows said. he re-
treated within the store to protect
himself from an answering fire.
Chief Lane and Capt. Hamiltona
acting on the Information. took Bur
rows with them 20 Elkhart in the
hopes OF identifying the wounded
man.
EIkhart Police Aid
Burrows. il Is said. identified PEI
fey rs the man who held the re-
volver. II was then that the Elk
hart police. working on the theory
shat Peffley was not alone. took in
20 custody two known friends who
later proved accompuces OF the
wounded man.
Chief Lane and Capt Hamilton
aid not return TO South Bend until
o'clock Wednesday morning. but
from the time they left the hospital
until they had bagged their men
and wrung from them confessions. |
they worked hard and fast
L. addition 20 Chief OF Police ]
John Northrup. other Elkhart OIL
GERS including Detectives @. G. I
Spillman. o. G. Beard and II Wentz, |
assisted IN rounding up Pssh and
stone
Stone was the first 90 confess 10
the wemp grocery holdup In
signed confession he told OF the trio
coming 20 South Bend on the
o'clock bus Saturday evening. max
ing plans for the holdup and named
Pash as the ringleader OF the gang.
Pash Played Guard"
Pash IS said 20 have A half sister
living within a block OF the Wemp
grocery story and also has a brother
who Is a resident Of South Bend |
knowing the layout" OF the place
they had planned 20 rob Pash took |
charge and detected Pefley 20 hold
the revolver 20 Burrows head while
stone would rob the cash drawer.
Pash undertook 60 play guard" and
stationed himself outside.
Il WAS only able 20 get IS from
the cash register" said Stone IN his
confession. There was mors there
but got cold feet when imagined
7 heard someone approaching out
side. was the first 20 break for
tho door and beat il down the street.
PeHlsy followed and was shot I
helped TO stesdy him until We
caught the IL o'clock bus for Elk
hart Pash. he said had beoorne
lost IN the shuttle" and reach
ed EIkhart a half hour later by TAX
ing the intsrurban.
Stones confession went on 20 say
hat Dr. Short OF the New York Cen
tral Co. physician took Penley In
charge Monday and placed him IN
the hospital