The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-27
Detectives Follow New Lead
After Running Into Blank
Walls in Every Direction.
BELIEVE H0LD-UP CAUSE
Victim Shot by Bandit on
Lonely Road Northeast of
City Nov. 10.

Efforts to solve the mystery
surrounding the murder of Hence
Orme eleven days ago took a
new turn today when detectives
assigned to the case, together
with Claude Worley, special in
vestigator for the criminal court,
started a search of F't. Benjamin
Harrison in an effort to find the slayer
The belief was expressed that the
two men involved in the shooting
were soldiers and that they had re-
turned to the Army post. The scene
OF the shooting was not far from the
fort.
Every possible clew thus far has
been exhausted Withhold result. The
police have become convinced that
Orme was shot by a hold-up man and
that no other elements entered into
the case. but beyond that they have
learned nothing.
The hold-up and shooting occurred
about 1880 the night of Nov. 16 at
Arlington Ave. and Fffty-Sixth st.
Orme, in company with Miss Nellie
McCune, 1921 n. Alabama St. had
spent the early part Of the evening
with friends. They then took an auto
mobile ride and finally stopped at the
place where they were held up.
Car Was Stopped
According to Miss McCune's story
20 DIR. Paul F. Robinson, coroner. she
and Orme got into the back seat Of
the car and were talking when they
noticed the figures Of two men at the
rear Of the car. A few seconds later,
these men appeared, one on each side
OF the car, with drawn revolvers, and
told them to get out of the machine.
Miss NIcCune said that she got out
on one side and Orme on the other.
One of the robbers told her to hand
over her rings and she gave him a
diamond ring worth $500 About this
time she heard a shot and heard Orme
say to the other robber:
why did you shoot me?'
The bandit denied that he had shot
Or1ne and Miss NcCune said she be-
lieved the shot was fired either to
frlghten Orme or by accident, with
out any intention of hitting him.
The bandits disappeared and Orme
started up the road as if for help.
About twenty-five feet from the car
he sat down in the road and finally
was helped back into the machine by
Miss McCune. He said he believed he
could drive until they came to a
house. At Forty Sixth and Arlington
he became so weak that he said it
was impossible for him to go further
and he went into the home of
Eugene Hayes.
Taken to Hospital
From here he was taken to the city
hospital in an ambulance. 1t was found
that the bullet had penetrated a lung
and Orrne was greatly weakened by
loss Of blood.
Friday he lowered between life and
death and Saturday morning blood
TRANSMISSION was resorted to in last
desperate effort to restore his waning
vitality All efforts were in vain and
he died Saturday shortly after noon.
From the nature of the wound, the
murderer is believed to have used a
high powered gun. The bullet struck
Orrne In the breast and passed com
pletely through his body, puncturing
the right lung and breaking three
ribs. Neither bullet nor shell has
been found. The bullet passed
through a curtain on the automobile.
Police experts have expressed the
opinion that it may have been fired
from an Army automatic 45-caiber
service pistol. and that the bullet was
either steel or copper jacketed.
Other HoId-ups
City and county authorities have CO.
operated in an effort to obtain cIews
as to the identity of the murderer.
During the thirty days preceding the
Orme shooting the police received four
complaints Of hold-ups committed near
the scene of the shooting. In addi-
ton were two unofficial reports of
hold-ups in the same vicinity, the
names Of the victims being unknown.
In these robberies the thieves are said
10 have taken the fur coats away from
the women who were in the automo-
bies.
High police officials have expressed
the opinion that not one robbery in
ten which has occurred in this neigh
borhood ever has been reported. fear
Of publicity on the part Of the victims
being the reason.
The police point out that on ether
occasions these hold-up men have not
hesltated TO use their guns In one
case when an automobile driver failed
to stop when ordered the bandits fired,
), the bullet passing through the wind
shield.