Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-18
THRILLING GUN
FIGHT ENDS IN
MAN'SCAPTURE
Capt. Michael Glenn Wings
Fugitive, Wanted on
Check Charge.

Revolver shots, fugitive fleeing
through crowded streets and pursued up
fire escape and along the lodges Of
the Circle theater, a final battle in
which the pursued was wounded and
captured, just as he was trying to crawl
over the edge of the roof in q last des-
perate effort to escape, gave downtown
shoppers a thrill in the downtown dis
trict late yesterday.
The captured man, who gave his name
as William Hanson, 25. Terre Haute, was
taken to the city hospital, suffering from
a revolver wound in the right thigh in
licted by Capt Michael J. Glenn Of the
police traffic force, where, it is said, his
wound will not prove serious.
The battle came as the climax to o
break for liberty made by Hanson after
he had been placed under arrest follow
ing an alleged attempt to cash fraudulent
American Express Company checks at the
II. P. WATSON & Co. store.
Another man giving the name Of Joe
Louis, %, Montgomery, Ala, was ar
rested with Hanson by Traffic Policeman
Howell in front of the WATSON store and
is held at the city prison. A woman
who was with the men at the time slipped
away when the arrests were made and
disappeared in the crowd. Later Hanson
said she was his wife. He also ad-
mitted Hanson was not his real name.
BREAKS AWAY
FROM POLICEMAN.
When Howell started to take the man
to Washington and Meridian streets to
call a patrol wagon Hanson broke away
and started north on Meridian street,
followed. in true movie fashion, by con-
stantly increasing crowd, Hanson turned
east in COnrt street, and then into blind
alley between the Circle building and the
Western Union building.
Meanwhile Captain Glenn had appeared
on the scene and when he reached the al
ley he saw Hanson running up the fire
escape on the Circle building. Hanson
drew a revolver and fired two shots into
the crowd. Captain Glenn, however,
started up the fire escape after the man,
firing as he climbed.
Hanson reached the roof and Captain
Glenn was about to follow when he was
warned not to do so by Charles Richter,
who was standing on a>fire escape across
the way and had a clear view Of the
roof. He said Hanson was ready to
fire when Glenn stuck his head above
the roof. Finally Hanson started up
the steep roof, and then Glenn went
wall Of the Western Union building and
was climbing into an open window Cap
tain Glenn opened fire. The fourth bull
let struck Hanson, who. however, con-
tinued to fire. Finally, however, he
dropped the revolver and fell on the
edge Of the roof.
TRAFFIC COP
AIDS IN CAPTURE.
Just as be fell Traffic Policeman Owens
appeared from the other side OF the
building and dragged Hanson back Just
as he was trying to crawl over the edge
of the extension roof Of the building
onto a small ledge a few feet below.
The arrests Of Hanson and Louis were
brought about by the Stores Mutual Pro-
lection Agency. Officials Of the agency
praised the work of the police, without
whose assistance, they said, the prisoners
would have escaped.
Earlier in the day Hanson tried to
cash the check, which was for s45, at
L. s. Ayres & Co, police say. The credit
department was suspicious and notified
the agency.
About an hour later Hanson presented
the check to Charles Fl. Finnefrock Of
n. P. WATSON & Co. Recognizing the
man from the description he had re-
ceived a short time before. Einnefrock
called the Quigley Hyland Detective
Agency and an operative was sent to
the store.
Hanson, in the meantime, had become
suspicious and left the store, accompa-
MED by the woman he later said was
his wife. However, Mr.. Finnefrock fol-
lowed the couple and pointed them out
to Traffic Policeman Howell The arrest
and the chase followed