The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-03
MURDER SUSPECT
IS RUSHED AWAY
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pawn. Then Kelley mentioned the
incident to a friend" in the police
department This with the checkup
of pawbrokers record set the detec-
tives upon Shaw's trail.
The watch and ring were positively
identified as Mrs. Whelchel's by her
father, Francis NJ. Hager. Jr., and her
brother, Fred Hager, today.
The arrests came as a surprise.
Shaw, nervously pacing his cell at
the prison today. told a Times report
er that he was innocent.
Il bought that watch from a white
man near poolroom on the Avenue.
gave him twelve dollars for 1t and
the ring"
Il came here from Telhoma, Tenn,
about a year ago and have been work
ing at the ice house at Kingan & Co.
some time.
Makes SIS Week
How much do you make a week."
he was asked.
About SIS"
what did you pay for that carr"
"Sixty-five dollars"
What are your expenses7"
We'll Tuesday was paid and then
l made the payment on the car. which
is 81; my board is IS, and spent q
little for pool and cigarettes"
When did you buy the ring aud
watch2" Ire was asked
Wednesday. about APO D. m, near
the pooh oOH..
L went there from work and met
the man.
Wen, you did not have that much
money left, did you?"
Il had some al home"
But you said YOU went there
straight from work and did not go
home, didn't your"
ooh, you just got me all wrong.
am innocent OF all this 1t is just a
plan to blame me for that white man.
/ read about this in the paper and
you can't fool me. He was in
sedan"
MalIin in Field
The case, one OF the most brutal
in local police annals, has drawn I'M
usual attention from the department.
personal attention. Inspector John
Mullin went into the field when direct
supervision was placed in the hands OF
Capt. Jerry Kinney.
Kinney Is recogn zed as one of the
best detectives in this part of the
country.
Detectives Radamacher, Allen,
Trick, Giles. Peats. Higgs, McGlenn,
l. eutenant McMurtry and Lieutenant
Sumner all worked on the case. Men
were on the job every hour of the day
Kinney was in constant touch with
the case at all times and when the
clew In the pawnshop came, Mullin, a
recognized man on colored cases,
10 ned with Trabue and Sheed in fol
loving the lead.
Kinney as on duty until midnight
at headquarters Sunday night and
Mullin was in the field when the ar
rest came.
New Clew to Purse
Contents Of the purse found by Ray
F. Underwood, 335 S. Taft St., as well
as one of the slippers Mrs. Welchel
wore the night Of the murder, have
not been found.
A new angle entered into the purse
end Of the affair when John Monni-
gan, 16 N. Richland ST, a lumber
wagon driver, said he found the purse
at the intersection of Rockville and
National roads and after finding only
q fountain pen in 1t, tossed 1t away
some distance west of where 1t was
found.
A woman who supplied the detec-
tives with a valuable clew Sunday,
when she told of being accosted by a
man in a Ford car a short time be-
fore Mrs. Whelchel was attacked on
Tuesday night, came to headquarters
and asked that her name be with
held from publication. She said the
man in the car motioned for her to
cross in front of the machine and then
about a half block east of Meridian,
on Iowa ST., got out and came toward
her. She screamed, she said, and
when man she knew appeared, he
ran to the car and drove east.
This woman will be asked to look at
Shaw today.
Mrs. Helen Hagsr Whelchel, was
buried In Crown Hill cemetery Satur-
day, after brief and simple services at
her home, 1854 Applegate st.
Held for questioning as to the
movements Of Sykes and Kelley, are
Bud Garnett. %. colored, 4o1 w.
Pratt ST.; John Jchnson, %, colored.
s95 w. Pratt St; Matthew Dickerson,
2S, colored, sis N. West ST., and
Richard Garnett, 20, colored, 401 w.
Pratt st. Dickerson is held, police
said because he is a roommate of
Sykes. The other three are held be-
cause they were In company with
Kelley some time between Wednesday