The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-14
POOLROOM BRAWL
ENDS IN KILLING
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H. Blomberg billiard parlor and soft
drink place. 1856 English Ave-, and
on across English Ave, in front OF
the Hadley Drug store where Schick
was struck.
Another set of witnesses said
schick was standing in front of the
drug store when the trouble started
across the street and that he merely
was an innocent bystander.
~ Cues and Ball Found
Detectives hold a shattered pool
cue. a long. unbroken cue and
pool bali, found near the scene of
the murder. They were having diff
ficulty in getting to the bottom of
the affair because so many conflict
ing stories were told. A new clew
was supplied when Police Lieuten-
ant Eisenhut was told two rival
gangs met in front of the McCutch-
con pIace Just before the trouble.
Woman Makes Statement
Detectives placed considerable
weight upon statement by Mrs.
Carrie Collier, 1901 English Ave.
wrfe Of the bartender at Blonberg's
that she heard some one say: "Oh,
Nike, don't" just before a man be-
iieved to have been Schick ran
across the street and through Blom-
herg's. She said she saw a pool
ball thrown and that when Schick
reached the point in front of the
drug store where ne was found the
biggest man in the crowd held him
and struck him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse J. Brooks,
1861 English Ave, also said they
saw the big fellow strike Schick.
Deputy Coroner Doeppers' verdict
showed death due to fractured skull
from a blow by "scme instrument"
Detectives said the assailant might
have had a pool bali in his hand
when he struck S2hick.
Sent to Hospital
schick was struck on the head. He
was sent to the Methodist hospital
by Patrolman J. F. Lee about p.
m. Sunday. He died at a. m. to-
day.
Schick. police were told, had been
separated from his wife. Besides
the widow. seven children survives:
Mrs. Anna Schulsky, Mrs. Frieda
Aphhoff and Walter SchiclS of Balti-
more. Md, and Ida, Florence, Her
mann and Harry living with their
mother at zoe S. Summit st.
States List 424
States show today that 424 men
and thirty women were hauled to
city prison in the patrol wagons
over the week end.
or this total practically two
thirds were charged with vagrancy.
Police say they We're in most cases
found in pool rooms and were I'M
able to give good accounts of them.
selves. on this charge 27S men and
fourteen women were held. Ebout
forty places were visited in raids.
Liquor caused the arrest Of fifty.
eight. Forty-seven men and two
women are charged with intoxication
and five men and one woman are
charged with operating blind tigers,
and three men with driving while
intoxicated.
Twenty-three men and three
women are charged with assault and
battery, mostly the result of auto
accidents, but some the result of
fights. Two men are charged with
keeping gaming houses and eighteen
men with visiting and gaming.
Business for Bondsmen
Professional bondsmen were happy
over the cleanup because they
reaped a harvest of IS fees on the
500 bonds furnished the
alleged Migrants.
In this connection it was recalled
that twenty.three bondsmen were
just restored to the right to operate
at police headquarters last Friday,
the day before the Cleanup" began.
The bondsmen had been barred
until July II by City Judge Delbert
o. Wilmeth on April s.
mo Reflection on RikhOff"
No reflection on Police Chief
Herman Rikhoff is intended by the
cleanup drive, Mayor Shank said.
is attending the chiefs con-
venton in Montreal.
This campaign was started as
result of three murders and another
terrible attack ncitizens in or near
pool rooms within the last two
months" said Shank. IT knew the
police force could handle the stu.
alton without Rikhoff, and I felt that
1t was up to me to take charge of
the campaign"
kilograms have been sent advis-
ing Rikhoff that everything is pro-