Evening star., 1925-08-16
Chapman's Avenger, Accused
in Double Killing, EIudes
Two Raids.
VICTIM CERTAIN DEATH
IMPENDED FOR MONTHS
Life Made Nightmare of Terror by
Threatening Letters of Ban
dts Pals.
By the Associated Press.

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MUNCIE, Ind, August 15.-Forty
members of the local police force,
armed with riot guns, left the local
police station tonight for an undi-
vulged destination, which, newspaper
men said. might result in the cap
ture of George Dutch) Anderson, ac-
cused of the fatal shooting of Ben
Hance. of near here, and his wife, on
road near here yesterday. Chief of
Police Randolph's only comment was,
I'VE have a hot tip"
Most of the day and night force
were ordered to report at the police
station at $50. the officers leaving
shortly afterward in motor cars.
Twenty minutes after leaving head
quarters the officials returned. Chief
Randolph stated that his men raided
two apartments in a notorious part
of the city, on tips that Anderson
had been seen in them. No tracs of
him was found, however
All Officers on Duty.
All of the officers we're ordered to
remain at headquarters the rest of
the night, Chief Randolph declaring
he has definite information that
Anderson is in Muncie. Squads of
officers continued combing that part
of the city known as the underworld
after the riot squads had left
Officers today frightened a circum-
stantial net around Charles One
Arm" Wolfe, Muncie man, arrested
in connection with the Staying. by
Offering evidence to refute an alibi.
Hance. dying, said Wolfe and Ander.
son shot down him and his wife
Wolfe, apprehended a few hours after
the tragedy, said he had been in Mum
Gle all afternoon yesterday. Three
residents of Yorktown, a small town
four miles from where the shooting
occurred, identified Wolfe as one OF
the two men in a coupe they saw in
Yorktown a few minutes before the
murder. The fuel supply of the ma
chine was replenished at Yorktown,
they said. The occupant Of the auto
mobile fitted the description of An
derson, they said.
II the slayer was Anderson. wreak-
ing vengeance on one who had
turned up" his pal and accomplice,
supplying evidence to bring about his
conviction and condemnation to death.
he had completely disappeared today.
Victim Long in Dread.
Hance knew he was a marked man
from the time he went to Hartford.
Conn, to testify against Chapman.
acQuaintances say, and for several
months he has lived in constant dread
of death. Accomplices and friends of
the debonair bandit leader added to
Hance's terror by sending him covert
threats and reminding him that death
Is the portion Of the betrayer.
With the exception of the stories
of the Yorktown folk there was
nothing new today to add to last
nights details of the murder.
Developments strongly indicate
that there was but one gunman and
that he fired five times, one bullet
striking Mrs. Hence in the skull,
killing her instantly. and two wound
ing her husband in the abdomen.
Two of the bullets were found in the
Hance automobile. Charles Cromer,
who was a witness to the shooting,
found five empty pistol shells.
Hance, after gasping that Ander-
son and Wolfe were his assailants.
refused to tell more.
Hance lived on a farm at Eaton,
10 miles from Muncie, and it was this
isolated spot that Chapman picked
to hide him from the scores of Fed
eral officers and private operatives
who trailed him. With Chapman
was Anderson and another man. They
paid Hance well for their board and
room and in Chapman the farmer
found much to admire. To friends he
said he did not like to testify against
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