San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-16
AvENG|NG PAL
Of CHAP MAN
STILL FREE
Police Fail to Search for
Slayer Of Bandits
Betrayer.

MUNCIE. Ind, Aug. 15.-George
Dutch Anderson, accused of staying
Ben Hance, Al, and his wife, 40, be-
cause Hance, to save himself, betrayed
Gerald Chapman, arch-bandit await
ing execution in Connecticut, was
still at large tonight.
Police of Muncie and surrounding
cities, however, continued their search
for the elusive Anderson with re-
newed intensity, firm in the belief
that he is hiding not far from the
scene where he allegedly avenged his
"buddie," Chapman, who was trapped
by the police on information given
by Hance.
GIVE THIRD DEGREE.
While the search for Anderson
continued, detectives, convinced that
Charles (One-Arm) Wolfe, n police
character held in bonds of 100000
in connection with the slayings, knows
him mercilessly, in an effort to wiring
from him information that would
lead TO the escaped conyict's capture.
Wolfe doggedly maintained his
stand of innocence, reiterating he has
no knowledge of the killings, or of
Andersons whereabouts. Detectives
intimated, however, that they slowly
were tearing down his alibi, and that
it probably would be shattered com
pletely within a few hours.
BOTH MEN NAMED.
Marshal Bocher, Of Middletown,
Ind, the first officer to reach the
scene of the shooting, rcaffirmed his
declaration tonight that Hance's dying
statement, named both Anderson and
Wolfe.
Four men, residents of Yorktown,
came to Muncie late today and identi-
fled Wolfe as the man who, in com
pany with a man answering Ander-
sons description was in Yorktown
Friday, shortly before the Hances
were shot to death. Yorktown is five
miles from Muncie and four miles
from the scene Of the shooting.
The men identifying Wolfe said the
pair narrowly averted arrest by a
constable at Yorktown for violating
a traffic regulation. Their automo-
bile left as the constable was ad-
yancing toward it.
CAPTURE PLANNED.
Wolfe, in his only statement to the
police, said he spent Friday afternoon
working on his automobile and was
not near the scene of the shooting
Nst all during the day.
Booher's version of Hance's last
words, police said, was that "Ander-
son did the actual shooting, while
Wolfe looked on"
1t was definitely established to-
night that Anderson's presence in
and around Muncie for some time
was known and that n carefully pre-
pared plan for his capture was ready
for execution when he suddenly
sought out the man who "squealed"
on Chapman, and killed him and his
wife.
While a nationwide search was
under way last summer for Chapman,
following his escape from the Atlanta
prison, and for Anderson, who also
made a successful getaway from the
Atlanta penitentiary, Chapman APP
peared at the Hance home near Mum
Gle and he and two companions were
taken in as boarders.
BETRAYED GUNMAN.
For nearly four months, Chapman
remained at the Hance home.
Then, police said tonight, Hance
was warned that he would be arrested
for receiving stolen goods unless he
"camc clean" relative to Chapman's
whereabouts.
In the hope Of escaping prison,
Hance told police where they could
find Chapman, who was said to have
given Hance the Stolen goods" that
put authorities on Hancc's trail for
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