The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-06-01
BANDITS IN
GUN BATTLE
ARE ROUTED
Merchant Policeman Be-
Iieved to Have Wounded
at Least One of Gang.
ENTERING DRUG STORE
Deserted Auto, Bullet
RiddIed, Found.

Routing three bandits as they were
attempting to enter the Merschat
drug store, $3.50 L. Michigan St.,
early today Merchant Policeman
George Culley fought a pistol duel
with the men and is believed to have
wounded at least one.
Police think a deserted auto, bull
let.riddled and blood-spattered, found
at South and Henry SITS. was the one
in which the bandits escaped.
Culley told Motorpolicemen Gra-
ham and Metevier that he saw the
men just after they had broken the
drug store window with an auto
jack.
He fired on them and they ran
to a large touring car and drove
west returning his fire.
Woman Saw Battle
Mrs. Laura Taylor, 1915 E. Mtchi-
gan ST., who was attracted by the
crashing glass, saw the battle and
said one Of the five bullets fired at
the fleeing auto by Culley struck
the machine. Glass was found in
the street a short distance away.
She said the bandits fired twice at
Culley.
Sergeant Paulsel and squad found
the deserted auto, a Nash touring
car, at South and Henry SITS. The
rear glass Of the machine was rid
died, and there were bullet holes
found in the hood, radiator and right
headlight. A straw hat, showing a
Boston, Mass, manufacturers label
was in the car. The rear seat was
covered with blood.
The auto, owned by William Voll-
mer, no N. Pershing Ave. was
stolen from Senate Ave. and Market
ST., between s and IL p. m. The
shooting occurred about 1 a. m.
Chances for the recovery of
Everett Jarrett. GOAL N. Temple
Ave, State policeman, who is suffer
ing with bullet wounds in his back,
arm and hip, received Early Monday,
when he was fired upon by bandits
near Malott Park Road and Key
stone Ave-, are regarded as good
attaches at Methodist Hospital said
Jarrett and his fellow officer
Charles Bridges discovered a partly
dismantled roadster parked by the
road side and hid in the weeds.
Another auto containing two men
drove I'D. As the officers ordered
the men out of the auto a third man,
who was hiding in the weeds opened
fire upon the officers.
Bandits Wives Held
Wives of two bandits sobbed their
feelings at city prison here today
interested in one thing only-to be
able to see their husbands.
Mrs. Dorothey Garner, 20, married
but year, between sobs and
thoughts of her husband, despaired
at the thought that her parents in
Brooklyn, N. Y, would learn of her
trouble. Her husband, Edward J
Garner, 30S Greencastle, Pa, is held
at Anderson, Ind, on charges OF
numbering Leonard Clay, 35, Ander
son policeman.
Clay surprised Garner and Lloyd
Shenneman, "a, of Wauseon, Ohio
while they were burglarizing a fill
ing station early Monday. Shenne'
man was captured.
Mrs. Florence Shenneman, who
gave her name here as Mrs. Flor
ence Carrollton, 25, Bluffton, Ind.
and Mrs. Garner were arrested in an
apartment at Ills Z. Washington
Street.
Both Fire
According to the story from An
derson, after Shenneman was cap
tured, Garner was followed by Clay
They met, Garner opened fire and
Clay returned it. The police officer
was fatally wounded.
Garner, wounded while trying to
steal an auto, was captured in small
interurban waiting room near Syl
vest Station.
~ good portion of the tents
radios, jewellery, trunks and supplies
found in the apartment, had beer
stolen, Detectives Rugenstein and j
White said.
Although Garner told police al
Anderson he had a wife and two
children, both women here said they
have no children. Mrs. Garner sale
she celebrated her first wedding an
niversary. April ;. Police believe hC
has another wife elsewhere. The
women were to be taken to Anderson
today.