The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-04
PRISONERS
IN DRUNKEN
JAIL BRAWL
Carey Gang Blamed for City,
Prison Riot-TWo Are
Injured.
KEPT SOME WEAPONS
Chief Claude Johnson Starts
Investigation.

Prisoners in city Jail engaged in
a drunken riot early today. One
man was stabbed, another was
beaten. They were taken to the
city hospital.
Police>Chief Claude F. johnson
Immediately began an inv estigation
to learn why all weapons were not
aiken from prisoners before they
were sent to the cells.
The Carey gang" was responsible
for the riot, police said.
Six members Of the gang, one a
woman. fought squad of police in
the 200 block on N Blackford st.
and were subdued only after re-
serves arrived.
Turn Over Knives
Taken to city prison Willie Carey.
20, of 154 N. Blackford St., and wal
ter Phillips, 20. of 64S Taft St,
turned over knives to Turnkey Ed
Tut.
The other members of the gang
were Mary Carey wife of Willie;
Dan Casey, 20, of 7S6 w, New York
ST.; James Nolan. 27, of 152 N.
Blackford, and Francis Murphy, 21,
of 16S Bright St.
Some time after turning the pris.
oners into the bullpen, Tut was at
tracted by great conmotion and
shouts of pain. f
Investigating he found Julius
Jones. %. Negro, 626 N. Blackford
ST., and Elmer Webb, 26, Negro, 434
Blake ST., had been beaten up and
Webb's arm slashed.
Carey handed Tutt a knife but no
one was charged with the stabbing.
The Carey gang members each
were held under $4,000 bond.
charged with resisting arrest, intox-
ication and vagrancy.
In Booze Party
Sergt. Warren Mcclure and Pa.
trolmen Wilkerson and Ross said
they arrested the gang when they
found a. booze party going on near
the Carey home. Mrs. Carey still
was fighting Mcclure when the pa
troll wagon arrixed with reserves,
who subdued and loaded the gang
in the wagon.
Sergeant Mcclure in his report to
Chief johnson said he was under the
impression the prisoners had been
searched while he ran to summon
the patrol and help. When he re-
turned he was attacked by Mrs.
Carey and from then until the
patrol arrived he was busy keeping
her in custody, he said.
Tut also made a report to the
chief, and said he did not know
how the knife got in the prison, as
he searched each of the gang care
fully after finding the knives on
Carey and Phillips. Prisoners are
supposed to leave knives and 'ther
articles that might be used as
weapons with the turnkey.
Other Instances
Chief Johnsons investigation of
lliS vi OllhCil DldWl WlIIlln the prison
recalled two recent instances of the
failure Of officers to search and dis
arm prisoners.
The more outstanding was the
failure of officers to search Gene
Alger, IS, of 171O z. Ohio ST., But.
Ter College student, who fed his cap
tors and later killed Trafiicman
John Buchanan at Capitol Ave. and
Ohio SITS. Alger had been arrested
for the attempted theft of an auto
mobile before the bullet battle.
The other failure of this kind came
to light with the discovery of strips
of metal in the clothing of Ralph
Lee, alleged slayer of Abner Peek,
Speedway City grocer. Lee planned
to use the strips to pick the locks
of the Marion County Jail and es-
cape, a feat at which he is adept.
having eleven escapes to his rec.
ord.