The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-09
Dives Through window

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sister of Z. A. Boyer, proprietor of
the hotel.
Dives Through Window
In the meantime, Alger had ducked
between buildings and dived head
long through aFnarrow bathroom
window into a bathroom Of the
Boyer House. Walking into the hall,
he encountered Boyer, and ordered
him to stick EN- up"
Mrs. Bohman. coming from the
cellar. saw Alger forcing her brother
into a back room. She slipped 10
the front door, saw Buchanan, and
believing that Boyer was being held
up, called the policemen in.
"Go up to the second floor and
down the back stairs" she told the
officer" Be careful because the man
has a gum"
Beyer's story to police was as fol
lows:
when he told me to stick 'em
up I said, Go ahead. Take any
thing ave got But he said, L don't
want nothing. They're after me.
who IS after your" I asked.
1.-The police, and they want me
for something 1 haven't DONE the
boy said.
Hides in Closet
He commanded me to hide him
| and said ssh. Be quiet He forced
me into a closet ina back room,
came into the closet with me and
made me hold my hands above my
head. He had a gun pointed at me
all the time. He asked me how
many people were in the hotel at
that time and when / said there
were only two and they were asleep
he replied, That's good
1--WE were in there only about two
or three minutes, when the officer
arrived"
According to Beyer's story. when
Buchanan opened the closet door
only about an inch. the bandit fired
one shot through the panel. and two
shots came through from the other
side, barely missing the hotel
proprietor.
AS the door swung open, the
alleged thief fired another shot. This
was the one that is supposed to have
struck Buchanan in the head.
The officer staggered forty feet up
the hall and fell at the front door,
hat was locked and bolted. He was
dead when Lieut.. Fred Winkler and
emergency squad arrived.
After making a headlong dive out
through the window, the youth then
scaled a six foot brick wall in the
rear of the Boyer House.
Others Join Chase
At this juncture, Ernest T. Ryan,
Negro, who operates a pressing par,
lor at 229 N. Capitol Ave, next door,
ran In and saw Buchanan lying on
the floorA Selling the officers gun,
he gave chase.
Alger, after scaling the wall, found
his progress impeded by Shaffer, who
is employed near by. The youth
fired at Shaffer, who fell out of his
path.
BY this time Ryan, and Earl Shaw,
%, Of 401 Ketcham St., saiG to be
a horse thief detective, reached the
rear of the Boyer house and fired
at Alger as he fed. 1t is thought
some of these bullets struck the fee
ing man.
Running across Indiana Ave. aIhl
brandishing his revolver in the az,
Alger was seen by Trafficmen Carl
Sheets and Alva Lee, who started in
pursuit. AS he reached New York
ard Illinois Sts., he leaped into an
automobile driven by Mrs. A. ].
Brizendine, 244 s.. Christian Ave. Her
husband also was in the machine,
which had been stopped for a traffic
signal.
'Drive Like Hell"
Damn you, drive away from here
and drive like hell" the youth told
Mrs. Brizendine. Before the traffic
sign changed Lee and Sheets rushed
up and captured Alger, who had
partially collapsed in the rear seat.
They fired at him when he drew his
gun and some Of the bullets took
effect.
Coroner Paul F. Robinson sent
Buchanan's body to the city morgue
pending a postmortem examination,
Other officers who figured in the
| capture were Trafficman Roy Ken.
nedy, Negro; Sergt. Cliff Richter, Mo
torpolicemen Oakley, Small, Fahey,
Weddel, C. o. Johnson, Detectives
Houlihan. Englebright, Hines and
Traffic Inspector Lester Jones and
Sergt. Eugene Shine.
Traffic Halted
Traffic was halted and crowds
swarmed to the vicinity after the
first bullets were fired. Three emer-
gency squads were sent out.
Crowds tried to rush into the no.
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