The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-13

"We are working along that
line, " Remy said.
Bridges said that evidence
discloses the automobile theft
ring usually took a stolen car
out of indianapolis when mem
bers brought one from Chicago
or Cleveland here to be dis
posed of.
One such Indianapolis car, be-
longing to John j. Madden. Jr., 81
w. Forty Second ST., was recovered
when Chicago police arrested Ted
Baldwin. 80, and woman, in 1t
there Wednesday.
Kinghan Car Found
Another car. said to be traceable
to the ring, was that of John King
han of Indianapolis, recovered in
Lima, Ohio, several weeks ago.
Today's developments:
/. Recovery of two Packard
sedans, one from Fred Doc) Bin
ger, optician of Terre Haute, and
another from an unnamed source in
Indianapolis. Binzer is a cousin of
Edward Traugott and Harry Suss-
man, owners of the wrecked Trau-
gott store, and of Elmer Sussnan.
The SusSmans and Traugott are un-
der $4,000 bonds on Federal charges
of completely in the ring.
2. Ordering of Binzer to report
to the State police office here this
afternoon for questioning.
3. Questioning Of Michael j..
Glenn, Miami, Fla. detective, former
traffic Inspector here, by Federal
and State officers about a Lincoln
coupe, one of the stolen cars from
Cleveland, which passed through
his hands to an Indianapolis
merchant.
Denies He is Guilty
4. Declaration of Glenn that he
was entirely ignorant that the car
was stolen and that he had come
back to Indianapolis to aid in the
investigation and clear his name
The car was taken from the
merchant by an insurance company
several weeks ago.
S. Arrest by Federal marshals
OF William Laffey, 40. Of Alb E.
Tenth St., on charge of having
sold one of the stolen cars from
Cleveland to Mrs. Pink Jones.
6. Death of Harold Libowitz, %,
of 80 N. jefferson Ave, in Methodist
Hospital, of burns suffered in the
Traugott explosion, removing all
possibility that detectives might get
from him the story of what hap
pened the night of Aug. 26.
7. Identification by father and
son before Federal agents of
picture of Libowitz as the rnan who
delivered certificate of title to them
for one of the stolen cars they in
nocently bought from a man and
woman, believed to have been the
pair arrested by Chicago police
Wednesday.
POOIroOm Man Held.
g. Holding of Clarence Douthitt,
%, of 965 N. Pershing Ave, alleged
to be one of the operators of a pool
room at 18 S. Capitol Ave, as a ma
terial witness in the Traugott eX-
plosion under $4,000 bond by city
police. Bond was increased from
$4,000 by request of Prosecutor Will
liam H. Remy.
9. Authorities were searching for
a farm near Flackille which they
believed was the headquarters where
the ring altered motor numbers
and changed license plates on the
stolen cars.
State Policeman Bridges brought
the additional stolen car, Packard
sedan, here from Terre Haute this
morning. He went to Terre Haute
late Wednesday.
Glenn, who arrived here from
Florida Wednesday and conferred
with Federal authorities Wednes-
day afternoon was questioned
further by State police this morn
ing.
He declared he will devote his
time to a personal investigation Of
the auto theft ring, to clear himself
of suspicion of Irregularities in con"
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