The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-23
POLICE SMASH
LAUNCHED ON
GAS VULTURES'
Remy Will Demand Long
Prison Terms to Check
Outrage Wave.
TWO GIRLS MlSTREATED
Series of Brutal Attacks
During Week RouSeS
Law Forces.

Limit prison terms under the
strongest statutes available will be
insisted on in an effort to break
up the wave of gas hawkery"
which has resulted in brutal treat
ment of at least four girls and re-
ports of several attempted attacks
this week. Prosecutor William H.
Remy declared today.
The prosecutor was investigating
thoroughly the latest outrage, in
which two girls, Friday night, were
alleged to have been forced into an
automobile by three men and taken
fifteen miles into the country, at
tackled and left to walk home after
they escaped,
Police hold the three men and
Remy promised that he would ask
the grand jury to indict the men
under the statute which best would
insure that they spend the limit Of
time behind prison bars.
Better in DenunciatiOn
Trips to the penitentiary or re-
formatory for a few of them will
convince these friends that they've
got to stop this business of dragging
women and children off the streets"
declared Remy
Police, having made prompt cap
lures in each of the cases OF
brutality reported within the last
few days, marshalled their evidence
to turn it over to the grand jury.
Wen turn the entire force out if
necessary to catch, every one of
these brutes," declared Police Chief
Remy pointed out that he has
plenty of law Of wide latitude un-
der which to prosecute.
Heavy Fine Provided
The statute against criminal at
tack provides 500 to $4,000 fine and
from five to twenty-one years for
first degree and one to ten years in
prison for second degree. II the vic
tim is under IL years OF age, the
perpetrator shall be given life i'm
priSonment.
The kidnapping statute. which
covers even cases where the victim
merely is decoyed away. provides
500 to $4,000 fine and from Swo to
fourteen years imprisonment.
Features of two recent cases pro-
vide possibilities of proceeding un-
der both statutes. Remy planned
to make an example out Of these
two.
Thelma Jones and Marie Doyle,
both Is, both living at 1905 Olive
ST.. told police they were walking in
the 1900 block of English Ave. about
$3.50 Friday night when big car
with five men in 1t stopped along
side.
Asked to Take Ride
Two men got out and disappeared
and the other three went to the
girls.
Aren't you tired of walking7" the
girls said one of the men asked.
IF we are, we'll start running a
while" the girls said one OF them
replied and they started to go. They
declared the men detained them,
one of them saying:
lI u REQ su9 III noG 4ss TLsM.
takes us all night"
Thelma screamed and one Of
the men struck her and clapped
his hand over her mouth. The girls
say they we're hustled into the car.
which was driven out Southeastern
Ave. far beyond Five Points.
Three Figure in Attack
At a lonely spot all three men
figured in the attack, the girls de-
clare.
Finally breaking away, the girls
started running. Then men half
heartedly pursued them and they
managed to hide in weeds. The
men searched while and then
drove away.
The girls started walking to town.
They had covered about five miles,
their clothing disarranged and
muddy. when they we're picked up
by Charles williams. Is N. Colorado
Ave, who was driving with his fam
ily He took them to police head
quarters.
The girls described one Of the
men as having a mutilated nose and
a patch on his face. Motorcycle
Policemen Timothy McMahon and
John O'Brien thought of Harold
Walters, %, of 1871 Shelby st. Po-
Slice arrested him at his home. The
Two Others Arrested
Officers also arrested Robert
Turner, %. at the same address.
They say these two admitted being
in the car and implicated Albert
Kennedy, 81, OF 1905 Olive st.
Police arrested Kennedy at his
home. They say he confessed to
the whole story, but Walters and
Turner admitted only being in the
car.
The three men are charged with
criminal attack and held under
$4,000 bonds.
Claude M. Worley.
The other case in which the pros
ecutor will seek the limit punish
ment is that of Lewis Goebel, 2727
Stuart ST., who is held under $500
bonds on charges of kidnapping and
impersonating an officer, growing
out Of the abduction Of Miss Nora
Lee, is, Of Ais E. Twenty First st.,
from an automobile
Another man is sought in tiais