The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-13
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AS COMPANION
F.. OF Slain THUG
Car Seen at Curb Moment
Before Cafe Proprietor
Shot Down Bandit.
VICTIM Is IDENTIFIED
Stepfather Gives Name of
Robber to Police and
Tells History.
VICTIM is IDENTIFIED

Harry Rapp, 35, the bandit shot to
death in hold-up Thursday night
and not identified until today, ac-
cording to theory being ivesti-
gated by police. They learned that
Rapp owned a Chevrolet sedan and
Sthe car has not been found.
Wallace Sims, 731 Terrace Ave,
Butler University student, reported
that he passed the scene of the
shooting shortly before it occurred
and saw a Chevrolet sedan, with
the window glass in the rear bro
ken, parked at the curb. A man
and a woman were in the front
seat
Police believe that the woman
may have been waiting for Rapp
and fled with the car when the
shots were fired.
Rapp was brought down with a
shotgun by George O. McCammon,
%, after he had held up Mccain
mons restaurant, 1884 Prospect st.
McCammon was booked on a tech
nical charge of mansIaughter,
awaiting final report on the case
from Coroner G. H. Keever.
Body Is Identified
Jacob Wyttenbach of 1906 N. Ok
ford ST., was the first to identify the
bandits body at city morgue today.
He said the man was his Step-son
and lived at 1877 N. Noble St., but
that was denied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Johnson Of that address.
He had not lived with Wyttenbach
since the death Of Mrs. Myttenbach,
tie dead bandits mother, about a
year ago.
Police learned that he was a
World War veteran and twice mar
ried. His first wife, Inez, from
whom he was divorced four years
ago, lives at $40 Shelby st.
The other wife, according to Mrs.
johnson, who knew the Rapp family
since they lived next door many
years ago, is in Florence, Kan,
where she was married to Rapp.
Returned to Settle Estate
He had returned here from Denver
and Kansas to settle and estate Of
his grandmother, Mrs. Syerdam
Rapp, Shelbyville, Ind, police
learned.
Wyttenbach, who is in the steam
service department of the Indian
apblis Power and Light Company,
h
from him a few weeks ago. Later,
Fred Hier, who runs a hotel at IA
S. New Jersey ST., told Wytten-
bach that Rapp had been there with
a big roll of bills.
1t was this story and the descrip-
ton Of the unidentified bandit that
caused the stepfather to go to the
morgue this morning, he said.
Congratulate McCammon
Police congratulated McCammon
when they were called to investigate
the case Thursday night. The ban
dit is the third killed in two weeks,
they said. One other remained I'M
identified for some time.
McCammon was standing at the
cash register in his restaurant at
the Prospect st. address when the
bandit entered, at about 1890 p. m.
There were two customers, whom
McCammon knew, in the place at
the time. Asked what he wanted,
the bandit said, "Only drink of
water"
He drank it and went out, but
returned again near midnight Nc
Cannon then was counting the
days receipts and preparing to re-
tire. His wife was by his side. All
customers had gone. The bandit
approached drew a gun and de-
manded he throw, up his hands.
He was but a foot or two from
Mrs. McCammon, but she stepped
back through a rear door, where
their 9-year-old son, James, was in
bed asleep. His mother aroused
him and put him into a corner to
shield him from possible gun-fire.
Ordered Into Back Room
The bandit ordered McCammon
into the back room and said:
Don't you dare leave by the back
door, either"
He then rifed the register, TAX
ing $23 and check. The money
and check were in his pocket.
This done, he refused to leave,
but started for the back room, gun
in hand. McCammon heard him
coming. He reached for an auto
matte shotgun. The bandit opened
the door and McCammon fired first.
One shot went wild. He fired
again. 1t struck the bandits gun
arm and blew the handle off the
pistol, wounding him severly. He
turned and fled.
While McCarnnon stood tren-
bling from this encounter, the ban
dit returned. Thinking he had a
confederate outside, who had in
sisted that he return and kill the
McCammons, the restaurant pro-
prietor fired again. The shot struck
the bandit full force on the head
chest and neck. He staggered
through the doorway and fell dead
pn the sidewalk.