The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-18
3MORE CARS
RECOVERED IN
Theft PROBE
Two Costly Autos Found in
Louisville, One Here,
in Roundup.
JURY PUSHES PROBE
important Witnesses Before
Federal Panel; Traces
Glenn Machine.

While State and city police were
recovering three more cars stolen by
the Interstate automobile theft
ring Prosecutor William H. Remy
bored on in his investigation of the
Traugott Clothing Store explosion
and local activities of the car
thieves.
A Lincoln coupe and Cadillac
sedan were found by Louisville po-
lice there and a Buick sedan was
recovered by Indianapolis police
here, upon State police information.
This brings the total of expensive
cars recovered in the last two
months to twenty. One other was
found burned.
Bridges declared he believes foCr
more cars can be found in Louisville
and another might be located in In
dianapolis.
Stolen in indianapolis
State police believe the two cars
found in Louisville today were
stolen in Indianapolis, although a
complete check will be necessary 10
establish ownership. Most of the
recovered cars have been stolen in
Chicago and Cleveland and trans
ported here, after alteration Of
motor numbers and licenses.
The Buick sedan was taken from
Joseph Hunter, DeniSon Hotel,
known as Kentucky joe" State
police did not disclose from whom
this car was stolen. Hunter had
not been arrested.
Charges of robbing Thomas Will
liams, known as gambler, are
pending in Criminal Court against
Hunter. He was arrested with
Harold L.ibowitz, %, of 80 N. JEFF
ferSon Ave, at camp near Leb-
anon several months ago. Libowitz
died last week in Methodist Hos
pital of burns suffered in the blast
wrecking of the Traugott clothing
store, Aug. 26.
Bridges and other State policemen
still believe an abandoned farm be-
tween Lebanon and Indianapolis
was used by the theft ring as head
quarters for altering stolen cars and
continued search for it.
Remy Continues Inquiry
Remy obtained a continuance OF
the baseball pool trials of John and
Ray Partlow, arrested at 90 w. Ohio
ST., July IS, from Criminal Judge
James A. Collins, on the plea that
he had number of important wit
nesses going before the grand jury
today whom only he and Deputy
John L. Niblack could question.
In addition to the grand jury
work, Remy summoned Merrill
Woods, advertising man, and James
Mendentall, printer, to his office
He did not disclose the purpose o1
| the call.
Three young men, whose names
were kept secret, were brought be-
fore Remy by detectives and ques-
toned for long periods.
Meanwhile the proprietors of an
automobile agency went before the
grand jury. 1t is understood they
were called upon a report Libo.
witz and Homer Wright, 81, held as
an habituaI criminal, tried to trade
a Studebaker car for an Auburn
the Friday before the fire of Sun
day night, Aug. 26.
Pair Held in Jail
The witnesses were Leon E. De-
sautels and j. Rex Queeney, in busi-
ness at 638 E.. Maple Rd.
Earl Sells, admitted bootlegger
and Clarence Douthitt, poolroon
operator, remained in Jail as par
of the Traugott blast cleanup probe
Both have been questioned by thu
grand jury. Bonds of both, held OF
vagrancy charges, are $4,000.
The vagrancy case of Douthit
was postponed until Wednesday b!
Municipal Judge Palu G. Wettel
Monday afternoon. Attorney Ira M
Holmes said he proposed bonds.
man to Wetter, but the surety wa
not accepted.
Trace Glenn Car
Marks Rhoades, head of tn
license division of the Secretary o
States Office, announced he haC
discovered that a stolen Lincoln
coupe traced through the hands 0
Michael ]. Glenn, former Indian
apolis traffic inspector, was regis
tered in Florida.
Rhoades is investigating al
angles of tn scheme by which til
theft ring obtained Indiana license
on the stolen cars it handled.
RhoadeS said a Frank Moore
whom Glenn says was a bootleggel
presented Ohio papers and got al
Indiana license Feb. Is. Then Glen
took a bill of sale for the car t
Florida and registered it in hi
name. Records next show transfe
of the car here from Glenn to al
Indianapolis merchant.