The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-18

men lettering near the store and
feared holdup at closing time.
The emergency squad under Lieut..
Fred Drinkut was searching the
grounds of j. 1. Holcomb, Cold
Spring Rd., for a prowler at the
time and Miller and Banks was sent
from Substation 6 at Vermont st.
and Sherman DR..
AS Miller and Banks drove to the
drug store at the corner of Station
and E. Twenty-Fifth Sts., they
noticed two men sitting in the en-
trance of grocery at 1928 E. Twen-
ty-Fifth st.
GO into the drug store and see
what they've got while I question
those men," Mile rtold Banks.
Leap Behind Post
According to witnesses, the two
men jumped from the grocery steps
behind post as Miller got out Of
the police car, only few feet away.
Miller was about five feet from
them when they started firing. The
first shot knocked him to the
ground, partly on his face.
One of the thugs, wearing a fam
ing red sweater, leaped astride Of
him and fired several shots directly
into his body, Miller declared when
he gained consciousness at the hos
pital today.
THE dirty towards, the dirty
cowards," was all Miller would say
when he was taken to the hospital.
Miller drew his revolver as he lay
on the ground and fired three shots
as the men ran west on Station st.
They fled north in the alley between
Station and Gale Sts.
Reports Five Shots Fired
According to Harley Cook, 4005 e.
Michigan St., and Mary McCon-
nell 5311 E. Thirty Fourth ST., wit
nesses of the shooting, the bandits
fired five shots.
One of the bullets struck Cooks
car. He was driving toward the
corner and the gunner fled past
him, Cook said.
Banks heard the firing as he came
out of the drug store and shot twice
at the fleeing men.
One of the gunner is believed to
have been wounded.
Jon Cutter, 1918 N. Olney ST.. saw
one of the fleeing men fall and rise
just after they had turned into the
alley. There was pool of blood in
the alley.
Sent to Hospital
Banks sent Miller to city hospital
in an ambulance of Moore & Kirk,
2506 Station st.
Police Chief Claude M Worley
took charge of an emergency squad
which went to the scene. Other
squads were called into the section
and dragnet thrown about the Big
-Four railroad yards to the north,
but search failed to reveal the gum
men.
Miller is 36. He joined the police
force June IA, 1921, and had been
assigned to Substation two years
after having served at the Broad
Ripple substation.
He and his wife, Mrs. Eula Miller,
live at 2129 Ringgold st. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Mill
Ter. live at Bridgeport. Two BROTH
ers, James and Frank, live here and
another brother, Charles. lives at
Kokomo
Folice are holding one youth sus-
pected of being a member of the
bandit gang vanquished in Tuesday
mornings gun battle on the Nation
al Rd., in which Reiter was killed
and Longstaff shot.
The gang had robbed a half dozen
motorists near here and Anderson.
Other members of the gang are be-
ing hunted.
Police got varying descriptions OF
the gunmen. All, however, said
they we're very rough looking one
was said to be about five feet eight
inches tall, weighing about l55
pounds and wearing tight clue
serge coat.
The other was said to nave
light shirt and hat, although kiil-
Ter said one of the men wore a red
sweater One was of light COM
plexion and much in need Of q
shave, and the other very swarLhy,
others said.