The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-22
GENE ALGER,
Wife TRAILED
OLOUISvILLE
State Police Spur Hunt as
Convict Threats He Will
Shoot to KILL
THREE GUNS ARE FOUND
Parole VioIator, Fleeing
With Wife, Believed Rum
ming Out of Money.

Faced with the threat that Gene
Alger, 21-year-old paroled state re-
formatory convict, will shoot to
kill" if an attempt is made to ar
rest him on charges of robbing the
Paris Crossing state bank last
Thursday, state police today accele-
rated their search for the youth and
his bride Josephine.
Carl Losey, state policeman, was to
return to Louisville, KY, today
where Tuesday and Wednesday he
obtained valuable information con-
corning the presence of Alger and
his wife in that city Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Find Trail in Louisville
1t was learned that the couple
was in New Albany, Thursday night,
a few hours after the bank was
robbed. Friday. their trail was picked
up in Louisville, where Alger and his
wife bought travelling luggage and
clothes, valued at 500.
Losey learned that Alger. who was
elected from a local apartment
where he was living, Friday morn
ing drove the Chevrolet roadster of
his brother Gail to Louisville and
met Joe Roth, alleged bootlegger and
gambler.
During the questioning of Roth
he told police that somebody will
get killed, either the police officers or
Alger, when they try to arrest him.
The boy is crazy and hasn't got any
sense"
Roth said Alger left after a party
at Snyder's roadhouse, near Louis
vile, Saturday night and Sunday
morning. I'm glad to get rid of
him." Roth said.
Find Revolvers In Hotel
Three reyolvers were found in the
room at the Hermitage hotel in
Louisville where Alger and his wife
spent Friday and Saturday. In
vestigators said that this further
verified Roth's story and other in
formation they have that he will
shoot on sight. One revolver was
found in his former Indianapolis
apartment.
Roth said Alger was still driving
his brother Calls wife'S car that is
carrying Indiana license plate 81
220.
The Algers registered in the hotel
under the assumed name of G. l..
Ross. Roth also resides at the hotel,
police said.
Roth told LoSey that he, Alger
and his wife, and another woman
went to the roadhouse together
Saturday night in Roth's car.
Spent More Than $500
1t was estimated that Alger al
ready has spent more than $500
buying clothes and meeting other
expenses and that he probably will
be running through whatever cash
he has, within the next few days
The bandits who robbed the bank
obtained $3.50.
State policemen said the hunt will
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is captured and they believe this
may occur within the next few days.
G.. E. Alger. father of the youth,
conferred privately with Losey at
the statehouse Wednesday night.
Alger said he did not know his sons
whereabouts.
While Alger was in the statehouse
his Chevrolet was stolen from Sem
ate avenue and Market street. The
car was found today in the rear of
318 Hanson street. where a similar
make of car stolen the day before
from Capitol avenue and Market
street was found Tuesday.
Return of the car spiked the the
ory that Gene Alger might have
been in Indianapolis Tuesday night
and attempted another getaway by
stealing his fathers auto.
Gene Alger. former Butler uni
versity student. was paroled May 10
from the state reformatory after
serving two years Of two to twen-
ty-one-year term for the murder of
an indianapolis policeman.