The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-12

the Diedrich service station at Hens
ryville, shortly before noon Monday.
After buying gas, Gene Alger
stepped from the car and his BROTH
er started the motor. For several
minutes Gene conversed with per-
sons at the filling station and at
tendants became suspicious. A
phone call was made to Hughes and
the Algers fled.
The chase ended when deputy
sheriffs and members of a posse,
hurriedly assembled, found tn
roadster at the entrance to a fores
preserve, about thirty miles fron
Henryville. The Algers we're hid
den in a barn, but offered no resist
ance to arrest.
Pistol Found in Car
A .45-caliber automatic pistol wa
found in the car. Inspection dis
closed that the motor of the ca
had become overheated and "froze,
forcing it's occupants to abandon 1t!
After being taken to the Clark
county jail at Jeffersonville, Mrs.
Gene Alger was visited by her sister
Hazel, IA. Mrs. Alger's parents live
in JefferSonville.
tits all right, Hazel" Mrs. Algei
told her sister. The sister was fol
lowed to the jail by her mother.
When reporters reached the jail
later Monday, authorities would MOB
permit interviews with Gail Or Gen,
Alger and the latters wife refused
to talk.
To each question asked, Mrs
Gene Alger, replied, "I don't know
Mrs. Gail Alger. however, admit
ted she had been hailed on an
indianapolis street by Gene and
his wife Monday morning, but
would not give any indication as to
how her husband happened to be
in the car. She declared she was
going to work when she met Gene
and his wife.
Booze Hauling Alleged +
She said they started out for a
drive and she did not know the
plans of the group unless they in
tended to meet Mrs. Gene Alger's
relatives at JeffersonVille.
The car in which the p re
riding is said to hay. Ueen stolen
last week from A. Jobinka, at River
side, Ill Jobinka will come to JEFF
fersonville to claim the car, Sheriff
Hughes said.
Alger first appeared on the crim-
inal horizon in 1926, when, as a But
ler university student, he shot and
killed John Buchanan, Negro police
man, after a running gun battle in
the Indianapolis downtown district.
Buchanan discovered Alger In an
attempt to steal an auto at New
York and Illinois streets. He chased
Alger to a North Capitol avenue
hotel, where the youth barricaded
himself in room and then shot
Buchanan as the latter attempted to
break in the door.
Alger was tried and convicted of
and given a two to
twenty-one year sentence in the
state reformatory on manslaugfl-
ter verdict at Danville, Ind. He
was paroled by Governor Leslie
after having served his minimum
sentence.
Then came successful holdups of
banks at Matthews State bank.
near Marion; Summitville, CASTOR
and Lafontaine, within the last few
weeks, Alger is alleged to have been
involved in these, the loot Of which
to about $4,000.
Carl E. Alger, 409 North Walcott
street, father of the youths, said he
was not sorry the boy was caught"
following the arrest. Mrs. Alger did
not discuss the situation, but said
5he could not understand how Gail
to be with him."
. Gail Alger is under $1,000 bond in
criminal court on vehicle taking
charge. The trial date has not been
set. Gail was arrested with Lowell
$50 North Walcott street.
for the alleged theft of an auto
from Lester NJ. Rhoades, 2020
Brookside parkway. He and Ed-r
wards pleaded not guilty when ar
July /.