The Indianapolis times., 1929-03-28
GUARDS SET
AT 10 BANKS
FOR BANDITS
Fear Gang That Looted
East Side State May
Strike Again.
WINKLER GETS TIP
Shoot to Kill Order Is Given
Police by Chief
WOrley.

Police, instructed to shoot to
kill" guarded sixteen outlying In.
dianapolis banks today against a
renewal of activities by the bandit
quartet that held up and robbed
the East Side State Bank. 2506 East
Washington street, Of S8,499
Wednesday afternoon.
The precaution was ordered by
Police Chief Claude M. Worley after
Sheriff George L. Winkler trans
mitted to him tip that the BAN
dts who escaped after the east side
robbery Wednesday we're the ones
who robbed Gary bank Monday,
leaving one of their number proba-
bly, fatally wounded.
The tip came from a known un-
derworld character" Winkler said,
refusing to divulge his informant's S
name.
Robbed Bank at Gary
In details of from one man to a
squad, police we're assigned this
morning to the "neighborhood
banks" that are the usual prey OF
bandits.
Sheriff Winkler and Detective
Chief Jerry Kinney and squads this
afternoon went to a gypsy camp
northeast of the city along Pendle-
ton pike upon report several sus-
picious men we're about.
A bandit gang, variously estimated
at from two to five in number, held
up the Glen Park State Bank at
Gary, Monday, making off with
$4,000. One of them was wounded
by the fire of a bank employe and
later found in the basement OF a
private home. He was identified as
F. B. Johnson, 80, of Texas, and
probably will die.
Four bandits, unmasked and
brandishing revolverS, entered the
East Side bank at 1870 p. m.
Wednesday, herded four employees
and two customers into a rear room,
scooped up all cash in sight on the
counters and fled in green
Chrysler sedan.
Woman Is Kidnapped
They carried off Miss Dorothy Ed
wards. 25, of 6049 East Washington
street, to discourage gunfire by pur-
suers. The young woman was al
lowed to alight from the car near
Tacoma avenue and New York
streets, about three blocks from the
banks.
C. F. Bechtold, 6717 East Wash
ington street, cashier summoned
police as the men made away, but
did not ring the burglar gong until
Miss Edwards returned, fearing
some one might fire at the car and
iniure her.
Others in the bank when The
bandits entered were Kenneth G,
Campbell. 6O3O Oak avenue, assist
ant cashier; Miss Louise Regan, 2024
East Washington street, clerk; l.. W.
Hamilton. salesman for the Levy
Printing Company, and customer
whose identity was not learned.
Obtains License Number
Dropped from the car, Miss Ed
wards obtained the license number
of the bandit car. 1t was Indiana
48-633, which, police learned, had
been stolen Wednesday from a
Buicks owned by Henry F. Schaekle
of Cumberland, and parked down
town.
Police details combed the city
without finding a trace OF the car
last seen speeding west on New York
street from Tacoma avenue.
Patrolman Harry Bridwel chased
five men. answering the bandits de-
scriptions, on the National road
short time after the robbery, but was
outdistanced.
Bridwell, on vacation, was driv-
ing east when a dark green or blue
Chrysler turned on to the National
road from a byroad. Three mer
alighted, Bridwell said, and ap-
peared to be changing the license
plates.
When he turned his car to ques-
ton the men, they jumped into
their machine and OUTRAGED him to-
ward the city. Bridwell knew Moth
ing of the robbery at the time.