The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-06
POLICE CAPTURE
10 SUSPECTS IN
HOLDUP WAVE
Gang Also Is Questioned in
Fatal Shooting of
Deputy's Brother.

Nine men and woman we're held
by police today for questioning in
auto bandltry, robbery and larceny
charges and the fatal shooting of
Owen Crickmore, as, filling station
attendant. last week
The alleged bandit gang and
sccomplices we're nabbed in a Sc
ries of arrests by police who claim
4 statement from one of the sus-
poets IN which he is said TO have
related series Of auto thefts AND
robberies in Indiana and Michigan
Robert Brown. 10. Of 1889 Sang
ster avenue. Bruca Bushong, %, of
1857 North Illinois street; Gerald
Brown, 10, Reno Peddy, 20, and
David Bocock, 20, all of Liberty
Beach. are charged with auto
bsnditry and robbery. Finley Thorn
ton. 10, of 1924 Kenwood avenue, is
held on grand larceny charges.
Also held, on vagrancy charges
for questioning, are: Miss Lucille
Hand. Niles, Mich, and Emmett,
20: Mitchell, %. and Joseph Wise
man, so, all of 6440 Park avenue.
Not Believed Robbers
Police said they did not believe
Miss Hand, who said she was
brought here by Robert Brown, and
the Wisemens, are linked directly
with the robberies. However. police
found guns in the Wisemen
residence, they said, and also
charged Wisemen's car was used in
some of the alleged jobs.
First trace of the suspects came
following two daring holdups Satur-
day night. Police said they obtained
information that the youths were
hiding in cottage at Liberty
Beach. However, when they went
there Sunday, the youths had
escaped in a taxi In the meantime
another police squad had nabbed
Brown and the woman. Brown, po-
lice said, boosted that they had
better keep out of Rayenswood or
my pals will get you"
All Heavily Armed
Police cornered the cab in which
Bocock, Gerald Brown and Peddy
were riding at Thirty-fourth and
Meridian streets. Police said they
and we're armed heavily and loot OF
recent alleged robberies was found
in the cab.
Ballistic experts will be called 10
examine the bullets and guns OBJ
tanned in the police raids to learn
if bullets, similar TO the one which
pierced Crickmore's lung and caused
his death, we're used by the gang,
police said. Crickmore was shot in
the Midway Service station on the
Allisonville road.
Bocock, alleged to have made a
statement. is said to have admitted
the robbery of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
cum and William Beher last week
at Wynnedale drive and Cold Spring
road. This robbery was committed
by four youths driving a car similar
to the one the murderers of Crick-
more usedA police said. A watch
stolen from Beher was found in Be-
cocks pocket, police said.
Charge Auto Theft
Detectives assert that Bocock,
Peddy and Gerald and Robert
Brown stole an auto Saturday night
from S. w. Story of Illinois. 1t is
alleged the youths then went to
Frankfort, robbed the airport of SIS,
and fired several shots, shooting out
lights in the place.
En- route to Indianapolis. police
allege the suspects robbed six per-
sons on State Road %. Police also
lay the blame on the youths for the
robbery of the Toastee Sandwich
shop. Seventy fifth street and Road
81. Saturday night. Several patrons
and the proprietors of the place,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Leet, we're
forced to lie on the floor. The BAN
dts obtained $513 in jewelry and
money.
Police said several persons in the
sandwich shop had identified the
quartet under arrest as the youths
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