The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-26

Simard, living in tne HOO block
River avenue.
Macy, employed at the Moorland
poolroom on River avenue, told. the
two men the night Of May % he
intended to go to the western wheat
fields to seek work, but would wait
until after the Speedway race. He
declared it would be easy to get a
ride west with race visitor after
the speed classic.
Description Tallies
He was wearing a suit which tall
lies closely, Sheriff Winkler de-
clared, with a scrap of trousers
taken from the torch car. Macy
was a Catholic and carried ros-
airy similar to that found in the
ashes of the car. He also had been
in Massachusetts and worked for a
short time in Pittsburgh. A Pitts
curgh street car token was found in
the car.
Macy was 5 feet 8 inches tall and
weighed about 100 pounds, this de-
scription tallyipg with that Of the
car victim.
Schroeder, in his story of the af-
fair, claims he picked up a hitch
hiker who said he was going to the
wheat fields and who mentioned
having been in Massachusetts.
Schroeder claims his hitch linking
companion suffered a broken neck
when Schroeder fell asleep at the
wheel of his car and it went into
a ditch west of Terre Haute. He
declares he drove back through
Terre Haute to near Indianapolis
and. fearing accusation Of murder,
set fire to the car and body after
soaking them with gasoline.
Holmes, oficials BrawI
Authorities hold to the belief
Schroeder murdered the man, point
ing to the fact an autopsy showed
the victim died Of a bullet or knife
wound in the right lung.
Macy left grip of clothing at
the pool room and has not returned
or written for it. He lived at va
rious places in Indianapolis.
Attorney Holmes, his son, Horace
Holmes, Chief Jaller Rollin Snider
and Deputy Sheriffs Lewis Meredith
and william Oman engaged in a
brawl in Offices Of Judson Stark,
prosecuting attorney, wednesday
night while the southerner was being
questioned on the case.
Holmes hammered on the doors
of the room where Schroeder was
being questioned and demanded TO
see his client, yelling to the sus-
pect to keep your mouth shut"
Prosecutor Stark ordered the att
torney elected. Snider grappled with
Holmes and the attorneys son en-
tered tpe battle. Deputy Sheriffs
Meredith and Oman oyerpowered
Holmes and aided in separating
Horace Holmes and Snider.
Court Order Threatened
"Ill get a court order to force you
to leave this man in JAIL" Holmes
shouted. "You can't browbeat and
try to intimidate him. Even de-
PENDANTS have some rights"
Holmes refused to leave the
courthouse and Schroeder was re-
moved TO rooms at police head
quarters. Holmes demanded police
refuse to permit Schroeder to be
questioned, but police refused to
interfere.
Il am not against any real prose-
cution by the state,' Holmes de-
clared this morning, but it Is a
damn shame to grill man this
way. There are laws against 1t.
Il will ask writ of habeas cor
pus to protect him."
At midnight Schroeder was per-
mitted to telephone Holmes.
GriIIing Is Defended
"shall I confess something that's
not true to stop this grilling," he
asked Holmes.
The attorney again told him TO
keep your mouth shut"
Sheriff Winkler today declared
the grilling justified.
THE state. has a right to learn
the facts Of this case, he declared.
Schroeder has admitted one
crime. that of burning the car. His
story Of the accidental death Of the
hitch hiker is absurd ard the law
gives authorities the right to learn
the facts.
I'VE are not questioning an In
nocent man, but one who has adj
mitted partial guilt and whom we
know to be guilty OF more serious
crime thar he has ADMITTEDLY