The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-06
FIRE OF POSSE
MEMBER BRINGS
DOWN CUNMAN
Hip Shattered as He FIeeS
After Attack on Police,
StepdaughteT.
$50 BULLETS ARE FIRED
Stepfather of LynChed
Youths Mate Bitter
Over Hanging.
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MARION, Ind Oct. 6.-Two po-
lice officers and a Negro girl we're
wounded here Sunday by drink
crszed Negro who also was wounded
by a member Of posse which cap
tured him in a cornheld after sew
eral gun duels in which more than
$50 shots we're fired
None of the victims is believed
seriously wounded, but officers i'm
mediately moved the wounded Ne
gro To the state reformatory at
Pendleton for safekeeping to avoid
a possible repetition Of the trouble
which resulted in the lynching of
two Negro youth here the night Of
Aug 7.
The wounded are:
Chester Marley, 36. pstrolman,
three shotgun wounds in back of
head and neck.
Don Everlart, 30, police lieuten-
ant. shotgun wound in back of
right hand.
Hezekiah Burden, Al. Negro,
right leg fractured by rife bullet
fred my members of posse.
Mrs. Marie Carter, 10. Negro,
l404 Madison avenue, Anderson,
wound in left arm from revolver
fred by Burden. She is stepdaugh-
ter Of Burden.
Argued Over Lynching
Efforts of Mrs. Burden, wife of the
gunman, to aid her son, Herbert
Cameron, IS, alleged member of the
bandit trio which fatally wounded
Claude Deeter and, criminally at
tackled his girl compaXon Miss
Mary Ball. is said to have caused
an argument with her husband.
Mrs. Carter, who had come from
Anderson to visit her mother, re-
buked Burden for his attitude. He
Immediately fred a revolver, the
bullet striking her Just above the
left elbow and passing out near the
shoulder
Burden followed his wife when
she ran from the house. Armed
with a revolver and shotgun, the
Negro drove her from a neighbour
house. threatening to kill her as
soon as he saw q police officer.
Starts for Scene
Police Sergeant Tony Hennigan,
who resides near the scene Of the
shooting and who was esting his
lunch, was informed Of the trouble.
After requesting that police head
quarters be notified Hennigan,
armed with a revolver, started for
the Burden home.
Mrs. Burden, who saw the officer
approaching, ran from the house.
Burden Immediately opened fire
with his revolver and shotgun and
the officer took refuge behind pile
of logs and returned the fire.
Two officers from headquarters
parked their automobile near the
Burden home and started to walk
toward the front door, unaware that
a gun battle was taking place in the
rear OF tile house, which is situated
IN the outskirts of the city.
Burden saw them approaching
and opened fire from a window as
they were coming through a small
gate.
Both of the officers were wounded
by the shot and retreated to the
police car. Everhart placed his
wounded companion in the machine
and as they drove away, Burden
fred again, but the shot did not
take effect.
Bullets Come Close
Fred Gibson, civilian member of
the posse. who was armed with a
police rifle, narrowly escaped being
killed by Burden. Two revolver bull.
lets fred by Burden struck a post
IN front of Gibson, who was pre-
pairing to climb a fence into the
field.
Gibson took deliberate aim and
fred at the fugitive The bullet
struck Burdens right leg near the
hip and he fell to the ground. AS
Gibson approached, Burden at
tempted to aim his revolver, but the
pain from his wound was too great
and he fell back.
Burden was taken to hospital
where the fracture was reduced and
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