The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-02
SEDAN
NOT IDENTIFIED
IN TORCH QUIZ
Youths Who Passed Blazing
Car Didn't T!dveI in
Mystery Auto

Sheriff Winkler today issued an
appeal that the occupants of a
large black sedan seen near the
torch car fire scene May 81, in
form tha sheriff of their identity.
To them if they desire secrecy,
the sheriff promised protection
from publicity. Sheriff Winkler
believes the occupants of the
sedan may have been married
man who fears publicity or that
mis- companion may have been
married woman.
The large black sedan mystery
car in the High School road torch
tragedy case, has not been identified
and authorities today are firm in
statements its discovery remained
one of the keys to the puzzle.
Questioning by Sheriff George
Winkler and Coroner G. H. Keever
today of three youths who passed
the blazing car, proved that they
passed the scene after the fire was
discovered by Jack Allen of Clay
ton and Miss Ruby Blue, It's North
Delaware street.
Check Stories of Youths
The time element and the de-
scription of the progress of the fire
in the automobile convinced au-
thorities they could not have been
occupants of the large sedan which
speeded away from the spot when
Allen drove up the road to investi-
gate the blaze.
While Investigators checked sto-
ries of the three youths, a hearing
on a petition filed by attorneys for
Harold Herbert Schroeder, accused
of murder and arson in the mystery,
was delayed until 9 Thursday morn
ing by Criminal Judge James A.
Collins today.
First test of the strength of the.
charges of murder and arson against
the southerner, accused in the High
School road torch car mystery, is ex-
pected in the hearing.
Sheriff George Winkler and police
authorities will oppose the court or
der on grounds that investigation of
the mystery is hampered by such an
order.
Charges Third Degree"
Ira Holmes, attorney for Schroe-
der, filed the petition asking the
order on grounds Schroeder's rights
as citizen we're endangered and
that third degree" methods were
being used. Holmes will introduce
evidence to show that Schroeder
was questioned about the case over
a plain pine box containing the
charred body of an unidentified
man taken from Schroeder's blazing
car and will claim such methods
are third degree" tactics.
Raymond Weir and Raymond
Larsh, of near Avon, Hendricks
county, told Sheriff Winkler and
Coroner Keever today how, riding
on the High School road at 1870
the morning of May 81, they saw
the blazing car. Previously they
had brought Raymond Calment to
the business section of the city and
he was not in the car.
Their story, with the fact Allen
and Miss Blue discovered the blaze
at l to 100 a. m, convinced au-
thorities that the Large black
sedan" seen speeding from the spot
by Allen and his companion still
remains unaccounted for.
Believe Sedan Is Clew
The two youths told authorities
they did not report the fire It the
time because they believed the car
owner would do so. They did not
see any body in the car, they said.
Their description of progress of the
fire convinced authorities their dis
covery o. the tragedy car was after
that of Allen and Miss Blue.
The youth were driving gray
Chevrolet car loaned them by P. H.
DrieSbach of Brownsburg. The car
described by Allen and Miss Blue
was of a heavier type and both agree
it was black in color.
Authorities admit that occupants of
the black car may fear publicity
and have not volunteered their evil
dence as a result, but believe the Sc
dan may hold the clew to the crime.
That accomplices of Schroeder were
occupants of the car is one theory.