The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-10-01
WILD TALE OF
ABDUCTION IS
Barred BY BOY
Shortridge Pupil, 18, Says
Chicago Gunmen Forced
Him Into Holdup.
FACTS SUPPORT STORY
Released After Narrowing
Night, Youth Tells of
Gun Battle.

Still terrified by his experience.
Burns Fitzpatrick, Is, a Shortridge
high school pupil, today told The
Times the story of an alleged adj
venture, in which he says nc faced
death at hands of two Chicago gun
men after they forced him into a
holdup and gun battle.
Police are investigating the story
of the boy, whose widowed mother,
Mrs. B. B. Fitzpatrick, of 1925 Gen.
trail avenue, Is public school
teacher here.
The youth contends he was kid
mapped by the two gangsters Sunday
night, and made to drive to Chi
cago. En- route, he declares. they
held up roadhouse south of Leb-
anon, and attempted another west
of Lafayette, but fed from the
scene after a gun battle in which
one bandit and the intended vic
tim were wounded.
Climb On TO His Auto
Finally given his freedom after
the bandits debated whether they
should kill him, Fitzpatrick came
home early Monday too frightened,
he said, to go to police with his
story. 1t leaked out from the mother
of one of his friends.
"a man with gun stepped on
the running board of my car at
Sixteenth and Meridian streets
while was coming home Sunday
night" Fitzpatrick said.
81 was waiting for the traffic light
to change. He said Keep your
hands on the wheel, buddy and
another fellow got in with him. The
first man was about 35, and short
and stocky. The other man was
younger, guess about IS, and tall
"They made me drive east to
Sherman drive and Twenty-first
street. There we passed a filing
station where car load of cops
sat, and then the older man told
me Son, you're going to take us to
Chicago
Stage HoIdup at Lebanon
"Out near Lebanon we stopped at
the Patsy roadhouse. 1t is fill
ing station, where they serve sand
wiches and stuff. We went in and
got sandwiches, and the old guy
wanted some liquor, but the man
said he didn't have any.
Then one fellow pulled a gun.
They robbed a couple of women,
and took about $40 from the owner
of the place. The young man took
me to the car while the other fellow
held off the people, and we lit out
of there.
I'VE swung around and finally hit
the Lafayette road, and went on
through Lafayette to a place where
I missed a detour sign. Just as we
turned around another car came
along and the older man got out.
don't know whether he was just 60
ing to ask the way or stick up the
man and girl in the other car, but
I heard quarrel and then some
shots.
Sent Home With SIS
"The fellow with me shot through
the back of the car at the other
auto. The older man staggered
back to the machine and got in. He
was shot in the back.
Eve drove on to a filling station
and got some gas. The bandit
wanted doctor, but a doctor near
there was sick, SO we went on.
I'VE stopped in Kentland and
they were going to stick up a place
we ate in there, but they got afraid
because the one fellow was hurt
pretty badly. After we got in Chicago
the young man wanted to shoot me,
but the older one wouldn't let him.
They gave me S. and told me to
go home.
If any one asks you about this,
just say you got stuck up and had
to drive over to Columbus, o., or
some place. they warned me-"
Facts Check With Story
F.tzpatrick's story connects with
facts in hands of police here and
III Ga4oJ CbICs
The Patsy roadhouse was held
up Sunday night, and about $50
taken in all. n
Three miles west of Lafayette
Archie Gilmore of Brookston was
held up, he said, while returning
home with Miss Sarah Bayne of
Lafayette from a visit with relatives
in Ambia, Ind.
He grabbed the bandits gun, and
drew revolver from which he fired
seven shots, he told police. He
said he wounded the bandit and was
shot in the leg himself, suffering
only a flesh wound. He described
FitZpatrick's car.
Detectives in Chicago are seek
ing the bandits there. Fitzpatrick
said he left them at the New War
ner hotel, near Thirty-third street
and Cottage Grove avenue in Chi
cago.
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