The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-17
COPS SPURUED
IN HUNT FOR
STORE KILLERS
Triple Arrest in Chicago
Gives CIeW to SIayerS
of [. A. Jackson.
MURDER MOTIVE HINFED
Suspect Alleged to Have
Talked of Shooting
in City.

By Tunes Special
CHICAGO, June 1T-Reports
that Detective Charles Bauer of
indianapolis had given partial
identification of Chester Byous,
held as a suspect here IN the La
fayette jackson Staying. as the
gunman WHO shot him in the
head, we're current this afternoon.
Bauer could not be located for
confirmation.
Efforts to bring to justice The
slayers Of Lafayette A. Jackson,
head of the Standard groceries,
we're redoubled here and in Chicago
today as developments in three diff
ferent channels appeared they
might lead to solution of the crime.
In Chicago three men are under
arrest who are alleged to have fed
Indianapolis shortly after the slay-
ing of Mr.. Jackson in the East
Washington street store
Indianapolis detectives today
sought to obtain further statements
from two youths arrested after
robbery of chicken dinner place
Tuesday night, one of whom, police
say, indicated he knew the bandit
who murdered an east side barber
recently and limited knowledge of
the Jackson Slayers.
Son Suspects Murder
Meanwhile, in criminal court,
chester Jackson, son of the slain
grocery head, who was in the store
the time the bandits entered, told
Judge Frank B. Baker and Deputy
Prosecutor John Kelly that he be-
lieVes the gunner raided the st0-e
to murder his father and not for
robbery.
The trio under arrest in Chicago
are Chester Byous, "a: Joseph
Smith, 20, and Nathan Brown, %,
who were nabbed by Chicago detec-
tives on suspicion in connection
with the recent robberies of two
Indianapolis bakery company driv-
ers and as suspects in the Jackson
Staying.
According to Captain John siege
of the Chicago detective bureau
Brown has charged Byous with
shooting two persons in Indianap-
oils, woundipg one of them SER
iously"
Three Under Indictment
He said, according to Siege, that
one of the persons was bakery
driver. This is believed to have been
Ora May, SO, of 2519 South Pennsyl-
vania street, who was shot in the
right hand May / when he resisted
robbery by two bandits. He is a
driver for the Freebooter bakery
Byous, Smith and Brown are I'M
der indictment on charges of as
Sault and battery with intent to.
rob in criminal court.
Agents Of the bakery, of the
Standard groceries and Detective
Charles Bauer, VINO was shot in
the head by one of the Jackson
gunner, are in Chicago.
1t reliably is reported Bauer al
ready has identified the picture OF
a man as the gunman who shot aim
when he ran to the store while
Jackson and the bandits were ex-
changing gun fire.
Blames Other Two
According to information. wives
of Byous and Brown are sisters, but
Siege said Byous blames the In
dianapolis shootings on Brown and
Smith. The other shooting was said
to have been that of a woman who
was putting her car into a garage.
Edward Beitz, "a, Of TOP North
Alabama street, and Fred Kirk, q
of 1116 Fletcher avenue. are held
here under $4,000 vagrancy bonds
after they are said to have admitted
the S68 robbery and beating of the
woman operator of a chicken dinner
place at 1905 North Emerson avenue
Tuesday night.
A woman companion who is said
to have aided them in the rob-
berry is sought by detectives.
Mrs. Martha Glasspool, So, pro-
prietor Of the place, told police the
trio entered, ordered meals and then
the youths drew guns They OBJ
tanned So from her and $50 from a
trunk they smashed while Iooting
the premises.
Knocked to Floor
She charged that when she.
knocked the revolver from Belts
grasp, that he slugged her, knock
ing her to the floor.
Police claim Bette said he knew
the slayer Of an east side man and
later that he knew something
about" the Jackson killing.
Chester Jackson told county au-
thorities the bandit who opened fire
on his father directed Bert Hof-
man, bcokkeeper in the store. 10
raise his hands, but Whispered:
You're safe, We don't want you"
Chester jackson also stated that
his father dropped to the floor and
that he Chester tried to reach a
shotgun nearby.
Fired at Jackson
II was then, Chester jackson said.
that one Of the gunner yelled to an
other of the slayers: Let him have
1t, the slayer directing his gunfire
at Mr.. Jackson.
Theory Of ths Staying was pre-
sented to Baker and Kelly By Ches-
ter Jackson at the trial Of Floyd
Board, Negro, charged with robbery
in connection with the shooting OF
Earl Hendricks, manager Of a
Standard grocery, at 1919 East
Tventy-ffth street. Jan. 3.
Hendricks. testify1ng, only gavs
partial identification Of Board as
the bandit who shot him in the
head and fed With s45.