The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-08
COPS killer
TRAPPED BY
Police ARMY
TWo-Gun Thug Is Captured
After Savage Battle
at Hideout.
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Companion ConfeSSeS to
Dancer Staying; Girl
PAL to Tell ALL

By United Press
NEW YORK, May 8.-The law
worked with speed unprecedented
in New York today to avenge the
killings of a patrolman and a girl
"taM-dancer" from Bangor, Me.
Francis 1.-TWO Gum Crowley, 20,
who for two hours late Thursday,
kept at bay a veritable army of po-
lice sharpshooterS, laying down a
barrage against his hideout just off
exclusive Riverside drive, was in
dicted hastily in Suffolk county
court today on a charge of murder
ing patrolman Frederick Hirsch.
Meantime in the Bronx, a murder
Indictment was brought against
Rudolph Durniger, heavyset gun
man captured after the battle at
Crowley's apartment. He has con-
fesSed to killing Virginia Brannen,
dancer in a "dime-a dance" place,
because he was "sore at her."
Girl to "TelI All"
Helen Walsh, the 16-year-o1d girl,
who penned farewell notes, as the
gun battle ragged yesterday, was held
today and authorities hoped to use
her as an important witness against
Crowley.
She has promised to tell the
true story" of the killing of Hirsch,
which she witnessed while sitting
with Crowley in a motor car in a
Long island lovers lane"
It was this girl, authorities in
dicated, who indirectly caused Crow
ley's arrest after great man hunt.
District Attorney Edwards of Suf-
folk county said that a former
sweetheart of Crowley, jealous over
his attentions to Helen, had told po-
lice where Crowley was hiding.
Crowley was shot three times dur
ing the heavy barrage the police laid
down and is in a hospital today
awaiting trial next Monday.
Police Commissioner lIuIrooney
called Crowley a fake bad man
with the soul of a rat" The 'two-
gun killer" qait miserably and hid
behind woman's skirts, Mulrooney
said.
Fought Like Rat
''He fought when he was cornered
like cornered rat" the commits
sioner said. "Ee was dangerous
when he got the draw, but he never
really shot it out with any one"
Crowley, the girl and Duringer,
220-pound trucknan, battled fu-
riously with police for more than
an hour in their f1fth-foor apart
ment on West Nineteenth street
and more than seven hundred shots
were fired before the young gunman
showed the white flag.
Ten thousand spectators lined the
streets in the neighborhood as
police, under personal command of
Commissioner Edward P. NIuEooney,
hacked their way into the apart
ment with axes, hurled tear gas
bombs at the besieged trio, and
shattered the walls with machine
gun and rife fire.
Still Loves Crowley
They gave up only after their
youthful leader lay on the floor,
gasping for breath and bleeding
from his wounds. Neither Miss
Walsh nor Durniger was wounded,
Miss Walsh, wearing cheap cloth
ing and imitation jewelry, told Ed
wards today that she feels pretty
sure" she still loves Crowley, "be-
cause he is such a gentleman" But
she does not intend to hold back
anything when it comes to testify
ing against him.
'That cops face will haunt me
to my dying day." she said. when
Shorty Crowley shot him he fell
into the car and I saw his face.
I'll never forget it. I haven't been
able to sleep at night since. It was
sure shame he had to be killed"