The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-16

insurance. o. A. Shepard is its preSi-
dent; Charles H. Grossly, vice-presi-
dent; Nathan Call, cashier, and Ga
len S. Irving, assistant cashier.
The bank will reopen Friday
morning.
Barrage Answers Shots
One of the blasts awakened Ed
Grantham, sleeping in the rear of
the vacant Storeroom adjoining the
bank.
Slipping out of the building,
Grantham fired two shots at one of
the bandits. The bandit returned
the fire.
The robbery accomplished, bandit
guards in front of the bank fired
fusillades up and down the street,
then made their way to their cars
in the west edge of the town and
fed westward.
YeggS inside the bank had been
careful to leave no damaging clews.
They had guarded against leaving
f1ngerprints. A pair of gloves was
left behind.
Telephone lines had been cut in
six places.
Destruction of telegraph lines had
interrupted the railroads signal sys-
tenn, bringing rail men scurrying
into town.
First to arrive, after emergency
squads of indianapolis police and
Marion county deputies, were j. A.
Donohue and G.. E. Mitchell Of the
B. & o. and w. I. Splitter, chief spe-
cial agent of the Monon.
A Charlottesville bread delivery
man reported that he met an auto
mobile near Ladoga that extin-
guished its lights as he passed.
The time of the incident led officials
to suspect it was one of the bandits
cars.
Pry Open Alley Gate
The bandits made their way into
the bank by prying open an alley
entrance which led to the rear of
the building. The entrance is but
a few yards from the abandoned
Roachdale. one-cell jail in which
bandits intended to imprison Jarvis.
Jarvis said the bandits permitted
him to flash stop signal warnings
along the Monon and B. 81 o. routes
before they hustled him from the
station.
Apparently expert in bank rob-
berries, the bandits had pulled six
switches at the light company to
place the town in darkness.
Police said they believed the man
who was met at the water tank by
Jarvis and his two armed escorts
was the bandit who broke the cleo
trio current.
Work Flash Signals
The bandits we're working a
flashlight signal system, Jarvis said.
When they left the depot with him,
one of the bandits flashed his light
to the third near the water tank.
When the three outlaws and jar
Wis reached the rear of the bank.
the light was flashed again and
answered by another gunman in
front of the bank.
Indianapolis and state police be-
lieve the bandits are either from
Chicago or Terre Haute and are
members of the same mob which,
several weeks ago, raided Lizton,
Ind, wrecked bank after exchang-
ing gunfire with residents, and fed
with several thousand dollars loot.
These bandits ripped phone wires
and first went to the Lizton depot,
where they obtained ladders and
pry bars to make their way into
the bank
Deputy Is Called
Deputy sheriff Ed Hooser was the
first police officer at the scene of
the crime. He was called by Jarvis
after the latter filed the phone ex-
chang, following his hours impris-
onment with the girls.
Although the town was in panic
early today, officials and bank Off
Gals had assured townsfolk that no
money was lost in the robbery. All
funds were covered by insurance.
Scores Of children were awakened
by the blasts, but parents forbade
them to go to the bank before day.
light. However, there we're few chill
dren from the town and surround
ing communities who failed to reach
the robbery scene before classes
started.
Aged Man Kills Self