The Indianapolis times., 1932-08-02

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bills and a quantity of small change
was found near the store.
The bandits entered Werner's
] store shortly before noon, with the
demand of stick up your hands
and give us your dough-"
Instead of complying, Werner
opened fire with a revolver he keeps
hidden in his store. The gunmen
returned the fire and retreated.
Werner followed and, as he ap-
preached the sidewalk, a bullet
struck him in the abdomen. He
fell to the walk. Love, attempting
to flee northwest on Indiana ave-
nue.. continued to shoot and Werner
Wrlthlng in pain on the walk.
answered him bullet for bullet.
Opens Fire on Bandits
AS Love appeared to have an
open avenue Of escape, Traffic Pa
trolman Fred Starks, unmindtul of
The weapon Love still was firing.
grabbed the bandit. Starks seized
Loves arm, hurting the gunman to
the pavement. He disarmed Love
and held him until other officers
arrived.
Starks was returning to his post
Of duty at Indiana avenue and New
York street when he heard the
shooting.
Werner, who lives at 3539 Balsam
avenue, changed his name by court
consent several years ago from Sci
gelman, according to detectives. He
is known to police as "the man who
won't put 'em up" because of his
resistance of previous holdups.
Three years ago, Werner routed
bandit from his shop by seizing
a gun and firing at the man. The
bandit dropped his gun on the floor
and fed.
Old-timers on tn epolice force re-
called an incident of Werner's cour-
age fifteen years ago. At the time
he was operator of saloon on
Delaware street near Ohio. Two pS;-
lice officers were at the bar when a
bandit entered and demanded "stick
EN- up"
Captured Bandit
Charles Golnish. one of the Of
ficers, reached for his gun and was
shot by the bandit. Several hours
later the bandit returned to the
saloon and repeated his demand to
Werner, who was alone. Werner
shot the bandit and captured him.
Bystanders were loud in their
praise of Stark's courage. and one
OF the witnesses continually re-
peated to Starks while being uues-
] tened, Boy, you're certainly lucky
that guy didn't plug you. But you
sure smacked him down"
w. F. Law, Gil North Delaware
street, a passerby, told police ne
heard shots and saw the two men
flee from the store.
While he was running. I trailed
along behind him, but I was afraid
to get too close, because of his gun"
Law said. Then I saw Starks COM
ing at him, he certainly grabbed
him.
Police also were told the bandits
neSltated in front of the store be-
fore entering.
Wife to Face Suspect
Mrs. Edith I. Werner, wife of
werner, who vase not in the store
at the time of the shooting. told
police Love reSembled one of two
men who came into the store Mon
DAY night, inquiring about a banjo.
she will confront Parker in an ef-
fort to identify him.
Parker and McCleary we're found
az Parker's home on New YORK
street, after police learned that thew
were friends of Love. Parker was
taken to city hospital, but Love
stated he did not know him. Parker
however. said there was no use
1ooling" and admitted being with
Love Monday night and during the
holdup. ''
James Parker, father of STANLEY
Is merchant policeman, now at
nome recovering from injuries. His
son has been patroling Indiana
avenue, the district assigned to
Parker, during the absence of his
father. McCleary took turns work
ing with him.
Mother Was Alarmed
McCleary is said to have. accom-
panied young Parker on his rounds
Monday night. The elder Parker
told police Love was at the home
with him until early this morning.
Love is one of a family of six
children, it was learned from his
mother, Mrs. Emma Love, at the
Noble street home.
He did not come home Monday
night, she told police, and she was
worrying about him when police
arrived with news of the shooting.
Scientists See'- Minerals
BIZ United Press
MARSLAND, Neb., Aug. q
Three New England scientists, c. (.
and Webb Tilton. of Concord, N. H.,
and r. H. Dennison of Winchester.
Mass. are encamped along. the chalk
bluffs of the Niobrara river search
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