The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-09
FORT SOLDIER
HELD, ADMITS
DEATH ATTACK
Attempted to Rob Aged
Bus Station Manager,
He Tells Police.
duplicates ARMY PAL
Staying Seen as Result of
Handling Baseball Lot
terry Slips.

Patrick Mcmahon, 70-year-
old night manager of the
Union bus station, 125 West
Market street, is dead today,
a murder victim, as a result
of dealing in baseball pool
tickets to recoup a loss of
more than $4,000 suffered in
failure of a downtown bank.
Charles E. Pike, 25, soldier at TT.
Benjamin Harrison, is held on a
charge of numbering the aged man,
and in a statement to detectives i'm
plicated fellow soldier, Dewey
Montgomery Pike, detectives said,
admitted he intended to rob Nc
Mahon.
Mcmahon died today in city hos
pital of wound on the head suf-
fered Friday night when he was
struck with a blackjack in a small
Office at the station.
Asked for Pool Slip
In a death bed statement to de-
tectives, Mcmahon said man he
never had seen before came into
the station and asked to see a slip
showing baseball pool winners.
Il went back to my Office to get
the slip from my coat" the state
ment continues. With my back
to the man, he hit me on the right
side of the head with a blackjack"
Mcmahon was not felled by the
blow. He yelled
Catch that man." and Pike was
captured as he tried to escape
through the main entrance of the
station. He was caught by Irwin
Scoville, 1922 Southeastern avenue,
and William Carmichael, 1884 West
Michigan street, who held him until
the arrival of Jacob Hudgins,
motorcycle policeman, and Edward
Higgins, traffic officer.
Police Obtain Statement
Statement of Pike as announced
by detectives is as follows:
"A few days ago Montgomery told
me he knew where to get money
and baseball tickets. He said there
was no danger, as the old man who
had the money and tickets would
not notify police as he was vioIat-
ing the law himself. Montgomery
said the only danger might be from
fellows hanging around the place.
He said the old man was in the bus
terminal.
I'VE came in from the fort Friday
afternoon and Montgomery and l
went into the bus station. Mont
gomery talked to the old man. so
that would know him. I was
seated near them.
1--WE left the station about GAS
Friday night and / came back about
7:45. told the old man I wanted
to buy two tickets. l followed him
back to a little Office and while his
back was toward as he started to
get the tickets from his coat, hit
him on the head with the black
jack.
Dies at Hospital
Montgomery said he would wait
for me on Illinois street at the alley
north of Washington street. He had
agreed to split any money got and
also had an agreement of the same
kind for any money we won playing
the baseball pool"
Mrs. Sarah Davidson, manager of
the st. Denis hotel, where Mcmahon
had made his home the last four
teen years, arranged for his removal
to the hospital at 2:30 this morning.
He died two hours later. Following
the attack he was treated by a ply
sician and taken to the hotel. Early
today Mrs. Davidson went to his
room. He was sitting in his bed.
Don't lay me down. he pleaded.
I am sick here" placing a hand
on his chest.
Former Saloon Keeper
Mr.. Mcmahon, former Indianap-
OILS saloon keeper and a boxer for
several years, was born in Ireland
and came to this city when a boy.
He and his wife were divorced about
twenty years ago. A granddaughter,
James Dale, and his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Stilesdale, niece of the
slain man, live at 1929 North
Pennsylvania street.
j. r. Furry, day manager of the
bus station, said Mcmahon lost be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 in the
bank failure. Dale said he did not
know the exact amount of the loss,
but expressed belief that it was
heavy.
HE had more friends in this
part 70 the city than any man
ever knew" Furry said. "If robbery
was the motive for the attack,
there was mistaken idea, because
Mcmahon never carried more than
$40 on his person"