The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-07
JUDGE BARS
GUNNER FROM
COURT SESSION
Refuses to Allow Murder
Suspects to Appear on
Behalf of Captive.
BAIL REDUCTION DENIED
Cox. LaSheS Prisoner for
FaISehood and Carrying
Guns on Trip.
BAIL REDUCTION DENIED

With the alleged murdererS OF 70
lice Sergeant Lester Jones barred
from the courtroom, Circuit Judge
Earl R. Cox today denied Willard
Kelly, indianapolis bandit suspect,
reduction in bonds under which he is
held.
Charged with vehicle taking and
with auto banditry, and specifically
accused of taking part in the hold
up last November in the Indian
apolis Railways car barns, in which
81 300 was taken, Kelly appeared in
court with his attorneys in his ha-
beas corpus action.
Thomas McNulty and Henry
Winkler, attorneys for Kelly, charged
police with holding Kelly on eX-
cessive bonds of $4,000 and &C
cused the courts of delaying trial.
Kelly's address is 1910 North Bosart
avenue.
Moved to County Jail
The alleged Jones murderers,
Fred Adams, Ernie Giberson, and
Edward CFoggy) Dean were moved
to Marion county Jail carly today
from the Hamilton county jail at
Noblesville, to testify for Kelly.
They are said to have made state
ments generating Kelly of the
charges and were ready to appear
in court to corroborate their state
mentS.
Il am not going to turn loose
those men in this courtroom, "
barked Cox to Kelly's attorneys. IF
necessary, we'll go to the Jail to take
their testimony"
Placed on the stand, Kelly was
quizzed personally by Cox. He adj
mitted that he had been arrested
three times prior to his arrest in
Louisville in January and that IN
1925 he had been sentenced to two to
fourteen years for burglary and had
been paroled after serving four
years of his term.
Arrest Is Admitted
He admitted he was taken into
custody and quizzed as a suspect
in the holdups of the Hilgemeier
Packing Company, and the Polk
Milk Company
When arrested in Louisville with
the men held on the murder
charges, Kelly was said to have
been packing two automatic re-
volvers. He admitted he had two
guns and was carrying them for
protection.
protection against hijackers?"
asked Cox.
Yes" answered Kelly.
Then you were going to Louisville
to meet Foggy Dean and discuss a
beer deal?" pressed Cox.
YES" said Kelly.
Denies Hijacking Intent
Were you going to do any hi
iacking?" asked the judge.
mo, not then" answered Kelly.
The two guns, police assert, were
stolen from an United States
armory, but Kelly insisted he had
purchased the revolvers.
Waving Kelly off the stand, Cox
delivered an angry lecture to the
attorneys.
This man hasn't told me the
truth" said the judge bitterly. HE
left jail promising to go straight
and here he is, admitting running
beer, and packing two guns.
Assailed by Judge
He denies taking part in the
street car robbery, but he doesn't
explain those guns very well. The
only thing guns are used for is to
shoot people.
Purpose of the high bond ap-
parently is to hold Kelly in custody
where the officers can put their
hands on him when they want him.
AS far as the delay in the trial is
concerned, I never knew of Judge
Frank p Baker in criminal court
delaying trial
Rather. Baker has been criti-
cized for handling cases too rapid
ly. Take this man back to jail