The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-23

Employment of at least
eleven additional deputy
sheriffs for the remainder of
the year received tentative
approval of the councilmen,
pending a special meeting at
which ways and means of OBJ
tanning the money can be dis
cuSsed.
1t is expected that special meet
ing will be held within the next few
days. In the meantime, county
commissioners and Sheriff Sumner
will work out plan for getting
funds for the additional deputies.
I'VE are faced with a crisis that
should crowd everything else from
our minds" said Ernest Marker,
county commissioner, in opening the
meeting in the Jail, after council
men had been summoned by tele-
phone.
People Need Protection"
The people of Marion county
need protection, and with our pres
ent equipment, it is impossible to
give it to them,' Mr.. Marker as
serted.
He was supported heartily by
Thomas Ellis and Dow Vorhies,
other commissioners, who explained
that the 81 900 needed for installa-
ton of the new equipment can be
obtained by transfer from food
appropriations.
Red tape was Slashed without a
dissenting vote as the council
waived formalities in approving the
transfer. Ordinance authorizing the
expenditure will be approved formal
ly at next council meeting, with
authorities proceeding on verbal
order.
mo Time to bubble"
Nov isn't the time to bubble
about such matters" said Edward
ReSener, council president. Let's get
this equipment installed before we
nave a wholesale jail delivery.
When William Boyce. chief iaiI-
er, Informed the council that the
jail armory consisted of only six
Shotguns, and that no submachine
gun was available for defense
against heavily armed bandit gangs,
ne was authorized to purchase ad-
ditional weapons.
Under the plan advanced bv
Sheriff Sumner Saturday, the armor
plate gunner's cage will be erected
on the second cell tiers, command
ing the one entrance to the cell
blocks. 1t will be manned TWENTY
four hours a day by deputy
sheriff, armed with the submachine
gun and shotguns.
mo Delivery Here"
With this equipment. will
guarantee there will be no iail de-
livery from this jail" Sheriff Sum-
ner declared.
AS the council met in a tiny room.
in the Jail, Jailer Boyce unlocked a
desk drawer and removed three
revolvers, seized within the last two
weeks while they we're being
struggled to prisoners.
The councilmen eyed the ugly.
snub-nosed weapons, loaded with
dum-dum bullets, which carry the
force of shotgun charge when
fired.
I'VE intercepted two of these guns
before they got to prisoners, Jailer
Boyce said. The third was fourd
hidden in the jail, along with a
quantity of tools. I am confident
that this discovery at the last
minute was all that stopped a Jail
break"
Get Your Machine Gun"
One Of the councilmen gingerly
picked up a loaded weapon. Every
one in the room cringed and in
stinctively ducked. The revolver was
replaced on the desk.
There are twenty-seven men in
this jail awaiting trial on murder
charges" Boyce continued. This
morning we had 236' prisoners, and
the courts will send us about fifty
more today. This jail was built to
accommodate only 225 prisoners"
Go ahead and get your machine
gun, and if any one tries to get in
or out, let EN- have it, a council
man said. The others nodded agree
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