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

rounded a mouse IN the 0U0 blOCk,
North keystone avenue.
In five minutes, indianapolis could
muster the nucleus of a seemingly
impregnable defense army. In an
hour force Of nearly one thousand
police and national guardsmen,
equipped with modern weapons of
combat and ten airplanes could take
the field.
Inquiries into the potential de-
lenses of the city were prompted by
the series of desperate deeds COM
mitted by a band of felons who
have murdered, robbed and plum
dered in Ohio and this state since
their escape from Indiana state
prison a month ago.
In the event of raid on one Of
the county or city institutions as
feared by Sheriff Charles (Buck)
Sumner Of Marion county in letter
to Governor Paul v. McNutt, asking
for protection, the adjutant-gen-
erals office and the city police would
be able to act speedily but the state
police practically would be in
effective.
New Equipment Ordered
Admitting the inadequacy of the
state police in the event that the
band of desperadoes should attempt
a Jail break here or be trapped in
the city, Al Feeney, state safety di-
rector said that his long fight for
new equipment for the state police
at last is bearing fruit.
IF such a raid happened today"
said Feeney, eve wouldn't be able
to help at all with equipment.
have ordered ten riot shotguns and
four repeating rifles as well as tear
gas equipment, which will be de-
livered in a few days. I also have
ordered ten speedy automobiles.
Chief Mike Morissey revealed that
his force is better equipped for an
emergency.
1.-THE police have two machine
guns mounted on cruising automo-
biles at the north and south ends
Of the CITY," said the chief. I'm
addition to that, we have fifty-four
cruising cars equipped with shot
guns. Every man on the force car
ries pistol and many of them now
are carrying two.
THE only way that desperadoes
could strike the police a death
blow" the chief continued, would
be to seize the radio station in Will
lard park, and that's impossible.
The station is surrounded by
seven-foot fence charged with cleo
tricity. The windows are bullet
proof. Two armed men are there
constantly. There is only one door
and that too is charged with electric
current"
Airplanes Available
IT have plenty of tear gas equip
ment and extra arms, too" said
Morrissey.
Adjutant-G General Elmer F. Straub
stated that six hundred armed men.
ten airplanes, or more if necessary.
and a quantity of army rifles, shot
guns, machine guns and tear gas
equipment is available at less than
an hours notice.
All officials interviewed admitted
that the gang believed to be made
up of John Dillinger, bank bandit,
and at least eight other felons are
well-equipped for a fight.
In raid Friday night on the
Peru police station, the gang stole
two submachine guns, ten magazines
of ammunition, one tear gas gun
and three gas cartridges, three
rifles, two sawed-off shotguns,
seven bullet proof vests, four re-
volvers and three police badges.
At Auburn, a week before, the
desperadoeS took a machine gun,
four rifles, several revolvers, bullet
proof vests and thousands of rounds
of ammunition.
These seizures place the outlaws
in possession Of one machine gun,
two submachine guns, several thou
sand rounds of ammunition for
them, seven rifles, two sawed-off
shotguns, at least ten bullet-proof
vests, at least seven revolvers and
one tear gas gun with several
cartridges.