The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-07

From the time of the shoot
ing, throughout the morning,
the eastern section Of city and
county was the arena for one
of the greatest man hunts in
years. Every available police
officer was assigned to the
task of nabbing the killers.
Three suspects were picked up by
police. One man, who gave four
different names and said he was
from Dayton, O., was held on a
vagrancy charge. The others were
released a few minutes after being
taken to headquarters.
Flee on Foot
Police believe the bandits, who
escaped on foot after leaving their
weapon-loaded car in the garage,
had fled from the county in another
auto. The search turned toward
city limits between the National
road and Road So, when it was re-
ported that car had been plant
ed near an abandoned schoolhouse.
Police followed the marks of the
car to New Bethel, where the trail
was lost. Authorities believe the
bandits probably were taken to the
scene of the parked car by a taxi
driver, who is sought.
One of the slayers is believed to
have been wounded by gunfire in
their battle with Patrolmen Willard
Hawkins and Michael McAllen.
Escape Out of Side Door
The bandits were forced to flee
from side door, when McAllen and
Hawkins, who followed Sergeant
Jones into the death garage, started
shooting. The bandits could not
reach their new, stolen car, because
the patrolmen used it to shield them
from the ripping machine gun fire.
The bandit car was riddled with
bullets from the gun.
The trail of the fleeing gunner
led to the Nickel plate railroad
tracks and south from Twenty-sec-
ond street, then south to Nineteenth
and Bellefontaine streets.
Police were rushed northeast sec
ton Off the city when three men driv-
ing coupe, bearing an Ohio license,
attempted to stick up James Black
err, 33, of 1885 Sheldon street, ice
wagon driver, at Fifty-slxth street
and the Nickel Plate railroad, Short
ly before noon.
These bandits fled in the car, in
which the third man sat at the
wheel, when they found Blacker had
only IS cents. Both bandits who
confronted Blacker were armed.
MOrriSsey in Charge
Morrissey took personal charge of
the search for Sergeant Jones STAY
erS and the staff Of uniformed police
were augmented by every available
detective within an hour after the
shooting.
Before dawn. every rooming house
in the city was on the list of de-
tectives, to determine where the
bandits might have lived. Hotels in
all parts of the city were checked
Police in surrounding states were
notified by Morrissey and state po-
lice and sheriffs in all Indiana
counties watched roads. Squads
were detaHed to the Union station,
Terminal station and bus depot.
Railroad detectives searched yards
northeast and southeast of the city
for the fleeing murderers.
Get Radio Report
Sergeant Jones and the patrol
men were sent to the bus company
garage on radio report that five
men were arguing with employees.
The bandits saw the police car
halt and one of them yelled:
Here they come; let them have
it,"
The gunner, at the time of the
shooting, were completing their
second robbery in less than twelve
hours. Monday afternoon they had
obtained $4,000 at the Capitol
Diaries, Inc, 1913 North Sherman
drive. where four of them held
employees at bay with the warning
they would be filled full of lead If
you move"
Wayne Fritts, 1916 Waldemere
avenue, night foreman Of the garage,
told police the bandits obtained
s1,869, all of which was found in
an open leather sack in the street
after the shooting.
According to Fritts, he was alone
in the cashiers Office when the