The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-02-07
BANDITS STAY
POLICEMAN AND
MAKE ESCAPE
Sergeant Lester Jones Is
Killed in HoIdup of
Bus Garage.
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ammunition. The armorv, believed
comprised Of weapons stolen from
the Franklin, o.. police headquar-
ters recently. included a saWed-of
Winchester rife. a Winchester pump
gun, two fully loaded Springfield
'30-'06 rifles and 1890 repeating
rife. and an automatic rife
Six Boxes of Ammunition
The ammunition included six
boxes. each containing fifty auto
matte rife cartridges. 100 cartridges
for the Springfield rifles. a clip of
machine gun cartridges and car
tridges Of the repeating rife.
An automatic rife which was
jammed was found shortly after the
murder at TWenty-first street and
the Nickel Plate railroad by rail-
road detectives. City officers found
the trail Of two of the gunner in
an alley in the rear Of Nineteenth
and BellefOntaine streets, where
they also found a rife cartridge.
one of the bandits apparently
fed from this point through a va
cant lot and the other through a
residence yard.
Both Indianapolis radio stations
were broadcasting descriptions of
the bandits every few minutes.
The stolen bandit car was the
property Of Emile Moores, county
auditor at Dayton O. This car was
stolen from the Ohio city Jan. 10.
Stolen Indiana 1888 license plates
were on the machine They had
been issued in the last two weeks
for a Buick, the property of a
BroOkYille, Ind, resident.
Inside the auto was a set Of Ohio
plates, changed eXpertly. Orig
inally carrying the numbers E36-335,
the numbers were altered to read
E86-835. The change was detected
by Morrissey under strong lights.
A set Of Illinois plates for this
year that, records in Springfield, H.,
show, had not been sold either at
the statehOuse or through license
branches, also was in the car, bear
ing the numbers 964-894.
Operated in Three States
Police believe that the gang may
have been operating in the three
states.
Sergeant Jones was carried from
the garage to a nearby restaurant
and was dead when DR.. John Salb.
deputy coroner. arrived at the scene.
Salb Immediately opened his inVes-
tigation of the shooting along with
police.
Sergeant Jones had been a men,
Der of the police force since Nov.
26, 1918. He held various posts, in
Guiding one as inspector of traffic
In 1926, and later was captain Of
traffic. He was named a sergeant
Jan. 6, 1880. He was born in 1881.
In the dairy company robbery, the
gunner held back a dozen employees
while they looted the safe and
cashiers cage of $4,000. They first
warned the employees not TO start
anything
Funds Given Bandits
The bandit with the machine gun
took his place at the head of the
stairs, While another walked into
the office of Arthur P. Holt, plant
manager
With a revolver trained on Holt,
the bandit said:
You'd better get busy or we'll fill
YOU all full of lead -"
SHOW them where the money is"
Holt told Robert Hedrick, cashier
Hedrick opened the unlocked safe
and turned over the funds
Henry l.. Myers, office manager,
was slapped by one of the gunner
when he walked into the Office, not
knowing the crime was in progress.
Young women employed at the
company were treated with courtesy.
Here, you, get some chairs for
these girls to sit on, one bandit or
dered men employees. Don't worry
and nothing will happen
Apparently familiar with the lay
out of the plant, the bandits had
driven their car into the driveway
while the hOldup was staged. One
of the gang remained at the wheel.