The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-23
Jones KILLER
SUSPECTS ARE
GR|LLED HERE
Five Men Returned to City
Are Held InCommuiCado
by Detectives.
ATTORNEYS TO COURT
Interview Order Is Sought
by Lawyers for Alleged
Murder Gang.

Legal complications held the
spotlight in the Sergeant Lester
Jones Staying case today as counsel
sought an interview with the five
suspects Of the machine gun muir
der who are held incommunicado
by Indianapolis police.
The men, returned to indianapolis
from Covington, KY, late Wednes-
day night, faced questioning BY
detectives throughout the morning
They we're viewed by the entire de-
partment after being brought, care
fully guarded, from their separate
cells in the county Jail, to head
quarters
Ira Holmes and his son, Horace
attorneys, brought forward the first
move of the defense when they at
tempted to see the suspects, first at
the Jail. and later at headquarters
Refused permission to talk with
them. Tia Holmes is seeking Grim
inal Judge Frank p Baker in an
attempt to obtain an order permit
ting the interview.
Retained by Attorneys
Arrangement of four of the five is
expected to be held in Bakers court
within a few days. They are charged
with commission Of murder during
robbery.
Holmes said he was retained as
defense counsel by Covington at
torneys, who represented the mer
after their arrest there Monday
He said he did not know what
court action he may take if refused
an interview order by Baker.
The prisoners are George
Schwartz, said to be a former Chi
cago gangster; Al Thompson, Ed
ward Miller, Fred Adams, and Will
liam Mason. Suffering from bull
let wound, Mason is held in the city
hospital.
Accused of New RObberieS
A sixth suspect, Mary Phillips, 81
was released on her own recog-
nizance at Covington, with consent
OF Indianapolis ponce.
Evidence that the suspected mer
participated in holdups other thar
the one attempted at the Peoples
Motor Coach garage where Sergeant
Lester E. Jones fell victim of ma
chine gun fire, continues to pile up
Latest of the holdups credited t.
at least some members of the gan!
is that of the office Of the Public
Service Company of Indiana a
Terre Haute, where $4,000 in cast
and a like amount in checks wa
obtained March IL.
Others are three robberies here
that of the Thirtieth Street garage
the Capitol Dairy Company offic,
and the Office of F. Hilgemeier
Brothers, packing company.
Unidentified by Garage Man
-Four men participated in the rob
berry at Terre Haute. Four employs
of the company offices of which il
in the heart of the city, after view
ing photographs of the men helC
here. expressed a belief tina
Thompson was the man who stood
near the front serving as a look
out He carried a sawed off shot
gun, while his companions were
armed With reyolvers.
Two of the employees believe Ed
ward Miller was member of tn,
gang, while one could not identif,
any of the pictures as those of mel
who committed the robbery.
Stanley Myers, employe of tn,
Thirtieth stree garage, picked from
the photographs one man he be
lieyes took part in the holdup Nov
30 last, when two automobiles were
stolen, one of which. used in thu
flight after the Jones Staying, ha
been identified as stolen from tn,
garage. The automobile, propert,
of w. A. COPYRIGHT, Bill North Me
ridian street, was found in posses
sion of the suspected men whei
they were arrested at Covington.
Under Heavy Guard
Schwartz has been partially iden
tined as one of the men who too
part in the Hilgemeier robbery.
Removal of the prisoners from
Covington to indianapolis was &C
complished much sooner than loca
officers had expected. They had be
lieved nothing could be done befor
today, when the suspects were +
have been given a hearing in Ken
ton county court at Covington OF
fugitive charges.
However, Governor Ruby Laffool
of Kentucky honored extraditiol
papers Wednesday and, late in tn
afternoon, a police motor cavalcad
left for Covington, under commant
of Chief Mike MorriSSey, and in
GLIDING city hospital ambulanc
for the return of Mason.
Handcuffed and under heav
guard. the prisoners were trans
ferred to the police cars from tn
Kenton county Jail. Precaution:
against an escape and an attacl
were taken, armed officers beinl
stationed at either end Of an allie
at the rear of the jail.
Snow covered roads prevented {
speedy return trip and it required
five hours, Three is usually enough
The party arrived here few min
utes before midnight.
Schwartz is said to have left Chi
cago Immediately after the ST. Val
entine Staying of seven member
Of the Bugs" Moran gang.
300 Plead for CIemancv