The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-01-06
GROCER CLERK
MURDERED IN
STORE HOLDUP
Halls Raising Hands, to
Remove His Glasses;
Shot Down.
THREE IN BANDIT RAID
Blame Victims Poor Sight
for Tragedy; Killers
Flee in Auto.

rice III AUTO.
Chris c. Wade, 81. father Of two
motherless small girls, was slain
Thursday night by bandits, who fled
without loot from the grocery OF
Otto Aldcndorf, $50 South Lyon
avenue Three suspects are held.
The slain man, a clerk in the gro
Gerry was shot down when he halted
raising his hands to remove his
glasses. His sight was poor, ac-
ouaintanccs said.
Three men, all carrying revolvcrs,
entered the store Besides Wade,
those in the place were Aldendorf,
Jesse Rabcrn, a butcher, Gle South
Mcleod street; Charles Wilkerson
of the Lyon avenue address, and
= Reid Phillips Of the Mcleod street
address.
Wade entered while the robbery
was in progress. Coming into the
lighted store, his poor sight caused
him to hesitate until his eyes be
came accustomed to the light.
Commanded to raise his hands,
Wade lifted them, but halted to re-
move his glasses. A shot was fired,
the bullet entering his abdomen.
He died in the admitting room of
city hospital
Flee After Shooting
Aldendorf tried to fight the ban
dts, but was knocked down by a
fist blow Wilkerson was in a back
room when the robbers entered.
one came near him and WIKI
crson remarked, You can't do
that as he was ordered to remain
quiet. He was struck in the face
with the butt of a revolver.
After shooting Wade, the bandits
ran from the store to an automobile.
AS they drove away, phillips fired
at them with a shotgun.
Wades daughters, Darlene, 6, and
Ruth Joan, A. are with relatives i'll
Oolitic. Ind The wife and mother
dies six weeks ago after an illness
of a year from cancer.
Possible explanation for the APP
parently unWarranted shooting of
Wade was given today by Aldendorf.
He said that he received A tip re-
Gently that his store was to be
robbed or entered by burglars.
He arranged with Wade, who
g owed him for groceries, to work as
a clerk during the time the store
was open at night and he remained
after closing Aldendorf believes
the robbers knew Of this arrange
ment and suspected that Wade was
armed. although he had no weapon.
Three Suspects Held
Suspects held in the case, and be-
heved connected with a robbery
which followed the Staying are Ray
mond Jutt, 30 and Robert White,
"a both of BAT North East street,
and Archie Lawson, 90. of 436 West
Norwood street.
They were arrested at Browns
burg by Everett Hudelson, town
marshal, who had them at bay
backed against the wall of a bank
when Sergeant Noel Jones and
patrolmen Charles Burkett and
Chester Zimmerman arrived. Hud-
elSon arrested the men when he
saw them lettering near res
tauant. He called police here for
aid.
Three men held up Bert Yeager
West Newton. active in Democratic
politics. while ne was driving on
road g.. about five miles southwest
of indianapolis, following the Wade
Slaying The robbers obtained a
small amount of money and
watch.
Autopsy Is Performed
One effort TO link the prisoners
with the murder failed when it was
shown that the bullet which killed
Wade could not have been fired
from a revolver one of the men
dropped in BrownSburg. This gun
is q .32-cahber. while an autopsy
showed the fatal bullet was of So
Caliber or larger.
DR.. william E. Arbuckle, coroner.
stated that an autopsy performed
bv his deputy, DR.. j. A. Salb showed
that the bullet entered the abdomen
and passed through the body. In
ternal hemorrhage caused death.
Search is being made in the store
Tor the bullet.
Prisoners Deny Staying
Ebert Flynn living near Browns
burg. brought the three men ar
rested there to Clermont. He said
they halted him while he was driv-
ing to Clermont from indianapolis
NO attempt was made 10 rob him.
He said they told him they were
hitch-hiking TO small Mont
gomery county town near Craw-
louisville.
According to police White ad-
mits having served a term in the
Illinois state prison ct StateSville
for assault and battery with intent
to commit murder, and was released
or parole two months ago.
The prisoners deny any connec-
ton with the Staying Of Wade and
robbery of Yeager. They are held
on vagrancy charges under bond of
$1,000 each. Effort to identify them
was to made today.
EXCHANGE TO CLOSE
Brokers to Pay Respect TO Coolidge