The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-11
BANDIT SLAIN,
ALLEGED PAL
HELD BY COPS
City Gunman Is Shot Down
by Gas Attendant at
WhiteIand.
POLICE IN GUN BATTLES
HoodIum Is Arrested After
Series of Wild ChaSeS
by Officers.

One gangster IL dead and another
is under arrest today following
series Of police chases and gun bat
ties in south indianapolis and an
attempted robbery at Whiteland
early today.
The dead man. slain by a filling
station proprietor at Whiteland, has
been identified positively, police
said as Thomas Moore, d. known
criminal with a police record.
Under arrest is Charles Geisking,
30 local hoodlum. captured. after
running gun battle, by patrolmen
Herschel Musgrove and Walter
Bandy, in the 1900 block Naomi
street.
Piecing the series of events, police
believe the gang stole an auto
mobile at Lafayette early last night,
and then wrecked the car on the
Madison road near the Longacre
swimming pool about midnight.
Forced to Ride With Trio
Shortly after midnight. Harry
Meikle, %. of 1908 Elm street, passed
the wrecked car. on his way home
from Franklin. and stopped to in
vestigate. A man standing beside
the car asked him if he wished TO
earn a dollar
When Mr.. Meikle refused. after
becoming suspicious. the man drew
a pistol and held Mr.. Meikle, while
two companions. who came from
behind some bushes, loaded several
rifles. shotguns and revolvers from
the wrecked car into Mr. Meikle's
car.
Then they forced Mr.. Meikle TO
drive to various points in indian
apolis where the gang vainly tried
to break into parked cars. Unsuc-
cesstul. the kidnapers directed Mr..
Meikle to drive to Sixteenth street
and college avenue, where they got
out of the car and walked away.
Reporting to police, about 2 a. m.
Mr. Meikle rode with police squads
under Sergeant OTIS Baker, several
hours in search of the gang. Hiding
near the wrecked car, the officers
awaited results.
Submachine Gun James
About 4 a. m. a Ford V8 with
several men in it drove up. Mr..
Miekle recognized one of the men
as one of his abductors. he said.
Seeing police. the men in the car
hurriedly drove away, with police in
pursuit. The officers Submachine
gun damned, after firing a few
rounds. and the police car was out
distanced.
A few minutes later. Beech Grove
officers reported vain pursuit of the
same car.
Then police we're notified of an
attempted robbery and A shooting
in which one gangster. Moore. was
slain at Whiteland. Police believe
the bandit car was returning from
Whiteland when it stopped at the
wrecked car, and was chased by po-
lice.
Officials of Franklin county re-
ported that Moore was shot to
death by Robert Blythe. whose
filling station at Whiteland had
been robbed seven times recently
Last night he hid in the place and
when several men appeared, one
shooting out the door glass, he
opened fire, killing Moore. The
others fed toward indianapolis. af-
ter firing at Mr.. Blythe. He be-
- Il
gang.
GeiSking Caught in Car
Back in indianapolis. police were
combing the city for the bandit car
that escaped from Sergeant Bakers
squad.
Patrolmen MuSgrave and Bandy
gave chase when 2 car passed them
At seventy miles an hour early this
morning and. after firing several
shots into the car. forced it to the
curb. arresting GeiSking.
In the car. which had been stolen
from D. r. Cooper. liz Monument
place police found title to the
wrecked car. stolen earlier in the
night from Lafayette. a loaded rifle.
cartridges, butcher knife and other
articles.
Geisking claimed he had been hi
lacked of a load of alcohol at La
fayette and was returning from
Lafayette.
Police Identify Body
Police believe the gangsters were
the ones who exchanged shots with
L. w. Roeder. Edgewood, merchant
policeman, about ITO a. m. when
he investigated a car parked at
filling station at Homecroft, below
Stop S.
Police said Moore was bound to
the grand jury last February on
vehicle taking charges AT that
time, he gave his address as 2007
College avenue.
Identification of his body was
made by Lieutenant Albert Perrott.
indianapolis finger print expert. He
has been arrested a number of times
on vehicle taking charges, officers
said
Municipal Judge Dewey Myers to-
day continued hearing on vagrancy
charges against GeiSking until
April Is.
Moore'S mother, Mrs. Bessie
Moore, 2o07 College avenue. said her
son and Geisking. who had been
close friends more than a year. left
her home together about p. m.
Yesterday, both in an intoxicated
condition.
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