The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-02
KILLED LAWYER
FOR HIS S120,
FOUR CONFESS
Detroit HOOdIum, Three Girls
Face Life in Prison
for Staying.

Face Life in Prison
for Staying.
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and a half years for that We've
got 20 use a gun
The next morning lWcdn esdav.
the Jackson sisters and SCnWcitzer
discussed their plans further. and
according 10 tho girls. definitely &C.
cided 90 Kill tho victim. A. this
point. Miss Miller teiephoned and
was told 10 join them.
Arriving. Sic vas informed of q
plan 90 -rou 3 sucker Miss Mil
Ter said she was not informed that
murder was planned Miss FLOR
cnce Jackson said her sister had
said in MS NliIers presence. Bill
has gone 20 get his gun
Girl Tells Of Shooting
"wednesday evening Dickinson
dined alone al the Book Cadillac
then Wcn- 90 the Detro.ter Hotel
where hc. SchTe.rzcr. and The three
women had drinks ln SchWeitzer 3
room Then they went riding II
Schweitzers car.
They drove through Rouge Park
SChWoIfZeT stopped This vas the
signal for the women 20 get out and
walk away All bur Loretta did 50.
This except from her confession
carries on the sequence
"Fl0 and LII Miss Miller had
left the car Bill turned around
ffr0m the front sCau and said.
'Cmon and get out He had the
gun. Nir. Dickinson said from the
rear seau You're damn fool. you
crazy kid Bill shot HIM then. II
wasn't loud There wasn't any fIght.
I turned ms head doNn and couldn't
look. I remember Bill saying. That
isn't much f0 Kill man for
Schvcitzcr insisted that Dickln-
son resisted the effort 10 rob him
and therefore was killed The WOm-
IN insisted he was killed IN cold
blood
shot Through Head
All agreed that be was shot once
through the chest On the car. then
dragged ont on the ground and
given q coup de grace through the
head. Schwcitzcr Ierkcd of his
coat and vest tossed % % the girls.
saving See what you find in that"
Miss Miller here takes up the
story.
"Flo and I walked away from the
car. and when I heard the shot I
ran back. saw Bill standing over
him and saw him shoot him IN the
head. I said. My God. Bill, what
did you shoot him for2'
Yes. I took the Sl20 out OF the
coat. what else was there TO do? I
gave them % Bill ana he said, /
thought we'd find some ifties.
Schwcitzer said that as they left
the body. one of the girls said,
Well. ne go- what was coming
% him"
Schweitzer admitted ne planned
the robbery. but insisted the murder
vas not premcdItated.
After the killing the women and
their procurcr returned 90 the De
froitcr Hotel Talking d. over. they
decided Detroit was not safe for
them and fled hv car To Chicago
There Mr.. Dickinson money was
snent for clothes and for a portable
short wave radio which Schweltzer
MANNED % pick up police broad
casts. thinking that would avoid
capture. They were arrested in Fl.
Wayne. Ind. Saturday.
Runs Gamut Of Emotions
Police. reConStruCting the murde:
from the confessions. vISuallzed the
body OF the brilliant attorney left
on the park grass while the car sped
awav. the murderer at the wheel.
the three women on the back seat
meticulouslv going through the
pockets Of the victims coat and
vest.
Schweitzer. a ShalloW-faCed. dis
sipated youth. ran a remarkable
camut OF emotions from Sunday
night when police began questioning
him 20 last night when he broke
down. agreeing TO tell the whole
truth. all the truth. and nothing but
the truth
First his manner was supreme
confidence. prOclaiming. You dumb
cops. you've got nO.hI.S on me"
CircumStanual Cvictcce linking
him irrefutably with the murder
was placed before him. His beady
ewes shifted. His mouth Sagged.
"Oh. yeah3 On. yeah?' His
head came ND. the eyes narrowed.
His mind had fixed upon a story.
Changed Story Repeatedly
NOW. III tell YOU exactly what
happened" ne began. Supremely
confident once again. his manner
saving. Cops VIII believe anything.
With elaborate detail he described
how. for no reason at all. Mr.. Dick
insOn had killed himself. Better
minds than his seized upon his
story. picked II TO pieces. Again
the dazcd expression. the shifting
ewes. again dumbfOunded. "Oh.
yeah2 on. yCah2"
Again and again he changed his
story. each time becoming less logi-
ca. Meanwhile. other questions were
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