The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-07
MESSENGER IS
FEARED DYING:
FOUR GR|LLED
One of Gunner Tentatively
Identified as Man Who
Fired Shot.
GUNS TO BE CHECKED
Suspects All to Undergo
Thorough GriIIing by
Sheriff, Aids.

Sheriff Otto Ray and all available
deputies this afternoon were check
ing alibis Of four gunner taken yes
terday IN a spectacular roundup,
featured by gunplay, in an effort to
connect them with the shooting of
Ralph Sutton. critically wounded
drug store messenger.
One OF the men, Gilbert Potts.
alias Baker. 22-year-old Bendl GllD
desperate, has been tentatively
identified as the filling station hold
up gunman by Ralph Quinn, at
tendant.
Mr.. Sutton, who is %. was shot
when he stopped his motorcycle at
the station, Illinois and 46th-sts,
and two men, engaged in holding up
Mr.. Quinn, mistOok his messenger
suit for a police uniform and shot
him Mr.. Sutton this afternoon was
feared dying. Hospital attaches said
his condition was not as good as it
was yesterday.
The suspects deny they took part
in this hOldup, but Sheriff Ray says
he believes his investigation will re-
veal that Potts and one of the others
are responsible.
Confessions Made, Says Ray
Meanwhile Sheriff Ray says he
has signed confessions to four hold
ups in Indiana and Illinois. The
sheriff, who questioned the men all
night. says they admitted holding
up a taxi driver and grocery store
in New Albany, Ind, and taking a
watch and 500.
He SAYS they admit holding up a
grocery in Richmond. Ind, Aug. 81
and taking $40: a beer tavern in
Bendl, H.. shortly afterward where
they took nearly 5000 and some
jewelrv-
Potts was arrested yesterday
morning after his companion.
Frank Klize. %. attempted to kill
him when deputy sherifs sought TO
question them in connection with
an auto wreck.
Wounded in Arm
Potts ducked and the bullet in
flicted a flesh wound in his arm,
and Klize escaped into a corn field
and was not captured until six
hours later, when he was shot by
police waiting at his room at 2046
n New Jersey-st
To get to the room he held up
and kidnapped Milton Murphy. 81. R.
r 4. Box sos. and his 18-months-
old child, Leroy. and used Leroy
for a shield when the car was
stopped by state police who wanted
to inspect it.
Meanwhile police. investigating
addresses found in a book in the
wrecked car. and getting informa-
ton from Lou Ella Mccain and
Louise Kane. Is. and both from
the chorus of the Mutual burleSque
theater. VINO were with Klize and
Potts when their car wrecked, the
police made two other arrests.
All Four to Be Quizzed
They arrested Stanley RIDES, %,
at 7l2 Fletcher-av and Eugene
Schneider. 81. at 93S F1etcher-av,
and they said that the two impli-
Gated all four of the men in holdups
here and IN other Indiana and I'LL
nOiS towns and cities.
Miss Mccain was found today TO
be only II and charges of delin-
Quency were place against her Miss
Kane is held on vagrancy charges.
Sheriff Ray says he will place a
charge of kidnapping against Klize.
Mr.. Murphy and his baby, to-
gether with Frank Goodnight. 704
Lincoln-St. who also was kidnapped
by Klize in his desperate attempt to
escape police. were released after he
had forced them to accompany him
into his room at 2046 n New
JerSey-St.
They were uninjured by bullets
police fired at Klize. but Klize was
wounded twice and is in City Hos
pital today in a serious condition.
The burlesque girls probably will De
released today.