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jersey had taken elaborate precau-
tons to spike the story Hauptmann
is expected to tell on the witness
stand-that he received the almost
$4,000 of Lindbergh ransom money
found in his possession from Fisch
and that. therefore, the dead man
must have been the kidnaper.
Fisch's German relatives have said
that he returned to the fatherland
penniless, using money provided by
Hauptmann.
Detective Johnson went to Ger
many and interviewed Fisch's rela-
tives. He reported he found ample
evidence that Fisch had no money
when he died and never had had
money. Testimony to this effect
would wreck Hauptmann's explana-
ton Of the most damaging evidence
against him - possession of the
money Lindbergh paid for a baby
that already was dead.
Hauptmann, caught because ne
had spent some of the money, said
that Ffsch gave him a shoebox to
care for when he returned to Ger
many Without knowing its con-
tents. he said, he put it on closet
shelf. Water leaked through, caused
the box to fall apart, revealing its
rich contents.
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DU CHlIeU HfESS
LIE HAVRE, France, Jan. 9.-De-
tective Arthur Johnson of the New
York police sailed on the lie De
France today with relatives of the
late Isidor Fisch to testify against
Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the
Lindbergh ease.
Hauptmann claimed in his de-
Tense that the ransom money found
in his possession was given to him
by Fisch, business associate in
New York. Fisch later returned to
his home in Germany, where he
died.
Mr.. johnson is taking back Pinkus
FiSch, brother of Isidor, and three
other relatives. 1t was understood
they would testify as to Isidor's
financial standing in an effort to
diSprove that Fisch had much
money. or gave any to Hauptmann.
Mr.. johnson made a thorough in
vestigation in several German towns
of Hauptmann's past life and
activities, and of Fisch and his
family.
His departure was accompanied
by considerable secrecy. When he
left Paris, it was reported his name
was Henry ReO Johnson, sailor
friend of Miss Betty Cow Lindbergh
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COPS PALS Of
RACKET MEN,
Chief CLAIMS
Warns Police to Cease
ASSociating With Known
City Gamblers.
DIGNITY IS DEMANDED
Order From MorriSsey Is
Read to Force at
Roll Call.

Stating that he had personally
learned that members of the police
force were drinking to excess and
associating with known gamblers
and racket men" while off duty
Chief Mike Morrissey this afternoon
warned through announcements
read at roll call that such actions
must stop before IAN example has
to be made of some one"
From what 1 can learn myself"
the chiefs warning read, some of
our men nave been entirely too
friendly with known gamblers and
racket men, and have been seen in
public with them while off duty on
several occasions.
Il want to remind you that po-
liceman should have a little dignity
about him. The whole department
can be held responsible for the ac-
ton of one or more members and it
must stop before an example has to
be made of some one"
The order was read in the absence
of Chief Morrissey, who is in Mil
waukee studying that city's police
merit system for possible adoption
by indianapolis.
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Kin of IsddOr Fsch Sail for y. S. to
Smash at Abb of Bruno Hartmann

nurse, frequently mentioned in the
case. Mr.. johnson refused to talk
to reporters.
The relatives of Fisch being
takn back by Mr.. Johnson live in
the German village where Isidor
died.
Detective johnson spent several
months talking to relatives and
neighbors. He then selected the
brother, Pinkus, and three other
relatives as the best witnesses and
secretly accompanied them to
Paris, where they arrived late last
night.
He arranged for passage on the
lie De France at the last minute,
and secretly. He would have es-
capped attention except the United
Press correspondent, seeking Red
johnson among the passengers on
the boat train, found Detective
johnson and the four state wit
nesses in a closed compartment.
1t was understood the voyage was
to be kept a close secret to
allow the surprise appearance Of
the witnesses in the courtroom at
Pennington. The lie De France
probably will reach New York early
next Tuesday.
This revelation showed that New
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-09
KARPIS GUNMAN is
SLAIN BY FEDERALS
Gibson Is Shot Down in
Battle at Chicago.
By United Press


CHICAGO, Jan. g. - Federal
agents scored a major coup today in
capture of two members of the no.
torious Barker Karpis gang of Okla
homa, suspected of kidnapping Ed
ward G. Bremen of st. Paul last
year, but ran into a dead end of in
vestigation when their principal
prisoner died of bullet wounds re-
ceived in short but fierce battle.
The man killed was Russell Glib
son, Oklahoma and Missouri gang
ster and associate of Arthur Doc)
Barger and Alvin Karpis, the South
vests most wanted outlaws.
Sixteen agents of the Depart
ment of Justice had a part in bring
ing Gibson down. They also cap
tured another member of the gang
whose identity was kept secret, and
two women. One of the latter was
said to be Mrs. Clara Gibson, wife
of the slain man.
None o. the Federal men was
wounded, although Gibson fired at
least 10 shots with a submachine
gun.
The Justice Department agents,
headed by Harold Nathan, assistant
director of the Bureau of Investi-
cation, questioned the prisoners
through the night in their head
quarters in the Bankers Building.
but refused to divulge what they
learned.
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couple Of houses. while electricians
installed ci5y power.
The Mayor is unoficially reported
to have been in the crowd. disguised
this time as a resident of the city,
but mi 'ons of the Northern Indi-
ana PoS sr Co.. which obtained the
court order and which claims it is
illegal for the city to compete with
it in furnishing commercial and
residential power, did not show up.
The power company. in fact, has
withdrawn with an icy cooperative
shrug into comparative inactivity in
the case, awaiting the trial of the
restraining order on its merits Mon
day in Circuit Court.
It has not failed. however. to re-
mind the tired sheriff that he and
his deputies have failed to serve the
Mayor with the restraining order.
The sheriff at last report was not
enjoying his assignment.
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Today is the ninth day the mayor
and the sheriff have been playing
hide-snd- seek. while the mayor has
caused to have hooked up to the
municipal lighting plant approx
mately 20 residences and six COM
mercial plants.
In overseeing this work the mayor
would be in contempt of Circuit
Court If the sheriff had served on
him the Circuit Court order re-
Straining him from thus placing the
city in the commercial and reSiden-
tial electric power field.
Last night the City Council met
without the mayor.
A large crowd of cheering citizens
surrounded the City Hall and then,
after the session, withdrew, rather
militantly. to the South Size of the
city and acted as a human fence
around two filing stations and a
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Scores Three Damaging Points as He Takes
Spotlight of Lindbergh Trial and
Spectacular Session of Court
German Carpenter Proved He Had Been in
Nursery by Identifying Pins, Bronx
Educator Tells Jury.
BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press STAFF Correspondent

PENNINGTON, n j., Jan. g. - In two-hour court
session that cracked and snapped with sensation Bruno
Richard Hauptmann taken three steps closer to the
electric chair today, by the man known as Jafsie'
Dr. John F. Condon the benign patriarch of the Bronx
whose negotiations with the alleged kdnaper ended with the
$4,000 hoax in Bronx cemetery directly tied the
German carpenter to the Hopewe crime by three decar
atoms
That he was the with whom he first talked for
hour under the usng trees of Woodawn Cemetery urging
him in fathery fashion to give his mad exploit and return
the child.
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KILLER R|SKED
SURGERY DEATH
John DiIIinger Almost Died
on Operating Table,
u. S. Reveals.
By United Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-John Dillin-
ger, attempting to evade arrest by
means of plastic surgery, almost
died while two surgeons were per-
forming a noperation on his face in
a Chicago hideaway, the Govern
ment revealed today in the trial of
Louis P. Piquett, the outlaws attor-
ney.
Piquett, former Chicago prose-
cutor, is on trial on charges that he
served as the master mind" of the
Dillinger gang.
J. Bernard Vol, assistant attor-
ney general, described to the jury
how Dillinger almost died.
The operation was performed in
the home of James Probasco on the
night of May &c." Mr.. Vol said
Two doctors, DR.. Wilhelm Loeser
and DR.. Harold Bernard Cassidy,
performed the operation. Dillinger
stripped and lay down on the bed
in the rear room of that small
weather. beaten house on Craw-
ford-av.
Or, Cassidy was pouring ether on
mask over his nose. Suddenly Dill
linger turned blue, there was a rattle
in his throat and he stopped breath
ing.
Or Cassidy yelled out to DR..
LosSer that This mans dying"
ut appears that Dillinger had not
only gotten too much ether but had
swallowed his tongue. A pair of
forceps were used to get his tongue
out of his throat and the doctors
worked over him franticaly for sew
eral minutes before they were sure
that he would not die"
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Ends Life as
Posse NearS
Reputed Pal of 0iIIlnger
Turns Gun on Self to
, Avoid Capture.
By United Press


DANVILLE, Ky, Jan. George
Collett, 40. fugitive and reputed one
time associate of John Dillinger, to-
day killed seven persons with pistol
bullets, then took his own life.
The massacre rivaled all others in
the history of Rockcastle-Lincoln
County feuds.
Apparently crazed and vengeful,
Collett shot his wife, her parents
and two brothers and two members
of another family against whom he
bore grudge.
He turned the revolver on him.
self when a posse was closing in on
him in the Cumberland foothills of
the section.
The dead:
William Helton. IS. farmer, father
of County Patrolman Modam Hell
ton. Cincinnati.
Mrs. William Helton. so.
Howard Helton. 30, their son.
Harry Helton, their son.
Mrs. Stella Collett, 25. daughter
of the Heltons and wife of the
slayer.
Julius Bordes, so, Kentucky
state patrolman.
Mrs. Julius Bordes, Is.
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PROBATION AIDS NAMED
Three Get Jobs in Municipal Court
Criminal Branch.

Miss Marie Lauck, Mrs. Lucille
Weimar and Miss Mary Alice Wells
today we're appointed probation Of
ficers in the criminal branch of
Municipal Court to replace three
dismissed several days ago in
patronage move of the administra-
tiOn
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KIDNAP GANG
FREES WABASH
COLLEGE MAN
Bares Details of Ordeal
After His Release in
Chicago.
ABDUCTED ON SUNDAY
Student Was Brought Here,
He Says; $4,000 Ransom
Goes Unpaid. .

Picked 'man-hunters" from the
Indianapolis and Chicago Offices of
the Department of Justice swung
into action today in the Indiana
kidnapping of Allen c. Bomberger
2l-year-old Wabash College student
seized Sunday on a Charlottesville
street and released in Chicago be-
fore his abductors obtained the $50
600 ransom demanded.
The kidnapped student reported
TO Chicago police this morning that
ne was taken to Indianapolis.
In sipte of his blindfOld, he said,
he sensed from sounds that he
heard that he was in a large city
and Indianapolis is the only city of
considerable size that the kidnapers
could reach from Charlottesville IN
a short time.
AbductOr Known as Ed.
One OF the abductors was known
as Ed and it was this man who
maintained custody of young Bonn
berger from 8 p. m. Sunday when
he was kidnapped until 2:30 a. m. to-
day when he was released. 1t was
Ed, he said, who dictated what he
was to write to his father, Lower
BOmberger, prominent Hammond
Gnd) attorney.
The father of young Bomberger
said no money had been paid be
cause we didn't have it."
The abductors seized him as he
was taking a walk. young Bomberger
said. He was blindfolded and car
RED away in an automobile.
H. H. Reinecke. in charge of the
Indianapolis Office of the Depart
ment of Justice, who gained national
prominence by his arrest of Verne
Sankey, rushed to Charlottesville to
take charge of the investigation. In
Chicago, Melvin H. PurviS, nemesis
of John Dillinger and other leading
public enemies" threw the full
force of the Federal investiga tors
there into the field.
Meanwhile. the technique of kid
nap Investigations. developed by the
Department of Justice since the kid
mapping OF the Lindbergh baby, was
applied and members of the kid
naped youths family refused to
disclose details of the ransom letter
which they admitted had been re-
Ceived Monday.
The center of the search for the
abductors-two men and a woman
appeared to be in Charlottesville.
Released in Chicago
When he was taken to Chicago ne
was held for time in room that
he believed was near the downtown
district although he was kept blind
folded and gagged while he was led
10 The place. When he finally was
released he found himself in the
Chicago Loop at Dearborn and
Quincy-sts, near the old Federal
Building.
He walked to the Great Northern
Hotel where he placed call to his
father after telling the hotel man.
ager he had been kidnapped. At the
Bomberger home in Hammond was
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FAVORS EXTENSION OF
TAX DELINQUENCY LAW

Governors Commission to Recon-
mend Action to Legislature.
Extension for two more years of
the Indiana moratorium on sales
of lands for delinquent taxes, and of
a companion statute providing for
the financing of delinquencies, will
be recommended to the 1885 Cen
eral Assembly by the Governors
Commission on Taxation.
The decision was reached this
morning at the sixth, and what may
be the final, meeting of the commits
sion, after a subcommittee report,
suggesting that there be no recon-
mendation on the moratorium, had
been rejected. Debate on the gross
income tax was expected this after
noon.
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ONE-POUND BABY is
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Infant Lived so Days;
Lacked Vitality.

BV LHited Press
Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 9-Maria
Jesu, the baby who weighed one
pound at birth, died yesterday, She
lived so days Lack of vitality caused
her death. She had been fed milk
through an eye dropper. Maria JeSu
was born of Mexican parents who
left her at hospital without giving
their names.
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FOG BLANKET
COVERS U. S.
All Planes Grounded and
Traffic All Over Nation
Is Slowed.

A dense fog settled like a malev-
client ghost over the country today,
grounding all except Far Western
planes, locking all ships from New
York and other Eastern harbors, and
slowing commercial truck and rail
traffic for losses extending into mil
lions of dollars.
Federal meteorologists from widely
separated stations could not agree
in detail as to when the fog will lift,
but none predicted safe airways to-
day.
John H. Arlington, meteorologist
here, said the fog may shift from
depression to depression all over the
country during the day, but stated
that so long as the weather remains
as unsettled as it is, the humidity
will feed the fog and conditions will
remain in general the same.
Cars Pass Passengers
Although the temperature here
was 50 this morning at 8. which is
about Is degrees above normal, it is
expected to fall tonight, but even so
will remain somewhat above freeZ-
ing.
Indianapolis streets we're screened
by the fog and motor traffic pro-
ceeded with great care.
Street cars in the early morning
hours passed waiting potential pas
Sengers by because the operators
could not even see their outlines in
the fog. Intercity and interstate
trucks were far behind schedules
and many of them, having cut their
customary 45-mile- average
to a snails pace, we're forced to stay
over, so exhausted had their drivers
become.
No airplanes left from any In
dianapolis port, and air lines could
not promise travellers when they
could take off. Among those
grounded here and unable to leave
we're party of five National Guard
planes, headed by Mai. Gen. Robert
TyndaI, bound for the air races in
Miami, Fla.
Ferry Boats Halted
Outside New York harbor pas
senger ships from many parts of
the world lay at anchor, honking
like wild geese, unable to venture
into the harbor and deposit their
passengers. Veteran pilots said it
was the worst fog in their memories
and refused fatty to assume any
responsibility for navigation in it.
Even ferry boats were not run
ming. except two which set out last
night into East River and lost their
way. They we're found eventually
on mud banks. unchanged and
their passengers safe.
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The men were Arthur Hawkins,
%. of 729 Buchanan-st, whose
brother, Owen, was shot and killed
last August by a merchant police
man who trapped him in the act of
robbing a drug store; Chester Mar
tin, 80, of 1929 Fullenwider- st, and
Chester Alfrey, %. of 1874 S. Key
StOne-av.
The men, held on vagrancy
charges, were captured after Edward
F. Steffen called police and said he
was driving his car into his garage
at 5118 Carrollton-av when his
headlights revealed another car,
bearing a California license plate
parked in a shadow.
From this car, he said, three men
fled and police say the men we're
the same as those they later cap
tured. In the car, which had been
stolen that night, police said, they
found drill, box of keys, a screw
driver and a set of Indiana license
plates.
TruckIoad of Cigars Found
In a garage near where the car
was parked was a truck loaded with
cigars, the value of which was not
Immediately established. Police said
that Hawkins had some time ago
been connected with cache of
stolen cigars found in raid.
They we're at work today check
ing into the activities of the trio
in an effort, they said, to solve some
of the recent truck robberies.
A thief last night stole so chickens
valued at $50 from the farm of
George c. Gerth, r. r. 2, Box SAB,
and 30 chickens valued at SIS from
his next-door neighbor, Harry B.
Peterson, R. r. 2, Box SAT.
Grocery Manager Held Up
An armed and masked hoodlum
last night robbed Roy Kinsey, man
ager of a Standard grocery GAG
King-av, of SIS. James w. Figg,
50, of 129 Minkner-st, operator of
.Lexington-av street car, was robbed
of his money changer by two ban
dts last night. Loss was uneSti-
mated.
The lock was twisted from an
apartment door at 2259 N. Merid-
ian-st and $21 in clothing and coins
were stolen from the rooms Of Miss
Eda Nicaise.
Other burglaries reported to po-
lice were-clothing and jewelry val
ued at $50 from the apartment of
Nellie Peake, 3510. N. Meridian-st;
clothing valued at S25 from the
home of Ernest Rusch. 3019 Station
st. and articles valued at s37 from
the Charles Mueller drug store, 2502
N. Dearborn-St.
Burglary Suspect Held
Two local detectives last night
arrested Clayton Bennett as a bur-
glary suspect upon information re-
ceived from Kokomo Qnd) police.
Bennett had in his possession three
rifles.
Larcenies from parked automo-
biles reported to police last night
were clothing valued at SAT from the
car of Kenneth Shelley. Plainf1eld,
Ind, parked in front of Ali n Cap
itol-av; clothing valued at s18 from
the car of E. M Taylor, 2806
Ruckle-st, parked at st. Joseph and
nlinois-sts, and medical instruments
valued at SIS from the car of DR..
Clarence A. Lucas, 2008 Bellefon-
taine-st. parked at Goth and Belle
fontaine-Sts.
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YOUTH. II. C0NFESSES
R0BBING "a HOMES
Gets l TO 10 Years in RefOrmatory
After Guilty Plea.

Seventeen year-old Lawrence Car
roll pleaded guilty today 10 bur
glsry Of approximately "A Indian
apolis residences and was sentenced
10 TO 10 years in the Indiana STATE
Reformatory by Criminal Judge
Frank p. Baker Carroll. who had
2 previous record. lives at 1925 z.
Southern-av. Albert Hopwood. 90.
OF 30lS s. Harding-st. was convicted
Of the same charge and also sem
fenced 70 ! 70 10 years.
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SENATE GROUP FAV0RS
JOINING WORLD COURT
Foreign Relations Committee Votes
for U. 8. Adherence.

~ HfffN fffNS
WASHINGTON. Jan. q The
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee today approved the project for
American adherence to the World
Court. but added a strict provision
that the court should not act on
any dispute in which the United
States has or claims an interest
The committee voted IA to 7 in
favor of a resolution of adherence.
Majority Leader Joseph T. Robin
son said he would bring the matter
- the Senate floor as soon as pos
slble. but he would not propheSy the
outcome of the court fight.
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FAVOR TERRE HAUTE
MAN FOR STATE JOB
Political Circle Predict Choice of
Former Newspaper Man.

Politica circles today predicted
the appointment of Parke Beadle,
Terre Haute, to succeed Robert
Mythen as Clerk of the State Print
ing Board. Mr.. Mythen has been
appointed to the position of Federal
mediator and will leave for Wash
ington in February.
Mr. Beadle is a former newspaper
man and published papers at Delphi
and Rockville. The new assistant
clrk is expected to be Mike Broden,
Indianapolis Star employee.
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JUDGE FINES TWO ON
1884 LICENSE CHARGES
First Sentences for Last Years Tags
Handed Down.

DR.. Louis H. Segar, 4634 N. Penn
Sylvania- st, and Mrs. Pearl Tucker,
1901 Madison-av, paid fines of ST.
and costs yesterday on charges that
their cars bore 1894 license plates
They were the first to be fined on
such charges this year by Municipal
Judge Dewey Myers, who has with
held judgment on a score or more
others hailed before him on similar
charge.
Two others were to appear on
those charges today
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Bank Elects Officers

Arthur V. Brown, president, and
other officers of the Indiana National
Bank were reelected yesterday aft
ernoon at the banks annual di-
rectors' meeting. The directors had
been renamed earlier in the day.
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Weather conditions at 9 a. M:
Wind, southwest, three miles an
hour; temperature, so; barometric
pressure at sea level, 1881; dense
fog; visibility, zero; ceiling, zero;
field, soft; use runways.
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800 KIWANIANS MEET
FOR WINTER SESSION
International Trustee Makes Princi-
pal Address at Luncheon.

AIIttt TO tFt'fIhI i N.tte MEMS IIItI-
pal Address at Luncheon.
More than 800 Kiwanians. lS5 of
them out of town, gathered at the
Columbia Club today for the an
nual mid-winter conference of the
Indiana KlSanis Club. Following
the luncheon. with Harper Cation.
Chicago. International trustee. as
the principal speaker. members
convened for a business session.
Frank V. Hawkins. Indianapolis.
club president. was to preside at
the meeting. at which members eX-
pected 10 adopt a resolution regard
ing motor traffic regulation.
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Trio Linked by Police to
RObberies From Trucks
Suspects Nabbed Near Monon Railroad After MotorSt
Sounds Warning; Burglars Tools Found.


'front.' trucks here.
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Mayor Disguised as Fog
ELudes Wedried Sheriff
Huntington Executive Drops In for Fleeing Visit as More
Units Are Wired to CityS Power Plant.
81 Times Special


e-Dsgused long -vhSkered Jog
yesterday and then left
unobtruively as HaInet's ghost.
Sheriff Johnson who disguised also as fog
County to
doing what he's doing