The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-10
RETRIAL FACES
GANG SUSPECT
ON old COUNT
Spencer to Push Charges
Against JaCoby at.
Present Term.
BAIL FOR FIVE 100000
Karrer Battles Against
Delay; Police Arrest
Three More.

While detectives pressed fruit
less search for the $4,000 taken in
Yesterdays Beech Grove pay roll
holdup, Prosecutor Herbert NJ
Spencer this afternoon announced
a retrial of year-old larceny charges
against Forest Jacoby, one of five
suspects. would be held during the
present term Of Criminal Court.
Mr.. Spencer also said his deputies
would make an effort to speed de-
cision on a Supreme Court appeal
which was taken by JacOby's attor-
news on charges that have been
pending since 1892.
Accused with JacOby in the
charges OF burglary and grand lar
Cenv is All Head. also held by police
IN their investigation Of the Beech
Grove h0ldup.
Jacobv and Head we're charged
June 7. 1884. in connection with the
holdup Of an International Gro
Gerry Co truck.
Bail Fixed AT 100000
Meanwhile Municipal Judge
Dewey Myers ovcrruled objections
of CLYDE c. Karrcr. attorney for the
five suspects. and fixed 100000 as
their aggregate bail. Mr.. Karrer
also fought bitterly i'm Municipal
Court against A To-day adjournment
Of hearing on vagrancy charges
lodged against the five persons ar
rested late yesterday.
Three more persons were held at
police headquarters today for inveS-
tigation after a police raid on an
apartment at $50 WOOdlawn-av.
Police booked Miss Ruby Burn
slime $50 WOOdlawn-av, Edward
Dude Leland. 30. who gave a
fictitious address and Roscoe Hal
ner. 80. also of $50 Woodlawn-av.
They we're to be questioned re-
garding their association with the
persons arrested Yesterday.
CITY Woman Offers Tip
Meanwhile, it was learned by The
indianapolis Times, detectives are
seeking to connect at least one OF
the suspects with Indianapolis roo
berries and safe-Crackings that have
yielded more than $4,000 in loot.
Police also had information that
one Of the suspects participated in
a Wisconsin $4,000 holdup and was
a member of a bandit gang that
made a successful escape in Cincln-
natl after robbing a merchant Of
$4,000
Held for investigation after a
police raid late yesterday are ia
CODY and Head: Jerry Dukes. 30;
John Head. %. of 1924 Orange-st.
and Al Heads wife. Mrs. Cora Head.
alias Hawkins
Mrs. H j. SQurway. 3619 Wash
ington-b blvd. told police today she
believed the men answered the
description Of a group she saw park
a Ford VS. touring car in garage
in the rear OF 1903 WaShington-blvd.
The Ford car. believed TO have
been used in yesterdays holdup. was
found by police in the garage.
Linked to Truck Theft
Possibility of a second identifca-
ton of the bandit suspects was seen
in ne statement of Mrs. Charles J.
Scheefers, 1921 n. Delaware-St. who
said she rented a garage in the
rear of her home TO a man she be-
heved TO be Al Head.
A truck. believed to have been
stolen when a driver for Kiefer-
Stewart Co. was hijacked of $4,000
in tobacco on Aug. 81, 1884, was
found IN the garage.
Mrs. Scheefers told police she be-
heved Head was the man who paid
rent on the garage.
Nabbed After Mad Chase
Arrest of the four suspects and
the woman came yesterday follow
ing a mad chase of the bandit car
through city streets and a search
OF numerous city apartments.
Tile roundup of the alleged gang
occurred two hours after Winfield
6. Newcomer. Beech Grove bank
president and his Son-in-law, Lee
Benner. had been forced from their
car near the bank and $4,000 IN
currency stolen.
Detectives and police squads
found Al Heads car parked in the
rear Of the Washington blvd apart
ment. near 45th-St. and the raid
on the apartment followed.
Finding OF dynamite caps and
two pair OF goggles in the apartment
at $3.50 WaShington-b led police
10 believe that the four men might
be suspects in the $1,000 Safe-crsck-
ing Of the Pittsbord Distributing
Co. 539 n. Senate-av. The safe was
broken into early yesterday morn
ing.
Jacoby had rented the apartment
AZ 1880 WashingtOn-blvd under the
name OF J. c. CODY. police said.
The apartment at 1903 Washing
ton-blvd. where the Ford touring
car was found IN a garage. also is
believed by police TO have been a
hideout of the alleged bandit gang.