The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-10
YOUNG CUNMEN
ADMIT SHOOTING
OF DETECTIVES
Two Nabbed at Farm Near
SheIbyvi||e by State
Police.
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unarmed. clad in their blood stained
underwear. They had been asleep
when officers first came.
On the floor near their bed we're
German automatic, 38 CALDER, and
two SO caliber Colts These, they
said later. we're in the brief case
they carried in their fight from
the apartment Saturday after the
fight with the detectives.
While police were Handwriting
Pierce and Joseph, Headlee dis
appeared and they found him mo-
ment later. crawling under a bed
in an absurd attempt to escape. He
/was dragged out.
At first the bandits were surly and
would say nothing except that
Joseph, saying he was speaking for
both, said:
I'VE are outnumbered and we
know It. l am speaking for both
OF us. All we want is that Headlee
gets break
Later on, however, after he had
become more used to talking in the
Ststehouse office, Joseph had
change Of heart in the matter and
smiled cynically when he was asked
il he and Pierce had pulled guns on
Headlee.
Joseph Praises Pierpont
AS they were putting handouts on
the gunner one of the officers re-
marked that they were the same
bracelets" Harry Pierpont, cleo
trocuted Dillinger lieutenant, once
had worn.
He was damned good man."
Joseph. the 28-year-old desperate
said. "A damned good man"
Mrs. Headlee owns the 20-acre
farm the fugitives chose for hid
ing place, and Headlee has been
making a living as huckster since
he was released on parole from the
state prison.
He was sent to the Indiana State
Prison on liquor charge during
Four years later he was rearrested
and sent to Michigan City for tlve
years on charges of having escaped.
He was paroled in August Of this
year.
Pierce Refuses to Talk
His first question When he ar
rived at the Office of Capt. Matt
Leach was:
When can I get out on bond"
y Pierce would not talk to any one.
fAis only expression came in series
of grunts of pain when Dr. Charles
r. Bird, State Police physician,
dressed his wounds.
Bullet Courses Around Ribs
DR. Bird said that a bullet en-
tered Joseph's chest through the
left arm pit, coursed around the ribs
and emerged from the back. He is
wounded only specifically, DR.. Bird
said.
Pierce was shot In the left side
and the bullet went through nerve
center that paralyzed his left arm,
DR.. Bird said
Joseph readily told of the details
of the shooting Saturday in the
Hazel-Dell apartment. He was
cocky, careful to give himself the
very best break in his story at the
expense of his companion and
Headlee.
He said:
I'VE had just walked in when the
"a Qytr
this way. We were walking down
the street and l made that police
car.
Il said to Paul, That's police
car and he said, No. but I knew
it was because ! had seen the
license.
Paul said, That's all right, we
Ein't done nothin to bring the
heat on us here, and we walked into
the fiat.
Paul Let Him Have It
Paul had just gone into the bed
room and got out his shoulder hol-
ster and laid it on the bed, l was
in the kitchen when the rap came
on the door.
Il opened the door and Paul
walked out of the bedroom. The
police said, Which one of you is
Coleman?' and we both said we
were.
They said, You can't both be
Coleman, and l said, Why not?,
we're brothers, Then Quinnette
started to pull rod and Paul let
him have it. l knocked Chatham
down on the davenport and he shot.
The bullet went through my coat
and vest and burned me. Then he
shot again and hit me.
Dragged Chatham Into Hall
1T didn't hurt much, but I told
him l was shot and not to shoot
any more. Paul jumped off Quin-
nette and ran into the bedroom. 1
dragged Chatham out into the hall. "
He was asked here whether he
had dragged Chatham or Chatham
had dragged him.
Il dragged him. he boasted, Il
could lick him the best day he ever
lived. While we were fighting Paul
plugged him in the foot l Knocked
him downstairs and ran back in and
slammed the door.
I'VE took the car from DR.. Ed
mund Moten) and drove out Road
90 to the Headlee home, and laid in
there, (Headlee told officers they
\ had not arrived at his home until
NSunday, but Joseph insists they ar
rived there Saturday,
Planted Car 10 Miles Away
When it got dark We took the
car out and planted it (about 10
miles from the Headlee home)
Then we came back"
Detectives Quinnette and Chat
ham and the two bandits were
wounded in a desperate hand-to-
hand struggle in the apartment
Saturday afternoon
The two detectives were sent to