The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-02
Former Convicts Are Arrest.
ed Today; One to Face
Accessory Charge.
Continued From Page one)

Tertiary, and that Northern was
paroled Nov. 81, 1885, after serving
part of a 10-to-20-year term for
robbery of filling station here.
Meanwhile, police in a dozen
Midwestern cities searched to round
up remnants of the Alfred Brady,
alias Al Barton gang.
Hope to Learn Story
BY questioning alleged gang men,
bers held in indianapolis and Chi
cago, they think a complete story
of crime and terrorism is to be
pieced together.
George Whitley, alias Carl Hart,
38, of 4724 w. Westinghouse, and
Harry Tibbetts, 1437 Silver-av, were
captured late yesterday
Alfred Brady, the man police
believe is the gang leader, has been
charged With the Staying. He has
a dozen aliases. His case has been
continued in Municipal Court until
May IL.
Local Couple Held
Also held here are Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Hart, owners of a garage
at 1927 w. Westinghouse, which
police claim was used as gang
headquarters, and Mrs. Margaret
Larson, alias Barry, 23-year old
girl arrested in a Chicago hotel
with Brady.
Held in Chicago are Jack Becker
and William Gilman, described by
detectives as jewelry fences"
As least three others are being
hunted. They are Lee Jackson and
James Williams, who police believe
were with Brady when Sergt.
Rivers was shot at a South Side
physicians Office Monday night,
and Elmer Martin.
Martin, officers thinks, was
wounded in hold-up of a Lima,
co. iewelry store. Another gunman
may have been wounded during the
battle in front of DR.. E. E. Roses
home, 2153 Barth-av.
Three of the desperadoes went to
DR.. Rose originally to seek treat
ment for a wounded confederate,
police said.
Whitley and Tibbetts, arrested in
two raids yesterday afternoon, are
believed to be accessories in the
case. Immediately following the
gun battle in which the policeman
was slain, three members of the
gang, including Brady, fled to Whit
ley's home, according to Capt. Matt
Leach of state police, who ques-
toned the two new suspects.
Went to whitley Home, Report
They remained there until 4 Tues
day morning, Capt. Leach quoted
Whitley as saying, and then Whitley
took them in an automobile to the
Hart home, q S. Lyndhurst-dr.
Whitley said he knew Brady as
Barton, but never had met the other
two. A statement attributed to
Whitley by Capt. Leach, accused
Brady of killing Sergt. Rivers.
This statement conf1icted with one
city detectives said they received
from Hart. They quoted the garage
owner as saying the bandits were
not certain who had fired the shots.
Denies knowledge of Robbery
Whitley denied any knowledge of
the SIS, 300 jewel robbery at Lima,
but Capt. Leach said he had been a
partner of Bradys in bootlegging
enterprise.
Whitley was arrested in Tibbitts'
home on Silver-av. Tibbitts later
was picked up at the Marmon Indus
trial Center, 1900 Kentucky-av,
where he is employed as a ma
chinest, but police have not deter
mined whether ne has any connec-
ton with the case. Both men were
reslated at city police headquarters
today on vagrancy charges and are
being held under high bond.
While detectives were questioning
Brady at headquarters yesterday,
the Rivers funeral procession passed
through lane of $50 uniformed
officers standing in front o. the
building.
Rivers Burial Held
Sergt. Rivers was buried in
Washington Park. Services were
held in Shirley Brothers Chapel.
Although detectives thought
Brady would tell them where Mar
tin was hiding, the desperate main
tanned he did not know. At first it
was thought the wounded hoodlum
still was in indianapolis. This the
DRY had been abandoned today.