| 词条 | Fred Pierpont |
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Fred Pierpont (July 5, 1906–1940) was the younger brother of Prohibition era gangster, Harry Pierpont. He was often suspected and arrested for being a front man for his brother's bank robberies. Early lifeBorn in Muncie, Indiana to Joseph Gilbert and Lena (Orcutt) Pierpont,[1] Fred was the youngest member of the family, which included an older sister, Fern. Arrest and AcquitalOn April 21, 1925, Fred was arrested and held in the Clay County, Indiana jail in connection with the robbery of the Laketon State Bank in Laketon, Indiana.[2] Detectives intended to grill him to determine if he was related to Harry, held at the time for the robbery of the South Side State Bank in Kokomo, Indiana. On May 18, 1925, Fred was acquitted by the circuit court of Howard County, Indiana on charges he aided his brother Harry in an escape attempt from the Howard County jail.[3] DeathFred died in 1940 in an automobile accident. BurialFred was buried in the Pierpont family plot in Holy Cross Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana.[4] Notes1. ^Delaware County, Indiana Births (http://www.ingenweb.org/indelaware/Births/b_p.htm) Book CH-9, page 10 {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierpont, Fred}}2. ^Link Prisoner With Kokomo Suspect article, Logansport Pharos Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, April 21, 1925, p. 1 3. ^Kokomo Bandit Suspect Released article, Logansport Pharos Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, May 2, 1925, p. 1 4. ^http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=pierpont&GSfn=fred&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=40358131&df=all& 5 : 1906 births|1940 deaths|People from Muncie, Indiana|Road incident deaths in Indiana|Burials at Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery |
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