The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-10
OUTWITTED BY THE THIEVES
The Police Find the Robbers and Burg
lars Still Active in Their Crimes.
Every Man on the Streets After Midnight Is
To Be Required By officers to Give
an Account of Himself.

This city seems 20 have become the refuge of
some OF the worst thieves Of 1he country. and
the efforts of the police to stop their depreda-
tons have so far been without effect There
mas not been night for the last three weeks
when from one to half dozen robberies. and
some OF them of the boldest character. have not
occurred During that time the police have ar
rested and now have in Jail and in the peniten-
tlary score or more of known thieves, but in
stead OF the number of robberies decreasing
there is . daily increase It was thought
Tor time that the tramps who
infested the city were doing much of the steal
ing. and Superintendent Travis directed that
all of them should be crested an vagabonds In
weeks time nearly all of that class were either
IN the work-house driven away. but the rob-
berries continued as they did before the order
was issued. Last evening at roll-call the su-
perintendent told the officers and patrolmen
that some thing would have to be done to stop
the thleving. and as new measure ordered
tnem to stop every met che streets after
midnight. and if he could not give a satisfactory
account OF himself, to lock him up on suspicion.
lie says he has become convinced the on rgaries
are not being done by local talent. aud hereaf-
Ter Tue best men on the force to be detail led
In running down the men VINO are committing
these depredations
~AuOHB b10 OurElaricS reported yesterday. the
most daring was that at Pat Wards saloon, on
MlsslssippI street, near Fifth. Between 8 and
O'Clock, yesterday morning. the safe there was
DioWn open, and the contents, $400 in money
and 5000 IN notes, were carried away. Sir.
ward and his wife sleep directly over
tne saloon. and both were awakened
1y the explosion They thought something had
been knocked down by the young man whose
duty It is to open the place at 5 o'clock The
crime was not discovered until the bartender
came He found the safe doors blown off and
the saloon in general disorder. The burglars
secured an entrance by means of tools procured
from neiehboring blacksmith shop and after
getting in carefully fastened down all the win.
dows.
Between l and o'clock, Henry Guetig, who
keeps saloon on East Washington street.
matted by three footpads in front of his resi-
dences at 280 East Market street, and robbed OF
his gold watch, valued at $3.50, some money, and
the Keys TO his safe, saloon and residence
the corner of Delaware and Washington streets,
who followed him. After he had gone on to
Market street they walked rapidly. and when
they overlook him presented cooked revolvers,
and compelled HIM to hand over all he had
Merchant policeman Walker had a lively ex-
perlence with a burglar last night About 8
street between Meridian and Illinois For the
purpose of giving him chance to do som ething
so be could be caught in the act, Mr. Walker
lett him for a few moments and went to another
part OF his beat. Soon after he had disappeared
a clerk in Brosnan's dry goods store came rum
ming out, and said burglar was on the roof OF
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the store, and got there just in time to see the
man jump and run. It was the same person he
had seen prowling in the street few minutes
before. and he answers well the description of
the man who robbed Mrs. Mooress residence
Thursday evening.
Sergeant Bruce, special officer Sorters. and
p&trolmeu LaPorte. kellermeyer and Manning
spent the day yesterday visiting the haunts
trequented by thieves, and found six we'll
know suspicious characters, whom they
rested. They are John Bray, Lyman M-rFick,
John Richardson, William SIult Charles
Colly and Fred King. SMUT was charged with
being known thief, Colly with associatlng with
thieves, and the others with lettering. The
officers have some circumstantial evidence GO
Ing 70 show that Snult and Colly of the
men who waylald and robbed Henry Guetig.
The officers will continue to search the dives,
and all suspicious characters arc to BIO taken |
int custody
ton street. near Tennessee. has been repeatedly |
robbed, and Wednesday night patrolman Wei |
rich was stationed in the place toIwatch for the
thief He remained until o'clock. and after he |
lett 1.-THE money-drawer was robbed Thursday |
night he hid in the store again. aad yesterday |
morning just before daylight. Waiter Brooks |
a big negro, crawled into the store through
opening he had made by removing a board. |
Weirick waited until he had taken the change |
out of the drawer, and then arrested hIm. He !
was committed to JAIL by the Mayor. TO await |
the action of the grand jury. Quite number
of residences were also robbed Thursday night |
Harry Morans saloon, on the Circle was en-
tered by burglars between and o'clock this |
morning. They broke open the front door, anu,
going TO the money drawer, stole several dollars.
The work was done in few minutes, Mer-
chant policeman Bacon passed the place at |
o'clock. and fifteen minutes later found the |
door open.