The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-02
WHERE WERE THE POLICE /?
THE PosToFFIcE RosBEDAT MIDDAY.
The Superintendent of the Money Order De-
partment Called Away and $4,000
Taken-Other Robberies When
VIII the Police Wake Up?

AS stated IN The SENTINEL several days ago,
the crooked" gentry who seem to have found
q haven Of rest in Indianapolis, no longer con-
duct their operations under the cover of dark
ness but go about their nefarious operations in
broad daylight and the police force seems
incapable or unwilling to seriously interfere
The elimination of the audacity of these
brigands was reached at the hour of noon
yesterday when the pOstotfice money-Order
department was robbed of $3.50 in the old
fashioned way called the 'fnger-stall" method
Mr.. A. Ill. Johnson, the superintendent, was
the only one in the mOney-Order department
when large man with 4 heavy beard and q
velvet cap came up TO the window, and while
pretending to register a letter, said that there
was man in a buggy on Market-st who
wanted to see Mr.. Johnson about some
property. Mr.. johnson hesJated about going
out, and opening the window, called TO the
man in the buggy TO come in The stranger
said he had sore leg and that il Mr.. johnson
would step outside he would not detain him
more than a minute.
Mr.. johnson accordingly went outside, and
while gone the fellow with the beard aud vel
vet cap walked in and helped himself Then
he vent out to the sidewalk, said pleasant
word 10 Mr.. johnson, and got into the buggy
with the sOre-legged man. The important bust
ness having been attended to, the two men
drove rapidly of.
Mr. Johnson, on discovering the loss OF the
money, was so Disconnected that he was not to
be seen the rest OF the day.
At the time Of the robbery the only man in
side of the room was Mr.. Abbott, the stamp
clerk, and, as he is somewhat deaf and sits
looking out of the narrow window to the front,
it is not expected that he would either see or
hear a robber
Detectives, the able police and the marshals
were all given full descriptions of the men.
Detective Laut discovered that the buggy had
been obtained at Lewarks stable II the men
will stay in the city there is not much danger of
their being caught. Mr.. Travis says that ne does
not hope to catch them, and the people are not
expected to be as hopeful as the superintendent
of police is.
The responsibility of the loss of the money
rests with Postmaster Jones. lie may or may
not hold Mr.. johnson accountable, but Mr..
Jones will be compelled to reimburse the gov
eminent.
Owing to the failure of the victims TO give
intelligence of robberies committed, the public
Is kept in blissful ignorance of the extent of
outawry In the city. Among the rObberies re-
ported 10 THE SENTINEL is that of Barney
Mccoy, who last evening was held up at the
big Four" tracks at the corner OF Bates and
Dillon-sts. He says that two men covered him
with revolvers and told him that ii he said one
word they would shoot him. They got SIC.
4 lady at the corner of Mississippi aud
NOrth-st. condescended to tell negro where
certain street was, aud. as a wav of thanks, he
grabbed a sachel from her and ran.
John Huegeles residence, 2l7 f. OhiO-St.,
was entered by thieves last night. The house
was ransacked and things were turned topsy-
turvy; but so far only several small articles
have been missed.