The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-20
HE TRIED A BOLD ROBBERY
Emmett Wilson, Just Out of he Peni.
Tertiary, Burglarizes Ciga. Store.
Boosted Over the TransOm at Chas. Meyers
by Two Accomplices-Caught in the Act
His Companions Escape.

An exceedingly bold attempt was made
to rob Meyers cigar and tobacco store. at IL
North Pennsylvania street, shortly after
midnight last night, and an important
capture was made. The thief proved to be
Emmett Wilson, son of patrolman tug"
Wilson, who was released from the peni-
Tertiary. whittier he was sent for burglary,
about SIX weeks ago.
At the hour allowed named, two colored
men, one q barber at the Denison House.
who were standing in the shadow near the
When clothing store, saw three men ap-
proach the door Of the cigar store. They
did not lose much time. but two of them
assisted the third to climb over the
transom. which was not fastened The
street, at the same time notifying Merchant
policemen Bacon and Thomas of what they
had seen. The two men who had been left
on the outside got away as quickly as their
legs could carry them when they saw that
they had been detected, leaving their part
ner in crime to his fate.
A telephone message was at once sent to
the POLICE station for an officer and Mer-
chant policeman Macshulse was sent mp.
BY the time he arrived a crowd had gath;
cred. that, from it's talk, had
some Of the characteristics of
the party that recently assaulted
the county jail. A messenger was sent In
hot haste for Mr.. Meyer and until his ar
rival it seemed that the prisoner would
have to be guarded from the outside. as
the doors were securely locked. The thief
could not be seen, but 1t was known that
be had gone up stairway in the rear part
of the store and was probably hiding
in the storeroom upstairs. While the off,
GERS were awaiting the arrival of MIR.
Meyer. detective Page came up and took in
the situation at glance.
Hy,<x f~lf ~wxv &C. bal t.
way before Mr.. Meyer gets here" said he.
Just give me boost and Pll climb through
the transom and see who's in there"
Don't do it, Page, he'll shoot you," said
officer needed them not. He was given q
boost. and In a minute more was safely
landed on the inside. AS he start.
ed toward the rear end of
the room hush of expectation
bled out of range of possible bullet. Il
was plain to be seen that the detective
carried his life in his hand when he started
toward the stairway. The encooped
:, burglar Ia s Should be- ss asssntsrss Of for
gun he could kill dozen
men before his capture could be effected.
As the officer neared the rear of the store
the interest of the crowd on the outside
burning in the store at the time.
Without faltering the detective mounted
the stairs and in q moment was lost
to view. By this time the excitement out
side had grown so intense that there was
talk of breaking in the door to give the Of
ficer inside aid. An hour of thought aud
expectation was crowded INTO the one brief
minute that elapsed from the time de-
tectlve Page disappeared until he reap
peared with the prisoner in front of him.
Mr.. Meyer not having yet arrived, the
the door was burst open and the swearing
prisoner was surrounded by a score of ca
ger faces. He was recognized as En-
NETT Wilson at once. He was taken
to the police station and slated
on a charge of burglary. Nothing was
refused to give the names of the two men
who had assisted him to enter the store.
When Mr.. Meyer arrived it was found
that about IS in small change was missing
from the cash drawer. and nearly all of the
amount was found hid under q tobacco box
near the stairway, together with several
pieces of tobacco.
Young Wilson's former offense was CON-
mitted about year ago, when he was capt.
pred by his own father in the cellar of
the drug store at the corner of Illl-
nois and Market streets. He was
tried. convicted and sentenced to the peni.
tentiary, from which he was Just released.
Wilson is thoroughly degraded. and will,
doubtless. get the full extent Of the law
this time.
Detective Pages capture of the prisoner
was lauded on all sides. In order to get
him he had to enter dark room upstairs
W here Wilson was hid. The prisoner is Q
brother of Edward Wilson, who was or
dered to leave town yesterday morning.