The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-23
ANOTHER BOLD HOLD-UP
ROBBERS ENTER A DRgG STORE AT
ORTIZ AND PENNSYLVANIA.
At the Point of a Pistol They Cow
Clerk Bull and Steal the Cash
Register.

and many people pass ii every hour. AT
night the entire corner is under the broad
glare of an electric light, so that it is inn
possible for a person to linger there more
than q minute or two without being OBJ
served. The interior of the drug store
contains scarcely an inch of space that cam
not be seen, either from the front door,
opening Upon Pennsylvania street, or the
side door, which opens upon North street,
and which is within hailing distance of the
Propylaeum, where a musicale was being
given last night when the robbery was COM
mitted.
A couple of robbers, who correspond in
marked degree to the description of the
long and the short man who gave the
police of Chicago so much concern some
time ago., rapidly entered the drug store
about 9 o'clock. The night clerk, George
w. Bull. a young man scarcely past his
majority. was standing lehind the prescr.p-
ton case in the rear of the drug store.
The prescription case stands across the
center of the store. 1t is accessible from
either end, a narrow aisle leading to it
from behind glass gases on both sides of
the room. On the left side of the room,
looking towards Pennsylvania street, are
two or three glass cases, resting upon a
long wooden counter. On the end of the
counter further from the prescription case
and within five or six feet of the side door
a glass door, by the way-the cash register,
one of the old-fashioned wooden sort. was
screwed down to the counter. AS Mr.. Bull
heard the men enter the store, without
pausing to look through the peeDhole in
the prescription case, he started around
the row of glass cases on the right side
of the room. When he got past the end OF
fha praeor;-+sNr n O. fha NJ urava mall
into the store room. The taller of the two
hung back a little, while the shorter man,
both of them beardless and apparently
very young, advanced rapidly toward Bull.
Bull saw nothing unusual in their appear
ance and did not suspect that they had
any criminal intentions until the smaller
man stood square against the case. Bull
did notice, however, that the uan was FUN
bling IN his right hip POCKET as he adj
vanced. The stranger suddenly drew a re-
volver and pointed it direct at Bulls
breast, at the same time giving the COM
mand:
Throw up your hands!"
A REVOLVER IN HIS FACE.
Bull sauntered from behind the prescrip-
ton case slowly, holding both hands In his
trousers pocket. He was a little startled
when he saw the barrel of a frce-looking
NoiN6 pul ultl HOt realize LlaL anything
serious was about to happen, even then.
AS he puts it, he thought some of the
boys were playing a joke on him"
ooh, l guess not" he said to the high
wayman's sharp command; what do you
want?"
Throw up your hands" again COM
manded the fellow, land be quick about
it,
This time he spoke angrily, and with
more determined tones. Bull realized for
the first time that he was in the hands of
laWless men, nerved to desperation, and
without making any further reply he sid
cled back toward the prescription case. AS
he moved along, cycling the outlaw in
tentIy. the latter kept him covered with
but Bull saw enough of the taller man to
observe that he was hurriediy trying to
open the cash register, eight or ten feet
away. AS Bull neared the prescription
case, with a sudden desperate movement
he grabbed a gas lighter hanging on the
on which it was hanging. His only thought
was that the outlaw would follow him be-
the gas lighter as the only weapon near
at hand, with which he might attempt his
W defense. But the robber did not fol-
companion. who found that he could not
get tie register open. Then the nignt clerk
began crying out for help. He knew that
cPAC PooSNo thaI tOIIcI iIIlCS every
minute. Beside this he remembered that
there was a large crowd of people at the
might come in on the robbers.
Help. Heipi Hep he called; Thieves!
Murder! MURDER! MURDER
But the highwaymen We're not to be
away without securing their
booty. The taller of the two men, finding
he could not open the register. at
tempted to pick it up. He uttered an oath
when he found that it was screwed to the
counter, but the first touch proved that it
With a quick word of command to his
&C mpanion, Here. Lelp me!' he began try
ing to tear it lose. Beneath the combined
shaking of both men the counter rocked
like a cradle, shaking open the flap doors
at the glass cases. After Juggling a second
or two the men were rewarded by the
was theirs. Out of the front door they
rushed, carrying the coveted booty with
before the clerk was there himself, and he
in time to see them rushing rapidly |
south on Pennsylvania stleet. At the same
store from all direction. The robbers, in
their mad flight to escape, actually rushed
pass two or three bewildered pedestrians, |
who had no idea what was causing the |
commotIon, and who made nc eliorts ~ |
stop them. They turned into The alley just
north of the residence of John G. New, |
whittier they were not followed, as two or
three of the first who started in pursuit
ing them into the DARK shad W. of the alley.
hui. AT once notined the police. Officers
came to investigate, ETC., ETC., etc.
DESCRIPTION OF THE MEN.
Bull gives rather accurate descriptions
of the men. Both of them were fairly well
dressed, although neither wore an over |
coat. Soft black hats partially concealed
their features. Scarcely any attempt to
their faces was emp al
though both were muf1ed with handker-
chEefs, the taller man having a red BAN
dana drawn up over his throat and mouth;
the other was protected in like man
ner with a white handkerchief. Both Wore
dark clothes. Bull feels confident that he
would recognize the one who covered him
with the revolver. not only by his general |
appearances, but by his voice as Wen.
The young night clerk at once mmon !
Potter, Nno had gone home for the
night. He was disposed to look on the
philosophfcaIy regarding it as ex-
tremely fortunate that young Bull had not
been shot down in cold blood. He looked |
at the piece of the register that still chung
TO the screws on the ounur and remarked
that il was rather hard TO have the cash
register and ali taken in such hard times.
the register, as nearly as he could deter
mine.
Il suppose every cash register agent in
George" he said TO his clerk.
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