The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-28
THE LONG AND SHORT MEN
Police Think They Have the CoupIe
That Held Up Clerk Bull.

Yesterday morning in Police Court the
case of l.. A Pitzer charged with grand
larceny, was continued until Oct
80. and he was released on a
bond of $1,000. He was, however
Immediately rearrested. The police say
they also suspect him of being the short
man of the two who robbed the clerk at
Potter's drug store at the point of a pistol
last Thursday night. Pitzer was arrested
Monday afternoon while trying to sell some
clothing at West Washington street sec,
ond-hand store. He told the police that
the clothing was some which his brother
had given him. In Police Court it was
shown that the clothing had not belonged
to Pitzer and he was held.
Yesterday afternoon detectives McGuff
and Kinney picked up Joseph Skidmore at
the Union Station, and through him the
history of the clothing which Pitzer had
was learned. Skdmore had been standing
outside the clothing store waiting for Pits
er when the latter was arrested and when
he himself was arrested. He thought II
was on the same case and he proceeded
to explain before he was charged with
anything. From him it was learned that
the rooms of George Stewart in the rear of
30 North Meridian street had been robbed
few days ago and that the clothing which
Pitzer was trying to sell was stolen from
the rooms. Skidmore said that Pitzer had
taken the stuff and that he had been called
in to help dispose of the goods. He said
he had a lot of Silverware in his arms when
Pitzer was arrested and that he had hidden
it in the old Landers' pork house. There a
search was made by the detectives and
twenty-four silver knives, twenty-nine
forks and nine spoons were found.
Pitzer said after the arrest of Skdmore
that Skidmore had robbed Stewards rooms
and had given him the clothing to dispose
of. The police charge that Pftzer robbed
the room OF Fred Stanford at 1919 North
Delaware street in September and that he
has been out of the city until recently to
escape arrest for the robbery. The stolen
| goods We're recovered in a secondhand
| store on Massachusetts, avenue. Pitzer adj
| mitted last night that he had carried the
| goods from Stanfords room and haC
| paWned them but not, he said. with the in.
| | went TO the ROOM he said, lit was with
| Bonfield, the bicycle racer There We're sew
| eral different people in the room and at dir
| ferent times / went there L never learned
| had paWned some of Bonffeld's medals fol
/ him and he had paid me a per cent. or
| what l got for them. short time after
| | went to this room on North DelaWar,
| street One of the boys / had seen arounC
| the place told me that he had to redeem
| Boneds medals. He said the only wa!
| he could raise the money TO redeem then
| with was TO pawn the stuff in the room anC
| he offered me per cent if / would pawn
| IT, 1t accepted his offer and pawned tn
| goods on Massachusetts avenue.
! The supposition that Pitzer and Skidmor
| are the long" and short men VIII,
robbed clerk Bull at Potter's drug store Il
/ based chiefly on the description OF the twt
! men furnished by Bull. Pitzer is less thar
| medium height. He is not over eighteen
| wears old. Skidmore is tall and heaYyse
and coarser locking. He dresses in darl
| brown suit and SLOUGH hat. He is a rail
| reader. Clerk Bull will go to the polio
! station this morning and take look at tn
| two mea. He is doubtful II he would b
| able TO identify the robbers should he sea
| them but thinks he might recognize tn
smaller one