The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-31
A P0RCHCLIMBER' SW0RK
VALUABLE aEwELRY STOLEN FROM
MIR. v. 4. MALOTTss RESIDENCE.
A CobbIer ON south New Jersey Street
Assaulted and RObbed-Oth-
err Jobs by Thieves.

The city is again suffering from a vista
ton Of thieves. Every day and every night
reports of robberies are made to the police,
and occasionally an account of them gets
into the papers. More frequently the re-
ports are filed away. and unless the thieves
are arrested frequently no mention is made
of the cases by Superintendent Quigley and
those under him who are following his in
structions
Last night at $50 o'clock porch climber
entered the residence of Volney T. Malott,
2SS North Delaware street, and stole several
hundred dollars worth of jewelry. The
family was at dinner when the robbery was
committed. Mr.. Malott retired from the
dining room first ard went upstairs to get
a cigar. He noticed the door of one of the
rooms closed and. knowing that it usually
stands open. his suspicion was aroused. He
tried the door, and found it locked. He
quietly slipped down to the telephone and
notified the police. 1t was at an hour when
nearly all the detectives and a number of
patrolmen are at the station. The bicycle men
were not there. however. and the patrol wag-
on was sent with Detectives Colbert, Wsible,
Thornton and Stout and Patrolmen McGuff
and Milan. They made a search of the
house and premises, but the thief had time
to get away. He probably heard Mr.. Malott
coming up the stairs and slid down the
porch post, by which he evidently had en-
tered the house.
It was found that the thief had gained
an entrance to the house by means Of the
side porch. From this he entered one of the
rooms and ransacked it. He then entered
another ROOM and had time TO take several
articles of jewelry before he was frightened
away. The thief secured several hundred
dollars worth of jcwelry The list includes
two watches, one of them set Win diamonds
ard pearls, a pearl and diamond pendant,
containing some rare gems and quite yalua-
BILE, a ring set with diamonds and sapphires,
several stick pins half dozen small rings
and three or four small diamond rings. A
small amount of money was also taken
A COBBLER ASSAULTED.
Last evening neighbors to John Ebein,
living at new POI South New Jersey street,
heard a loud screaming and ran to his as
sistance Eblein is shoemaker and has his
little shop at this number. He has a single
room back of the shop, and in this makes
his home. He lives all alone. Eblein was
found lying in his shop in a semi-conscious
condition. He was bleeding from two cuts
above the eyes, and his head and face were
severely bruised The police were notified,
and made an investigation. Eblein was I'M
able to give any intelligent account or MS
trouble. He was too much dazed to com
prehend what was going on about him, but
he talked incoherently about the rufhans
who assaulted him.
The police think that the assault was for
the purpose of robbery, and IL is still UNI
known whether robbery was accomplished.
The police seem to be of the opinion that
some persons suspected that Eble1n had
considerable sum of money, and We're at
tempting to rob him. The shop and Eblein's
made for some purpose. Everything was in
the greatest disorder. Eblein was taken TO
the City Hospital and cared for He is over
sixty years old and has received a severe
shock, but the physicians think he Will re-
cover.
Stephens, of Anderson, young woman who
was in this city attending the teachers
meetings, was robbed OF her pocketpook
while walking on Ohio street, between Me-
fidian and Illinois. She was alone She was
walking on the south side of the street and
holding her dress skirt and pocktest d thd IN
Suddenly some one seized her pocketDook,
wrested it from her and 1t was done SO
at the robber. She thinks he was colored
boy seventeen or eighteen wears Old lie
was Joined by, another boy about his rs. own
alley Miss Stephens screamed, and a man
pursued the thieves The case was after
ward reported to the police police, me En-. e pocket
ANOTHER BEATEN BY RUFFIANS.
Wednesday evening two colored men
knocked at the door of A. v. Lawrence's
home, 1913 Howard street. The door was
opened by Mr.. Lawrence and the two men
stepped in, closed the door and bounced
upon him. They were beating him with the
evident intention of rendering him insensi-
BILE. when Mr. Lawrence's screams attracted
the attention of neighbors and the men were
obIieed to run Mr. Lawrence knows of no
other reason for the assault than robbery
d. W. Bacon, living at $40 North Illinois
street, returned home Wednesday after q
long absence and found that his house had
been visited by burglars. The family went
away to stay several weeks, and all the
valuables were placed in safety. deposit
vault Mr.. Bacon found that the burglars
had effected an entrance through a side
window, and had made a thorough search
of every room in the house. They seemed
to think the valuables would be found hid
den away somewhere about the place, Moth
ing was taken, the burglars evidently look
ing only for money and jewelry or plate.
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