The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-17
They Tell the Detectives of Many
More Places OF Business
Robbed by Them.
WORKED LIKE PROFESSIONALS
THEIR DEPREDATIONS CARRIED on
FOR NEARLY A YEAR.
Frank Lowry's Father.Urges Him 10
Tell the whole StOry-Sent
for Detectives.

Peck and Roy Lane, the boys arrested
Wednesday for robbing downtown offices,
made more confessions yesterday TO Capt
Kinney and Detectives Asch and Griffin.
The success with which they carried on
their depredations is a marvel TO the de-
tectives. as there is not a man on the force
who has not been detailed to investigate
some case for which the boys were respon-
sible.
Yesterday morning the boys were cross
questioned by Captain Kinney in the pres
ence of Asch and Griffin. George Lowry,
father of Frank Lowry, the acknowledged
leader of the gang, was present and urged
his son to tell all. In the afternoon they
sent for Asch and Griffin to come over TO
the Jail. saying they wanted to be Inter
viewed" At the jail more confessions
were made, and the boys promised TO tell
still more as the places they have robbed
came to their mind.
According 10 the boys statements they
have been working their robbery schemes
for about a year. Lane, however, who Is
the youngest, has been with the gang but
about two weeks, and the other boys said
they had tried to "shake" him several
times because he was too young and mex
perienced. Their common method of rob-
hing offices was also divulged TO the de-
tcctives. One of them would enter an
office and ask to use the telephone While
doing this a survey of the premises would
be taken. Then, when there was but one
clerk or person in the office another MEM
ter of the gang would call UP the tele-
phone and ask him 10 step into store
near by. This was the opportunity, and
the Office would be looted in the clerk S
absence.
ROBBED EACH OTHER.
1t also developed in questioning the boys
that they robbed each other, or played a
game of double cross, as they termed
it, They admitted robbing cigar store
on Massachusetts avenue. One OF the boys
said he secured $1.75. The robbery amount
ed to So When this was stated the boy
who had been on guard accused the other
OF doing 1.-THE double cross" anu said he
had been told that he only got Sl.75. The
boys then began quarreling. and the op-
portunity was taken advantage of by the
detectives TO get them TO tell on each other.
After it was over the boys again became
friends, and have promised TO think up all
the places they have robbed and tell the
detectives.
The following are places they confessed
to robbing, in addition to the list already
published:
Gold Medal Creamery Company, College
avenue and Nineteenth street, so cents in
stamps.
l.. c. Thompson's office. on the Lake Erie
& Western tracks, Il check for so
The millinery store OF Mrs. Il. G. Duncan,
English Hotel block, $SS in cash. This rob-
berry was made in day time, on June Il,
when Wallaces circus was here, and while
the parade was passing, the store was en-
tered from the rear and pocketbook con-
tanning the money was taken from the cash
register.
nue.. s1l in cash. Daylight robbery.
Keyless Lock Company, e cents in
MADE THEM LAUGH.
DR.. Heirs Office, on Massachusetts, avenue,
50 cents I'm proprietary stamps, at noon.
When telling of this robbery the boys
laughed. They described the doctor as be-
ing a very small man, and having fine
voice They initiated his voice to the de-
tectives while telling the story.
The SCHUYLER Wine Company, North
Meridian street. so cents in stamps
Edison Photograph Company, South Illi-
nois street, $575 in cash. One of the boys
talked to the clerk the outside of the
room while another rifled the cash register.
Potts machine shop, so cents in stamps
and small pieces of money.
Paper mill on West Washington street,
| 30 cents in stamps. second visit was
made TO the paper mill and 40 One-cent
| stamps were taken.
Deformity Brace Company, 81 West Ohio
| street, gold watch and chain. The watch
| was taken from a vest hanging near the
door.
Thompson's feed store. s. in cash and
eleven postal cards.
Standard Tea Company. 1915 in cash.
w. s. Pouder's art store on Massachu-
sets avenue, $3.50 in cash.
Capitol Lumber Company, $160 in cash.
| Brills dye works, twice, the first time
| securing nothing and the second time 81. is.
Roberts a. Kassebaum's store, IS cents
| in money and 40 cents in stamps
A number of offices in the Stevenson
building were also robbed.
| Besides all these robberies the boys adj
nit entering other places where they Sc
cured nothing. In some of these places
they went through the process of robbery
| and found nothing. while at other times
/ they said they did not have opportunity
TO work They also confessed TO entering
| fifteen or twenty more places on the east
| side of the city. where they got nothing