The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-08
Broke the Front Door Glass with His
Knife, walked I'm and Calm
Iy Went to Work.
TOLD WOMEN TO go WAY BACK
PRESENTED HIS REVOLVER AND
CLIMBED OUT OF A WINDOW.
Disappeared Across a Commons, Leay-
ing His Bicycle, which Had
Been Stolen Elsewhere.

Peaceful Sanders street was the scene
yesterday Of one of the most daring day
light robberies in the years police record.
The home OF Ernest Vehling. 81 Sanders
street. was entered and ransacked by an
eighteen-year-old boy while the women of
the neighborhood watched him at his work.
Deliberately, this boy searched drawers,
closets and sideboard for booty, then with
drawn revolver left the house and hur-
.ied away.
The Vehling family is in st. Louis. Yes
terday morning the boy rode UP to the
house on 6 bicycle dismounted and walked
onto the veranda. He rang the door bell
and received no response. The boys coat
pockets contained papers and the neigh
bors thought him to be a collector. Sew
eral times he walked around the house and
tried each door.
They are not at home. They are in
ST, Louis" called Mrs. Ida Dauke, a
neighbor of the vehling's. to the boy.
THANK YOU" he answered politely. lift
ing his cap.
He mounted his wheel and rode away and
the incident was forgotten. In the after
noon the same boy rode up to the Vehling
house, left his wheel at the curb and
women of the neighborhood saw him and
reminded him that the Vehlings were in ST.
Louis.
The mysterious youth walked around the
house and tried the doors. The women
watched and wondered. Their wonder grew
when they saw him reach into his pocket
and bring out his knife. He turned and
looked at the women a moment and again
gave his attention to the door. With the
knife he broke corner from the glass in
the door and reached through the hole
and unlocked the door. The key was on
the inside. He opened the door and be-
gan his tour of the house. Mrs. Dauke
and Mrs. Ellen kaufman, OF COZ Sanders
street, walked to the front gate of the
Vehling home and waited and watched.
Other women of the neighborhOod Joined
them. They beckoned to Frank Unversaw,
of 4l3 Downey street who was passing.
He stopped and inquired as TO the cause
OF the excitement. The excited women
gathered around him and told of the break
ing of the glass door and of the boy on
the inside of the house.
Wen investigate" said Unversaw, as
suringly. Followed by several of the
the house and looked. The boy saw him
and approached the window.
TOLD THEM TO go WAY BACK"
What do you want?" asked the boy,
as he raised the window.
What are you doing here?' asked one
OF the women, as she looked through the
window and saw drawers that had been
emptied Of their contents The boy did not
reply but reached into his hip pocket and
produced a revolver.
Now the whole gang OF you go way
back" he said in commanding tone. I'm
versaw and the women backed away and
moment later saw pair of legs coming
from the window. A revolver with a boy
behind was next.
Go on. Go way back" again he COM
manded.
Most of the women fed, while Unversaw
backed away from the weapon, knowing
that he was taking desperate chances with
one so daring as this daylight burglar The
boy with the revolver kept IL raised until
he got we'll away from the house and then
ran across common and disappeared. He
left the wheel at the curb.
telephone message was sent to the
police station and Bicyclemen Simon and
Morgan hurried to Sanders street. The
crowd had grown by this time ard the
score of women retarded the polio Each
woman had a different tale to tell and
when the story was put together piece
meal the youthful burglar had a good lead
the police. The wheel was taken &c
the police station and there identified as
one that was stolen from Frank Walcott
of 722 West New York street, sever al
months ago.
The police entered the Vehling home and
found every room in a state Of topsy-turvy
a baby's bank had been broken open and
the contents taken. The Vshlings have
been sent for and their loss cannot be
figured until their return.