The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23
Numerous Robberies and Holdups Re-
ported to PsAice, Who Fail to APP
prehSnd Criminals.
a1LLUMs GROCERY LOOTED
YOUNG MAN THREATENED WITH
DEATH CITES UP vALUABLEs.


Indianapolis il infested by a gang of ex-
perienced safe crackers and hold-up men,
and the police are in a quandary how TO
stop the robbe1s ses which are daily occur
ring all over tie city. On Saturday night
two masked men entered the grocery store
run by Granville N. Gillum at IS Denny
street by a side :door, opening it by means
of a pass key. They secured $40 in cash.
a gold watch and chain, a gold ring and
an overcoat, besides a quantity of mer-
chandise for their trouble.
Clarence GilluSn, son of the proprietor of
the store, sleeps: at night in room in the
rear of the grocery. He was awakened
early Sunday morning by hearing the cash
drawer in the salesroom opened. He at
once made an itsgestigation, which resulted
in his being confronted by masked man
holding a loade;1 revolver, and when or
dered to ''throvs up his hands he did so
without resisting.
ROBBER STOOD GUARD.
The masked tobber stood guard over
young Gillum, while his companion, who
wore handkerchief over his face. looted
the cash draw.s, securing about 81 in
change. The twts robbers then forced young
Gillum to tell tsem where he had secreted
a sack containing about $SS in his room.
After taking possession of the money they
relieved him of ;his watch and chain, took
gold ring frofn his finger. appropriated
his overcoat aDsS walked out into the night
with their arms bulging with merchandise
leaving him dased and bewildered.
AS soon as ne recovered his self-posses-
sion Gillum notified the police and they at
once instituted a search for the robbers.
No trace of thr men could be found and
Gillum was too frightened to give any de-
scription of the intruders.
TRIED .rO CRACK SAFE.
Early last might three men entered the
hardware storesrun by Newton Hurlbert.
at Thirtieth aSd RAIDER streets. and at
tempted to bid the safe. They had
knocked the cors bination knob off the front
door and were ;getting ready to put a
charge of nitraglycern into the opening
when Adolf Schmidt, a clerk in the store,
happened alonGfthe street and seeing the
door open, he catered. He asked the men
what they wert doing and by reply they
drew revolvers srom their pockets and shot
at him, after which they ran out the rear
door and disappeared I'm an alley.
Bicyclemen SIMON and Morgan were de-
tailed to the Gaze. but they failed TO locate
the men, Dcsct. t.ptions of the safe crackers
were given to Il q the police in the city last
night and a frSitless effort was made to
catch them. 10 is believed by the police
that the men ace the same who blew the
safe in the Office or the BuddenDaum Iufn-
ber Company sfveral nights ago.
FRIGHTENED AWAY.
Burglars attempted to enter the apart
ments of Thon<ls Allen, in the Beividere
flats on NORTH street. last evening. by
forcing open a koor. They were frightened
away by Mr. ellen. who appeared unex-
pectedly in th5 hallway. but were later
caught by Bictclemen Hull and Griffin.
They were boll colore men, and gave
their names as NFrank Johnson and Robert
Smith and at tie police station last night
Mr. Allen posit c'ely identified them as the
guilty parties.
a burglar attempted TO enter the resi-
dence of Robelc Hines. 1851 High street.
last night, by trying open a side window.
hut he was fri,%htened away by member
of the household who heard him and in
yestigated Aumber of other robberies
and thefts. asy we'll as attempted ones.
were Yesterday reported to the police. who
have been stirrsd into unusual activity by
the boldness of <he criminals