The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-14
HOuse-Breakers Ply Their Trade and
the Police Station Is Flooded
with Complaints.
PATRoLMEN WORK OVERTIME
DAY MEN IN CITIZENS CLOTHES ON
DUTY AT NIGHT.
Burglars, All-ROund Crooks and Pick
pockets Seem to Abound-SOme
Arrests Made.

From a safe and quiet city Indianapolis
during the last month has become a stop
ping place for hundreds of experienced
burglars, crooks and pickpockets as we'll
as daring hold-up men, and the police seem
unable to make any headway in breaking
up the thieving. 1t is almost unsafe for
a man to walk to his home late at night,
and once inside his own house he is liable
to be confronted by a man with a dark
lantern and a revolver in his hands Resi-
dences in the central part of the city and
In all the suburbs have been broken into
weeks, and every day the thefts are be-
coming more numerous and daring reports
of burglaries and hold-ups, as well as safe
blowing and sneak thievery, are piled in
heaps on the desk of the superintendent of
police. The small number of men on the
police force makes it impossible for that
department to give the protection to the
citizens that is expected and as it is the
patrOlmen are working overtime in their
attempts to catch the men who are the
leaders of the supposed organized gang of
thieves.
OLEARY ARRESTED.
Last night Patrolmen Jordan and RAIDER
arrested Augustine O'Leary, Ala North Sem
ate avenue, who, it is said, picked the pocket
of a man on the corner OF Illinois and
Washington streets yesterday afternoon,
and locked him up at the police station un-
der a heavy bond. Detectives Colbert and
Hauser last night arrested Manuel Gardner,
known thief and crook who. they believe,
has been implicated in several of the recent
burglaries and holdups In the city, and his
bond was placed at $500.
Early yesterday morning the residence of
Pol Nnrfb lirn
entered by burglars. who secured several
suits of clothes and number of articles of
clothing valued in all TO about $50. At
Eleventh and Illinois streets Yesterday
morning two stylishly dressed young men
broke into the new fiat building on the cor
ner and went through all the rooms. They
secured nothing for their trouble however
The residence of Mr.. Sour at Vermont and
Illinois streets was ransacked by burglars
Friday. morning early but nothing of value
at 329 North Capitol avenue early last
evening and stole s43 which was in pocket
book the table and escaped the vigilance
of the police. A thief stole two chairs from
the porch of William Wicks, $50 North
Capitol avenue, last night and sold them
at Dawson's secondhand store on Indiana
avenue within a few minutes after he had
stolen them
POLICE INVESTIGATION
The police investigated and found the
guilty man to be Arthur Parnell, colored,
was arrested by Bicyclemen Askins and
Duncan and slated at the police station on
charge of petit larceny. 1t is believed
that he is the man who stole $43 from 329
North Capitol avenue early last night and
he will be held under heavy bond pending
the result of the police investigation. Sew
eral other residences were ransacked bv
thieves last night and in spite of the fact
that the entire force of day police was out
in citizens clothes the burglars broke into
houses just the same. indianapolis at the
present time Is overrun with petty thieves
and burglars and never in the history of
the city have they been so bold as they are
to-day. The detective force and all the city
patrolmen have been working night and
day in their efforts TO protect the property
of the people from burglars and crooks. but
IL is evident that there are several organ
ICED gangs at work which are experienced
i'm the art of housebreaking.
Late night before last Robert j. Jerusa-
lem, of 325 North State street, was held up
at the corner OF Randolph and Marke:
streets by two highwaymen, who secured
$50 which Jerusalem had drawn as his
months pay from the Panhandle shops.
where he Is employed. One OF the highway.