South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-03

Fink reaching into his pocket and hc-
gan shooting and trying 20 escape at
the same time
The robber was badly cut from
jumping through the window OF the
store. so that he limped on his right
foot This left bloody footprints iu
the snow 10y which the police were
able 70 trace his general direction or
Eight. II is thought he cut his hand
also. Fink's hand and forehead was
cut in the affray.
An N-rav examination was taken
az Epworth hospital of Finks wounds
Tuesday morning and both bullets To-
lated. They VIII not be removed az
present The wounded man suffered
considerable pain. hut is not in a
dangerous condition the doctors say,
unless complications set in. Mr.. Fink
is years old
Find His Revolver
\ 32 caliber revolver believed 10
have belonged 10 the hOldup man was
found on Taylor ST. about noon. II is
thought the robber either lost il or
fearing capture threw it away.
The shooting caused a sensation in
the neighborhood and many Of the
residents nearby assisted i'm tracking
the assailant W. A. Barr 1860
Woodward avs saw a man running
away whom he believes was the hold
up man and gave chase TO him. but
the fugitive had too good a start and
eluded him in the darkness.
The gunman entered the drug store
presumably for package OF chewing
gum. Fink went to the counter, near
the front of the store, TO get ~ for
him and the man laid a dime on the
counter IN payment. Fink reached ina
his pocket for the nickel change.
when the man produced a pistol and
ordered Fink TO go 10 the cash regis
ter for the change. There is some
thing in the register want" ne said.
Fink. thinking the matter "A Joke con-
Jinued trying TO find a nickel i'm hts
pocket. when. without further WORDS
the holdup man began shooting.
Goes Through Glass. ST.
At the first shot Fink started around
the counter TO give battle. and when
the gunman saw that his first bullet
had not stopped him. he backed to-
ward the door, firing twice more.
Just as Fink was ready 70 seize him.
he Whirled and plunged through the
heavy plate glass Of the front door.
severely wounding himself upon the
jagged edges of the glass.
Fink seized him by the leg as he
was going through the door. and was
dragged through the opening onto the
stone step OF the front OF the build
ing. where he tried 20 subdue the
man. But he was weakened by the
shock Of the bullet and loss of blood.
and the man escaped According to
two witnesses he ran north on Wood
st.
Fink was removed TO Epworth
hospital where his wounds were
, dressed by Or. Charles Bosenbury. u
was found that one or the bullets had
entered the center of the chest about
on a level with the second rib. The
other had penetrated his left side.
low down and close TO the eighth rib
Fink was not unconscious at any time
and was able TO give an accurate de
scriptOn OF the man who had shot
him.
One Man Arrested.
According to Fink he was OF me-
dunn height sandy complexion. "a
thin face and sharp nose, wore a grey
cap and light tan raincoat. The police
are on the track Of the criminal and
It is said that they suspect a local
man. one man was arrested as he
was running across Leeper bridge. buf
he was able 10 give a good accoun
Of himself and was permitted 10 go
after he had been detained at the
police station for a short time
Several telephone calls have been
received by the police telling OF blood
stains along the streets ia the north
/ part of town. but as yet il has not
/ been possible to locate the mans hid
I ing place. His description tallies ta
! a great extent with that OF one II tho
/ trio that attempted TO hold up Ben
/ Katz at his store. 22G7 ". Washine-
! ton av., some time ago.