Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-07
CRIMINALS ARE
INVESTING cry
WITH IMMUNITY
Gunner Escape From Police
Officer After He Has Them
Covered-Many RobberIss
Reported.

tinued their operations in Omaha
Friday night, with no apparent sue
cess on the part Of the police to sup u
press the carnival of crime.
With the escape Of two armed
men in stolen automobile from
Policeman w. f. Cich at 5 yesterday
morning, together with numerous
reports of robberies and thefts
throughout the city, police are, APP
parently powerless to cope with the
situation. Thieves made such bold
hauls in two instances Friday night
as to use an automobile truck to
carry their loot away.
Police are merely making reports
and Investigations" OF robberies
and heldups.
Had Them Covered.
The two armed men who escaped
from Policeman Cich in the restau-
rant of Charles Farley, 2S0o Cunning
street, early yesterday morning made
their getaway after the policeman
had both men under cover of drawn
gun.
Witnesses of the escape declare
both men made their escape through
the rank carelessness of the police
officer.
Upon recognizing a car standing
in front of Farley's cafe as one
which had been reported stolen at
Fremont, Neb., Policeman Cich in
vestigated and found two men sit
ting at the counter in the cafe. He
noticed revolvers partly protruding
out OF their hip pockets, he said.
When both men saw the policeman
they attempted to draw their guns,
witnesses say. Cich was the quicker
and covered them with his revolver.
Gunman Makes Getaway.
He commanded them to lay their
guns on the counter while he tclc-
phoned to the police station. One
Of the men obeyed. The other
turned sharply around and made an
exit out of the rear door OF the
restaurant. The unarmed man
lodged Cich and darted out of the
front door into the drivers seat OF
the automobile standing in front.
He stepped on the starter pedal OF
the car and made hurried getaway.
Cich fired tvs shots at the car, wit
nesses say, with the revolver he had
taken from the man. Lich said the
gun became clogged on the third
shot.
1T was sure rank escape" Roy
McKenna, waiter in the restaurant,
said.
Will Frost, counter man at the
cafe, was also witness of the bold
escape of the two men.
If that's the way the police are
taught to capture gunner, it's no
wonder Omaha has such a renegade
force" -s4Si5 -
Policeman Cich took the gun taxi
en- from one of the escaped men, to
the police station.
Alleged "Highjackers in Court.
The five alleged "highjackers"
who were arrested Friday night at
Fortieth and Fasnam streets. were
charged with breaking and entering.
Their bonds were set at 5000 each.
They will be arraigned in Central
police court Monday. Three of the
men, the police claim, were particu-
!arly identified by Mrs. Catherine
Allison and Miss Grace Allison as
the gang that early Friday morning
entered their home at 4lQ. South
Thirty-ninth street, Bart Williams,
1907 North Twenty-sixth street,
William Larsen, clerk, 522 South
Sixteenth street, and A. D. Pierson,
2161 Rees street, were those par
tally identified by Mrs. Allison and
her daughter.
"They look exactly like the men
at whom 4 fred" Mrs. Allison said
today.
c. L. Farnsworth, 1901 Dewey
avenue, and Arthur Smith, 1910
Dewey avenue, said Larsen and
Pierson looked like the two who
they saw standing behind q tree in
the yard of the Allison home at
the time the gang entered the home.
Say Men Were Armed.
The other two who were arrested
in the gang were: Frank Q.Neill,
chauffeur, 1908 IL Cass street,
Dave Galinsky, broker, $50 South
Seventeenth street. The gang was
arrested by Policeman H. F. PeteE-
son and Patrolman Earl Adams. A
crowbar was found in the car in
which the men were riding at the
time of their arrest, and each man
was armed, police say.
A big haul was made by burglars
from the grocery of Peltz Bros.
S005 Haskell street, cleaning the es-
Enlistment of groceries and meats,
according to police reports. Wheel
tracks In the snow in front OF the
store lead detectives to believe that
an automobile truck was used to
haul the loot away, which consisted
of 300 pounds of assorted meats,
canned goods and fruits of all de-
scriptions and 1000 cigars, accord
ing to the police.
Window is Smashed.
The paddock on the front door was
broken, but the robbers apparently
could not force the door open, as the
plate glass window was found
smashed.
Thieves broke through the rear
window of the meat market owned
by f. A. Marsh, 1922 North Twen-
ty-fourth street, and stole 10 pounds
of sausages and % pennies from the !
cash drawer, police reports say. The
robbers left assorted hams and
bacon untouched on the counter. ac-
cording to the report. ~
Store Robbed Again.
For the second time in three DAYS.
the store of Sam Pollay, 1904 Dodge
street, was broken into by robbers
Friday night, according to~the po-
lice The thieves took nothing on