The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-25
CINEMA OF CRIME
REFLECTED UPON
POLICE BLOTTER

The hieves rode Monday night. while
auto owners walked.
DIT j.. L. Andrews, superintendent
among the victims. he reported that
his nve-passenger Oakland was stolen
from In front OF the Baptist hospital al
3 o'clock. It bore tag No. g7is5.
x. 10. Mcintyre, IFS Summit street,
told police his little IS" Studebaker,
no. 1889, had been stolen from in
II. L. Briscoe, 1870 North Parkway.
t~elephoned cop headquarters that his
Lexington, No. 1856, had been stolen.
PatrolmRn McGaha found 1t later.
T. @. Musick, 1858 Tutwiler, Is out
n nye-passenger Mvver, taken from
Monroe avenue and Front street.
The next time II. G.. Tisdale, Of Park
field, decides to 90 to the Orpheum, he
will carry his coat inside, Instead OF
leaving II in his automobile. The one
he abandoned that way Monday night
now Is long gone.
A fox fur neck piece was stolen from
the residence OF Mrs. s. T.. Miller, 1876
Court avenue, while she and her fam.
lily were at dinner, according to a re-
port made to police.
Considerable OF a wardrobe was OBJ
tained by a sneak thief when he robbed
the home of Mrs. Stella Groves. 1877
Pontotoc avenue, Monday. A blue tri-
cotine suit, black satin dress, brown
cheviot coat with fur collar, and two
long bar pins set with diamonds were
missing when Mrs. Groves checked up.
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Forty cents In cash and a like amount
In stamps, also two p~enholders and a
poeketbook containing a bank book but
no cash, were stolen Monday from the
home of Mrs. W. I. James. 72i Walnut
street, according to a report made to
city detectives. She said 1t was the
second visit OF thieves.
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Ed Strickland, negro, who attempted
to wrest a pistol from a Piggly Wiggly
special officer, and who wal shot for
his Righteousness, will face a charge
OF disorderly conduct n resisting an
officer as soon as he Is able to leave
the General hospital. where he was
patched up for pistol bullet wounds Ii,
the arm and breast. The special Off
Ger claimed he saw Strickland steal a
pound OF butter and some soap from
the +, w, at Vance avenue and Lau-
Police have been asked to look for
w. II. Stevenson, 10, tall, fair, blue eyes,
yellow curly hair, wearing soldier
clothes. His mother, Mrs. Mary Steve
son, is almost frantic since w. H. dis
nue.. last Thursday. He had $40 and
she fears foul play. She has since re-
moved to 37s South Front street.
Lee Bailey, alias big Day" negro,
was arrested Monday night by Patrol
charge that he committed larceny
from the person Of Willie Edwards, 321
Rayburn boulevard. big Day. Is win
tering at 975 James street.
From Fulton, KY, came the request
to Memphis police Monday night to
watch for l.. ID. Manneryfs f~lve-pas-
senger car, stolen from Martin, Tenn.
Day and night relief COPS still are
wondering. what Editor" Jim Arm
strong, o. the daily police bulletin,
meant when he said that ople Elem.
IS ing ,o rsar :, az ~. H Imf%o,s aSsn . reported
Mrs. w. T. Martin, 1888 Union, still
Is looking for the i~6-year-old negress
to whom she gave the family wash last
week.
"A brown balmacan coat, late the
property of William A. Parker, negro,
S76 North Bellevue, still is missing, Bill
told police.
why thieves didn't take the whole
Ford Is the mystery. But they got
four wheels and the tires\ from the fliv-
street, Monday night. They left the
torso.
Who said II. C. L.?
A desmond ring, set with sap
phires, a ruby ring, a diamond
cross, pendant, and a quart OF %nis-
OF Mrs, R. Taylor, 344 North Belle
vue boulevard, according to the po-
lice bulletin.
IAN to the value OF $14," the po-
lice report reads!
The unconscious humor displayed In
the police bulletin Is reflected In the
following from the issue dated Monday,
Nov. "a:
"cHlckENs sTolEN-H, E. Nathan,
1914 Peabody, reports thief entered his
henhouse and stole Jersey cow, which
was In the ~henhouse."
A bale Of cotton. weighing 500 pounds,
marked Ok" was reported stolen BY
Sherman Beasnan Monday.
Police Sergt. Red Davis returned
from Nashville Monday, bringing with
him Henry f.. Gibson, 81. North Dun
lap street, who is wanted on charge Of
passing bad checks on Phil A. Halle
and Sanders 4 Co. Gibson was given
Into the custody OF SheriffAO H. Perry,
who had q capais warrant for his ar
rest.
The, black shirt king Of America is
the title with which Detective Carpen-
ter and Long have Invested Curtis /
Brown, negro, who was taken to the
police station. along with a sack which
contained about 50 shirts, mostly silk, |
and about 25 neckties. Brown was
picked up In a railroad yard with thel
sack on his back. On his reciting that
he bought the shirts In Cleveland, Miss,
and also that he earned $40 q week, he