South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-31

90 LapOrte av., early Monday
the police have yet found in col
robbery of the S. Michigan st.
while the police were off duty.
The discovery ~ the envelopes,
hatband and papers was made by
Louis Gorney who lives at 646 La
porte av. lie found them as he was
starting for work. The evidence left
there by the one who is believed TO
have been implicated i'm the robbery
was taken by Mr.. Gorney TO police
headquarters Immediately and turn
cd over 90 Chief of Police Kline.
shortly before noon Monday Mr.
Gorney found more envelopes i'm the
clubhouse. They were also torn. and
he took them 10 police headquarters
also.
u read the account Of the robbery
this morning I'm The News-Times.
and then when ] found the envelopes
was sure that thev had been
thrown there 10y one Of the men who
committed the robbery Mr.. Gorney
told the police as he gave them the
evidence he had found
All Police on Duty.
The robbery OF the Clauer store
took place before O'Clock Sunday
morning at a time when the city
is unprotected by the police. on ac-
count of the present system main
tanned at police headquarters, the
night men going off duty at 8
O'Clock and the day men not coming
ON until o'clock.
Frank NJ Boone. member Of the
board OF public safety, declared
Monday that he would Immediately
lake steps tending toward better po-
lice protection during the hours be
tween the changes of the night and
day forces. He said that he would
confer with the chief OF police and
the other members OF the board OF
safety.
Work i'm Daylight.
The robbers worked in broad day
light. succeeding iu getting away
with jewclry valued at upwards OF
81 goo After taking what they
could. the robbers attempted TO back
their way out of the store by way OF
the front door. hacking at the wood
encasiug the front glass. and sur
rounding the front door lock. Find
ing 10 impossible TO gain an exit by
way Of the : Michigan ST. entrance
the thieves left the building 10y way
of the rear. remaining as the front
of the store long enough to be in
plain view of the police had there
been any there at the time.
The robbery was discovered 10y
Charles F. Vert. manager. who
made his customary Sunday morning
visit 10 the store some time after the
robbers had departed. Police Off
cisls could say nothing regarding
the robbery at o'clock last night
capt. Schock heihe I'm authority
over the force i'm the absence OF
chief Kline. said ne hadn't heard OF
&c. The desk sergeant admitted that
the police department had been in
formed of the robbery. but said that
chief Kline was the only one who
knew anything about il. Chief
Kline was not at headquarters last
night
capt Schock. who is I'm command
81 the men at night dbl not know
whether any detectives had been de-
tailed on the case or not
Enter Through Skylight.
Entrance was gained through q
shed over sllylight in the roof. ac
cording 20 Mgr Vert Investigation
on the roof disclosed the fact tina
the door leading 90 the skylight had
been torn on It's hinges. and that en-
trance 90 IN, attic had been forced
through the skylight.
A colored family residing a
III 10 =. Michigan ST.. near IN,
store. say thev heard steps goinl
across the roof at about o'clOcl
this morning This Is believed q
lie O'Clock. or later according q
the new time
In the alley near the soft drinl
parlor Of Louis Delfosse stands
telegraph pole. close 10 the build
ings This is a veritabie stairwa,
to the tops OF the buildings abou
The Clauer store. and Il - believed
that the robbers made use or thi
advantage.
slide Down Gable.
After the robbers had made thei
way about the elevator machiner,
ia the attic. they knocked off tn
thin boards which PARTITION the ele
vator shaft They then slid dow
rhe cable rope to the second floor
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