Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-23
$1OO CASH, S42
CHECK AND TWO
COATS STOLEN
Thieves Hide in WashrOonII
of Store, Wait for Owner
TO Apear.
MANY OTHER REPORTS

Whehn Joe Levinson, a tailor at 159
West Twenty Eighth street, opened the
door Of his shop at Z o'clock this morn
ing he was seized by two masked rob-
bers, who placed a revolver against his
head and threatened to kill him If he
called for help.
The hold-up men tore a pressing cloth
into long strips, tied and gagged the
tailor and searched him, taking his
purse containing more than 500 In cash
and a check for s42
They also took two new overcoats.
The police believe the men are the
same ones who earlier in the evening
held up Burleigh Downing, proprietor Of
a grocery at 1905 North Illinois streeE,
and took $50 from his cash drawer.
The robbers had cut panel from a rear
door Of the shop and had been in hiding
In the washroom of the shop. They had
wedged matches into the telephone in
such a way that the matches held down
the hook and could not be Immediately
used
LATE REACHING
HIS SHOP TODAY.
Levinson lives at 1926 Charles street.
He has as a rule opened his shop at about
6:15 o'clock, but he was late today, and
1t was daylight when he reached his place
Of business.
AS he walked to the rear Of the counter
the door Of the washroom opened and
two men with the lower parts of their
faces covered with masks stepped into
the storeroom and covered him revol-
yer. One held the gun and the other
bound him with strips Of pressing cloth.
After robbtng Levinson, the thugs ran
from the store and, according to Kenneth
Pferson, a boy employed in Breedings
drug store across the street from the
talIor shop, ran east to Illinois street and
oodged south between two houses.
Footprints Of the two men were found
between these houses by the police They
lead into an alley between Capitol ave-
nue and Illinois street.
pocket knife used to cut the panel
from the rear door Of the shop was
found on the ground near the door.
Levinson declared that he recognized
the voice Of one OF the men and gave
the police the name OF the man he sus-
pected.
After the robbery Levinson struggled
to free himself and succeeded in reaching
the street. where a man, whose name
was not learned. cut his bandagss.
The police declare they are certain
that the Levinson robbery and the Down
ing robbery were committed by the sarrs
men.
DOWNING ALONE AT
TIME OF ROBBERY.
Downing was alone in the store at the
time the two men entered. One drew a
revolver and ordered him to hold up his
hands. The other robber then removed
$50 from the drawer of the cash reg
lister and the robbers ran from the
store
The police give no credence to the
theory that the robberies were COM
mitted by bandits driven from Chicago
by police raids there. The work is that
Of local hold-up men, they believe.
Chief Of Police Kinney, however, has
taken steps to prevent the operations OF
Chicago crooks here and has ordered
suspects arrested.
T. t. Beach. 1862 West Eighteenth
street, q barber. was called from his
shop a few minutes last night and when
he returned he found that his cash reg
lister had been robbed Of $50.
Mrs. Ruth Noman, 244D Highland place.
notified the police that a burglar had
entered her home, and had carried away
clothing valued at $3.50 and a $50 Lib
erty bond.
Ed Crockett, 800 North Usage street.
told the police that a burglar stole cloth
ing valued at SIS from his home.
william E. Carr, 1140 Trobridge street,
was awakened late in the night by the
sound of some one walking in the house.
Carr Investigated and said when he en-
tered the hallway a man ran from the
house. 1t was dark and he was unable
to give the police a description.