Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-22
GALAXY OF CRIME
TOUCHES UP NIGHT
DESPITE COP NET
Bold HOld-up Burglary of Hardware Store
and Purse Snatching Thrive Within
Reinforced Police Lines.
II ARE ARRESTED FOR VAGRANCY

Despite the fact that four squads OF
plain clothes men were cOmbing the city
last night looking for bandit suspects
and all Of the men on duty were keeping
"a sharp lookout for suspicious appear
ing persons, the crime wave in Indian
apolis continued. II was on somewhat
smaller scale, however, than that which
prevailed at the beginning of the week
As the day wore on more reports OF
robberies filtered into police headquar-
fers. showing that thieves and burglars
were unusually busy during the night.
-Four bandits entered the HoOsier Au-
tomobue Laundry, 127 East Wabash
street, at 1 q. m, covered Richard Moore
an emplOye, with revolver and searched
the cash drawer. Not finding any money
they left after threatening to kill Moore.
He notified the police
BACK WAGON Up
TO FOOD WAREHOUSE.
Burglars ripped the heavy clasp from
the rear door Of the g. W. Jackson
Food Company's factory, East Tenth
street and the Belt railroad. Then they
loaded five 1OO-pound sacks of beans,
twelve cases of canned beans. eight
buckets Of fruit jams and forty eight
quarts of apple butter into wagon;
The police traced the wagon north TO
Sixteenth street and lost the trail. The
thieves pulled the wagon themselves, as
10 horse tracks were found.
Mrs. Bessie Sage, 2GS South Emerson
avenue. reported the theft of a jewel box
containing jewelry valued at 5000.
o. L. Lucey. T63 West drive. Woodruff
Place. notified the police that an opal
breast pin valued at SID was missing
from his home.
Edward Mitchell. IS. Of 1916 Haugh
street, was arrested this afternoon and
charged with burglary and grand lar
Ceny. He is accused Of having broken
into the home Of Russ Evanoff, 1T17 North
Holmes avenue, last Saturday night ana
OF taking a rife and 4 3S-caibre re-
$volver.
The night was marked by bold hold
up, the robbery Of a hardware store, and
purse snatching.
The drive Of the police. following or
ders of the board of public safety to
round up loiterers. Retted seventeen men
who were held under charge of vagrancy
None Of them was identified, however
rs being connected with the r0bberies 81
the Peoples Quitting COnpany's store
where SIC. goo worth Of jewelry was taken
or the Selig Cloak and Suit House, where
S11 coo worth Of fur coats were stolen
or the Indiana National Bank, which lost
$4,000 through the operations Of bur
glars.
INVESTIGATES
CARLISLE JOB.
The local police were concerned in tbs
robbery Of the Carlisle Peoples STATE
Bank yesterday, whsa Two bandits OBJ
tanned $500 and escaped after revolver
battle with citizens Detectives Forsetv'
and Roach from the Indianapolis de
partment were despatched 20 Carlisle a
once 10 essiss Ia running down cleTi
asa CO ieaRn whether the bighwaymeI
are identified with the bands that ha7'
been operating IN Indianapolis
Information given to detectives tod5l
by Irwin c. Girscbbaum, ell Shelbl
street, leads them to believe that Their
we're six men. connected with the rob
berry Of the Indiana National Bank
Kirschbaum saw six men, four Of shor
. stature and wearing caps. and two tai
men wearing soft hats, standing in tn,
entrance Of the Clinton Hotel, 20 Virgins
avenue, at rs o'clock Sunday night.
II was from the fire escape Of that hote
that the burglars reached the roof o
the Railroad Mems Building and LOAF
Association building, from where the.
climbed to the roof OF the Indiana Ma
tionaI Bank building.
ROBBED OF PURSE
CONTAINING 1856.
The Barrett Hardware store, 534 Eas
Washington street, was entered by
burglar early today, the thief takins
S1S.33 from the cash register. Harr!
Barrett, the proprietor, told the polio
the burglar used a key TO open the from
door.
NJ R. Blake, $40 English avenue, wa
held up and robbed Of a purse contain
ing $3.50 The robber covered Blake witt
a revolver at the corner OF State an,
Bates streets. Two suspects were ar
rested.
Zelma Jordan, 635 East Market street
teIephoned the police that a Thief hat