Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-21

ing the Selig Coat and Suit Company
robbery.
It was learned that four men had at
tempted to sell fur coats to the chorus
girls at the Rialto Theater, and also to
actresses at the English Theater,' but the
men were gone when the detectives ar
rived. They had not succeeded in dis
posing Of any Of the sealskin coats, how
ever.
1t was a little after O'Clock when the
robber entered the Shelter shoe store.
He tried on a pair of shoes and paid for
them with a SO bill. Smeltzer walked
TO the safe to get the change. AS he did
so the robber followed him and covered
him with a revolver
He took the currency and some silver
out of the cash drawer of the safe,
threatened to kill the storekeeper If ne
followed him. and disappeared through
the front door.
WOMAN HELD UP
AND PURSE TAKEN.
Mrs. Harley Ashby, 543 West Twenty
Seventh street was held up and robbed
by a man who halted her at Boulevard
place and Twenty Sixth street last night,
covered her with n revolver and took her
purse containing S11.
found It dangerous to report it to the
police as they may be arrested. Law
renee Porter, 49, negro, of Columbus,
Ohio, came to indianapolis Sunday and
he had a fine outfit of clothing packed
In his suitcase and more than S225 In
cash in his pocket He met negro, who
said that he would show him a good
place to rent q room, and he guided him
to that part of Indiana avenue where
crap games and bootlegging have made
the section notorious.
GIVEN WHISKY.
ROBBED AND oTSTED.
Porter slept there Sunday night and he
says the next morning he was given two
drinks of whisky, robbed of his clothing
and 1925, and kicked out OF the back
door Of the building.
He toll the police that his suitcase
contained an Overcoat, five silk shirts,
other clothing and an automatic pistol
He was arrested on the charges Of
drunkenness and vagrancy when his
story failed to convince the police.
Spencer Williams, 20, negro, was ar
rested today on the charge of grand lar
ccny. Viola Black, 1892 Columbia ave
nue., his mother. telephoned the police
that her son had stolen q purse contain
ing s3S from her. The police found VII
Hams and he told them that he stole
the money to return to his home. Deca.
tur. Ala. rs it was TOO cold in Indian
apolis TO suit him.
PLAIN CLOTHES MEN
REINFORCE DEPARTMENT
-Four squads or police in plain clothes
reinforced the detective department and
halted suspicious persons and made
number Of arrests last night A num-
Der OF investigations were made on re-
ported burglaries and hold-ups
James ~Beswick, S34 East McCarty
street. notified 9. d. Bowen that he
believed there was a burglar in Bowens
home. last night. Bowen, who was at
his store. went to the rear door OF his
home, while his newphew. Frank Bills,
1888 South New Jersey street, went to
the front door. Two men ran out OF the
front door and Bills pursued them Later
the police arrested Raymond Gordon.
9O5 HosbrOok street. on the charge OF
vagrancy, when Bills identified him as
one of the men who ran from the
house.
BREAKS AWAY FROM
SUSPECTED HOLD-UPS.
Homer Bicknen. 123 South Davidson
street. was halted on New Jersey street
last night by three men whom he be
lieves planned 70 hold him up and rob
him. He got away from them and went
TO drug store at New Jersey and Wash
ington streets and telephOned the police.
The three men had disappeared. how
ever, when the call was answered.
lola Craig, I02 West Kansas street.
reported to the police that some person
stole her purse containing SG.T5.
c. W. Barnett telephoned the police
last night when he returned to the home
Of Fred Moskovics. his employer at 3S1T
North Delaware street, and found a win
dow open and a back door unlocked. No
member Of the family had been at the
house during the afternoon. Inyestiga-
tion, however, showed that the place had
not been visited by burglars.