Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-26

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negro. who gave his address as the
Oneida hotel.
However, there was only one license
plate bearing the number 96HO aud the
license on the front % the car was dlf-
ferent
Lieut. Askins Of the detective depart
ment said that the license had been
stolen from car Of a farmer living near
indianapolis and that the farmer has
the other license plate.
However, c. 3. Cox. East Twenty-frst
street and the Belt railroad. saw the ban
dts car at the time OF the holdup Of the
Standard OIL filing station and lie told
sergt. Winklsr that the number was
96010.
That was at 1895 O'Clock Sunday
night, twenty four hours after both IL
cense plates bearing that number had
been accounted for.
John Collins, 1888 Nordyke avenue, en-
ployed by the Standard OIL Company Mt
its filling station, Meridian and Thirtieth
streets. found himself covered by blue
steel revolver last night and heard thu
order to hold up your hands or I'll
blow h out Of you"
A second robber jerked a money satchel
from Collins shoulder and removed S25
from 1t, and the pair ordered Collins TO
opsn the cash drawer.
Collins refused and while the robbers
argued he saw his chance and ran from
the filing station, calling for help.
The two men jumped into a waiting
automobile and drove west on Thirtieth
street, the driver having remained in the
automobile while the two men robbed
Collins.
That the leader Of the trio was one
Of the three men who robbed the filing
station on Capitol avenue, the candy store
on Sixteenth street and the Case drug
store is the belief Of detectives, who say
the man has found two new. partners
since Clifford and Richwine were ar
rested Saturday night
A fountain pen found in CliGord's
pocket and 4 number Of pens found ia
mis- room, detectives say, have been
Identified as stolen from the Case drug
store.
The men admit the robbery of the
Florence confectionery store, detectives
say, but they 10 not admit having taken
as, large 6 sum from the cash drawer
Of the North Capitol avenue flling sta
ton as was reported following that rob.
berry.
Earl Clampett. clerk at the Case drug
store, was robbed Of SIS and n watch,
the cash drawer relieved Of S15.
The men took some fountain pens also,
which was not discovered until the foun-
tain pen was found In the pocket of one
0I the suspects
Richwine, according to the detectives,
admitted he was the man who held up
and robbed the Claman dairy lunch, 305
North Illinois street, on the morning Of
July II, getting about $50; and on tine
night OF July 81, the Tracy dairy lunch,
Git North Illinois street, and the Barbe
dairy lunch, AIT North Illinois street,
obtaining in the two rqbberies about
500,
Chsries Frances. 341 Massachusetts,
avenue. told the police he was held up
and robbed by a negro at Wabash and
Alabama streets, the thief obtaining
$3.50.
Payne, the man from louisville. told
the police he met a man at the Traction
Terminal station who offered. to sell him
some whisky, and that he accompanied
the man to Ohio street and the canal
and .syhen he refused to buy the whisky
frorx the stranger the man grabbed
PayEe's purse.
lyme pursued the thief, but he es-