The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-12-10
CROOKS PUT
IN A BUSY
NIGHT HERE.
Crooks were busy in Hammond lagt

Crooks were busy in Hammond lagt
night.
Reports this morning showed that
three men were held up on the streets.
three homes were robbed. attempts
were made on at least two more homes.
an automobile was stolen and a store
window was smashed to accomplish
the theft OF two revoivers.
Police were also busy.
The man who robbed the store Is In
custody. a man believed to have been
Implicated in the holdups was cap
tured. the automobile was found and
several suspicious characters are now
being quizzed.
The home of Forest Cassidy. $50
Sibley street. was entered some time
after II o'clock. Mr.. Cassidy had left
his trousers in the dining room. The
thief managed to open a window which
had been nailed down, He stole a gold
watch which was in the pocket of the
trousers. but disdained 20 take s cents
from another pocket Tracks in the
sround under the window indicated
that the burglar has large feet.
T thief broke the back window in
the Holmquist residence at 203 Sibley
street at $3.50 o'clock. He escaped with
lady's wrist watch a ring and a
mesh bag. all valued at sS5.
Mrs Frank Letz. 219 Sib1ey street.
was aroused at o'clock by noises i'm
a neighboring room She arose and
was in time TO see a man escaping
through the dining room window. II
was found that he had taken a check
for s12 and 50 in cash.
E. Sonnebom and George Douglas.
two Erie switchmen were held up at
the Dauglas street crossing over the
Erie tracks shortly after midnigh
Two masked men with a gun stopped
them and relieved Some bonn Of a gold
watch and 500 and took an Ingersol
watch from Douglas. The stickups
were young and appeared green at
the game.
J. c. Lawrence, who rooms at 660S
Truman avenue. was held up By two
men on Indiana avenue, about half a
block east Of Calumet avenue. The
robbers took SO from him. This was
at 10 O'Clock.
The display window OF the Charles
Lesser jewelry store. So State street.
was found smashed at II o'clock. The
proprietor reported the loss to be two
revolvers. Later officer Beasley caught
CIem Brooks. a negro, who stays at
the swift camp in West Hammond. He
had the guns in his possession.
officer Byelick brought in man at
$50 o'clock He had found the fel-
low standing in the shadow Of the
Baptist church on Sibley street. He
gave his name as Dock d. Newton and
said he lived in Chicago. His first
story was that he had been sitting In
poker game until 3 o'clock and wa
on his way home. He refused TO name G
the place other than that 1t was about
three blocks from the church He said
he didn't Wish to see the other fellows
arrested. To Captain Bunde he told a
different tale. gold watch which he
carried Is being traced.
The automobile stolen was the new
snort model Chandler OF Walter Rose,
17S Clark street. 1t was taken from
In front Of his home last night between
and II o'clock This morning Paul
Cipowski, sos 154th place. West Ham
mond found the car in front Of his
place. II had been nearly ruined by
FIRE which was still smouldering. Tho
gears seemed jammed for two horses
were barely able to drag It along the
road.
Several other men were picked up by
the police and are being quizzed re
rardinr their presence on the streets
at such late hours.