Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-13
SHOTGUN USED
WHEN BURGLAR
SUSPECT RUNS
Reputed Robber Shot in Hip
and One Man Robbed of
Large Sum.
MANY THEFTs REPORTED

One alleged burglar was shot, three al
legged shoplifters were arrested, one man
was held up and robbed of 81, 200 and nu-
merous other thefte were reported TO the
police last night.
Garland Snepp, SO, 419 South Noble
street, who the police say is an ex-con-
Wet, was shot in the right hip while
trying to escape from men who had sur
rounded the William Fowley grocery, 62S
Fletcher avenue, at 7:15 o'clock last night,
Homer Montgomery, 622 Fletcher avenue.
shot Snepp, using a shotgun as the man
ran from a passageway between the gro
Gerry and an adjoining building.
Mrs. Sam Thompson, 626 Fletcher
avenue, and her cousin, Charles B.. Friend
of Dayton, Ind, gave the alarm when they
heard the sound Of breaking glass. They
looked from an upstairs window and saw
q ladder against the side door Of Ihe
grocery store Friend told Charles Small
ley who lives downstairs and while these
men guarded the front and back OF the
store they were Joined by Montgomery
who was armed with a shotgun The
alleged burglar fed and attempted to
escape over a rear fence. He failed to
obey the command to stop it is said, and
Montgomery fired. His wounds are not
regarded as serious.
Snepp denied he had been in the store.
revolver was missing from the store,
but it was not found in HIS possession.
The same store was robbed of $40 few
weeks ago. A brace was found near
the ladder and a bit was found in
Snepp's pocket, police declare. The bars
over the transom had been removed By
using a brace and bit.
Snepp is held in the detention ward OF
49,, -
glary.
Frank Spilaer, an Austrian, 735 North
Warman avenue, reported to the police
last night that he was robbed Sunday
night Of $1,000. He said he was held up
at st. Clair and Haugh streets and
struck on the head with club. He exz
hibited a deep wound on his head. He
said he drew the money from the bank
q few days ago and carried it with him
so 1t would be accessible If he needed It.
The money represented two years saw
ings, he said.
WATCHMAN SAYS
NEGRO GOT HIS MONEY.
John Jacobs, 2227 East Washington
street, Waterman at the American Glue
Works, reported that he was held up
and robbed of $24 near Fourteenth and
West streets, last night A negro COW
cred him with a revolver, he said, and
tore the pocket containing the money
from his clothing. As a result Max Rich
ardson, q, negro, 1922 Mill street, was
arrested by the police on a vagrancy
charge and is held for investigation.
Earl Martin, employed by E. S. Webb.
141j North Pennsylvania street, yester-
day afternoon surprised two young man
who were ransacking a room in the ga
rage in the rear of the Webb home The
men leaped from a window and escaped.
The police were told the only thing miss
ing was shirt valued at So
POLICE HOLD THREE
NEGRO SUSPECTS.
Robert Jones, IS, 2151 Highland ave-
nue.; Elmer Brantford, 10, 225 West Wal
nut street, and Charles Holland, IT,, 400
Hiawatha street, all negroes, were arr
rested yesterday afternoon on charges of
Petit larceny. The three are alleged to
have stolen three silk neckties from the
store of n. w. NcNeill, 1904 Roosevelt
avenue; silk stockings from the store Of
Eva Stewart, 2153 College avenue; "a
woman's blouse from the store Of Mrs
D. L. Bruce, 423 East Sixteenth strees,
and a sweater coat from the Hume Dry
Goods Company, 312 East Sixteenth
street. W. F. Clever, dry goods mer-
chant 2146 North Illinois street, had
been warned about three negroes robbing
stores and when the three entered his
store yesterday he telphoned the police.
The negroes left before the police ar
rived, but were found at Northwestern
avenue and Fall Creek and when
searched the stolen articles We're found
In their possession. police say.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson, 34S West River
boulevard, reported that a sneak thief
entered her home yesterday and stole $50.
afR
reported that two rings worth $50 were
taken from her home