Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-05
CRIME WAVEO OF
CITY TAKES ON
VARIOUS FORMS
Safe. Cracked, Taxi Driver
Chloroformed, Auto Owner
Dragged, Negro Shot.
CARNIVAL SWEEPS ON

In q crime wave that swept the city
during the night yeggmen ripped a safe,
hold-up men attempted to chloroform and
rob taxi driver, one man is believed TO
have been drugged and his automobile
stolen and one man was shot and Sc
riously wounded, his assallant escaping.
Burglars broke the glass from the door
of the Standard ilfIling station at
Washington and Geisendorff streets, bat
tered down the door Of a safe and escaped
with about S125. Two patrolmen passed
the filing station at 10 a. m, and say
they did not notice any one p-owlipg
around the place. They, however, are
not sure that the light was burning in
the Office. bat at o'clock they returned
and noting the light was out investi-
gated
SAFE BATTERED
OPEN WITH Ak.
The glass bad been broken from the
door and the burglars had reached
through and turned the lock. The glass
of one OF the windows also was broken.
but the window had not been opened.
The cash drawer was broken open. The
safe had been battered open by using
chisel and an Ak. The Ak was found in
the office of the filing station. David
Kelseh, employed by the company, told
the police that he believed the yeggmen
had obtained about S125.
1t was evident that one Of the burglars
cut his hand on the glass of the door,
for there was much blood on the floor.
SAYS ROBBERS TRIED
TO CHLOROFORM HIM.
James yesterday, 1924 Gent avenue, q
taxi driver. had his car parked near the
Hasg drug store, Washington street and
Kentucky avenue, last night when two
young men asked him to drive them to q
house on Tihbs avenue, two miles west
of The city. They reached the house and
yesterday stopped the car when he was
suddenly attacked by the men. They
tried to cover his face with q handkerchief
saturated In chloroform. A fight fol
lowed and the two would-be robbers were
Knocked out Of the automobile. Easter
day reported the attempted hold-up TO
the police and gave them handkerchief,
bottle of chloroform and military cap
lost ny one Of the men who attacked him.
yesterday told the police this man wore
a soldiers uniform but the type OF cap
lost is the kind used by high school
boys who take military training. In two
places the word RAY" had been written
IN the cap. The men obtained no money
from yesterday.
BELIEVE AUTO
OWNER DRUGGED.
Roy 6. Gibson, 2035 North Talbot
avenue, lost his automobile In such
peculiar manner that the police have ad-
vanced the theory that he may have
been drugged Gibson told detectives he
was driving his automobile south on
Illinois street at o'clock last night
when a stranger Standing at Eleventh
street signaled him to stop. Gibson COM
p-4ed. The man asked If he could ride
down town and Gibson told him to get
into TIE automobile They started and
N.bson said the stranger produced
bette Of liquor.
DO you want a drink?" he asked. Glib
sen sad be took big drink. He said
he remembered arriving down town, but
that was all. Later he missed his auto
mobile and he appealed to the police TO
find the car.
The automobile was a Dodge sedan,
license 11T150, and in the ear there were
two dogs, one white and one black. and
these animals were also missing, Gibson
told the police
Scott Mitchell, 90 negro, 1415 East Six
teenth street, was shot and seriously