Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-11
HAVE NO CLEW
TOIDENTITY OF
AUTO BANDITS
Detectives Baff1ed by Daylight
HOld-up of Standard
Grocery.
MACHINE USED IS FOUND

Detectives today admit they have no
bandits who have committed a series Of
hoId-ups at gasoline filing stations in
various parts of the city, and who
changed their tactics late Saturday after
noon and entered the Standard Grocery
Company's store at Montcalm and Eigh-
tenth streets
In that robbery the bandits backed FIVE
customers against the wall forced Otto
Hamilton, 1894 West Thirtieth street,
manager of the store, to hold up his
hands while one of the gang removed
S125 from the cash register.
The men escaped in a big touring car
bearing license No. 17737S. The automo-
bile is owned by James f. Cantwell, 2104
Park avenue, and the car was reported
stolen from Ohio street, near Pennsyl-
vania street. The bandits drove south
on Montcalm street and turned west in
the direction of Emrichsville. The stolen
car was found Sunday morning on Ritter
avenue, near Pleasant Run boulevard.
One tire was fiat.
BoLDNESs OF OTHER
ROBBERIES SURPASSED.
There are four members of the bandit
gang which has committed a series of
bold robberies. All robberies and at
tempted robberies have been at night ex-
cept the Standard Grocery Company
hold-up. The boldness of the last rob-
berry surpassed that Of any committed
by the bandits. The outlaws were even
bold enough to purchase gasoline Satur-
day after the hold-up at the Emrichs-
Vile filing station, which is only about
a mile and a half west Of the scene OF
the robbery.
The police description Of the three ban
dts that committed the Standard Gro
Gerry Store hold-up follows: No is %
years old. five feet eleven inches in height
and weighs II 0pounds; No. is % years
old five feet eight inches In height. and
weighs $50 pounds; No 3 is Is years old,
FIVE feet six inches In height and weighs
40 pounds.
The men were not masked, but on some
Of the other occasions they have worn
hondkerchiefs over their faces The ban
dts are believed to be local talent" ac-
cording to detectives. who declare their
work bears the mark Of the amateur in
most cases, but who say the men are
desperate and dangerous. Three Of the
gang always draw revolvers In all hold
ups. In one attempted robbery only two
men took part and that was ut the filing
station at 1901 East Washlr gton street,
but in most robberies four bandits com
prise the gang.
SHOT FIRED
ABOVE HEAD.
For the first time during the series Of
hold-ups one OF the bandits Saturday
fired his revolver. one Of the customers
was a little slow in elevating his hands
following the command and the robber
man fred one shot above the mans head.
The bullet hit the door frame and the
hands were quickly held high above the
customers head
The bandits on previous occasions had
confined their efforts to rObbing gaso-
line filling stations at Thirtieth and Me
ridian streets, Ruckle street and Ma pie
Road Boulevard, 1901 East Washington
street, where they were frightened away
without obtaining any money. at Ken
lucky avenue and Stock street. They
also made attempts to hold up filling sta
tons at Kentucky avenue and Harding
street and at Washington and Geisen-
dorf streets. The police do not believe
the gang IS the same that held up and
robbed the Emerichsville filing station
about a month ago.