Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-31


the name of W. q. Roberts, and he stole
automobiles IN both indianapolis and
| Lafayette. His partner" a man named
Rumsey Is said TO have jumped his bond
| Lewis was brought back to this city
and was tried on the charge Of making
a false affidavit. It was charged that he
made the false affidavit In giving title to
the stolen car which he sold in Illinois.
He was alleged TO have dono the same
thing at New Ross, Ind and he was
the first man ever convicted in In
diana under the new law. Lewis was
| fined $500 and costs and sentenced TO
serve two years in Michigan city state
/ Prison.
Eleven cars stolen in Indianapolis we're
recovered In Sheridan, Frankfort and
Anderson, Ind, last June. The motor
numbers of the cars were changed.
Arthur Davidson. vern Gray and Fred
Coons, were convicted OF vehicle taking
and sentenced TO serve from three to five
years In prison.
AUTOS PART IN
BEECH GROVE ROBBERY.
| In no case did the automobile play
more prominent part than in the now
famous Beech Grove Bank robbery. On
Sept. ., four men drove up TO the Beech
Grove State Bank, three entered and the
fourth remained outside as look out"
while his pals" held up the bank, escap-
ing with $4,000. The automobile, Hud-
son, owned ny William SucOw, Of Frank
lin. had been stolen the day before. The
license plates used on the car. later Ie-
serted on Emerson avenue, were Ohio
numbers that had been on an Oakland
car stolen some days before Those
license plates caused former Motorcycle
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lose his badge, but to be convicted OF
stealing an automobile and TO be sem
fenced to serve three to five years in
prison. William Mcdonald. q former pO-
lceman, received a similar sentence.
These two men were not among the four
that robbed the bank but were members
of the gang. The negro bank robber has
never been arrested. Glen Stout and
George Miller two OF the bank robbers,
have been convicted and sentenced to
serve ten TO twenty-one years in prison
and fined $1,000 and costs. Clint Simms,
the bank robber, who confessed, has not
been sentenced.
Some of the cars said to have been
stolen by this gang IN indianapolis were
never recovered. They took n Stevens
automobile owned by Arland Strong OF
Muncie 10 Toledo and brought back a
load Of narcotics, it IS said. A Chalmers
car used by the same gang in the hold
up Of the Piggy Wiggly grocery, where
$500 was stolen, was owned by Law
renee Thompson OF Lawrence. Tho po.
lice tried valnly to get members OF the
gang 10 tell where the Chalmers car was
left, but they always refused even after
being sent to prison. Then the detectives
learned that the car was IN the posses
sion Of 4 man named Morgan. who was
never found. Thompson made frequent
visits To the police headquarters TO ask
about his automobile. but met with dis
appointment each time. The night Of
his last visit be went home and com
mitted suicide. That same night thu
Chalmers car was found deserted IN 4
street IN West Indianapolis
CONFESSION TELLS OF
THEFT OF MANY AUTOS.
Simms. in his confession, all OF which
never has been made public, said that
Stout and Miller had stolen more than
100 automobiles which they sold in Ken
tucky
It IS often that the police recover an
tomoblles IN other cities. big Cole
automobile owned by G.. z Fixing, Ali
sonvile road and Forty Sixth street was
stolen Nov. Z. and was recovered in Chi
he NV 10 ID LAFA were hAEthAfu
in Chicago and Shafter Fender twas
brought back to Indianapolis. but George
Bodlne IS stin held In Chicago.
The Carr Auto sales Company reported
car stolen from a garage at 5436 East
Washington street, oct. %. ON Nov. J.
the car was found IN Chicago. and Henry
Elberg was arrested. he was brought
TO indianapolis and convicted.
william Maher, Alb East Nineteenth
street, reported his Columbia automobile
stolen Oct. IS. Two days later the car
was recovered at Kalamazoo, Mich. ana
Segal Elliott, and Harry Robinson were
arrested.
Britton Gray, an alleged nutomo bile
thief caused some excitement Oct. "a. he
had been arrested on tho charge Of steal
|, ing an automobile and the case was
pending IN the courts. He was out on
bond. Gray was caught driving away
with a Hudson automobile owned by o.
T. Epler. 9o8 jefferson avenue. Gray was
recognized by Detective Rugenstein IL
spic Of a false name he gave a traffic
officer who arrested him. While belnS
taken to the cell room Gray broke away
from the detective and ran from the
police headquarters building. The pur-
suit ended when Gray was shot IN the
hip after he refused to stop.
STOLEN CAR FOUND
IN TENNESSEE.
Fred Myers, Rural Route n, Boz 10
reported his car stolen oct II, and on
oct. 10 the automobile was recovered al
Nashville, Tenn. Logan Mains and
Charles Mains were arrested and their
cases are still pending in the courts.
Some times an automobile thief leaves
: clew. ". II. Thompson. living on
North Pennsylvania street saw two men
Itealing his Oldsmobile from In front OF
his home. He ran and Jumped on the
running board, and, in the ght with the
be tore away part OF the thief's coat as
evidence The detectives found the pic
ture Of Orval Kinnaman with his address.
written on the picture in the pocket OF
the torn coat. Kinnaman was arrested
and Gilbert Castle later was arrested
The two, 1t Is said, confessed to stealing
| nine automobiles and were convicted OF
Itesling an automobile ownSo by u. O.
Bnlmore, 10 East Thirty Fourth street
Oct. 81. Each was sentenced TO one year
In prison.
Four men caught at Greenville. I'll, IN
q Hudson car owned by I. Il. O'Donald
2459 Mcpherson avenue, were brought
back to Indianapolis some months ago
They stole McDonald's car In this city
Joe Haden. Harold Guess and Blanchard
Evans each we're convicted OF vehicle
taking, but Ed Lee was convicted OF
said TO have stolen Mar1nan car owned
by James Anderson, cor Sphinx Arms
apartments, on Sept. T.
john W. Shaffer, ia West Ohio street
reported bis car stolen Oct. 1. A few days
} later 1t was recovered in Saginaw, Mich.