Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-26
KINNEY ISSUES
ORDER IN FIGHT
AGAINST CRIME
Police Instructed to Arrest
Suspects and LOafers
About City.
% IN CLEANUP NET

Clean up the lOafers and suspects were
the orders issued to the police at roll
call last night by Chief of Police Jere-
miah L, Kinney. AS a result twenty two
men are under arrest today on the charge
. Of vagrancy. The order Is not directed
against the unemployed man who can
give a good account of himself, but
/ against suspected thieves and men found
wandering In various parts of the city
far from their own homes, and those
who can not satisfactorily explain their
actions.
| Crime in Indianapolis has been on the
| increase. Burglaries, hold-ups and
| criminal assaults are an every day
| occurance and the clean up orders are an
effort to make the patrolmen get busy
and send in loaers who may be connected
with some of the crimes which have
| occurred recently.
UMBRELLA TAKES
PLACE OF MASK.
Instead of wearing a mask a burglar
| that entered Apartment 2, the Delaware
Court, 1OO1-1O15 North Delaware street,
early today, used an umbrella to shield
himself from the view of persons who
might be awakened during his visit
Miss Sadie Hagerty, living In Apart
ment 2, told the police that at l. 20
a m. she was awakened by a man climb
! ing through a window Of her room. The
man kept an open umbrella between him
self and Miss Hacerty. She screamed
and the man ran from her room to the
room Of Miss Marguerite Slattery, and
1t was in her room that he stole a silk
purse valued at So which contained $3.50
IN spite of the umbrella Miss Hagerty
was able to give the police a good de-
scription Of the burglar
Earlier IN the night Robert Luken, was
attacked by a negro burglar who cut
him several times with q razor but the
wounds are not serious. Luken lives in
Apartment No. 4, The Marne, 1920 North
Illinois street, and he was in the kitchen
! Of his home when he heard noise in the
adjoining room. Entering that room
Luken discovered a negro. Luken
/ grappled with the burglar who slashed
his several times with a razor inficting
slight wounds on his arms. The burglar
ran and escaped.
1t is believed that the same burglar
entered the home of Herman Dolan,
Apartment 1. at 120 West Twelfth street.
Dolan was asleep in a chair in the living
room of his home when he heard some
one in the next room Dolan started to
! investigate and he heard a door slam.
, He did not see the burglar but the thief
had started to ransack the apartment
when he was frightened away.
Burglars entered the home of Earl P
Clark, 1854 West Fortieth street, last
night A purse valued at S5. which con-
tanned $27, Is missing.
FAMILY WASHING
STOLEN FROM AUTO.
Ferd Meyers, 1910 North Meridian
street, parked his automobile in front
Of the Sp'nk Arms. 40 North Meridian
/ street, last night. Later he found trat
a thief had stolen the family washing
from the automobile The bundle con.
| tanned clothing valued at 500.
Two hOldup men entered the Favorite
! Clea uing Company's store at 534 North
/ Pennsylvania street, at 3 80 p. m. yester-
day. Each was armed with revolver
and they held up and robbed William
Bellm, "a, S35 Fayette street, an employe
of the company Of S13, a tie pin and a
watch.
thief broke into Joseph Lisky's ga
/ rage, 910 North Capitol avenue, last
night and stole an automobile tire
worth $50.
Miss Opal Nigh, $40 North East street,
reported a burglar entered her home last
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