Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-09

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ing for his father when the car drove
up. He said the three men who went
inside the bank left the car and that the
driver stayed in the car with his hand
on the gear shift lever and the engine
running. He said he tried to engage
the man in conversation, but that he
refused to speak.
Klasing described the driver as white
man about 80. weighing about IT'S pounds
and about FIVE feet ten inches in height
He said the man was dark and that he
wore a blue overall jacket and a soft
black felt hat.
ALL ABOUT so,
ROUGHLY DRESSED.
The man who held the two guns Klas-
ing described as being about 80, smooth
shaven, weighing about $50 pounds and
Eve feet seven inches in height He said
the man wore dark clothing and sOiled
cap.
The third man was described as wearing
a soiled sweater over an overall jacket
Klasing said the sweater was so dirty
he could not tell its color. He said the
man had several days growth of beard
and that he was of about the same build
is the second white man
The negro was described as being
about the same age as the other men and
as being very black He is said to have
worn overalls. He was about i've feet
seven inches in height and weighed about
40 pounds.
The robbery of the Beech Grove bank
recalls an attempted robbery of the same
bank about six years NgN Two safe
era ckers entered the building, succeeded
IN opening the outer door Of the vault
and bored a large hole in the inner door
( They did not succeed in reaching the
money, however The men were after
/ attempted robbery and sentenced to the
penitentiary.
SAT AND WATCHED
BANK FOR TINE.
a. S. Mcclellan, a grocer on Main
street, said he saw the bandits sitting
in their car a short distance from the
bank before the robbery took place. He
said they sat there from thirty to forty
minutes, but he thought nothing of it.
The police believe the men were watch.
ing the bank for an opportune moment
to stage the hold-up.
j. E. LaRue, lumber dealer Of Beech
Grove said he was driving home from
indianapolis when he met the bandits
car and the car following It, He said
the pursuers were only about two blocks
behind the bandits car. He said he
knew nothing of the robbery and sup
posed the cars were racing.
DETECTIVES START
SEARCH FOR CLEwS.
An automobile loaded with detectives
went to the Beech Grove bank, arriving
there at about l 80 o'clock, and started
to pick up the various clews that had
possibly been overlooked by the officers
who had made the first investigation
about two hours earlier and who had
Immediately started in pursuit of the
bandits. These detectives questioned
many persons and also made special note
of the descriptions given of the robbers
Rutledge gave the best description of
the negro. He stated the robber was very
/ dark. that he was ABOUT feet 10 inches
in height. and we he'd at least 100
pounds. The man had a blue overall
/ jacket. dark trousers and tan Army shoes
/ Of a peculiar appearance. Rutledge said
his eyes were on the floor as he entered
/ and that he saw the mans shoes before
! he saw the revolver poked in his face
| He said they had large brass rings where
| the laces passed through.
| Chief Of Police Jerry Kinney ordered
police net spread over the city of Indi-
| annapolis and orders were issued to
officers to arrest all suspicious persons
/ who could not give an account of them
! selves. Descriptions Of the bandits were
/ given to all patrolmen by the operator
! as they called police headquarters. In
| spectOr of Detectives Herbert Fletcher
| gave orders to all detectives to make in
vestigations in connection with the rob-
berry.