Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-18
POLICE TRAP
SUSPECTS AND
GET PLUMBER
Prisoners Said to Be Members
of Notorious Thieves
Gang.

An automobile loaded with new auto
mobile tires, inner tubes, batteries. light
bulbs, horns and auto tire repair kits,
was seized, and two suspects arrested at
5 O'Clock this morning by Motor Police
men Muse and Dillane, while investigat-
ing a report that burglars were attempt
ing to break into a grocery at Madison
and Troy avenues.
The men arrested are Leo Tracy, IS, a
railroad fireman, 1916 East Twenty Fifth
street, and Elmer Brummett, 81, rail-
read brakeman, 23I0 Station street. Tracy
is charged with carrying concealed
weapons and vagrancy, and Brummett, is
charged with vagrancy, and both are
held under 5000 bonds. Detectives
Colder and Sullivan have been assigned
to complete the investigation.
The loot was later identified by Dilman
Meyers, manager Of the Whiteland garage
Of Whiteland, as having been stolen from
his place. He had recently purchased the
garage and he had the numbers of all
the tires and was positive in his identi-
fcatiOn. Two of the tires on the back
of the car used by the alleged thieves
also were identified as having been stolen
from the garage.
ALSO IDENTIFIED
BY GARAGE MAN.
Dilman also identified Tracy, as =
man who formerly lived near Whiteland
and whom he saw near the garage Satur-
day. Detectives Reilly, White, Hanks
and Long armed with search warrants
went to the homes of Tracy and Brumett
to search the residences believing they
would CONNECT the men with other
robberies.
A telephone call was received by the
police that two men were prowling
around a grocery at Madison and Troy
avenues and the substation men were
sent to investigate. Before nearing the
place the police turned out their head
lights. As they stopped in front Of the
grocery two men stepped to each side of
the police car and Dillane put on the
brakes. The police had their revolvers
drawn and covered the men. As they did
so one Of the suspects tossed something
back Of him and the police later found
1t was a long barreled revolver. After
arresting the two men the police found
an automobile parked near where the
men were standing, and N it they dis
covered the equipment.
The men denied that they had been in
the automobile or that they knew any
thing about it When the car was
brought to police headquarters the police
records showed that IL was owned by
John Yount, 1117 North Rural street,
and that it was reported stolen April 80.
TWO CHARGED WITH
BEING FUGITIVES.
Tracy and Brummett were charged
with being fugitives from justice and
will be taken to Franklin, Ind, to be
tried on the charge of burglary and
grand larceny, as Whiteland is in John
son County.
Another man whose name was with
held was arrested by detectives who are
investigating the case. He is charged
with vagrancy, but the police say they
are only investigating his case as he
was often seen in company with Tracy
and Brummett.
Detectives today stated that series of
thefts 10 other cities and also in freight
cars passing through local freight yards
had been traced to what they believed to
be an organized gang of burglars In the
northeast part Of the city.
A few days ago an automobile stolen
IN Terre Haute, was found deserted on
Keystone avenue near Twenty Fifth
street On that sa2s day the local police
ACNrAfCN ASpoAI "a a StOAO
in Franklin, Ind, saving been entered
by burglars who c%sried away a large
supply of merchandise including many
silk shirts One Of these silk shirts was
found in the automobile located here.
The car. was deserted when the gasoline
supply gave out
The police also found twenty three
automobile tires wrapped in paper lying
near the Big -Four tracks near the Bright
wood railroad yards a few days ago.
These tires were taken from a freight
car and ara beliered to have been stolen
By the gang.