Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-12
BURGLAR GIVEN
ROUGH DEAL BY
MOB OF NEGROES
COlOred Men Use Bricks on
Man Found in Grocery
Store.

II all burglars were handled as roughly
as Harry Thatcher, 80, 1926 East st. Jo-
seph street, was handled late last night
after he was discovered IN a grocery OF
! Prospect street, the great and popular
pastime of stealing would soon lose its
popularity.
| Pearl Dudley. negro. discovered some
person in Bell Jones grocery, 1901 Pros
l pect street, at 10 40. o'clock last night.
/ Dudley hurried to a poolroom and told
Walter Alexander, Charles Buck and
Chester Buck, all negroes, and these men,
Joined by about twelve Gther husky ne
| groes. surrounded the grocery.
Thatcher is said to have run out the
! back door and attempted to jump a
fence The negroes caught him. but he
fought himself loose. Then he started to
run. Taking advantage of the piles Of
bricks in the street which IS being re
paired, the negroes bombarded the al
legged burglar. Thatcher, unconscious
and covered with blood, was lying in the
street when Sergeant Johnson and We
emergency squad arrived.
SEEDS FOUND
IN HIS POCKET.
In ~Thatcher's pockets were found a
number of packs Of garden seeds later
identified as having been taken from the
grocery store. In the store the police
found all the candy dumped into big
bucket near the window that had Teen
broken open by the burglar. Soap, blu
ing. canned goods Of all kinds were piled
in the center of the floor. \ large bunch
Of lamp wicks and canvas gloves were
found near the window.
Police officers went to the home Of
Thatcher, and his mother. Mrs. william
Thatcher, told them that her son had suf-
fered a nervous breakdown about two
months ago when he became overheated
while attending a Salvation Army meet
ing and she declared he was not In his
right mind. Thatcher was charged with
burglary and entering house to com NIT
a felony. He was taken to the deten-
ton ward at the city hospital
Burglars early today broke into VII
liams Sons grocery store, 1901 Cornell
avenue. by cutting a screen from the
side window. A pay telephone containing
SC. two boxes OF cigars and a revolver
were stolen.
Charles Shaefer, 4o1 Limestone ave-
nue., today reported to the police that
his chicken coop was broken into by a
thief during the night Ten hens val
ued at $50 were missing
A burglar broke the glass from the
front door of the Wangelin- Sharp au-
tOmobile company's store, 443 Virginia
avenue, early tAis morning. The police
did not learn what, II anything, was
missing
Albert II. Blume, 40 North Lasalle
street, notified the police that lock was
broken from a door Of a house at 1l2
South Bradley avenue and paint brushes
worth S15 stolen.
Mrs. E. o. Proctor, Apartment 10. 726
North East street, reported TO the police
that a fur scarf worth 800 had been
stolen from her home.
FAMILY AWAY;
BURGLAR WORKS.
Russell Hager. 334 West Twenty Ninth
street. last night found that a burglar
had visited his home while the family
was away. The thief cut the wire from
the screen door and ransacked every
room. He took two children's banks
containing $40, and also $40 in paper
money found in a drawer.
james Thurman. 726 Johnson street.
told the police that a burglar entered
his home, taking a pair Of trousers worth
Sc and S13 in money.
Andy Sweeney. IN officer employed by
the park board reported TO police road
quarters today that a plow owned by
the park board had been stolen from
River boulevard and West Washington
street
Mrs. Minnie White, 21s15 Indiana ave
nue.. telephoned the police that BLACK
leather bag. containing s25, had been
stolen from her.