Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-19


the passenger suddenly covered the con-
ductor with a revolver and grabbed a
sack containing the money from the con-
ductor's pocket. The robber jumped from
the car and ran to a waiting automobile
An accomplice was driving the car
and he turned from Pershing avenue onto
Howard street.
Two other street car conductors were
held up and robbed after midnight Sat
urday night. Lee Linaman, 2102 North
Rural street, conductor on a Bright
wood street car that reaches the end OF
tie line at Thirtieth street and Bright
wood avenue at II o'clock, was robbed
of SIS Of the -company's money by
hold-up man.
The robber proved himself kind
hearted when he declined to take S29
which Linaman said was his own per
sonal money.
Il don't want your money" said the
bandit. Il want the companys money
Then he left the car and boarded a
waiting automobile which figured in all
of the conductor hold-ups. The auto
mobile whirled north on Brightwood
avenue and disappeared. The robber was
described as Being well dressed and be-
sides carrying a revolver, was armed
with black jack.
Later the same robber appeared at
College avenue and Forty Sixth, street,
and got onto a street car on which James
Jones, 1882 Central avenue, was con-
ductor. The car was stopped and Jones
turned around and found the man cover
ing him with a revolver.
Jones opened his coat so that the ban
F>dit could get the money and the robber
asked him if it was the company's money
Jones said it was not, as he had left the
company's money at the barn on College
and Nineteenth street The robber then
got of of the street car without more
ado.
Two men in a black touring car at
tempted to hold up and rob T. G. Perkins
of Lebanon, Ind, last night while he
was driving his automobile four miles
north of FIackviIle. He lodged the rob
bers and telephoned a description Of
them to the police in this city.
negro thier entered a grocery of
John Mason, 451 West Fifteenth street.
Saturday night. Mr. Mason's grand
daughter, Miss Susie Johns, 1G and her
cousin, Miss Ethel John. II, were In the
store when the negro entered. The man
opened the cash register and removed
S1S5 and ran from the store. Miss Susie
Johns attempted to halt the robber with
q broom, but the negro knocked her
down.
Burglars ate bana24- and cake and
ransacked the home OF b G. Mueller, 10
Iowa street, while the family was away
last night.
Mrs. Sadie Caster, S25 Fletcher avenue,
was awakened early yesterday morning
by man with a fash light in her room.
She screamed and the prowler jumped
, through the window and escaped. Moth
ing was taken.
CLAIMS GYPSY
WOMAN ROBBED HIM.
Andrew Buttuchy, 545 South East
Nstreet, reported that he was robbed by a
gypsy woman yesterday who took $40
from his pocket He said that he was
standing In front of 1873 East Ohio street
when he was robbed.
Burglars climbed through a transom at
o. c. Kneale's store, 5401 West Michigan
street, yesterday morning. small sum
of money and merchandise valued at $40
were missing.
Fred Steele, $50 West Twenty-Sixtn
street, returned home at midnight last
night and saw a maa run from his ga
rage. Steele found that the thief had re-
moved an extra wheel and tire from his
automobile but had dropped it in his
hurry to escape.
Owen Williams, Beech Grove, reported
to the police that his automobile was
stolen Saturday. The car was found
yesterday one mile east of West Newton,
and It had been stripped Of tires and
tools.
A burglar last night entered the home
Of Virgil Heise, PA West Maryland
street purse containing S23 was taken
from his trousers pocket
W. E. Varin, 229 East Maryland street
reported to the police that his automobile
was parked on Illinois street, and that
. a thief stole a tire worth $50 off fthe
= car