Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-08
POLICE FAIL TO
GET BURGLARS
AFTER A CHASE
Sneak Thieves, COnfidenceLMen
and Pickpockets Work
ing in City.

Two attempts to rob Massachusetts
avenue stores were made early today by
burglars, and at one place a negro
robber escaped amid a shower Of bullets
from the police.
Persons living near the Homer Bassett
drug store, S92 Massachusetts, avenue,
telephoned the police at 4 o'clock this
morning that a burglar was attempting
to break into the store. Motorpolicemen
Englebright and Lansing reached the
scene in time to see a negro run from
the side of the store and the officers
opened FIRE. but he lodged into an
alley about half block distant. The
burglar failed to gain entrance to the
store.
Less than an hour before burglar
cut the screen door at the J. Salzman
grocery, COS Massachusetts avenue, and
was forcing the inside door when he was
frightened away by the approach of
Motor Policeman Harris The burglar
a white man, ran into hallway and up
stairs and dropped to the ground from
the roof.
George Mirlick, GOO West Pearl street.
was robbed of $1,000 by a confidence
game, according to a story fold yester-
day afternoon to Motor Policemen Mas
and WILSON,
MAN WRAPS $1,000
IN PAPERS;- GONE.
Mirlick about a week ago met a man
who said his name was John Novak,
and who took him to room at $50
North New Jersey street. Novak won
the confidence of Nnrlick. who showed
him 81, 600 wrapped IN handkerchief
You, must not carry money that
way" exclaimed Novak. You will lose
it. Let me wrap 1t up for you" He took
the money and wrapped 1t in newspaper.
Then he handed Mirlick the package.
When Mirlick reached home yesterday
he examined the package and found it
contained pieces of newspaper ano not
money. At the rooming house Novak
had disappeared and the lanclCdy told
the police the man was known TO her as
John Andrews, ara hat he rented a room
there Aug. 81
Leon McCreary of Upton visited the
State Fair yesterday. Last night he re
ported to the police that a pickPockee
robbed him as he was getting on a street
car at the Fair Grounds. McCreary's
purse contained S21
DIDN'T RI TURN
WITH CHANGE.
A msn rented room at the home Of
Mrs. A z. Lewis, III North Wallace ave-
nue., and yesterday he offered her a 500
bill in payments for the room. Mrs.
Lewis could not change the bill, but
solved the problem by giving the stranger
a SO bill 70 get changed. The man took
the $40. but failed to return.
Two negroes stole an automobile near
the Playground last night and drove it
TO 254S Park avenue. There they
stopped and started to remove the tires.
Persons living in the neigbborhoou
notified the police and the negroes left
before the police arrived. The thieves
failed to get the tires.
A burglar entered the home of Mrs
Flora Cooley, S11 Chase street. last
night, and ransacked every room. The
only thing missing was a baby's coat
valued at SO.
o. T. Clark Apartment s. The Lexlng-
ton Flats. parked his automobile near
the Terminal station last night When
he returned he found the spot light had
been stolen from the car.
c. Zimmerman. 1G7 North Drexel
avenue, notified the police that thief
stole tail light and a spot light from
his automobile parked near his home last
night.