Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-12
ROBBERS MAKE
GOOD HAUL IN
DOWNTOWN JOB
Take Furs and Women's APP.
pareI Worth Thousands
of Dollars.
ENTER ACROSS R)OE'

Fur coats, a mink cape, and dresses
of a total value estimated at from $500
TO 5000 were stolen early today by bur
glars who broke into the Rites Shops, 43
and As South Illinois street.
The thieves reached the roof of build
iEe at 34-3S West Maryland streets,
forced three heavy steel bars OF a third
floor winGow, jinImied the window, break
ing the lock and climbed through into
the ste-e.
Irstead OF going down the stairway
lsading to the second and first floors
on which the offices of the company are
located and also salesrooms for mems
clothing and the big Jewelry store OF the
company, the burglars broke the glass
OF door leading to the salesroom Of
the women's department on the third
floor. Reaching through the broken glass
they unlocked the door.
Richard D. Evans, manager Of the store,
discovered the robbery at a. m. when
he went to the third floor Of the build
ing.
COAT AND DRESS
HOLDERS PILED UP.
Coat and dress holders we're stacked
in piles in various parts ot the third
floor salesroom. In one place there was
about thirty-one dress holders. These
probably represented the number Of
dresses taken, Mr.. Evans said.
A mink cape valued at $500 was miss
ing. At least four valuable fur coats
were taken by the burglars. 1t seemed
to ce the opinion of the employees of the
store that the burglars did not visit the
first and second floors Of the building,
but contented themselves with robbing
the store OF dresses and furs on the
third floor.
To IL 70 he
the merchandise stolen would amount
to. $1,000 to $4,000 in value. but later
Mr.. Evans declared ne did not believe the
loss would exceed $1,000.
There are a number OF ways TO reacn
the roof over which the burglars walked
to reach the third floor OF the store A
fire escape in the rear of the building
occupied by the Griffite Millinery Com
pany. 24-32 West Maryland street, would
afford the burglars an easy route to the
roof of the building between the Griffith
building and the one occupied by the
Rites. To reach this fire escape which
leads down to q courtyard in the rear,
the burglars could pass through build
ings facing Pearl street. They also
could have gone up a tairway leading
from Illinois street, in buildings ad-
Joining the store and from some vacant
: rsom in one Of these adjoining buildings
have reached the roof from where It was
not difficult to force the window. The
bars over the window, three Of which
were removed By the burglars, W. set
IN wood and were easily torn out.
Burglars broke into Thomas Payne's
cigar store, TS9 Indiana avenue and OBJ
tained cigars aud cigarettes worth $40 and
two overcoats.
The glass was broken from the front
door of the Hoskins and Miller drug
store, New York ard Blake streets, and
s. was stolen from the cash register.
Mrs. W. r. Carbaugh. 632 Marion ave-
nue.. was awakened st 3 a. II. and found
a burglar in her room. The man flashed
a light in her face, but when he saw
she was awake he ran from the house
through a rear door.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutton, 325 East
Walnut street, returned home in time to
see burglar robbing their house. The
man had turned on a Hight in the bed
room. Hutton went to the front door
and the burglar ran out the rear door. A
safety razor was the only thing stolen
Margaret Eargott, III West Morris
street, reported that a thief stole a velvet
coat from her home. The coat, she said
was worth $40.
Burglars broke into the parish house
OF st. Anthony's Parish, go warman
avenue, early today. The Rev. A. H.
Busald said a side window was forced
and the burglar took a diomand ring.
an overcoat and S15 which had been do
mated to charity.
William Dixon, negro, 413 Roanoke
street, told the police early today that
while he was away from home a burglar
ransacked his house and stole a tin
box containing $40. The box, he said,
was hidden IN a closet. The police say
Dixon is the same man who last week
was convicted of operating a blind tiger
and received a heavy sentence in city
court, II being his third conviction