Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-16
FOUR NEGROES
ATTACK NURSE;
ONE ARRESTED
Miss Gussie ShelbOurn Identi-
fies COlOred Youth as One
of Her AssailantS.

swept over the city during the night. One
woman was cboked and beaten by
burglar.
The most startling crime occurred on
Tenth street just west OF the city hospital
at IL so o'clock this morning 1t was
there that two negroes found a nurse
from the city hospital, took her away
from her escort, robbed the man and
criminally assaulted the girl
negro youth, IS years old, was later
arrested and identified by the nurse as
one Of her assaiants-
Claude J. Harris. 215 East New York
street, district organizer for the Ameri-
can Legion, in company with Miss Gussie
shelbourn, 80. supervisor Of nurses at the
city hospital, had walked west on Tenth
strset to a point on the bank OF FAN
Creek and were sitting near the road
talking, when two negroes appeared. One
was tall and the other a short man
Both had rev0lvers and they covered
the pair The short one forced Harris to
walk east through some tall weeds and
then ordered him TO lay down. While
Harris laid on the ground the negro took
from $40 20 so from his pocket. He then
ordered him TO get up. The negro asked
Harris for a cigarette Harris gave him
one and lighted one for himself. The
negro ordered him to keep walking.
JOINED BY
OTHER NEGROES
The tall negro forced Miss Shelbourn
TO walk west along the Tenth street road.
The place is lonely and little Travelled
late at night, but it has been the scene
of numerous crimes and assaults. They
had reached a place only a short dis
lance from where the negro found the
nurse and Harris when another negro
appeared. This man and the tai negro
who had the revolver took hold Of the
nurse. They later were Joined by an
other negro and a negress.
The tail negro is said 10 have taken
Miss SheIborun's purse and removed SIS
from It. He did not take Swiss watch
she had received while serving in France,
and cents and a bank book also re-
manned undisturbed in the purse.
Miss Shelbourn's screams were unheard.
She made her way to LOucke and Tenth
streets, where she was again met By
Harris. who notified the police.
Then started the most complete police
investigation that has been made ia re-
cent years. Sergt Louis Johnson and
Fossati and Stewart. forming the emer-
gency squad. were first to reach the
see = Motor policemen from substatiOu
No and Lieutenant Jones, Sergeant
Hem and the district patrolmen started
a search for the criminals. At o'clock
this morning Sergeant Helm arrested
Theodore DuvaI IS. negro So HOsbrook
street in the Blackstone Cafr in the 800
block on Indiana avenue. Duvan was
taken 10 the city hospital and Miss Shell
bourn positively Identified Durall as one
Of the men. Duval was held on a charge
Of vagraucy under $1,000 bond, pending
investigation.
MEN IN UNIFORM
STAGE HOLD-UP.
William Kendrick. 95s West Twenty
Sixth street. was held up on Toledo
street near Ohio street Jest midnight by
two men dressed in soldiers uniforms
He was beaten on the head and suffered
numerous deep scalp wounds The thieves
took his purse but he was so dazed that
he was unable 70. state how much he
lost
John Fredendau living a. the Senate
Hotel. was held up and robbed Of 1885
near the Central Hospital for the Insane
at IL o'clock Ia night. The police be
lieve FredendalI was lured 10 the lonely
Towers lane" by a woman. Fredendau
told the police that Leonard NJ Cox, 333
North Illinois street. pointed cut girl
at Illinois and Market streets Wednes-
day night Fredendau declared that he
did not know the Girls name although
he took her to a theater Thursday night
IT was just a filtration, the police were
told.
Fredendall again met the girl last
night and took her 10 the building Oc-
cupied by the women employees Of the
Insane He spital. To reach this build =
ing they walked through Lovers LAM
from Warman avenue He had said COOL
night and started back through Lovers
Lane" when a man wearing a handker-
chief over his fac appeared IN front OF
him. The man covered Frsdendall with
a revolver and robbed him.
Francis J. Carroll 1855 College ave
nue., told the police that his home was en-
tered by a burglar some time while the
family was away and that a camera worth
S65 and box Of cigars was taken.
BURGLAR CHoKES
WEST SIDE WOMAN.
Mrs. Sophia Caplin, 436 West New York
street, was awakened st o'clock this
morning when she discovered man with
an electric fashligbt In her room. She
screamed and the prowler chOked her
and then lesped through an open window
and escaped before the police emergency
squad reached the scene
A burglar operated in the north side
residence district early today.
Joseph S. GOOde. 151 East Forty
Seventh street, was awakened at about
2 o'clock this morning by a man with a
fashlight in his home Mr.. Goode was
in an upstairs sleeping porch and jumped
from his bed as the man ran down the
stairway. He described the burglar as a
"big, black hulk Of a fellow" Later It
was discovered that the thief had turned
the pockets Of David Goodies clothing in
side out and had taken a purse contain
ing IS.
From Goodies home the burglar went
to the residence OF H. S. Guddel. 146
East Forty Sixth street The thief ran
sacked the downstairs rooms and then
went TO the upper floor. where Mr.. Gud-
del was awakened. Mr.. Guddel seized
the burglar, bUi the man terked himself
free and ran.
The SIS ne hGrglar entered the home Of
the Rev. D. R. White. esq East Forty
Eighth stree. Rev. Mr.. White saw the
man with a iashlight and the burglar
seeing he was discovered. ran from the
house. Motorpolice Officers Hansford
and Lansing were told that the burglar
failed TO obtain any money at either
the Rev. Whites home OF the residence
OF Mr. Guddel.
The same burglar entered the resi-
dence of Oscar Wentch, 1926 North iii
nois street At that place he took SIS.
The police believe the thief wanted only
money, for at most Of the houses visited
he took money, but left jewelry.
1t is believed that the burglar was
prowling around residences at Forty
A fa.nrr