Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-22
BURGLARS LIMP
TELLS STORY OF
STEADY FIRING
Two Men Jump Through Plate
Glass Window When
COrnered.
GUN FIGHT IN POOLROOM

One man is believed to have been
! wounded during a pistol duel between a
Merchant policeman and two burglars at
5 so g. In. today, but the burglars escaped
by jumping through plate glass window
in the front of the pool room Of Dasho
Stanekovich, 421 West Washington street.
AS they leaped amid the shower of
broken glass bullets from the revolver
OF Merchant Policeman Frank Griffith,
332 East Raymond street. hummed around
them. One man, the largest of the two,
was seen to limp as he ran and 1t is be-
lIeved he was hit by one of the bullets.
Griffith was inspecting the rear doors
of The buildings In his district and found
the door of StanekovIchs poolroom open.
He entered and flashed his light into
the room. The smaller of two men stand
ing at the cigar counter opened fire. The
bullet passed close to Grifith's head
and the merchant policeman returned the
FIRE
Two shots were fred at Griffith and
then the burglars ran and jumped through
the front window, SCATTERING the plate
glass. Two patrolmen standing at Wash
ington and West streets Joined In the
chase and the burglars ran north through
an alley. Another policeman Joined the
search as the suspects ran into the yard
of the old American Brewery building at
Ohio street and the canal. A call WAS
sent to police headquarters but the bur-
glars escaped.
NEGRO LEAPS
ON MANS BACK.
Palmer Womack, 2T2 Virginia avenue,
was walking in New York street near
- = -hnr.
suddenly leaped on his back. The negro
was powerful and Womack could not es-
cape. The thief took So cents from Wo-
mGck's pockets and ran.
Arthur Sinex, %. 203 North Walcott
street, was ribbed of a $40 overcoat by
hold-up man. 1t was II p. N. when
Sinex stood at Oxford and Michigan
streets waiting for a street car. man
driving In a large automobile drove up
and stopped.
Got a match?" he asked. Sinex fun
bled In his pocket or a match. The man
got out of the automobile and, drawing
an automatic revolver from his pocket,
covered Sinex.
Take off the Overcoat sport" he or
dered. Then he felt Sinexs pockets and
failed to find any money. Disappointed.
the robber tossed the Overcoat into the
automobile climbed in and drove away.
Slnex had his pocketbOok in his hat.
A series of thefts OF automobile tires
and wheels were committed in various
parts Of the city. $. H. Marquis, 40
South Oakland avenue, reported his ga
rage broken into and two wheels and
tires taken OF his car.
George Moon, 1913 Balsam avenue.
parxed his automobile IN front of 1884
Talbot avenue last night and later dis
covered a thief had taken a tire OF the
car.
TRAY ELTSG BAG
STOLEN FROM AUTO.
W. S. Bratton. Connersville. parked his
car in front of the Linden Hotel and q
thief took a travelling bag from the au-
t"mObile that contained clothing worth
500
Mrs. W W. Wilson. 221S Tall oft ave-
nue.. early today reported TINT three dia-
mond rings worth $3.50 had disappeared
from her home last night The rings
were left in a washroom and some hours
later Mrs. Wilson discovered they were
gone.
The police are investigating in an ef-
fort TO learn who were the three men
who deserted a Buick automobile in an
alley between Missouri and West streets,
near Washington street. ut a. m. today.
In the automobile was found an axe that
appeared as IL it bad been used to batter
the steel and concrete door of a small
safe. Three men were seen to run from
the automobile before the police were
notified. The car was taken to police
headquarters.
Verh Meyers, 1929 UdelI street, re
ported to the police purse containing
s94 was stolen from his home
F. p. Stubbins. proprietor of the Lin
den hotel, told the police that two tires
am wheels were stolen OF Of his auto
mobile.
Miss Merl BEDFORD. AIT Minerva street.
said a manicure set worth SIS pair Of
military brushes valued at $3.50. and a
silf scarf worth $3.50, were taken from
her home.