Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-11
PHONES FOUND
IN ALLEY WITH
BOXES ROBBED
Ice Company and Filling
Station Report
Losses.

Turner Steele. negro, S73 West Pratt
street, today found three telephC mes with
the money box Of each broken open in
the alley in the rear Of his home. Rob-
ert Lee reported one of the telephones
stolen from the Energy gasoline filing
station at Indiana avenue and Tenth
street, where Z window was 'jimmied'
and the telephone terked loose. There
was s. in the money box, he told the
police.
C. c. CoOnfeld, manager of the Polar
Ice and Fuel Company's substation office
At SS1 Indiana avenue, said one OF the
telephones was stolen from that address
The money box had contained 81. A
window was broken and the thief reached
through and got the telephone.
OTHER ONE FROM
FILLING STATION.
The other box was one stolen from
the Eme-ichsville filling station Of the
Standard Oil Company. This was en-
tered by using a Jimmie on the side
window. The police were told the cash
box Of the pay telephone contained SO.
The thieves also stole an oil burner
heater, some tools and a fash light. They
were valued at $50.
Thieves entered Ernest Ryan's tailor
shop, 224 North Capitol avenue and
carried away suits and Overcoats valued
at $500.
W. II. Erick, manager Of the Wild
hack Company, e27~ North Meridian
street. notified the police that the com
pany's repair shop had been broken into
By a thief, who broke the glass from a
rear window and took an Oldsrlobile
touring car.
Burglars broke into the Office Of the
A E. Playfoot Coal Company, 35S9 Roose-
welt avenue, early today and look a
safety razor and % cents.
Burglars received light reward for
much work in their visit to the East
Tenth street market at Tenth street and
Hamilton avenue, early today. They cut
the panels from a rear door, "jimmied"
another door, and cut the panels from
a third door reaching the room where the
cash registers were located. They forced
open the cash registers but there was no
money there. Then they stole a sweater
coat owned by John, Kramps, a butcher.
BREAK REAR DOOR
AT DRUG STORE.
Burglars early today broke the glass
from the rear door Of W. L. Bakers drug
store, 1920 West Tenth street. Mr.. Baker
said nothing was taken and it is believed
that a merchant policeman. who discov-
cred the broken glass, frightened the
burglars away.
Anna Kewan, s. frightened a negro
burglar from her home yesterday after
noon. Mrs W. J. Kewan, 623 North
Rural street, mother of Anna, was at
the home Of a neighbor and had left the
front door unlocked. Anna walked into
the house and some person ran from the
rear door. The child looked out Of the
window and saw negro running through
the yard. Nothing was stolen.
Mrs. F. E. Huegle, 3212 North Penn
sylvanIa street, reported that some one
stole her purse while she was on q
North Illinois street car yesterday after
noon. The purse contained 50 and some
postage stamps.
sneak thief took a purse at the Pub
lie Library building yesterday. Mrs. NJ.
Il. Griffith, eco Warren avenue, employed
there. said her purse contained $50 and
some keys.
\ lock Nas broken from the front door
Of the Fmyrmit and Cafourous restaurant,
40 West Maryland street, during the
night. but the burglars failed TO get into
the cafe.