Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-29
HOLD-UPS AND
BURGLARS ARE
STILL ON JOB
Masked Bandits Rob GrOcer's
Register and Take Custom
er's Watch.
NEGRO SUSPECTS HELD

Two white men robbed a grocer, three
negro bandits held up and robLed two
men who veutured into what has been
known as the east end ''redLght" district,
and the police received many reports Of
burglars entering residences and stores
during the last twelve hours.
Two men who said their names were
Floyd Brooks, living on Cornell avenue,
and Charles NewhOuse, So North Hamil-
ton avenue, told Sergeant Marren they
bought several drinks Of white mule"
whisky from the two negro women at
5J7 East Court street last night as they
started To lave by way OF the rear door.
three negroes held them up and robbed
them Of Sl1.
POLICE HOLD
SUSPECTS.
The police arrested Virgil Price. %,
negro, lis North Liberty street; Dotany
Wilson. negro. sol East Court street. and
Henry Petty, 50, 40 1Iuskiugum street.
on charges Of vagrancy. Each is held
under $1,000 bond. The two men identi-
fed Price. the police say, but did not
identify the other two men. The three
negroes denied knowledge OF the h0ld-up-
Although the two men reported they
bought whisky from the women at the
East Court street address, the police
failed to arrest the women.
Two masked bandits walked into the
grocery store Of Schen /. James 5eel
East Twenty Eighth street Covering
James. and his son willard. Is. and a
customer. Ben Stewart, So5S Br1shtwood
avenue. with a revolver, they forced them
TO tn erear of the store. Then one or
the bandits took SIS from the cash
register. They searched willard James
and Obtained no money, but took watch
from Stewart. The robbers ran east on
Twenty Eighth street
FINDS BURGLAR
HAS PAID CALL.
Ben Henshaw. 243O Brookside avenue.
returned home from q theaJer last night
and found a burglar had ransacbed his
house. He told the police the thief took
& revolver. q razor and q ring. The miss
ing articles are valued at SIS.
s J. 1Iisner, 3435 Brentwood avenue,
reported that g burglar entered his home
and that clothing worth $40 was missing.
o. L. Chambers. IL Lemcke building
reported to the police q thief entered his
Office and carried away q leather travel
ing bag containing clothing worth more
than SO.
O. r. CIeeper. proprietor If machine
shop nc SIS Massachusetts, avenue, re
ported tools worth $50 stolen.
BURGLARS TAKE
PAY STATIONS.
Frank c. Glass drug store. 2fC2 Boula-
ward place. was entered by burglars who
broke the glass from q rear door. 4 tele-
uhCn pay station was stolen.
The drug store Of Arthur Daily 29l0
West Washington street, was enter.5 by
burglars a telephone pay station con
tanning $ was taken. The thieves also
carried away candy valued ut SO cigars
worth SO. cigarettes worth So. . large
bCtte Of perfume worth SO and @ stan p
machine valued at SIG which co1tai8e :
SO worth N postage stamps.
Miss Emma We-zel. employed at tla
Indiana Crushed Stone Company S
office. 500 Hume-AlanSur buildiu-. Inter
rupted a man VINO entered the office aud
starred to ransack the desks The p1-
lice arrested q man who gave his name
as Harry Wilson, 500 North Bevlle ave-
nue., charging him with entering q house
to commit a felony
Harry !. Eiebe. commission merchant.
40 Massachusetts, avenue, found burglars
had forced q side window of his store.
Seven boxes of apples. three boxes Of
grape fruit, two boxes Of oranges and
two boxes Of dates were missing The
total value Of the fruit was Ss4
burglars broke into the home 81 Mrs.
Flora Philips. 800 Winthrop avenue and
took purse containing Sll50 and some
clothing