Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-21
ROBBER TAKES
GARAGE CASH
AND GUN, TOO
Surprises Night Man Asleep,
Obtains SAB and Pistol
and Escapes.
OUT OF WORK. EXCUSE

Roy R. Hassfurder, Is North Walcott
street, night man at the Gladstone gar
age, 4415 East Washington street, was
sleeping in the office of the garage early
today when suddenly he felt himself
seized and roughly awakened. He opened
his eyes and looked at a man covering
him with revolver The hold-up forced
him to stand up and then searched his
Mpockets, robbing him Of s.. Keeping the
garage man under cover Of the revolver
S. the bandit forced him to open the cash
drawer and hand over S3S from the
ssdrawer. Then the man said:
SCI was here yesterday and I know there
is an automatic pistol in that drawer.
Get 1t for me-"
Hassfurder said he refused and the
man opened the drawer and took the
weapon
Hassfurder then was forced to walk
to the rear of the garage and open a
window leading out to the alley. The
Tobber compelled Hassfurder to climb
through the window and followed closely.
ASKS TIME
TO GET AWAY.
How long Will you give me to get
away before you call the police?" asked
the robber.
Fifteen minutes" answered the gar
age man.
"All right, see that you do not call
them before that time or you will wish
you hadn't. I hate to do this, but I am
out of work" And the thief walked
away.
Sergeant sheehan investigated and
notified Theodore Brydan, 124 South Boil
ton avenue, proprietor of the garage.
Burglars were busy on West Washing
ton street early yesterday.
Bernstein Brothers dry good store,
4o7 West Washington street, was en-
tered through a skyHght. Clothing val
ued at $125 was stolen
The same thieves are believed to have
tried to enter Samuel COhen's clothing
store, z19 West Washington store.
through a skylight. They dropped two
chisels and pair Of eyeglasses and left
a pair OF rubber shoes on the roof, in
dicating they were frightened away.
At Harry Alexander's hardware store.
49, West Washington street, thieves OBJ
tanned a small sum Of money. The Of
fee OF the indianapolis Machine Com
pany in the same building was ransacked
Warren Pope, ia South Illinois street,
room 4, reported that some person stole
&4S from under the mattress on his bed
yesterday.
nue., returned home last night and sur
prised two burglars who were ransack-
~tng his house. The men ran out Of a
rear door. Giedeman said they took So.
Burglars broke into the LOsey- Nash
Moto- COmpany's building, 400 North
Capitol avenue early today, but nothing
was taken and the police believe the
providers were frightened away.
Alvin Clymer, II, 1898 North Arsenal
avenue, was held up and robbed Of Sc
Saturday night at Thirtieth street and
the Monon railroad by two men in an
automobile. Clymer told the emergency
squad that one OF the two men covered
him with q revolver while the other
searched his pockets.
A handbag valued at SIS and a re-
colver valued st $40 were reported
stolen from the home OF W B. Morgan,
4S14 GuifOrd%avenue, Saturday night
while the family was away.
Michael Murphy, a city fireman, SIS
Cottage avenue, reported to the police
Saturday night that intruders entered
his home during his absence, but moth
ing was taken.