Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-14
POLITE BANDIT,
EARLY VISITOR,
ROBS GROCER
University Heights Store
keeper Plundered of Small
Cash at Point of Gun.
BIG SAFE HAULED AWAY

Hold-up- men. yeggmen, burglars anu
automobile thieves operated in and near
Indianapolis during the weekend and
few thieves were arrested
Early today a lone highwayman held
up and robbed a grocer at University
Heights, south of the city, and escaped.
Lowery Tomey, one of the proprietors
of the Scherer & Tomey grocery store
at University Heights, reached the store
at O'Clock this morning. He found q
young man in front.
The stranger was pleasant and polite
and talked to Tomey while the grocer
was unlocking the bread box and taking
bread and cakes into the store. Sud
denly the young man drew revolver and
covered Tomey, ordering him TO 'fork
over the money Tomey gave the hold
up man a red sack containing SIS In sill
YER Then the thief ordered the grocer
to open the safe From the safe the man
took a bag containing $50 in silver. Then
the man backed out Of the store and
walked in the direction of a brick resi-
dence some distance from the grocery.
The town marshal was notified. He re-
ported the robbery to the Indianapolis
police. The emergency squad was sent,
but failed to find the thief. Marks on
the ground indicated that the rObber had
an automobile hidden near the brick
house.
AUTO FILLED
WITH SUNDRIEs.
Two men who are believed to have
robbed a drug store in Shelbyville and 10
have stolen an automobile from the pro-
prietor. Dr.. Ray, were arrested in Indian
apolis at 1 O'Clock this morning. They
gave their names as William Weinhart,
IS. and Joe Serring, IS, both Of st. Louis
but later confessed they were Paul Blue,
Is 1915 North New Jersey street. and
Burk Ray 10, 9i5 Massachusetts, avenue.
The machine was filled with safety razors,
fountain pens and other articles which
the Shelbyville police say were taken
from the store. The youths are held on
charges of being fugitives from justice
and yagrancy under bonds OF AOW.
The automobile found in the possession
of the pair was owned by Rays uncle
druggist of Shelbyville. Detectives say
the two admitted stealing DR.. Rays
automobile. but denied robbing the store.
The police say the two confessed to steal
ing an automobile from near Shortridge
High School a week ago. THIS car was
owned by David Duncan, 425 North
Davidson street. Duncan's home also
was entered and the police alIege Blue
and Ray are the burglars who took
saxophone. 4 trombone. some rings and
sets, two watches cavalier ana
revolver Duncans automobile was found
IN Terre Haute. Most Of the articles
stolen from Duncans home were re-
covered in indianapolis pawn shops.
Yeccmen dragged 1000 pound safe
from the William II. MeEdelI grocery, 7O4
Indiana avenue, early yesterday. The
safe contained between 5000 and $500 in
cash and checks The thieves hauled the
safe around the corner in the alley to a
garage owned by Gus Edwards, negro,
T26l1 North California street. The bot
tom was knocked out OF the safe with an
AZ. and the contents taken.
Thieves entered the grocery OF G. A.
Sahakian, Cos South Illinois street. and
Sl40 was missing from q cash register.
The burglars had forced a rear door.
Overcoat thieves operated successfully
last night. Thomas Teller, 230 Spring
street, reported his overcost stolen from
the Liberty poolroom, COZ East Washing
ton street Henry Atkins, living at the
Southern Hotel, said his coat was stolen
from the hotel yesterday.
FAIL TO SPARE
PLACES OF WORSHIP.
A thief entered a church at Oliver and
Division streets last night and took
three coats from the courtroom. The vic
Tins were J. w. Wilson. 534 Division
street; NJ T. Hawthorne, 9O7 Division
street. and J. R. Groce, 1914 Fletcher
avenue
Harry ogden. 1l66 Thirtieth street, re-
ported a snare drum outfit stolen from
the St. Paul Methodist Church on RAIDER
street The drum was worth s35.
A shawl worth 500 and a robe valued
at SO. was stolen from an automobile
owned by DR.. c. f. Pease, 2n14 North
New Jersey street.
Logan walsh alias William Harrison,
cook at the Plaza Hotel cafe, was
arrested on a charge Of petit larceny. Il
is alleged he stole n ham, six dozen eggs.
seven pounds Of bacon and five pounds OF
butter
ROBBED IN GARAGE
BY NEGRO.
Clarence Scales. 2053 Talbot avenue,
was held up and robbed by a negro last
night, just after he had placed his au-
tomobile in the garage in the rear of his
home The robber covered Seals with
a revolver and took purse containing 81.
Riley futile. 2219 Barrett avenue, a
contractor. was held up and robbed of
s2l by two men who knocked on the rear
door of bis home The men asked for
work. futile then saw that one man had
a handkerchief over his face and that be
was pointing a revolver at him. The men
forced him to hold-up his hands and
they searched his pockets.
Two men were arrested when they were
having trouble starting an automobile
yesterday at Market and PENNSYLVANIA
streets. The car belonged to Raymo I'd
Order. Fortville. The men who were
arrested gave their name as Samuel
Beverington. p, and Fred Alvin, d. De-
tectives allege they found a revolver in
Beverington's pocket.