Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-02
Grocer Spurs
Fleeing Burglar
With Shotgun
Intruder, HoWeUer, Makes
Good His Escape With
Varied Lot of Loot.

While burglars and hold-up men
worked seemingly with a free hand last
night one OF the nocturnal providers re-
ceived the scare of his life when L. NJ.
Burnett, proprietor Of a grocery at 4o1
Minerva street, emptied a shotgun In his
direction.
Fourteen hundred pounds Of sugar,
valued at $40, was taken from the Re
liable Wholesale Grocery Company, 1924
South Pennsylvania street, during the
night. The police were told the robbers
gained access to the store by entering 8
window on the third floor from adjoin-
ing roofs.
W. J. Powers 1888 Kappes street, driver
for the Bryce Baking Company, was de-
livering bread at Burnett's store at a.
N. when he saw a man crawling across
the floor Of the store Powers drove away
and when about two blocks distant mott
fec the police. Burnett, who sleeps
abOves his store, heard Powers leave and
then heard somebody in the store. OBJ
tanning his shotgun he started to invest
gate.
As the burglar ran through the door
way Burnett fired, but the shot hit the
door and the burglar sprinted. The
thief had disappeared before Sergeant
Johnson and the emergency squad ar
rived.
The burglar entered by breaking the
glass in the side door of the store, and
the police believe he was making a re-
turn visit when discovered. The thief
carried away S. in pennies, eight boxes
of cigars, two cartons Of cigarettes, lib
eral supply Of candy and chewing gum.
Four masked men held up and robbed
the Standard OH Company filing station
at Thirtieth and Meridian streets shortly
after 10 p. m. George Dietz. %, of 1903
West Eighteenth street, told the police
be looked out Of the window OF the filing
station and saw four men approaching
A moment later three Of them, their faces
masked with handke-chiefs. entered the
office Each carried a revolver and Dietz
was forced to open the SAFE Ole told the
police the leader Of the gang handed his
revolver to one Of the others and took
about $50 In paper money from the safe,
but did not take $50 in silver that was
wrapped in paper. The thief then jerked
the money drawer open and took some
money from 1t.
Dietz told Art Corners, 122 East
Thirtieth street, Of the hold-up and Con-
ners notified the police Dietz said he
had SIT Of his own money and S13 Of
the company's money in his pocket,
which the bandits did not take.
ONE ATTEMPTED
HoLD-UP REPORTED.
T. Brown, u South Elder avenue, re-
ported to the police that three men at
tempted to hold him up near his home.
but failed.
willard n. Adams, 25e Harris avenue,
night Waterman at the West Washington
street car barns, was the victim Of "a
mysterious attack by two thugs Adams
was making his rounds at 10 o'clock
when two men stepped from between two
street cars and attacked him. He was
badly beaten and the thugs cut his coat
twice
School No. IS. at Palmer and Ringold
streets, was entered by a burglar and
Emma Donnan, q teacher, reported that
her desk had been broken open and a
small sum Of money taken.
Betty Clark IN actress at the Park
Theater, reported that q thief entered
her room at the Grand Hotel and stole
taffeta valued at $50.
Mrs. Matte Leiber. 513 West Merrill
street, reported her home entered by a
burglar, who carried away clothing val
ued at $40, a ring and 81.
Burglars broke in the rear do, Of
Child's Grocery Store, 1904 Virginia ave-
nue., and obtained 800 that was in a coffee
sack.
Mrs. Carrie Lawson, 2238 Kenwood
avenueh, reported a purse containing SO
taken from her home.
FINS Chestnut, negro, $50 Toledo street,
said three suits Of clothes and a silk shirt
were taken from his room. he valued
the clothing at s165.