Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-05
THIEVES OBTAIN
VALUABLE LOOT
OVER WEEKEND
Thefts Varied From Piece of
Cake to Diamond Worth
$500.
PURSE SNATCHERS BUSY

Purse snatchers, burglars and hold-up
men were busy during the week end and
although the police received many com
plants none OF the thieves was arrested.
The loot varied from a diamond pin worth
$500 to a piece of cake and a can Of
milk.
Michi Sablosky, .34O2 Broadway, re-
ported a diamond bar pin stolen from
his home yesterday. The platinum pin,
set with sixteen diamonds, was valued
az $500.
NEGRO STEALS
PURSE.
Mrs. Anna Mendelshon, apartment No
5, the Bungalow Park, was attacked by
a negro who stole purse containing $500
about 10 O'Clock Saturday night while
she was walking on Twelfth street be-
tween Capitol and Senate avenues.
Mrs. Mendelshon told the police the
money was drawn from a bank Saturday
afternoon and was to have been used
to pay the last installment on a grocery
store which she and Morris Jack,
roomer at her home, had bought Half
Of the money belonged to Jack.
Thieves operated Saturday night at the
city market. Mrs. Alfred Todd, 5031
Hamilton avenue. reported her purse
containing S13 stolen. Mrs. Minnie Dun
bar, 1855 Mcpherson avenue, said her
purse containing $40 was taken.
HELD UP
By THUGS.
o. D. Thunders, Jr, 2216 Broadway,
drove his fathers automobile home at
1 a. N. Sunday. from the home of his
grandmother. He had locked the garage
when he found himself covered by re-
vOlvers in the hands of two negro thugs
They forced him to unlock the garage,
and back the automobile out of the build
ing. Then they took some money from
him and drove away In the automobile.
STOLE TWO
PIECES OF CAKE.
W L. Martin, $3.50 Cornell avenue. ar
rived home at $50 o'clock last night,
and surprised a thief who had entered his
home through a par door. The thief
ran from the house and escaped by
jumping fence. Martin found that the
burglar had stolen two pieces OF cake.
R. A. Krigear. 527 West Myrtis street,
told the police that a thief sto thirty
chickens from his coop last nigh.
Mary Dearinger, 1415 North Capitol
avenue, reported a thief robbed ser ice
box on the rear porch Of her home yes
terday.
Christ Rocking, Rural Route D, Box
lib, was held up and robbed at Troy ave
nue. and the BIun road last night. The
holdup man obtained So and a watch
worth $25
THIEVES
RIFLE STORE
wides & Miller's store, Gil East Wash
ington street, was entered by a thief
who took three automobile tires
w. T. Baker. 2S49 Indianapolis avenue,
said two OvercOats worth $65 were stolen
from his home.
Luther Mitts, 1912 North Meridian
street parked an automobile at Illinois
street near Washington street last night.
Later he notified the police that thief
had stolen a shotgun valued at SIS from
the automobile.
Thieves entered the VI. R. O'Hair drug
store, 81 Massachusetts, avenue, and
took SIS from the cash drawer.
BURGLAR CLIMBS
THROUGH WINDOW.
A burglar climbed through a window
at the home of Amelia Gardner, 10 East
Michigan street, last night and carried
away a camera worth SOS, a ring valued
at SIS, and watch worth SIS, and a
purse containing SIPS. George Drudley 3
residence, ia Terrace avenue, was entered
by a thief who used a key to unlock the
rear door. The burglar obtained s..
Walter Meyers, 1892 Carrollton avenue.
reported his home entered by a burglar.
Each room was ransacked. but the only
thing that was missing Mr.. Meyers said
was some insurance papers,