South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-07
missing AUTO Inn
tEMPLOYES BELIEVED
ROBBERS OF GARAGE
Yecrs Flee In Studebaker Ma.
chine After LoOiing Safe
of 500.

7ro-e tr-1 500 and a Big Six
81 curing car was the loot
tolt com ined safe burg
Ia-y r1cf- 40 the Motor Bus
Inn. a Ct. early Tuesday
morn r.5 missing employees are
SAD CO. -lder suspicion.
The which was a cabinet
SAFE tyre. and belonging TO the
South Bend Auto Bus Co. was roll
cd out OK the office and into the
garage. where with the aid OF a
hammer. the thieves broke or the
combination lock and opened the
door Three days receipts OF the
company figured in the amount stol-
ca. which. j. is said. consisted most
- OF small silver coins and nickels.
The automobile which the robbers
used 20 make their getaway. was the
property OF the Motor Indemnity Co.,
with offices IA the same building The
company does an automobile insur-
ance business.
The two men under suspicion as
having robbed the safe and made
away with the automobile. were re-
Gently employed at the place. One
was working for the Bus company
az a mechanic, and the other. IL is
said. was employed by the Indemnity
company. They came here, osten-
sibly from Illinois. and started on
their duties Tuesday Of last week. Il
10 said
Surprised by Fellow EmplOye.
The robbery was perpetuated some
-
ploye OF the bus company brought
IN a car. about this times according
70 the story told 20 George L. Ham
nton. manager Of the bus company.
and was told by the two men sus-
pected. 10 hurry up with his bust
ness and get out The man who is
alleged 20 have surprised the rob-
bers without suspectins their intent
OF robbery. told Hamilton. IL is said.
that the safe was in its accustomed
location at that time.
On discovery OF the robbery when
the place was opened for business
Tuesday morning, the safe stood on
the spot IL had previously occupied.
but the marks left by the wheels OF
the safe showed visibly upon the
floor
Another automobile in the garage
on which there was an Illinois IL
cense was stripped OF It's license
plates by the robbers and these
plates were substituted on tne Stu
debaker car which was removed
from the establishment and which
figured as the major portion OF the
loot obtained.
Suspected of Another Theft
IL is understood that one OF the
men IS married. The mans wife. -
is said. had indicated TO others con-
nected with the indemnity company
that She was leaving South Bend and
bound for a town not far from Chi
caEo in the northern part OF Illinois.
She IS reported 20 have left South
Bend Monday
The suspected men are reported 20
have had acquaintance visit them at
their work who were strangers TO the
other men employed at the garage.
Some belief IS expressed that the
men and their companions may have
engineered the safe robbery OF the
Hunt and Norris pool room Friday
night as the two establishments are
within a short distance OF each other
and the methods used in opening the
safes were somewhat similar.
Asst Chief Cassidy said late last
night that no arrests had been made
IN connection with the robbery. but
that the detectives had several clues
20 trace down: which are expected
20 lead 20 the arrest OF tire yeggs.
Police all over the state we're tele-
graphed the number OF the missing
car and a county wide search IS 20
be made in an effort 20 solve the
case.