Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-06

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Smith called to George Carpenter, negro,
$50 West Sixteenth street. to stop him.
Carpenter started for the rObher, but
changed his mind when the fleeing bandit
pointed the gun at him and threatened
t. kill him.
The gunman ran west on Thirteenth
street, and turned south in the first
alley west Of Illinois street. Lieutenant
Jones, Sergeant Sheehan and large
squad of police made a vain search for
the robber.
Cornelius was we'll known as an ath-
lete a few years ago and during the
world war he served overseas with the
headquarters company Of the 150th Ar
tillery Regiment Of the Rainbow Division.
He is married. Cornelius and his father
in-law, Thomas T. Rhodes, 4G3S Broad
way, purchased the grocery six months
ago.
The store is known as the Dixie gro
Gerry.
That the hold-up man had carefully
planned the robbery Of the store was evil
dent. Mrs. Cornelius was notified OF the
/ shooting by her father, who reached the
store while the police were inyestigat ting.
Il saw light colored negro standing
in the doorway Of the store at o'clock
last night" said Mrs. Cornelius. He
acted so strangely that / was frightened
and as I left the store he turned his
coat collar up and walked across the
street"
Then she described the man and the
description talies with that given by
Smith and Carpenter Of the bandit VIII"
shot Cornelius.
The gunman. they both said, was about
| 10. lie wore a soft mouse colo-ed hat,
green suit and no overcoat. He was
about feet 7 or inches IN height.
THESE ROBBERS
USE STOLEN CAR.
The robbery Of Deutschle toqk place at
exactly the same time as the attempted
hold-up OF Laird. As Deutechle got of
IN Illinois street car he walked west on
Twenty Second street to Kenwood ave
nue. He noticed roadster with red wire
wheels. which was east-bound on Twenty
Second street. slow down as 1t passed
him. Then the driver turned the car
around. The machine was stopped at
Twenty Second street and henwood ave
nue. and the men asked Deutschle where
Is Central aveuuef'
As no answered their question two OF
the occupants got out Of The car ana
covered him with revolyers. third man
then got out Of the automobile and
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in his seat. The robbers took Sl.Z5 from
Deutschle. lie gave the police descrip-
tlon Of two Of the robbers. but did not
obtain n good view Of the third man.
The police failed to find the robbers
but early today found the automobile de
serted at West and Maryland streets.
The car had been stolen earlier IA the
night.
Laird was walking on Fall Creek houle-
ward when an automobile that appeared
70 be a new machine with exceptionally
bright headlights, stopped and man
got out. pointed a revolver at him and
ordered him 10 hold up his hands Laird
ran and the would be robber F"t back
into the automobile and drove aw.y be-
fore the police arrived.
The robbery of the home OF d. J.
Phelan on Central avenue, detectives say,
hears the ear marks Of being the work
Of a professional burglar who has com
nitted series OF such robberies In that
neIghborhood recently. Phelan found the
man had unlocked the rear door when he
arrived home Mt 1890 this morning. The
rest Of the family was not at home AZ
Phelan reached the front part Of the
house, he saw the man disappear through
a window The burglar had ransacked
every room. Tho police were told that
the thief took S45 and three bank books.
ATTEMPT Is MADE
TO ENTER GROCERY
An attempt WAS made by burglars to
enter the Sellmer Brothers grocery store,
2G7 North Keystone avenue, Wednesday
night. rear window was broken out
but the thieves were frightened away.
A sneak thief entered the room Of LID
ron Egan, negro, at the Hudson House,
on Indiana avenue today and stole $40
and some keys from his trousers pocket
telephone pay station was reported
stolen from the cigar stand in the Ma
1estic building. 1t contained about 81.
Two automobile owners whose CARS
were parked near st. Francis Hospital
Wednesday night reported to the police
that a thief had been busy. Frank
Meyers, 1449 South Talbot avenue, said
that a cushion had been taken from his
car and tools valued at $40 wero miss
Ing. Louis V. NOwln Of the Crescent
Paper Company. reported that a spare
tire was taken from the rear of his
automobile. The tire was worth $50, be
said.