South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-11
MERCHANT FOILS
YOUTHS IN BOLD
HOLDUP ATTEMPT
Niles Lads. Also Automobile
Thieves, Flee From Michi-
gan Street Store.

EnurtaininE no fear Of two re-
Fulvers held merscingiv under his
nose. Tom Horowitz. "a merchant.
grapplCd with two bandits who en-
tered his store az EOS s. Michigan
s.. shortly after o'clock Friday
morning and by swinging a hay
maker" against the saw OF one Of
his assaiiants. PreCipitated a fight
Of the pair and saved his store from
robbery
a report of the attempted rob
berry brought 10 light additional in
formation OF Tho escapades of TWO
Niles youths. said 20 be- aged ~ and
20 years old respectively They are
believed 20 bc the same pair who
Thursday afternoon held zap II. IT..
Decker. a Niles chauffeur. stole his
Buick sedan. later abandomng the
car three miles west OF Niles I'm a
wrecked condition and who were
driven to South Bend by Frank Bur
rus. Buchanan. iu his automobile
late Thursday evening
Faces Two Revolvcrs.
HOrowltzs description Of the two
men taliies with those Of Decker and
Burrus. Horowitz further told the
police THAI he had been told his as
saIlants came from %iles
Entering his store. the men first
asked 90 be shown shoes with the
evident intention or making "A pur-
chase. Casual comment incident to
the prospective purchase was en-
gased in between the merchant and
the pair when suddenly one of the
men sharply commanded Horowitz
20 hold up his hands. Horowttz
turned his gaze 10 look squarcly in
a. the muzZles Of reviewers
None Too Friendly"
with no thought as TO possible
consequences Horowitz spranE at
the nearest man and dwelling a
straight swing from the shoulder
feiled him The other turned on his
heel and fled from the store Horo-
wiz srappled with the asSailant but
was unable 20 hold him. The two
bandits fled iufo an alley between
Michigan and Main SITS.
Burrus reported 90 Che police OF
having picked up two men ON the
state rd, between Niles and Buchau-
an who were stalled with "a car.
answering tho description OF the
Decker sedan Hc told the police
that the pair each had revolvers but
had NOT threatened him Their at
titude. however. according 90 Bur
rus was none too friendly" and he
was more than willing. ne said. to-
drop the men off when they spoke
their intention. fTe left them az the
corner Of Michigan ST. and Wash
ington av. shortly before m o'clock,
he said
Two Niles officers appeared at To-
cal police headquarters at O'Clock
Thursday evening. four hours be-
fore furnishing the police here with
descriptions of the mon who robbed
Decker of his ear According to
their story. Decker was ordered to
drive his car out of Niles and was
later forced to abandon it, The
bandits. they said pulled reyoIvers
ON Decker and ordered him out oil
the car
Decker was the victim az holdup
last Saturday night while driving be-
tween Niles and South Bend Two
youthful bandits jumped upon the
running board OF his car and brand
inshing revolvers. ordered him to
surrender The automobile. the
same sedan stolen Thursday. was
iate sunday recovered by the police
on Haney av i'm this city. The Niles
police did not say whether tho same
pair had perpetratod both thcfts