Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-20
PORCH CLIMBER
ENTERS NORTH
SIDE HOMES
Bandits and Thieves Busy
Over Night-One Woman
Slugged.
POOLROOM HELD UP

A series Of bold hold-ups took place
in and near the city during the night
and a porch-climber operated in the
north section Of the city, robbing several
| homes.
A negro bandit committed a series Of
hold-ups on the South Harding street
road near White River, robbing per-
sons in automobiles.
George NJ. Park, 227 North West street.
told detectives the negro covered him
with a revolver and took So from him.
woman who was In Parks automobile
also was robbed of a purse containing
Sc and an opal ring.
Noah Kinntck and Charles McCharney,
1851 HOyt avenue, were held up not far
from the scene where Mr.. Parks auto
mobile was halted The robber obtained
about So from each Of the two men. De-
tectives say the description of the negro
robber is the same as that of q hold-up
man who operated on the South Harding
street road some months ago, committing
a series Of robberies and criminally as
saulting a number of women.
WOMAN sLUGGED
BY VISITOR.
Miss Hattie Tharp. 1918 North Illinois
street, was slugged with a blackjack"
In the hands OF a robber at her home.
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house to rent a room. She showed him
one on the first floor and he stated he
preferred q room on the second floor.
1 They went to the upper floor. AS she
turned to leave the room the man struck
her a stunning Low on the bread with
blackjack. She screamed as she staggered
forward and fell on the floor. The thug
then ran down the stairway and out of
the house He fled west on Tenth street
and escaped before the emergency squad
from polio headquarters arrived. Miss
/ Tharp was wearing rings set with
diamonds valued at about $500 at the
time Of the attack and she said the man
probably planned TO rob her Of the
Jewelry. A physician dressed the scalp
wound and Miss Tharp refused to so to
the hospital.
REPORTS LOSS OF
WATCH AND MONEY.
Robert Sloan, 20j9 Shriver avenue. said
he was robbed Of a watch and SIS at
Illinois and Ohio streets. Sergeant Dean
and an emergency squad, sent to investi-
gate the robbery arrested Vern HuttO,
2052 College avenue, and Gossett Brown,
115 West North street, on charges Of
vagrancy. Sloan also was arrested on
charge Of drunkenness. Detectives are
completing the investigation.
Sloan said he was talking to Brown
when Hutto and four other men crossed
the street. He said there was a
friendly" scutfle and he missed his
watch and money. He accused Hutto Of
taking it.
When John Mccormack locked the
front door Of his poolroom at 752 South
East street, shortly after midnight he
walked to the rear room to be sure the
door was locked. Two men hiding in
the rear room covered him with a re-
voIver. While one of them pointed the
gun at Mccormack the other bandit rob
bed him Of S3715. They locked McCor-
mack IN the rear room Of the poolroom
and left. 1t was several minutes before
he could get the door open and reach
the telephone to call the police
a burglar who entered the poOlroom
of Sam BOpcova, 400 North West street
by forcing a side window took SIS from
the cash register.
PORCH CLIMBER ROBs
NORTH SIDE HOMES.
A porchclimber robbed a number Of
residences in the north part Of the city
while the owners were away from home.
Harris F. Holland, 2S2J North Delaware
street, found the burglar had climbed TO
the top of q rear porch, forced a rear
window and entered, ransacking each
room. The thief took a diamond brooch
worth $50, a gold pencil and chain valued
at s., and S. In cash. Similar methods
were used in entering the home of J. L.
Fish, 1925 Washington Boulevard The
house was ransacked but only 50 was
missing.
A burglar who climbed through
transom at the home OF William MurrelI
2240 Yandes street, obtained $40 and
purse containing 400 pennies.
Three lockers IN the basement Of the
S&iuk- Arms Hotel, Meridian and Vermont
streets, were broken open, but the Gus
todian was unable to tell the police what
was stolen.
Clarence c. Peterson, 61e North Della
ware street parked his car in front Of
1914 East Ohio street. When he re-
turned he discovered the theft Of one
front wheel and tire.