Indiana daily times., 1922-04-17
CRIME GOES ON
DESPITE NEW.
POLICE SYSTEM.
Plain Clothes Fail to
Prevent Many
Thefts.
BURGLARS ACTIVE
Money, Food, Clothes
and Other Losses
Reported.

In spite OF the new system OF having
the members OF the police department.
with the exception OF a few men at head
quarters, assigned to night duty IN
civilian clothes. the week end crime wave
equaIed that OF previous Saturdays and
Sundays.
One man is believed to have made a re-
turn trip to the home Of Mss Beuhla
Reed. 1876 Kappes street, last night. At
10 D N. the prcwIer raised a window
Miss Reed saw the man and screamed
and the man jumped back and closed
the window Miss Reed, who was alone,
teIephoned Paul Miller. 56s Standard ave
nue., and asked him to come to the house
and remain until her parents returned.
Before Miller arrived the prowler opened
another window and entered. The thug
attacked Miss Reed. tearing her clothing,
but her screams evidently frightened him
and he ran from the house by way Of
the front door and escaped.
Albert vielhaber. 732 South East street,
stopped at the Pierson drug store. II yir-
ginia avenue. to make a purchase. He
discovered a burglar had forced the front
door of the store. R. E. Hoover. mana
ger OF the store, said the burglar had
taken $3.50.
FOUR BURGLARIEs
EARLY SUNDAY.
-Four burglaries were reported early
Sunday morning. Patrolmen Stroh aud
Muse were walking on Montcalm street
at O'Clock when thew saw a man
walk from the side door OF residence at
1902 MOntcslm street Later they noted
that a window was open. StrOh started
after the man and Muse went TO the
house. The man turned as he reached an
alley and fred two shots at the police
man. Stroh returned the fire. but the
man escaped. The police found Otto
Holderman, who lives in the house,
esleep. The burglar had rar sacked the
house He obtained $50 from Holder
mans clothing.
Leon Pollard, 1858 Cornell avenue, dis
covered a negro on Ais front porch early
yesterday and pursued him. The prowler
was James Bottoms. -. negro. 2229 Yam
des street. The police say Bottoms has
served a prison term for turglary.
A second attempt within a week was
made by a burglar to break into the
F. Reichert's bakery. 2135 North Illinois
street. early yesterday. John +. Rey-
nolds, street car company employe, who
lives above the bakery. discovered the
burglar.
A thief broke a show case with
stone at Harry Farbers dry goods
store, 502 West Washington street, but
was frightened away.
negro hoId-up man Saturday night re-
lieved Rufus Loudenwink OF Brazil. Ind.
who is staying at 62s Slwood street, OF
a basket Of groceries and 50.
r " Underwood, 1902 Iorth Illinois
street, proprietor of a carpenter shop at
414 East Pratt street, was robbed Of $500,
according to f. R. Underwood, his
nephew. who reported the money missing
from the carpe1 .er shop.
A burglar entered 2442 North Illinois
street by a side window Saturday mig ht.
Miss Catherine Loves said the thief took
s25, and Miss Louise Jinsen said he
took So from her.
A window broken a few days ago fur
nished an easy way for a thief TO reach
in and help himself to strawberries and
era apefruit ST Abraham Josephs grocery,
21O2 Schurmann drive, last night. The
thief took four boxes OF strawberries and
two dozen grape fruit
Motor Police Officer Msngus stopped
his automobile on Pleasant run boule-
ward east OF Emerson avenue late last
night. Suddenly a man hiding in the
shrubbery fred g shot al the automobile.
Msngus pursued the prowler, who es-
capped.
The front door Of the tailor shop OF
William Lack, COZ Blake street, was
forced by a burglar early today. The
police did not learn u anything had been
stolen
TWO HELD FOR
INVEsTIGATICN.
Two men were arrested on vagrancy
charges after the glass Of the front door
Of Samuelson's bakery was broken early
today John Mysnoskis and John Wyick
OF Pittsburg, Pa. were found near the
bakery and arrested to vagrancy charges.
pending investigation.
Alvin ". Rains. $50 North Illinois
street. was arrested on vagrancy
charge early yesterday morning. when
the police found him near Goldbergs
clothing store. 34s West Washington
street The glass in the front window
Of the store has been broken.
F W Holt 1899 Kentucky avenue, re-
ported two pairs OF new shoes missing
from his store. the thieves left two pairs
OF old ones IN place of them.
The residence CT Louis Gray. COS North
Delaware street, was entered by thief
who carried away a pair OF trousers
the pockets of which was S25. At the
same house the thief took a pair Of
trousers owned by Lloyd Mulligan, who
said s6 was IN his pockets.
A thief robbed Charles Greenwoods
poolroom. s16 North Alabama street
The money box of the pay telephone was
broken open. Chewing gum worth $i.30
was missing. The pay telephones was
later found IN an alley.
Ethel Smith, 100 North Alabama street
reported a thief stole SI3O from her room.
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