South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-31
POLICE CAPTURE
ALLEGED ROBBERS
OF LOCAL STORES
Find About $500 Worth of
Merchandise on Chicago
Trio Arrested Here.

Three alleged Chicago crooks. all
OF whom have records in Chicago
while one is said to have been con-
victed Of larceny IN this city in 1916.
were arrested about 9:45 O'Clock
last night in a down town hotel
where they were recognized by Ed
ward I. Burch. proprietor OF the
Bluebird Shop, as the three men
who entered his place about 10 days
ago intending TO hold him up. About
$500 worth Of goods, stolen from To-
cal stores, were found I'm a hand
bag carried by one of the trio.
The men arrested are. John Cum
minss. a.; George Davis. 80 and
sam Cohen, As, ala giving Chicago
rs their home. They are being hllC
without bonds on a charge Of grand
larceny
The three men were seated in the
cafeteria, a few tables away from
Burch, whore ne recognized them.
Burch Immediately notified a house
detective that he believed the men
were crooks. While the detective
watched the three men, Burch no.
titled the police and Detective
Sergt. Delusli and Officers Pinler,
Winters and Kish were sent 10 the
hotel Fearing chat they were he
ing watched the three men. in tLe
meantime. started for the lobby Of
the hotel. closely followed by Burlh.
AS The men were about 20 board the
elevator. Burch and the detective
seized Cummings and Davis, but CO.
hen succeeded jim rushing into the
elevator ascending to the fourth
floor.
Surround Hotel.
The hotel vas surrounded and a
thorough search OF the interior
made while q large number Of Clti-
ze.s gathered ON tho outside Guests
were requested 10 open their dOors
and were notified TO be on the watch
for Cohen Several minutes alter
his companions had been taken to
the police station. Cohen was arrest
cd ON the meZzauice floor by Sergt.
reach the lobby preparatory TO max
in= his escape.
Cohen was carrying n hand bag.
containing q pair OF silver candle
STICKS, one silver platter and silver
pitcher stolen from the MaMe.s SKI
Ar store: tyvo sets OF military
brushes In leather cases. two bolts
of mems su-uuss. one bolt OF silk
dress goods. several pairs OF ner's
soX and a dozen pairs Of women's
silk hose Up 20 a late hour last
night the police had not learned the
owners of the latter material 4
pair of shoes, stolen from the Kuchn
shoe CO. and which no claimed were
bOugh. in Chicago were also found
in COhcn's pocket "Kuenu's. South
Bend, Ind were found 10 be
stamped on the soles Of the shoes
a thermos bottle containing a small
amount Of ."muie" was also founo
in his possession.
Davis is also known 10 the local
police as George Dietrich and Frank
Anderson and was arrested three
times in this city in 1916 charged
with larceny and p.czpocset.ug. re
was also convicted Of robbery IN
Chicago i'm 1908. Cummings and
Cohen informed the local police that
they have been arrested on sus-
picio1 as being pickpockets By Chi
cagc- police and several other cities
but we never been convicted. 10
cal ice viii communicate with
other a. departments believing that
the tr3s may be wanted IN other
cities.
Fit Description.
CuuminEs and Cohen IT the de-
scrlpuons. furnished the police be-
JAG 10 Blyler, Laporte. Ind. wto
vas robbed OF $500 last Saturday
night while he was riding 20 this
city. B.y!er a. that time reported
TO the police that the two men he
suspected got OFF the bus a. Wash
ington 81. and Main 81. and stepped
into hotel where he lost trace O.
them.
"A. I. Engel reported 20 the police
~ SIS o'clock thai his pccset was
picked and a pocketbook contalulrs
S. stolen and the poLce believe that
the trio are responsible Wren
searched the three men were found
10 have fISt54 between them.