South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-20
ARRESTS EXPECTED
TO SOLVE SERIES
OF BANK ROBBERIES
SIX Men Held at indianapolis
IN Connection With Burg
lar Syndicate.


bank holdup and possibly another
and at least thirty-five or forty
other hoidups and robberles viii be
cleared Up. detectives cay. in the ar
rest Monday in Chicago OF William
Sunny Dunn. said 90 be a widely
known police character there, and
the previous arrests iu indianapolis.
Anderson and Chicago Of five other
men. who are now held In the Mar
ion county jail
The six men under arrest are said
by John W Mulin. supervisor Of
detectives. to constitute part OF one
OF the biggest bank robing and
SAFE cracking syndicates" that has
ever operated in Indiana. Detectives
are searching for three other men
and two young women. i'm connrec-
ton with the robberies and their
arrests are expected at any time.
Included in the Jobs" which he
detectives say viii be solved thru
the arrests. are the holdup Of the
Alert state Bank at Alert a little
town IN Decatur county. the blow
/. ing or a safe IN the Eagles Club
Sporting Goods Company and the
cracking" Of safes in a score or
more Of other places in the Indian
apolis business district i'm the first
few months OF 1922.
Tiny Photograph Glow.
A tiny photograph Of bobbed-
haired girl. which had been dropped
from the pocket CT one Of the rob
bers on the roof OF the Em-Roe
store at he time it was robbed, prov
ed 10 be the cIew which first start
ed detectives on their trail and fin
ally resulted in the arrests. The
photograph. an investigation dis
closed. was that OF the sister OF
one OF the men under arrest.
At the time Of the robbery Of the
Alert Sta.e Bank. the robbers used
a high-powered automobile. equip
ed with armour plate and two ma
chine guns as protection for them
ia case they encountered opposition
from police or deputy sheriffs. the
detectives say hey have learned
from one Of the men under arrest.
This automobile, for which the de-
tectives have been searching was
kept In Indianapolis for some time.
The men under arrest in connec-
ton with the cases are as follows:
Cecil Johnsonh alias Harry Miller
age Is. 2039 Hazel St. indianapolis.
William Sunny Dunn, age about
35. Chicago.
John Bogish. age so Chicago.
Dewitt Parker. alias Dave Alton,
Indianapolis
Robert Prater. age 90, 1887 De-
as St. Indianapolis.
Louis Schullingburg. Chicago.
Accuse johnson and Dunn.
Johnson and Dunn are said by the
detectives TO have had Ia part in
the roldup at the Alert State Bank
and also in a large number OF other
holdups and robberies in Indianapo-
lis. BOgish, detectives say. is i'm
plicated i'm only one holdup-that
OF a restaurant i'm Massachusetts.
Parker. the detectives assert. ac-
companied Johnson. Dunn and other
members of the gang 20 Alert at the
time OF the bank robbery, but did
not have an active part in the hold
up. He. Prater and Schulngburg,
however. are held In connection
with the disposal OF some Of the
bonds and money obtained i'm the
holdup.
This is one Of the biggest cases
that has ever been brought 70 the
attention Of the local detective bu-
reau." said Supervisor Mullin. 'and
feel sure that the other members
of the gang VIII be in custody be
fore very long"
The Alert State Bank at Alert
was held up and robbed Of approx
mately $4,000 in money and bonds
MAY II. 1922. by two unmasked
men who entered the bank at noon
and forced James Campbell, the
cashier. and Miss Coryda Cheek, as
sistant cashier. into the vault Be
fore leaving. the bandits handcuffed
Campbell and Miss Cheek together
and left them In the vault.