Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-05
BURGLARS MAKE
TRIVIAL HAULS:
ONE is FOILED
Householder Greets PrOwler
With Gun and He Takes
to His Heels.

Several small burglaries and one at
the prompt use of a revolver by Leslie
Baker, 1927 Spann avenue. whose home
| the prowler attempted to enter, and
several thefts were investigated by the
police today.
/ Burglars broke into the freight depot
at the Traction and Terminal station.
/ No report could be given by employees as
to what, if anything, was taken. The
! burglars pried open a door to enter the
! building.
/ Two hundred pennies were taken from
the cash register at the grocery Of Ru-
! dolph lAIuelIer, 1868 Central avenue. The
I store/ was entered by a burglar who
broke a lock on a rear door.
Mrs. John Steffey, 2132 Woodlawn ave-
nue. reported a burglar had entered her
home and took food from the kitchen.
BAKER AWAKENED
BY PROWLER.
| Baker was awakened early today by the
sound of some one at side window. He
! took his revolver and went to the door.
By this time the burglar had left the
window and was trying to open the door.
Baker suddenly threw the door wide
| lowed by two bullets from Bakers re-
volver. neither Of which took effect, ap
| parently
John Joessen. 2198 Fountain street, re-
! ported the loss of a mackinaw coat. two
| clocks and some books from his home,
and a little later the police arrested two
14-yearold boys, James Little. 1884 Cush-
/ ion street, and Robert Hecker, Boyd
/ and Cooper street, and charged them
! with the offense
NEGRO WOMEN ARE
HELD AS SUSPECTS.
! Following the theft Of pair Of trou-
sers from the store Of James Twin, 1910
| North Senate avenue, two negro women.
| Catherine Hardy, $50 Muskingum street.
and Virginia Allen. 315 Middle street.
were arrested and are held as witnesses
! on a vagrancy charge. They are not
/ charged with the theft, but 1t is be-
lieved they know something about it.
| AS J. ]. GIendenning, 115 Butler ave-
| nue., was boarding a street car at Illinois
and Washington streets, he got into the
midst Of a traffic Jam and discovered
later his pockets had been picked of
/ bill book and about Sc.
/ 1t was a bad day for James Shipley.
/ 626 East Ohio street. His run Of hard
/ luck started when he was arrested for
driving q motor vehicle while under the
influence Of liquor. After settling this
! trouble he went to Southeastern avenx<
and State street where he had left 90
car. With the exception Of the fact&S6e
coils curtains, spotlight, two inner tGbes,
pump, tools and spark plugs were mis-
! sing. the machine was just as he had
/ left it.
REPORTS THEFT
/ OF TRAVELLING BAG.
| The theft of travelling bag contain
! ing clothing valued at about SIS from
an automobile at Illinois and Market
streets was reported by John r. Graves
| OF Newcastle.
! A tire and rim were taken from an
automobile belonging to John Webster,
| 1920 Graceland avenue, while it was
parked at Illinois and Pratt streets.
Dan OConnell, 1888 Northwestern ave-
nue., reported the loss of S36.70 as the re-
suit of accepting a negress5 invitation to-
accompany her to a back room in the soft
| drink establishment Of John Johnson,
| HOP North Senate avenue.
| An automobile belonging to John Fl.
Payne. 524 East Court street, was stolen
| from in front Of 513 Hudson street. Later
1t was found at West and Vermont
| streets.