South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-13
M EN- CONFESS TO
ROBBERY ATTEMPT
AT DALEY STORE
Need of Auto Tires Said TO
Have Prompted Monday
Night Escapade.

S.Ened confessions purporting 20
explain an ursFuccesssful atfeunpt or
robblng the Alfred ". DALEY Co.
store 223 IL S. Main IT, Wednes-
day were obts ned by the police
from Henry williams. aged 80. 125
r. Paris 81. Claude A.. Barker. &C.
jess Imbler. q. both o. 315 IL +.
Keassy 81. and Jay Huffman. 26,
S13 Osborne 81.
The four are being held pending
the fling OF afhdavits charging
thsn with burglary intent. HUFF
man wac aiken into cus ody Mon
day night. When questioned b. the
police no furnished the names o.
his companions. who were arrested
Tuesday. All but Imbler are en-
pioyes az Studebaker plant 40. 2.
Huffman. Williams and Barker
place the conception OF the robbery
upon Imbler. Imbler. in turn de-
Ties any Interior motive The
statements made by the four are
corroborative with the exception OF
that given by Imbler
Needed New Tires.
According 10 HUFFMAN and Will
ianas the four men. In williams
Haynes car. went 20 Elkhart Mon
day evening. returning here about
Il O'Clock. All but Barker had
automobiles OF their own and need
ing new tires. their conversation
resolved itself into a definite pro
gram OF robbery Imbler. they
charged. suggesting the place where
they could obtain new sets On any
amount"
ImbIer. leading the way accom-
panied by HUFFMAN, the confessions
continue. went down the alley be
tween Jefferson and Wayne ST.
leaving tho other two IN the auto
mobile parked IN front OF the Dali
ey store on Main -. The latter two
were 10 act az look-outs.
At this point Imbleris story DIFF
fers with Huffman. HUFFMAN tells
of losing track Of his companion.
rounding the alley to Wayne ST.. and
going 20 the corner OF wayne and
Main sts where he stood when
Oficers Wickens and Adamski
placed him under arrest. Searching
him. the officers secured a screw
driver. a hammer and a chisel
Searching for Thief.
Imbler's confession reads that he
came upon Harold Babcock. who
operates a repair shop with an en-
trance on the alley. BabcOck had
caught sight Of the two men and
calling 20 Imbler inquired their
business at that time OF night.
Imbler IS said % have told Bah
cock that ne was searching for a
robber. and together they ran to-
ward Lafayette blvd. after the then
fleeing Huffman They retraced
their steps. coming 20 Main ST..
where they saw Huffman standing
on the corner. BabcOCk shouted 10
the officers who were within hailing
distance end leaving I'm bier went
after Huffman. Imbler. Il Is said.
then jumped into the waiting car.
drove off with the other two leav-
|. ing Huffman TO his fate.
DALEY. informed or the attempt
which had been frustrated by the
Intervention OF Babcock on the
scene. Identified ImbIer as having
married his wife's sister and having
abandoned her and their children
several months ago IN Kokomo.
Williams told the police that he
was an innocent victim Of the es-
capade; that Tmbler was keeping
company with his wife's sister and
he went along with the party "for
the purpose Of getting something
against him" Williams said he had
TO time for Imbler and wanted 10
break a possible match with the lat.
ter and his sister-in-Iav.
Until Saturday Imbler was en-
pioyed az the StudebaEer service
station