Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-14
NIGHT RIDERS
MISTAKEN FOR
BANDIT SQUAD
Frightened Men Tear Wheel
From Auto in Effort to
Avoid HOId-up.

Robbers apparently were content to
sit by their firesides last night as the po-
lice reports today showed the DARK
hours have been without untoward in
cident beyond an automobile smash re-
sulting from a driver mistaking one Of
the might rider squads for bandits. A
merchant policeman thought he had made
a catch when he found the rear door Of
downtown furniture store open, but in
vestigation disclosed no one in the store
and nothing missing.
One man was arrested on q charge or
operating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of liquor after he had driven
his car into freight train
The emergency squad received a call
from 2202 East Washington street that
four hOld-up men were operating In the
vicinity. Sergeant Allison and his squad
found J. c. Watson and r. j. Winters
241 North Tacoma avenue, waiting for
them. The men said they had been ac-
costed by robbers and had broken
wheel on Watson's Buick roadster at
New York sire and Hamilton avenue
in trying to get way.
The emergency squad took the supposed
victims to New York street and Hamilton
avenue and there found Sergeant Dean
and his might rider squad examining
the broken car. Explanations followed
and It was disclosed that Sergeant Dean S
squad had been Investigating report
from 900 Middle Drive Woodruff Place,
that two men had tried to enter house.
The men were reported TO have driven
away in a Buick roadster The squad
came upon Watsou's roadster as watson
turned from South Dearborn street west
into Washington street. The squad pur-
sued the car and it turned north on Ia
coma street to New York street. There
three Of the squad alghted and running
to the roadster announced themselves as
notice officers watson stepped on his
accelerator and his car shot west in New
York street to Hamilton avenue with the
police car in close pursuit. In trying 20
turn at Hamilton avenue Wats0n's car
struck the curb, losing rear wheel
watson and Winters jumped ont and ran,
distancing the police.
watson said that he and Winters are
railroad men and were returning from
work
DRINKUT'S SQUAD
ARRESTS THREE.
The police are Investigating the IN
cident further
Sergeant Drlnkut's might rider squad
also had q chase They pursued a coupe
in which three young men were riding
from Eleventh and Meridian streets 10
Alabama and Michigan streets where
they overlook it and arrested Russell
Owens, %, lis Dickerson street. Wesley
Anthem 20, ana Thomas Joffries, l6, both
of Carmel. All are held under vaErancy
charges and Anthem under the additional
count OF carrying concealed weapon.
The police say they found a IS callhce
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could not give q satisfactory explanation.
The young men said they had been to
basketball game.
Police spread net around Whites
furniture store, 2f3 West Washington
street when a merchant policeman found
a rear door open They searched the
place and found no one in IT, Thomas
Quinn, one Of the proprietors told the
police that he did not believe anything
was stolen
OBTAINS GAS AND OIL.
FAILS TO PAY BILL.
T. L. Mitchell, in charge of a Hing
satiou az New York street and Indiana
avenue told the police that a young man
drove up IN coupe without license
plates nc 30 o'clock this morning and
ordered the car n'lad with gasoline and
oil. The Dill Amounted 10 S225. but the
young man drove away without paying.
Gus S. Craig. GA East Twenty Fourth
street, student al Manual Training High
school, reported the theft at the school
Of his overcoat, valued a $50. The coat
also contained q pair Of eyeglasses
worth SO.
Ray Mitchell. n, 91s West Tenth street
was charged with operating q blind tiger.
PaIrolmcn said they ha ted him on a
downtown street and found q bottle OF