Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-02
POLICE SEEKING
| NEGRO BANDIT
WOUNDED BY COP
Detective Battles With Gang
Which Uses blackjack on
Dark Street.
RooMER Is MISSING

Search for the negro bandit who was
shot and wounded by Detective Patrick
Roach Saturday night is under way to-
day and police officials are confident he
will be apprehended. The negro was one
of three who attempted to hold Roach
up at South West street near Chesapeake
street. without warning one OF the
negroes struck the detective on the back
of the head with a blackjack, but falled
to knock him down. Roach drew ms
revolver from his overeoat pocket ana
fired at the fleeing bandits one OF
them fell and Roach fired second time
Believing he had killed the man the de-
tective started to call the ambulance,
but the negro jumped to his feet ana
ran north on West street, leaving a trail
of blood behind him. Roach has large
bump on the back Of his head but other
wise is unhurt. The negro who was shot
is described as being the tallest OF the
three bandits.
o. J. Litzleman, 1861 East Thirteenth
street, had the unpleasant experience OF
having three shots fired at him at close
range by two negro bandits last night.
He was not injured and told the police he
believed the negroes were using blank
cartridges as he does not see how they
could have missed him at such short
range.
IRATE MOTORIST
BEATS UP BANDIT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Litzleman were putting
their automobile into a garage in the
rear Of 91S East Thirteenth street and as
they stepped out Of the garage thew
were confronted by three armed negroes.
Litzleman refused to comply with their
demands 10 hold up his hands and after
one shot had been fred he attacked one
of the bandits, knocked him down end
kicked HON about until stopped by his
wife The negro then jumped to his feet,
| fred two more shots and ran.
Lawrence Richter. SS3 Roach street, was
shot through the right arm when he re-
sisted two negroes who held him up.
After the Shooting the negroes ran with
out obtaining anything.
George 4. Schaffer. 1876 East S. Joseph
street, was stopped by man who came
out OF an alley near Pennsylvania street
Schaffer grappled with him and be ran,
after firing one shot.
/ Mrs. Anna Schroy, 4t5l winthrop ave
nue.. reported to the police that a few
days ago she rented a room in her house
/ to man who represented himself TO be
| travelling salesman. When she got
home last night after being away a few
1 hours the travelling man was gone and
/ so was lot Of her belongings. The house
/ had been ransacked throughly from top
( 10 bottom.
| JEWELLERS SHOOT
/ THROUGH HOUSE WALLS.
/ Some enthusiastic soul with a high
powered IS caliber revolver shot through
/ The side Of the house Of Fred lilly. 143i
BelleGontaine street. just as the New Year
came In. The shot knocked off some Of
the plastering which fell upon Mr.. lilly S
mother as she was lying In bed,
/ Thieves cut q chain on the cellar door
| OF Fred Deters backery. 01S North I'LL
nois street, last night and gained en-
/ trance. All they got for their trouble was
I the sum OF $50 from the cash register.
/ The NJ. J. Thomas restaurant. 800 North
/ Pennsylvania street, was entered some.
/ time last night and the contents OF q
pay telephone taken. The wires had been
cut, and the telephone taken to the base
ment Of the store whore It had been
broken into The robbery was reported
by G. J. Nisher and J. c. Orme who were
passing the place at about o'clock and
noticed That the front door was standing
open.
Thirty-two dollars were taken from
/ Hosmel Redy. 1910 Olive street. bv two
men who held him up at Olive and Daw.
/ son streets.
! Mrs. Pearl Flanner, 1884 North III
nois street, was attacked by a negro at
/ Illinois and Emmett streets early Sa.ur-
! day night ard her purse, containing a
small amount Of change, was taken from
her
/ Samuel Humphrey, negro, 2Gos Clifton
street, was held up and robbed Of 81. 80
/ by two white men and negro at New
/ York and Illinois streets. They drove
away IN an automobile
! Mrs. M. f. Fiedner. living at the
/ Sphinx Arms, reported the loss Of a
/ diamond ring valued at $500 Mrs
1 Fliedner said she was packing to p
/ to California and left the ring on the
dressing table when she left her rooms
/ Saturday. 1t was gone when she he.
/ turned
| Arthur Serr. g West Michigan street
/ Apartment 80 reported to the police that
be had been held up by a negro on
! II chiGan street between Meridian and
! Illinois streets, a 80 o'clock Saturday
night and robbed of S225.