Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-23
BURGLARS GET
S2,5OO JEWELRY
IN NIGHT JOBS
Supposed Purchaser RObs
Physician'Of Diamonds
Woman Attacked.

Jewelry valued at $500 IS missing to-
day as the result of a series Of robberies
that occurred in various parts Of the city
last night.
A pretended purchaser of jewels es-
capped with diamonds valued at $1,287
.<rrom the homefof DR.. Fl. K. Bonn. 221O
~Central avenue Two negro bandits
robbed n W Schwab, 3O57 Washington
Boulevard, of q diamond ring worth more
than $1,000. and purse containing $40
A negro burglar fought J. 8. Marlowe
2261 Sheldon street, and also attacked
Mrs <Marl0we Several other burglaries
were reported.
While the family Of Mrs. S. B. Here
ford 1740 North Pennsylvania street, was
eating dinner a burglar forced a side
window of the next room, opened a
dresser drawer with Jimmy" and car
ried away $780, some bank books, in
dorsed checks, valuable papers, keys and
jewelry. Mary e. Courtney, neighbor
heard the burglar forcing the window at
the Hereford home. but thought nothing
of it until she heard later the Hereford
residence had been robbed.
DIAMONDS
VALUED AT S1,2s7.
Dr.. Bonn. told detectives that a man
answered an advertisement he had put
in a newspaper in which he offered Il
diamond ring for sale The man called
ct Dr. B0nns office in the Pennway
building Tuesday and arranged to see
the diamond at Dr.. Bonn's home Wednes-
day night Dr. Bonn showed the man,
who said his name was r. r. Bright a
diamond mounted in a claw setting and
valued at $500, q diamond In a tiffany
setting valued at S67, q diamond in a
similar setting valued at $780, and q
White diamond is a basket mounting
valued at $500. The total value of the
jewelry was s1,287.
q The supposed prospective purchaser
Bexamined the diamonds and then said he
wished to test them before buying them.
He requested a glass Of water. DR. Bonn
went to get the water, and while he was
in the kitchen the stranger ran out Of
the house.
DIAMOND SET
RING WORTH $1,000.
Mr.. Schwab has just put his automo-
bile in the garage in the rear Of 1851
Washington boulevard and started to
walk to the house when negro appeared
in front Of him and said, "Wait q min
ute" At the same instant a second
negro covered Schwab with q revolver
and the first rObber searched him, taking
his purse containing $40 and removing a
Scottish Rite ring from his hand. The
ring was~ set with a diamond worth
more than $1,000.
Burglars forced the window Of the
home Of Walter E. Cox. Jr, 1922 College
avenue, last night while the family was
away from hime Every room was ran
sacked, but the only thing stolen was q
watch valued at $50.
Burglars entered the home Of John A.
Lewis, III Bradbury street, ransacked
the house and carried away an opal ring
and a sapphire ring.
NEGRO BURGLAR
BEATS MAN AND WIFE.
One of the most brutal attacks recently
reported to the police was made by n
powerful negro burglar who attacked
Mr.. and Mrs Marlowe in their home on
Sheldon street Marlowe heard the man
Z force a transom and climb into the
kitchen Of his home last night He went
to inyesti gate and was brutally beaten
bp the negro. Mrs. Marlowe went to help
her husband but the negro seized her by
Athe hair and beat her in the face with
Shis fist. Then as she screamed the negro
ran from the house.