Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-11
NIGHT RIDER
MAKING SEARCH.
SHOOTS NEGRO
Young Woman Knocked Down
in Street by Man Who
Attacks Her.
BURGLAR GAINS SPEED

Police might rider" squads continued
to comb the city last night searching for
criminals and participated in a shooting
affair and arrested two suspects in their
quest.
The police books also show that a bur
gIar was sped on his way with a part
ing shot, an attempt was made to as
sault a woman and an unsuccessful en-
deavor was made to stage a real wild
West hold-up during the night.
When a burglar tripped over toys in
the nursery at the home Of L. J. Isert,
2139 Central avenue, Mrs. Isert went to
the room to investigate. She saws negro
standing there. She screamed and the
prowler escaped through an open win
dow. After the negro left the house he
ran back through he rear yard and
through an alley. Either the burglar or
some other person fred a shot in the alley
Immediately after the :'rowler fed.
OFFICER SHOOTS
NEGRO IN HAND.
Albert Miller, negro, living in the rear
of 610 Highland avenue, was shot in the
hand by Patrolman Ed Ball Of the night
riders last night when Ball took him
for hold-up man. Ball and Sergt. Ralph
E. Dean saw Miller at st. Clair street and
Capitol avenue while they were searching.
The police say he jumped back when
he saw them and thrust one hand in his
pocket Ball thought the man was reach
ing for a gun and fired. 1t was dis
covered Wilson had no weapon of any
kind He was taken to the city hospital
and IS being held on a yagrancy charge
Vernon Mccoy. negro, 1926 Yandes
street, was arrested on charges of rob-
berry, carrying concealed weapons and
shooting with intent to kill. Mccoy is
4od tarr4sr
play" at the home of Frank Martin, negro,
$3.50 Yandes street Mccoy, It IS said.
entered Martins home where there were
seven men and ordered them to line up
against the wall and hold up their hands,
waving an automatic revolver to enforce
the order Mccoy, the police were told,
robbed Martin OF $3.50 and took S3.5
from Robert Walker, 1929 Alvord street
Then the battle started and when the
police arrived Mccoy was calling for help,
but fighting back, as seven negroes all
attempted to hit him at the same time.
0. P. Dellskamp, S26 East McCarty
street, reported that a burglar ransacked
his home. A watch worth 500. and two
fountain pens are missing.
YOUNG WOMAN
STRUCK BY MAN.
Miss Lucille Evans, 4615 East Tenth
street, was attacked by a white man while
on her way home last night. The attack
was made by the man in the 1900 block
on East Tenth street. The assailaAt
knocked her down, but was frightened
away by the young woman's screams.
Burglars broke the glass from the
front door of George Tulis candy store,
35Ol East Sixteenth street, early today
and took SO from the cash register.
William Carpenter Of Spencer. Ind.
who has been staying al 1880 East North
street, was arrested on a vagrancy
charge by police officers who were in
vestigating an attempted burglars at
Apartment 8, 1401 North Pennsylvania
street A cold chisel found in Carpen-
ters pocket by the police was a gift
from q cousin, he told the officers.
YOUTHS FOUND WITH
GUN AND FLASHLIGHT.
l. One OF the might rider" squads ar
rested billiard Hines, 16, and Earl Land,
II, at Ohio street and Senate avenue, last
night The police allege they found a Ee-
volver in Hines pocket and a hashight
IN Lands pocket. Land was arrested on
the charge Of yagrancy and Hines was
charged with carrying concealed weap-
ons. They said their homes were in
Brownsburg. Ind.
Earl Gravelly, 1917 Columbia avenue,
and Macklin Martin, 2250 sheldon street,
told the police that two boys entered a
hallway at a church at Martin tale ave
nue. and Fifteenth street anu searched the
pockets of overcoats hanging there. GRAY
ely said the boys stole S1.3J from his
coat, and Martin said that 35 cents was
missing from his coat pocket.