The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-10
ORGY OF THEFTS
BRINGS ARREST OF
O. AS MIGRANTS
Thirty-0ne Charged With
Intoxication During
Weekend,

Following an orgy of robberies, re
sulting in thefts totaling hundreds OF
doHars. ffty-seven men and seven
women were charged to day with
vagrancy.
OF ninety-four other arrests made
during the weekend. ten charges
were filed Of operating blind tigers
and thiry-one Of intoxication.
Ros.to BIgel, 80, of 1904 W Yer
mont St. charged with assault and
battery with intent TO rob, was &C
cused Of taking a purse containing
$40 from Mss ElOise Beck, % n.
Hawthorne Lane.
Detectives Brickley and Finneron
said they caught John Williams, %,
eolored. 112 5. Sheridan Ave. charged
with assault and battery,\ as he was
taking a purse from William Wade,
us n. Harding St, at Meridian and
Washington SITS.
Stole for Christmas Gifts
Six pairs Of earrings and two neck
Iaces taken from a downtown store
were to be used as Christmas gifts,
Camille Coleman. q. Of 2046 y. La
Sale St. charged with petit larceny,
told police. according to officers.
Discovery Of a tin money box con-
tanning seventeen and One-hah sticks
of dynamite and fuses at Thirtieth St
and Pogue's Run IS believed by Sherln
George Snider to have thwarted ac-
tivities Of safe blowers The discovery
was made by Bud Johnson, Box 22+ L,
r. r. /, while hunting.
A coIored man escaped with Sl14-4O
from a gasoline filing station at Cap
itol Ave. and Twelfth st. after forcing
Robert Marlatt. q. OF 1926 y. Illinois
St, attendant. to open the cash regis
ter, according to police report
No trace has been found Of han
dit who obta-n ned S25S-14 from
Standard Grocery Company store at
$500 E. Twenty-Fifth St. as PhrenO
Mathis, 1913 Z. Twenty-Fifth St, was
checking up the days receipts. The
robber pushed past Thomas Rusch.
p, OF 3019 Station St. when he un-
locked the rear door to empty trash
WSman Robbed
A coIored man grabbed a purse
containing Sc from Miss Lucille
and Miss Elsie Miller. same address,
were walking in front of 171S y. Ill
nois St.
A kick from Arthur Adam. operator
Of a grocery at 1925 S. East St, halted
an attempted robbery by two men
who jumped onto his automobile IN
the 2OOC block in Singleton St.
Willie Nichols. coIOred. was held
on a charge Of vasrancy r-ading in
vestlgation of theft Of SO from fruit
stand operated by Harry Markowitz,
2S4O RucHle St. at 230 Indiana Ave.
. T. G.. Taylor. 27O5 y. Gale st. attend
ant. told police he was held up by
a coIored man armed with an old,
rustv revolver. The thief overlooked
s1-25
When A. G. Clayton. 446 Scioto St,
interrupted a man attempting to steal
his automobile. the thief jumped into
another car and escaped. Clayton
gave police the license number Of the
second car.
Other Thefts Reported
Other robberies reported: Joe Bro
dey. 62S s Capitol Ave. suit valued
at $50; Harry Newly. AS E. Pratt
St. seven registered chickens, valued
at $50: r. r Russell. 317 Dorman St.
stove valued at $50; Thomas McCurty.
21O9 y. Alabama St, OvercOat valued
at $50. from county assessors office.
Mrs. F. NJ. Griffith, 557 Udell St,
Sc. so: Williams ard Walker Drug
Store. 602 y. Senate Ave, $3.50; Earl
Foster. 227 Arch St. clothing valued
at $40: Monroe Bailey. 1116 Wood
lawn Ave. $40, from purse, at Meridian
and Washington SITS; Miss Mary
joyce. 81 y. Summit ST.. diamond
bracelet valued at 1925. downtown
Otbe~ charges:
= Miro Robeff. "a, r. R. c. Box 273.
operating a still; Joe Shea, %, Of 1912
y. Senate Ave, transporting liquor;
Sim Beard. -. colored. 1916 E. Nine
teenth St; Lon Dellinger. %. 1927
NIontcalm St; Bud Hall. 40. colored,
SIS Pomeroy St; Lula Bell Stafford,
80 colored, 32S Puryear St; Michael
Lynch. SO, of 1902 English Ave; Will
liam Payne. 20. colored, 551 E. Court
St; David Davis, 50. Of SCI E. Wash
ington St; john BaiIy. SO, of 924 DAILY
St. and William Davis, So. colOred.
437 Bright St, operating blind tigers,
on basis of possession.
Joe Gordon. 20, of 1922 Lee St;
George Sayre, 80, of Anderson. Ind;
Lcvd J. Emmons. 81. of 1851 y. Gale
St. and Thad Jones. 81. Of AT S.
Leeds Ave. driving motor vehicles
while intoxicated. Leslie Summers. 81.
Of 1921 RuckIe St, failure to stop
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