The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-05-14
TOO MANY men
ON BOOZE WAR,
CHIEF THINKS
Police Believe Bandits Take
Advantage Of Liquor
Drive.
$4,000 SEIZED HERE
Shank Prefers BootIeggers
Behind Bars, However.

GOllce Cnlet herman +, NIX
hoff, stirred by a crime wave
which began in the city last
week, today started an investi-
cation within the police depart.
ment to determine what steps
ean be taken to stop banditry.
Rikhoff said 1t might be possible
that his recent order to police to
clean up bone.dry law violators was
partly responsible. Bandits, he said.
may be taking advantage Of the fact
that police are stressing liquor sup.
preston.
Mayor Shank today however, ex.
pressed the opinion police should
continue their drive on bootleggers,
"These bank robberies break out
at certain times, all over the coun.
try, and can't be helped" the mayor
said. IT think the police will be
able to get the robbers in the fu-
ture, and don't think they should
let up on the bootleggers."
81 would rather have a bootlegger
behind the bars than to have q
bank robber in jail" he added.
Loot totaling nearly $4,000 has
been taken by bandits I'm major
hold.ups here since Saturday. over
the State within the last few days,
more than $4,000 has been obtained
In bank robberies and hold-ups. This
includes the Indianapolis total.
Store Held Up
Two armed youthful bandits
walked into the Schnull & Co. branch
store. 2131 Northwestern Ave, late
Wednesday. and, with. determined
voices, told John A. Perkins. 1888
w. Thirty First ST., manager; w. !.
Cochran. 3O2 N. keystone Ave-, a
salesman, and E. E. Hilligoss, gro.
Ger at 1902 w. Twenty. Eighth ST.,
a customer, to stick up their hands
quickly or they would shoot.
One held the gun while the other
took checks and cash from the trio
that totaled $S7070. A woman told
police she saw the pair run to
parked auto a short distance away,
where the third mat sat, at the
wheel with the engine running, and
they escaped.
Police secured surrounding terri
tory and arrested eight men on va
grancy charges. All were held un-
der high bond.
Two men were found in an auto
near White River. A gun, equipped
with silencer. was found in the
auto. Five white men and a colored
man with a small quantity OF white
mule in an auto also were held.
w. ]. Griffin. member of the firm
of Schnull q Co., today an.
nounced that 800 reward would be
paid for information leading to
arrest of any one of the bandits.
Windows Broken
During the past week. four store
windows have been smashed with
in small area on Indiana Ave.
Three windows have been smashed
with block on Massachusetts, Ave.
Wednesday night, woman living
across the street saw Colored man
smash a window. but he escaped.
During the past few weeks. a col.
ored bandit has attacked two couples
sitting in autos. and after either at
tacking or attempting to attack the
women, robbed the men and escaped.
Police say the same man entered
three homes and attacked women.
Police have no trace of this man.
Pluck Of Miss Emma Leitzman. az.
sistant cashier of the Farmers bank
at Hazlewood, Ind. twenty-five miles
southwest of Indianapolis thwarted
two bandits who failed to obtain any
loot after firing one shot at Miss
Leitzman late Wednesday.
Miss Leitzmsn said that she was
busy at her window when one man
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