The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-07-27
Long Lists of BurgIaries and
HoId-Ups Solved by State
ments of Two 17-Year-
Old Boys, City Detectives
Declare.
ONE INVOLVES OTHERS
IN SERIES OF AFFAIRS

at Point of Guns, Police
Say.
With signed statements from
two 17-year-old youths today,
police said they had cleared up
about thirty-five burglaries and
hold-ups.
The statements were signed
by James Virgil Taylor of
Louisville, Ky, who confessed
to fourteen burglaries and
Charles Freeman, 844 N. Cap
itol Ave-, whose arrest will
clear up twenty-one robberies,
according to Detectives Ian
ders and Rugnstein.
Freeman was a member of ban
dit trio Including Norman Lipsconb,
20, of 46os Hovey St., and Dewey
Elliott, 20, of 2019 Cornell Ave-,
both Of whom have been under ar
rest for some time, detectives al
legged. Freeman surrendered Sun
day night.
Hunted Three Years
Taylor. who was arrested Satur-
day night on an intoxication charge,
was recognized in the city prison,
Lineup" this morning as answering
the description Of man wanted for
three years by Detectives Finneran
and Hubbard. He confessed to rob.
berries dating back three years.
The first arrest in the case Of the
trio was made three weeks ago
when police said they found Lips
comb in a stolen automobile. Motor
Police Miller and McMahan fired at
two men who fled from the car
These men were Elliott and Free
man. police alleged.
According to Freman's statement
Lipscomb Joined him and Elliott late
| in their career as bandits. The two
started March 6, when they escaped
with guns and stamps from the PEG
pies Coal and Cement Company
Forty-Second St. and the. Monor
Railroad, and the Anderson-David
son Lumber Company, Forty-Sixtt
night they took sS.75 and food from
a grocery at College Ave. and Sixty
First St., Freeman said in his state
ment.
First HolHCp
On March 10, the couple staged its
first hold-up, and took $12 from a
man at Fortteth st. and Broadway
Freeman's statement said. In q
hold-up of Peoples Motor Coach
bus. at Fifty-Fourth st. and Contra,
Ave.. March 80, the two obtained q
watch and $40. Pulling the trolley
they held up street car at Fifty
Second and Pennsylvania SITS. May
10, and escaped with 200 car tickets
and money from the conductor.
On June / O Ford sedan contain
ing two men and two girls was
held up by laying log across thu
road east of Fifty-Ninth St. anC
College Ave, Later another couple
drove up and was stopped. Fou>
dollars and an automobile were sto
len, FreemnaG' statement shows.
Three auto parties were held VI
near Southport, Ind, on July 1, thu
night. before Lipscomb's arrest, &C
cording to the statement.
The statement also cleared up G
robbery at Peacock Roost barbecue
place. Thirty-Eighth st. and Pendle
ton Pike. According to Freeman's
statement on the night of the rob
berry the trio held up coloret
preacher nan auto at keystone
Ave, and Allisonville Rd., drove tt
Allisonville Rd. near Sixtieth st.
where they let the preacher go and
got into another car with a mar
and girl parked there.
Girl Was DecOy
Threatening to harm the girl II
the man made an outcry the bandits
drove to the barbecue place, where
forcing the girl to act as a shield
they escaped with $50, according to
the statement.
Freeman also confessed to hold
ing up attendants at Standard OIL
and Silver Flash filling stations at
Thirty Eighth and Fall Creek Blvd,
and obtaining $500, according to
lpolics.