The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-20

front door glass.
Thinking an auto had crashed into
the store front they ran from the
house to the store.
Sees Burglar
Miss Tillie Tenner, slightly ahead
Of her sister, had reached the front
of the store when the Negro, evident
ly hearing them, dived headlong out
Of the broken window.
She seized the man by the shoulder
and called for help. The intruder
was too strong, however. and broke
away and fled.
Charles Zellers, proprietor OF
restaurlnt at 1902 S. West ST.,
chased the man a block, but he es-
capped.
II wasn't scared at the time. There
wasn't time to get scared" said the
sister who grabbed hold of the burg
lar" But afterwards 1 realized what
a chance I took of being shot or
struck and was frightened"
The burglar obtained no loot from
the store.
| A reported hold-up in which Isidore
Klein, 45. proprietor of a dry goods
store at $50 E. Sixteenth ST., received
head injuries, was investigated today
! by Lieut.. o. D. Thomas.
Klein told police a man entered
the store and asked to buy a pair of
trousers. When Klein turned around
the man slugged him. he said. Klein
said they fought for some time. He
was taken to city hospital
Leslie Sanders, IS. Of 1414 Belle
fontaine St, and Estel Wiepke, 653
z. Sixteenth ST., chased the alleged
bandit down an alley.
Burglars Run Wild
Window smashing burglars and
others who used less noisy methods
Of entrance, ran wild over the week
end, according to police records.
1mogene Collins. %. and Esther
Marble, 10. both of 1914 College Ave,
were badly frightened when they
awoke Sunday morning and found
man sitting on the side of their bed.
They screamed and the man ran.
Police could find no trace OF him,
although the girls gave a good de-
scription.
A large plate glass window was
smashed at the Bennett-Swain Com
pany clothing store. Delaware ST.
and Massachusetts Ave, but the
burglar was scared away before he
got inside. Police could find nothing
missing.
Buglars stole 500 and a pay phone
at the drug stree Of Herman Iaesek,
202S N. Rural St.
Police found that intruders entered
the basement of the Dandy Cleaners,
| 338 Massachusetts Ave, and then
drilled holes in the floor until they
got in the shop. They stole consider
able clothing.
Tires Stolen
]. II. Eaver drove into the alley in
the rear Of his home, 1453 N. New
Jersey ST.. and saw two young men
in a coupe drive away. He found
that four tires and rims had been
taken from another of his autos In
the garage.
John Reed. employed at the Speed
way Bar, 254 Indiana Ave., opened
up today and found the cash register
had been opened and $3.50 taken.
Other places entered and reported
to police were:
Thomas Hider. e19 W. Twenty
Sixth St., grocery, merchandise,
$136.S0; William Elyerds, 139 N. Del.
aware St.. ring and money. $63.50:
filling station, Kentucky Ave. and
Harding Sts., money and check, So
filling station, Troy Ave. and Meri-
dian St., merchandise So; George
Adams. 1917 Cottage Ave, coat, 500;
Harold George, Kirkwood hotel
clothing from automobile, 500.
! Several other places were entered
and ransacked, but according to
proprietors nothing was taken.
Seek Youths
Search for two youths in a light
green Chevrolet coupe, who early
Sunday morning held up three pc
destrians, returning to their homes
on the north side, was still being
conducted today by police and detec-
tives.
The men first accosted Charles II.
Douglas, pap N Alabama ST., walk
ing between Meridian and Pennsyl-
vania SITS, on Eleventh ST., asked
him for a match and then held him
up, taking SIS. Driving farther
north, they stopped John w. Hane,
1921 Carrollton Ave, at Thirty
Fourth st. and Carrollton Ave, and
took $3.50 and a gold pencil. Del
C. Underwood. 713 N. Delaware ST..
the third victim. walking in the HOO
block on Fairfield Ave, was relieved
OF his watch and $29.
Other hold-ups reported over the
weekend were: Standard OIL sta
ton, Belmont and Michigan Sts.,
where lone bandit secured $50
from L. NJ. Smith, attendant; Plaza
OIL Company station. 2416 E. New
York ST., Charles Bailey, 243O
Brookside Ave, attendant, $50 taken
by two men; Thomas f. Wilson,
Rushville, Ind. SAB; Harold Hemml-
gam, 1921 S. Randolph St., truck
driver for H. w. Rieman & Sons,
florists, $16 taken after bandit made
him drive from 1141 Olive st. to an
alley near by.
Motor Police Hague and Carter ar
rested a man who gave the name OF
John Claunch, 2S, 1858 Station St.
after he was alleged to have bar
gained with the attendant of a fill
ing station to hold up the place and
split the loot. According to Henry
Alike, 1880 N. Rural ST., attendant
at Standard Oil station, Sherman
DR.. and Twenty Fifth St. Claunch