The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-04-26
Cabinet Safes Opened

was discovered this morning.
Cabinet Safes Opened
Several cabinet safes were opened
by burglars at the State Life Insur-
ance Company office. 1000 State Life
building, and a watch, change and
stamps of total value of about $25
taken. A large safe in the Office
was not molested. Walter Howe,
manager, said.
The combination was battered
from the safe at the Central Indiana
POWER Company, Guaranty Bldg, bus
the safe was not opened. Nothing
was taken, police were told. No
safe was found at the j. Fl. Weyer
Company, 1105 City Trust Bldg, so
the visitors ransacked desks. Moth.
ing was reported stolen.
Police had no clew TO the identity
OF three Negroes said to have robbed
Dan Vibber 1913 L. Michigan St., of
$53 on the canal bridge at Vermont
81. Sunday night. One Of the men
held him, a second choked him and
the third took his money, he said.
Youths Arrested
Detectives Lansing and Mas to.
day said theft of about twenty au-
tomobiles in the last three weeks
had been solved with the arrest Of
four Negroes, all age 16.
The youths, charged with vehicle
taking, had averaged a car a night
Tor some time, detectives charged.
Those held were Curtis Johnson,
1850 Martindale Ave; Philip Jones,
2216 Columbia Ave; Arthur Van
diver, 1928 Hovey ST.. and Samuel
Adams, 1880 +. Eighteenth st.
Burglars at the Arthur Klein.
heinz poolroom, 1902 Il. Tenth St,
secured 1890 in loot. The pre-.
scription department was ransacked
Sunday night by visitors at the J.
J.. Simmons drug store, 1101 S. East
st. Nothing was believed TO have
been taken. Police think The burg.
lars were after narcotics. At the
White Rose filling station Twelfth
st. and Capitol Ave, loot was IL
cents.
Search for Bandit
Search was being made for the
lone, armed Negro bandit who held
up William Hutton, $40 S. Illinois
ST., Saturday, at Eddy and Merrill
SITS, and took $45.
Shoplifters were accredited with |
the disappearance Of three fur
pieces valued at 1925 from the Fair
Store, 81 w. Washington ST., late
Saturday.
William Lack, Negro, who oper-
ates a pressing parlor at 901 w. !
Michigan ST., said SIS and some
clothes were taken from his shop.
Police said glass in the door was
broken and several hangers were
on the floor. They suspected that a
dice game had ended in a fight.
The Delta Sigma Delta fraternity
house at 1924 Central Ave. was bur
glarized and clothing valued at $13S |
taken.
Front Door Opened
Patrolman WEIGH, who saw three |
men hurry away in a car from |
Henry st. and Kentucky Ave. found |
the front door at Paul Rudy's drug
store, at that address, had been |
opened. He could not learn what |
had been taken
BURGERS fled when they pried the !
paddock from the door at the Fol.
lansbee Company. 321 S. Missouri
ST., and set off the burglar alarm.
An 'ice box burglar" was active
in North Indianapolis Saturday and
seven ice boxes were looted OF food
stuffs valued at 500.
Other Thefts
Other thefts reported to police dur
ing the weekend:
Hubert Clay, 500 w. North ST..
fish and chickens valued at SIS
taken from store; Thomas McI[in
ney, 1928 Northwestern Ave, $40
watch; Miss Margaret Miller. HIP
Lexington Ave. SIS ring; Martin
Brother, PA Indiana Ave, clothing
valued at $3.50 from parked auto:
Charles Abels, 1887 Charles ST.,
$3.50; Standard Grocery, 1904 n.
Senate Ave, So; Ed Baskers, 355
w. Seventeenth ST.. pay phone and
cigarets valued at $3.50 taken from
grocery and Miss Viola Cross. 339
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