The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-31

Johnson, called together his depart |
ment heads and conferred on ways Of !
curbing the hold-up men.
Il believe we will be able to put
them to rout in time, but what we
have planned we wish to keep Sc
cret," he said.
Bandi.ry Charged
William II. Hollett, 80, of 2256
Adams St, and William Schafer, IS, |
of 2153 Station St. are held at the
city prison charged with auto ban
ditry.
They were arrested by Patrolmen
John Sheehan and Magenheimer at
New York and Meridian SITS, short
ly after two hold.ups were reported
late Saturday.
c. c. Guithner, 1925 Washington
Blvd, told police he was at Forty
Sixth st. and Washington Blvd
when a man with a blackjack got
out Of an auto and took 81. He
obtained the license number of the
auto as it pulled away. Cecid Way
man, $50 Udell ST., said he was at
Udell and California SITS, a few
minutes later when the same two
men took % cents, some cigarets
and street car tokens. He gave
the same description and license
number. The two officers, stationed
at Indiana Ave. and North ST., saw
the auto pass, detected the license
number, Communicated a taxi cab
and overlook the bandit car. In
the auto was found two sets of
caps, blackjack. money, billfolds
and a gun. Both Guithner and
Wayman identified the pair.
Negroes Held
Two Negroes held up Arthur Keal-
ing. Is, of Hammond, Ind, at Mich
igan St. and Healing Ave, Saturday
night, he told police. Later he identi-
fed Sam Logan, 40, and Frank Bot
toms, 81, both Negroes, of S33 N.
Emerson Ave, arrested by Motor Po-
licemen Muller and Clark. as the
men who held him up. Police could
not find the diamond ring Healing
said was taken.
The armed youths in a Ford
roadster, staged two hold-ups and
one attempt in which they were al
most shot.
Peter Works, 942 w. Twenty
Ninth ST., told Lieut.. o. d. Thomas
he was entering the yard of his
home when the pair alighted from
the auto and told him to stick 'em
up" Instead, Works said he
pulled his revolver from his over
coat pocket and snapped it, but it
failed to explode. The two men
seized him, took the gun and drove
away without other loot.
A few minutes before Edward
Grice, Negro, $50 w. Twenty-E Eighth
ST., was held up at 2615 indianapolis
Ave-, by the men in the same road
ster. They took some change,
stick pin, street car tokens and a
good luck horseshoe. Grice CON-
Wandered a passing auto and at
tempted to trail the bandits, but
failed.
William r. Kendall, room Ga, Y.
M. c. A., said he was waiting for a
street car at Forty-Eighth and Penn
sylvania SITS, when the two men
drove up in the roadster. They took
$3.50 in money and a watch, val
ued at $35.
Lieutenant Thomas and squad
found two young men in a Ford
roadster and took them before Grice,
Works and Kendall, but all three
failed to identify them.
Lone Bandit
Earlier Sunday evening, lone
bandit drove in the filling station at
Prospect st. and Madison Ave-, had
his tank filled with gasoline and
after rendering a S. bill to Paul
Wachsman, 20, of 1862 e. McCarty
ST., attendant, followed him in
side the station, where the bandit
drew gun and ordered him to open
the safe. He took the money box
and $40 and drove away.
Two bandits, drove into the station
at Sherman DIR. and e. Washington
St., and as Brandon Thompson, "a,
Of 3S46 E. Washington ST., attendant
came out to greet them, one drew
gun, ordered Thompson to hand
over the SIS in his pocket. They
drove away without getting out of
their auto.
At a. m. Sergeant Volderauer
and Patrolman Mitchell, sighted the
bandit car on Virginia Ave-, and
unsuccessfully tried to follow it.
Charles Hill, 431 S. Chadwick ST.,
told police two men who seized him
at S. West and Georgia Sts., robbed
him of watch and Sc. He said one
checked him while the other
searched his pockets.
Morris Gibson, 81, of North Salem,
Ind, was taken to the city hospital
by Sergeant Hanley, who said he
found him at 1888 w. Ohio St., suf-
fering from a badly injured nose.
Gibson said two Negroes slugged
him and robbed him of so cents.
William Dotcherman, 1925 N. Oak
land Ave, driver of a Pilgrim laun.
dry wagon, said two Negroes held
him up at ST Blake st. and took
81 Saturday night.
Store Manager Robbed
Adam Bowen, 800 N. Oxford ST.,
manager Of the Kroger grocery at
asa Parkway Ave-, said he was get
ting in his auto Saturday night,
when two men held him up and took
a money sack and $3.50.
! William Susenmichael said he was
walking along the street near his
home, 607 Orange ST., at a. m. Sun
day when two men drove UP in a
roadster. One leaped out and pulled
a gun. They took rs cents, he said.
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