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when he refused to give over the
goods. There is a postal substation
at the store.
Postal authorities joined police in
the investigation.
Two men who called Frank Burk-
ert, 1872 N East ST., taxi driver, to
Illinois and Washington SITS. and
had him to drive them to Stop 2. s.
Meridian St., where they drew re-
volvers and searched him. After
taking $27 in cash they ordered him
to walk south from his taxi. They
boarded an auto that followed them
to the spot and drove toward the
city.
Offered Girl Money
After holding up Ray Hartsock,
attendant at the Standard OIL sta
ton, Walnut and Illinois SITS, and
taking $5S, lone bandit ran west
In Illinois st. to a parked auto in
which Miss Helen Sullivan, Xenia,
Ohio, and Miss Margaret Anderson,
1131 River Ave-, were sitting.
Offering Miss Sullivan $40, he
asked that she drive him to the west
part Of the city. When pedestrian
approached and she refused, he dis
appeared in an alley.
Motorpolicemen Pollard and Kin
der, investigating the robbery.
chased a man who ran when he saw
them. Several shots were fired be-
fore he was captured. He gave his
name as Aka Cooper, 1446 N. Illi-
nois St.. but none Of the persons
could identify him. He is held.
Times Collector
Alleged to be one of two men who
collector for The Times, at 1900 S.
Meridian ST., Wednesday, a suspect
is held in city prison.
True, said one of the two men in
an auto that drew up along side his
car pulled gun, he stopped his car
and ran into a house. The bandits
fled. True gave police the bandit
auto license number, and 1t was
issued to the suspect. He was found
intoxicated at home. True was to
attempt Identification today.
Forrest Chenoweth, 1921 Peoples
Bank Bldg, said while he was at
lunch the office was entered and a
. tin box of valuable papers taken.
Later Sidney Weinstein, 703 City
Trust Bldg, found the box In a room
near his office. A 800 certificate Of
stock, New York Central Railroad,
and three stock certificates in the
Irvington Masonic Lodge were miss.
ing.
Pocket Picked
Mrs. Maude Moore, Apt. So.
Eleventh and Illinois St., stated two
rings. one diamond valued at $3.50
and the other a Rhinestone at $40
were taken from her apartment.
The K. T. Brock pharmacy, Thir-
ty-Eighth and Illinois Sts., was bur
glarized and $3.50 in money, foun-
tain pens, cigarets and other loot
was taken.
Francis L. Thompson, Shelbyville,
Ind, told police his pocket was
picked of $50 and valuable papers.
The thief mailed him the papers, he
said.
Burglars removed the glass from
a door at the Fred Truesdale drug
store, 1854 N. Illinois ST., to gain en-.
trance, and took $3.50 from the cash
register.
The same method was used to get
into the 1. e. Rice pharmacy, 1850
College Ave-, $13 being taken.
Burglars gained entrance to a va
cant apartment over the Kroger gro
Gerry, COZ S. State Ave, by chopping
a hole through the ceiling. A large
quantity Of merchandise was moved
out the back door, but Harvey
Spann was unable to give the value.
John Hider. Sc, grocer, 400 w.
Twenty-Fifth ST., routed a Negro
bandit late Wednesday when the
masked man attempted to rob him.
Hider pulled out pistol and fired
two shots at the fleeing Negro. He
bought the gun last week after Ia
was robbed of SAT by two Negro
bandits. The man he shot at Wednes-
day was one of the men who robbed