The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-01-03

AFTER IOdIlnS a Wnlle WITH nay
Morton. manager 610 E. Twenty
Fourth ST., the bandit pulled a gun
and commanded Morton to give me
your money" The bandit ordered
Morton to stay in a back room or
"I'll shoot you"
Oil Station Robbed
Two bandits robbed the Western
Oil Station, 24O1 N Harding ST., at
7 a. m.
A dirty-faced bandit, with his left
knee protruding through a bursted
trouser leg, a bleeding nose and
slightly under the influence of
liquor, robbed three filing stations
within fifteen minutes, Sunday
night.
Early today two men drove into
the Western Oil station on Harding
St, with drawn revolver. one of the
bandits cautioned Alva Caldwell,
1881 N. Harding St, attendant. to
move his hands carefully, but to
open the cash register and hand him
the contents. Caldwell told Lieut..
Fred Winkler he did as commanded.
After the bandit took $685. he ran
to the auto and sped away.
Winkler said there is a possibility
that the grocery bandit may have
committed the filling station robber-
les. The description tailed in some
respects.
Miss Hazel Ford, 329 Fulton ST.,
living near the grocery. told police
she saw a Chevrolet touring car with
curtains, similar to the one in the
Western Oil robbery, in the neigh
borhood this morning.
Made Three Stations
The bloody-nosed bandit walked
into the Pure Oil station New York
and Indiana Ave, at S:25 p. m. Sun
day night and ordered Harry Kountz,
the attendant, to stick 'em up" He
did not flash gun but told Kountz
that the protruding point of his coat
pocket was caused by a gun. TAX
ing S15 from Kountz he ran to a
parked auto ana sped east.
He then drove to the Western Oil
station, Massachusetts Ave. and New
Jersey ST., police say, and held up
P. A. Boyer, AIT L. Twelfth St., in
the same manner. He took about
$25.
From there he drove to the Pure
OIL station, East st. and Massachu-
sets Ave, where he told James
Smith, 1882 Gale St, attendant, to
stick 'em up" and this time flashed
his blue steel gun. He took SIS.
That was the last police heard Of
him.
Dade Fields, negro. OF 81 w.
Twelfth ST., said he was at Roanoke
and North SITS, when two negroes
took his bill fold and SLABS.
Ralph Grepperhaus. Columbus,
Ohio. visiting with Edward Schneid-
err, 423 z. ThirtyThird ST., reported
that they were walking at Ohio ST.
and Capitol Ave-, at IL p. m, Dec.
81, when two white men held them
up and took watch and $3.50.
Marlin White, 1142 McDougal ST.,
was walking at Shelby and Nc
Dougal Sts., New Years Eve, when
three men in a roadster drove up to
the curb. one alighted inquiring the
time. White told police the man
drew q gun and took $3.50 and a
watch.
Purse Snatched
Mrs Martha West, 1716 Sheldon
ST., said she was walking at Sheldon
and Seventeenth SITS. when a Negro
took her purse containing IS.
Mrs. Agnes Wathen, 1925 Sheldon
ST.. was walking at Twenty-Second
st. and Arsenal Ave, when a Ne
gro walking in front of her turned
and told her to put up her hands.
She said she bit his finger but he
seized her purse valued at So and a
fountain pen and ran.
Paul Eudaly, 500 Dorman St., re-
ported his barber shop looted and
tools and equipment valued at 500
taken.
A porch climbing burglar entered
the home of John f. Morrisey, 764
e. McCarty ST., and took clothing,