The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-08-02
BURGLARY and
BANDIT WAVE
SWEEPS CITY
Four HoIdups and Series of
Housebreaking Reported
Over Night.

Bandits and burglars went back to
their trade in Indianapolis Wednes-
day night, following few days
respite.
-Four hold-ups occurred during the
right and early today and series
of house breaking and sneak thiev-
cry was reported to police,
Two Negro bandits held up and
robbed j. F. Berry, druggist, at
1904 N. West St., at 1915 a. nj. to-
day. Lawrence Hill, a clark, was also
in the store Berry ar,j Hill we're
forced to go to rear pom. One
Negro threatened to shoot, while the
other searched them, taking their
money, Berry's SIS watch and SIS
from the cash register They told
Berry and Hill if they did not. re-
main in the back room until they
got away they would kill them
Trucks Are Searched
Three armed men held up Charles
Fike, 2041 Shelby ST., in the rear of
his home about 80 a. M, but es-
capped without loot.
Fike and his son, Everett Fike, 118
N. East ST., sleeping in one of their
trucks in the rear of the Shelby st.
address, were awakened by some
one climbing over the fence.
The elder Fike got up to investi-
gate and met the trio. They -four
ished their guns and ordered him
into the alley, where they searched
him, finding nothing.
Meanwhile, the younger Fike,
hidden beneath a truck, saw the
men covering the elder Fike with a
gun and searched the trucks, two of
which we're parked in the yard.
II wonder where he has that
load?" the son told police he heard
one of the bandits comment. They
escaped before the number on their
car was noted by either father or
son.
Negro Robs Grocery
w. H. Perkins, 634 N. Capitol Ave,
driver for the Yellow Cab Company,
was held up and $23 and billfold
taken at 10 p. m, Wednesday at
Minerva and New York Sts. Perkins
told police that he drove a Negro
from Terminal Station to Minerva
ST., and when he got out to look for
a number the Negro passenger ran.
Perkins pursued his fare and was
halted by another Negro with a
revolver who robbed him.
The daylight Negro bandit, who
works alone and specializes on
grocery stores, visited the Standard
grocery, 1860 Bellefontaine ST., about
5 o. m, Wednesday and toc.- SIS from
the cash register. He asked Man
ager Clarence Washburn, %, OF 1926
Gale St., for a can of milk. When
Washburn reached for it the Negro
flashed a revolver and ordered him
to throw Up his hands.
Clubrooms Are Looted
Lawrence Huestis, druggist next
door, followed the robber to Col
r lege Ave. and Sixteenth ST., but the
man escaped.
S. w. Todd, 1913 College Ave,
returned home at 10 p. M, Wednes-
day and found his home had been
ransacked by burglars. He was
unable to tell police the amount OF
loot taken.
Sam Cohen, 1902 S. Meridian ST.,
manager of the Twelfth Ward Re-
publican Club, 85615 S. Meridian
St., reported $100 worth of cigarets
stolen from the clubroomS.
Chester Davis, 1855 S. Shefheld
Ave, conductor on a Pennsylvania
owl car, was robbed of a money
changer containing $12, early to-
day. A Negro got on the car
at Talbot Ave. and Twenty-Second
ST., at 2 a. m. When the car
reached Sixteenth st. the Negro
pulled the rear doors open and
Jumped off. Then Davis missed his
money changer.
Negro Girl Steals BillfOld
Arthur Horton, 2036 Ralston Ave.
was counting SIS change on Indiana
Ave. Wednesday afternoon when a
Negro grabbed it and ran.
Two diamond rings, valued at
500, were reported stolen by Mrs.
Glessner Daley, 852 S. woodrow st.
Gus Stehlin, 2911 Shriver Ave-,
Citizens Gas Company salesman,
said that while showing a catalog at
315 Toledo st. a Negro girl stole his
billfold and $85. He chased her sew
eral blocks.