The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-07-16
YEGGMEN ROB
FOUR SAFES IN
CRIME SPREE
Uptown Theater Loot $3.50
and Stock, Worthless
to Robbers.
GET $500 IN LAUNDRY
Progress Manager Chained
While Gunmen Make
Escape.

Gunmen and yeggs ended week.
end of crime early today by blow
ing the safe at the Uptown The
ater, 4213 College Ave-, and taking
$500 from the safe at the Rucker
meat market, 1927 Prospect st.
A safe blowing in which the yeggs
obtained between $500 and $4,000
and thirteen hold-upS were other
events of the crime wave.
The burglars obtained $3.50 cash
and $4,000 worth of theater COM
pany certificates of stock from the
Uptown Theater safe. The stock
belonged to r. G. Hessledenz, man
ager, and is valueless to the robbers.
Miss Weekend Receipts
The thieves entered the theater
by breaking a glass in the rear door.
knocking the combination from the
safe they poured nitro-glycerine
h0ut the door and blew it off its
,ges. Door draperieS and pillows
20 used to rnuff1e the sound. The
-ggs missed the theaters weekend
receipts. They were taken away
Sunday by r. r. Bair, owner.
Theodore Perry, II, of 4224 Car
rollton Ave-, told police he was
awakened about $3.50 a. m, when
two of the yeggs ran across the yard
Of his home. They drove off in a
machine parked in Carrollton Ave.
in which another man waited, he
said.
Herman H. Rucker, proprietor OF
the Prospect st. butcher shop, told
police that he did not know whether
he had locked the safe. When ne
arrived at the place this morning ne
found that the safe was open and
the $500 gone.
Charles Young, 1405 e. Washing
ton ST., was arrested today, and, ac-
cording to police, confessed to TAX
ing $99.65 from the safe in the pool
room of Ed Lowe, 1881 Southeast
ern Ave. According to Lowe, Young
was drunk and he let him sleep in
the poolroom Sunday night.
j. v. Stout, 1854 Park Ave-, vice
president and manager Of the
Progress Laundry, 428 E. Market ST.,
was chained to stairway post by
robbers he interrupted in the laun-
dry company plant Sunday after
noon.
Yeggs Chain Manager
When Stout entered the laundry
company Office he noticed coats
piled about the safe. AS he stepped
forward to investigate, two men,
masked with red handkerchiefs,
entered the rear of the room with
drawn revo1vers. One of the men
held him in another room, while
others blew the safe. They opened
the inner doors with keys taken
from Stout'S pocket and left after
claiming him.
Stout's wife and daughter, jose
phine, and Mrs. Mary Griffin, Ma
rott Hotel, were waiting for him in
an automobile outside. When he
failed to return, the daughter en-
tered the Office. She drove to po-
lice headquarters for aid.
Stout had twisted loose from his
bonds when police arrived: Though
Stout said he only saw two yeggs,
others in the neighborhood said
three men drove out of the alley in
the rear in green Chrysler coupe
with an Illinois license.
The exact amount of loot cannot
be determined until an audit is
made of last weeks business, laun-
dry officials said. The loss was COW
cred by insurance.
Fire on Motorists
A gang of bandits in an. automo-
bile terrorized motorists Saturday
night. There we're four or five men
in the gang. One of their victims
was wounded.
Horace G.. Brumfleld, 1857 N. Il
linois St., was shot through the nose
when the bandits fired a shower Of
bullets at a car driven by DR.
Charles A. Barnhill, dentist, Bank
ers' Trust Bldg, on the Nationa,
Rd. near Bridgeport. Barnhill drove
into a farmhouse driveway and the
bandits Speeded past without stop
ping.
Robert Linke, Virginia, ILL.,, lost
s22 when the bandits riddled hi,
car with bullets and forced him tc
stop near Bridgeport.
Kick Victims
Lee Nelson, golf professional a
the Indianapolis Country Club, wa
stopped on the Charlottesville Roat
and $50 and a watch taken.
Waldo Littell, 3o6 N. Irvingtol
Ave-, was held up while waiting TO
a car at Orchard Ave. and Thirty
Ninth st. He was forced to get int,
the bandits car and was pushed ou
at Fall Greek Blvd. and Thirty
Eighth ST., after being robbed o
$4.75.
Robert S. Monroe, 1869 N. War
man Ave-, lost $50, and Miss Salli
McDaniels, 1880 Olive ST., 81, whel
they were forced to stop their auto
mobile at Emerson Ave- and Tentl
st.
Lawrence Mclaughlin, Bridgeport
was forced to stop his car near hi
home and was robbed of $13, hi
automobile keys and watch.
CAR HEAT UP? REED -HERT
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