The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-27
BANDITS SEIZE
HEAVY LOOT IN
HOLDUP SERIES
Gas Station Attendants Are
Victims OF Thugs in
Robberies.

Loot, totsling more than s2,1o0,
was taken In foldups and robberies
in Indianapolis over the week END.
Early today the series of filling
station holdups. which began Sat-
urday night, was resumed. A lone
bandit held up Harry Edison, 20, Of
2I35 North New Jersey street, at
tendant at White Rose filling
station at Keystone avenue and New
York street, and escaped with SIS.
Edison had completed counting
the money. after opening the sta
ton. when the man entered and
asked for a gallon of gasoline. When
Edison filled a can, he turned to
ind q gun menacing him. The
bandit locked the attendant In a
lsvatory and escaped.
Four Stations Robbed
Two bandits held up four filling
stations within fifteen minutes Sat-
tIrday night. The stations and the
loot we're: Shell station, Belmont
and Morris streets, Everett Harrell,
u. Of 2032 West Morris street, at
tendant, $50; Shell station, Prospect
street and Madison avenue, James
B. Alexander. attendant, $50: Shell
station, Pleasant Run boulevard and
Madison avenue, Frank Hudson,
attendant, $50; filling station at
Harding and Morris streets, Daniel
Lasley. 1916 Howard street, attend
ant, 500.
In the last holdup the bandits
also took SIS from Charles Thomp-
son, 1850 Blaine avenue, and SAB
from Harold Sturgis, 1890 Richland
avenue, who we're in the station
with Lesley.
Sunday night bandits held Up
Carl Fitchie, 80, of BIO Luett avenue,
attendant at Shell station at Sen
ate avenue and New York street,
getting $50.
Two bandits held up Carl Meth
vim. 622 North New Jersey street,
Standard Oil station attendant at
Massachusetts, avenue and East
street, Sunday night, but Methvin,
-Sho had closed the station, had no
money. The bandits demanded he
reopen the safe, but fed when an
other automobile approached.
Police Halt Attempt
Motor Patrolmen O'Brien and
Beck interrupted two bandits in an
attempt to hold up Everett Harrell,
Shell filling station attendant at
Morris street. and Belmont avenue,
Sunday night. The bandits drove
away and outdistanced the police
car.
A lone bandit, whose companion
awaited in an automobile outside,
held up Norwood G. Barker of 1884
North Alabama street employee of
the Roy Wilmeth Company, automo-
bile dealers, 100 North Meridian
street, Saturday night, escaping
with 5000.
Norwood SnaUched a shot gun and
fired a charge at the man, who
leaped fifteen feet through a WIN
dow to the roof of the Indianap SUI
per-service station next door. He
reached the pavement by means of
a utility pole.
Other holdupS reported to police
over the weekend were:
Lawrence WaSham, %, of 619
Erie street, three bandits got IS;
Kroger grocery Nineteenth and
Alabama streets, one bandit, $50:
Keeport Coal Company, 317 West
Walnut street. Bernard Long, 2122
Conrad avenue, night Waterman,
beaten on head. no loot; Daniel
Smith, 648 Arch street, two bandits
hiding In garage, $40, and j. E.
Craven, 431 North Illinois street.
two bandits in 600 block North
Illinois street, Craven escaped by
running.
BurglarieS Reported.
BurglarieS reported to police were:
Moore Bros. hardware store, 1920
Shelby street. SIS; George Baine res
idence, 2012 West New York street,
$45 cash; Louis Cooper residence,
2618 Paris avenue, diamond stick
pin valued at $50; Gem Laundry,
safe opened, $400 taken; Mrs. Minnie
Reynolds, residence, 1860 West
Twenty-fifth street, clothing and
jewelry valued at $500; William
Powell, residence. 1875 Madison
avenue, clothing valued at $40; John
Joseph grocery. 2O37 Langley ave-
nue., $50 merchandise; Carl H. Ir-
gangs grocery. 1928 West Wash
ington street, $50 merchandise; Kro-
ger grocery. 2629 Shelby street, SIS
merchandise; F. A. Dame cigar
store. 419 East McCarty street, $40
merchandise.
Mrs. Winnefred Bell. 21I3 North
Capitol avenue, reported theft OF
a purse containing articles valued
at STA.
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