The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-13
VARIED LOOT is
WEEKEND TOLL
OF H0LDUP MEN
Two Bandits Force Man to
Remove Trousers, Get
Watch, Change.

Two bandits forced Jess Harness,
SIS. of 424ls West Merrill street, to
remove his trousers on the street
lust outside his home Sunday night
in a holdup.
The bandits, evidently believing
he had secreted money about his
clothing. tore his coat and forced
him to remove his trousers. They
got watch and a pocketbook con-
tanning a small amount OF change.
( Leon Inman and Lee Higgins,
/ Negroes. were arrested on bind
tiger charges at the home OF Mrs
Lucy VIEWER, Negro, 1888 Garfield
place, when police went there to
investigate the story OF William
Crabtree. 30, Negro, 2024 Yandes
street, that he had been slugged on
The head and robbed of SIT at the
/ house. Liquor was found in the
house, officers claim.
Woman Loses Purse
Other holdups reported to police
over the weekend were; Standard
filling station, Sherman drive and
Washington street S25 taken by lone
bandit; Leslie KaSWell OF 2418 North
Delaware street, forced to curb at
elevation on West Washington street
by two men III car bandits speeding
away when Greyhound bus driver
pulled up to investigate double park
ing Of cars; J. E. Miller, 80 East
/ Vermont street, robbed Of S720 bv
/ two Negroes when he stopped at
traffic light; O. w. Green drug
store, 4026 East Michigan street,
three bandits got $50: Mrs. Artie
German, Negro, IS, of 2101 Highland
Place, purse containing 81 taken b.
/ burglar she surprised in home and
who threatened her with gun;
Kroger grocery at 625 Indiana ave-
nue., Negro bandit got 500; Mrs.
Corine Cummings of l744 West
/ Washington street, slugged by youth
who stole purse containing 60 cents
Other Thefts Reported
Burs laries reported to police were:
/ A. & p. store at 1915 lockwood ave-
nue.. S30.50 in merchandise; Globe
Clothing Store, $50 West Washing
ton street, $75 in merchandise; J. I.
I Fogas store, 1143 South Meridian
street. S5 in stamps; John Tutewiler
garage, 531 West Pearl street, $50
auto equipment; Albert c. Jose jew
elry store, 348 Indiana avenue, two
wrist watches by sneak thieves; Zero
I Ice Company. Twenty seventh street
and Cornell avenue. $1l.95 cash;
Carlin Music Shop, 146 East Wash
| ingtOn street, three SaXOphoneS; Max
P. Sanders home at 1909 North
Pennsylvania street, jewelry valued
at $3.50; Vern Hoffman, residence,
1416 Wright street. two men ram
sacked house, billfold with small
amount cash taken, Hoffman men
aced with gun by one man when he
arrived home during burglary; Kro-
ger grocery, 1903 Central avenue, $40
in groceries.
Negro Is Arrested
Charles Thurman, Negro, of 464
Minerva street, was arrested after
he is alleged to nave broken into
the Metropolitan Coal Company's
office, Tenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue. Nothing was missing
from the Office.
James Pound, II East McCarty
street, reported theft of twelve
chickens. He. found the thief at
tempting to sell them to the
Marion Poultry Company, 1922
South Meridian street, but the
thief took to his heels while Pond
recovered his poultry.
Mrs. Fanny Pluckebaum, of 81
North fremont street, hit youth
who attempted to snatch her purse
SATURDAY. night The uO11th fed