The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-23
THREE BANDITS
BIND SIX AND
ROB GROCERY
Employees and Customers of
A. & P. Store Herded
Into Back Room.
TIE SACKS OVER FACES
Escape in Stolen Car and
Stage Second HoIdup
Making Getaway.

Binding employees and customers
alike, covering their faces with po-
tato sacks and aprons, three ban
dts who have preyed upon grocer
les here for more than three weeks,
staged a daring holdup at an A. 81
P. store at 823 North East street
this morning.
Five men and boy we're bound
by the bandits who robbed the cash
register of $50, and who got So from
one customer, and $13 from an
other.
Stealing a car in this holdup, the
three staged a second holdup few
minutes later, police say.
The bandits stopped in their
flight through the eastern part OF
the city and robbed Lawrence
Jones, manager of the Standard
Grocery Company store at 1908 East
Tenth street, of SGT and stole SIS
from the cash register.
One of the thugs remained in
the car, Jones told police, while the
others robbed him. The car last
was seen speeding east toward the
city limits on East Michigan street.
Herded Into Rear Room
At the North East street A. & P.
store, the bandits entered the store
while Frank Mullen, IS, Lebanon,
manager, and Orville GarriGy, Is,
of 1859 North Pope street, clerk,
were serving two customers, Roy
Long, 856 North East street, and
John Griffin, 921 Park avenue.
"Stick 'em up; We mean bust
ness" was the command Of one OF
the bandit trio as all three flashed
automatics.
The four were herded into rear
room. One of the bandits locked
the front door of the store, while
his two companions, after search
ing four men, tied them with cord.
Ernest Karsch, a.. of 81 North
Temple avenue, a salesman, reached
the grocery ard found the front
door locked. He knocked.
Let him in," one of the men in
the rear room ordered, and the
guard at the door opened it.
Whats going on here?" KarSch
asked.
We're Taking Inventory
"We're taking inventory" the
bandit replied.
where's Mullen?" Karsch asked
"In the back room. Get in there
too" was the reply and Karsch was
menaced with a gun.
William Gender of 1923 Park
avenue, drove up at the same time
and also was admitted and was
taken to the rear room, robbed and
bound.
The bandits took $32 from the
cash register, So from Gender and
$13 from Karsch. Griffin carried
$40, but saved it by thrushing it in
side the waist band of his trousers.
Leaving, the bandits stole car
owned by Mrs. Elsie Karwick, 1888
Park avenue, which Gender had
parked in the alley.
Ships Free From Bonds
Don't look at me-" was the order
Of one of the bandits to Karsch
while the latter was being bound in
the rear room. 1t was then that the
bandits covered faces of their pris-
oners with potato sacks and aprons
After the bandit trio left, Clarity
rolled to where a pair of tin SHIPS
were on the floor, and, with them
behind his back, succeeded in cut
ting the bonds from Karsch, who re-
leased the others. During progress
of the holdup Theodore Dronston
Negro. 4S9 East Pratt street, tried
the ront door.
Were invoicing buddy the BAN
dit guard called to him. Come back
in half an hour and we'll wait or
you"
Holding up c. Doreghen, manager
and Edward Cutz. clerk, in Stand
ard grocery at 2644 North Harding
street, early today, two white ban
dts escaped with $40. police were
told.
The bandits forced the employees
to reveal hiding place of money
bag in a rear room when the store
opened its doors, the two being the
first customers"