The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-17
SUSPECTS JAM
/ CITY PRISON IN
ROBBERY WAVE
Two Churches Entered, but
Safes Hold; Score OF
Autos Stolen.

the weekend in one Of the biggest
crime f1are-ups in Indianapolis in
several week, police reports revealed
today.
5luggings Of motorists. house and
store robberies and series Of hold
ups were included in tile list. More
than a score of autos were stolen
and the city prison was jammed
with persons arrested on various
charges.
Yeggs who entered the Capital
city Fuel Company, 1901 East Forty
sixth street, two churches at the
war memorial plaza and labor
union Office early today, obtained
nothing for their efforts.
At the fuel company the safe was
battered open but Thomas M. Fitz-
gerald, manager, said there was no
money in the stronghold.
Office Of the First Baptist church,
Vermont and Meridian streets, was
ransacked, but yeggs failed in their
efforts to batter the combination Of
a wall safe.
Smash In Door Panel
Yeggs broke a door panel to enter
the Office Of Second Presbyterian
church. Vermont and Pennsylvania
streets. but, after battering the COM
bination from the safe, obtained
nothing.
Papers we're stolen from the office
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters,
222 East Michigan street, by bur
glars who ransacked the place.
Two men and their women COM
panions Sunday night were the VIC
tins Of the bandit who has forced
his prey to drive to Indian lake
northeast of the city. Harry Knuc-
kles, %, of 1921 North Illinois street,
and Raymond Suthpin, rs, OF 1926
North Tacoma avenue, told deputy
sheriffs the holdup man obtained
SO and threatened to attack the girls
but they talked him out of it.
Attacked Girls Friday
The same bandit attacked one of
two girls Friday after forcing two
youths to drive him to the place.
Knuckles and Sutphin said he
jumped on their car near Oak
landon
Two youthful bandits early Sun
day morning slugged and robbed
j. B. Jenkins. 3059 North Illinois
street of IS, on the Noblesville road
after they had forced him to drive
at the point of a revolver. jenkins
told police the bandits leaped to the
running board of his car at Thirty
second and Meridian streets.
He said after driving around
Noblesville more than an hour the
bandits ordered him to return to In
dianapolis. En- route, jenkins said
he believed tire was fiat and the
armed holdup man got out of the
car with him. jenkins said he
struck the man but his partner
slugged him.
jenkins told police he regained
consciousness on the road at 5 a. m.
Sunday.
Two Suspects Held
Two alleged burglars were held
by police today for the robbery Of
the dry goods store at 726 South
West street, operated by Jacob
Yaverowitz, 1855 College avenue,
Saturday night. Those held are
Claude Jones, %, of 500 Chadwick
street, and Lorenzo Whitlow, 20, of
61915 Chadwick street. Police said
they found the loot in the houses
and that the men confessed the
robbery. Loot was valued at $50.
Bandits early today forced Harold
H. Banks, 1921 Massachusetts ave-
nue., to turn over $82 to them.
Banks, who operates q filling sta
ton in front of his home. said the
men obtained $40 in the station
and then forced him to go into his
home and get the other money.
Theft of merchandise valued at
more than $500 from the Haag drug
store. 3514 College avenue, over the
weekend was reported to police to-
day. Store officials said the loot in
cluded 10000 cigarets and 900 cigars.
Get Luggage, Jewelry
Burglars who looted the home of
Harper Ransburg, 1852 Park ave-
nue., Saturday night, obtained jew
elry. clothing and luggage valued at
more than $500, according to police
reports. Included in the loot was
rug, three watches, coat suits and
travelling bags.
Robbery of two youths and girls
by bandits early Sunday Melted the
holdup men, who stopped their car
at Kessler boulevard and Forty
second street, $13. Those robbed:
Frank Stroy, 924 Arnolda avenue;
Paul Cesnik, 757 North Haugh
street; Miss Mary Ferguson, 1858
West Fifteenth street, and Miss
Gladys Donnin, 1885 Moth 10y
avenue.
Other Robberies Reported
Other robberies and burglaries re-
ported:
Charles Long. asa South Meridian street.
cab driver. sIugged and robbed of $3.50:
Edward snider 81. Of lT4S West Wash
inEton street. SOS: John Ward. proprietor
of the Ward PHARMACY 1910 Northwestern
svenue. $40; Charles Jines. SO South Ad-
olson street. cab driver. 81; Kroger gro
cery. 1914 East Twenty-ffth street.
merchandise. $50: John B. cakes. SIS
English avenue si7; william warrenbrug.
filling station attendant Tenth street and
Massachusetts, avenue. $40; Charles Led
better. taxi driver. s3.75: Everett Fletcher.
IS North West street. taxi driver. SITS:
Clarence Siesid. 1914 North Illinois street.
$50; Charles johnson. All West North
street. So: Atlantic and Pacific grocery.
1926 Madison avenue. $40: Elmer McLain.
s55 Fsyette street. auto accessories. s5z.
end Hoosier Abatoir Company. 62i West
Raw street SIS.
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