The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-25
HEAVY CRIME
WAVE BREAKS
ON YULE EVE
Gunner and Burglars Rob
Stores, Loot Cars, Steal
Christmas Gifts.

Twas the night before Christ
mas, and all through the town
stickup men, sneak thieves, burglars,
purse snatchers and others of their
ilk we're stirring.
Reports Of their activities deluged
police headquarters.
And along with this, officers re-
ported an unusually large number
of holiday DRINKS.
Late Thursday last-minute shop
pers were terrorized by gunner.
George Gorbet, grocer at SCI
North Elder avenue, failed with two
bullets to halt a bandit who robbed
the cash drawer in his store of $35.
The bandit, Gorbet told police, was
grimy with coal dust.
Holds Up Girl
A Negro bandit held up Miss
Elizabeth Byrd, 1887 Paris avenue,
cashier in the Walgreen pharmacy
at $50 Indiana avenue, and OBJ
tanned more than 500.
Morris D. Lowe, 78-year- old
grocer, of 1870 West Minnesota
street, was held up in his store by
a Negro gunman and robbed of SIS.
Christmas money was obtained by
a pickpocket who relieved P. M. Nc
Mary of Palestine, ILL.,, of billfold
containing sos when he boarded a
street car at Meridian and Wash
ington streets Thursday afternoon.
Edgar Smith, taxicab driver, re-
ported that two Negro passengers
robbed him of $3.50 at the point of
gun. William Boldon, driver for
another cab company, reported that
two Negro gunner forced him to
give up So after they had a short
ride.
When John Mitchell, sol North
Noble street, clerk at the P. w.
King drug store, SOL North Noble
street, opened up this morning he
found the front door unlocked and
learned that merchandise worth $50
had been taken. .
Parties Robbed
A number of persons reported
that while they were entertaining
guests at parties in their homes
early this morning, sneak thieves
obtained clothing and jewelry.
A long list of automobiles looted
of Christmas purchases Thursday
afternoon was compiled today.
Robert Richardson, 731 South
Meridian street, said that groceries,
toys, candy and nuts valued at SIS
were stolen from his car parked in
front of his home.
A lock was broken on the door of
an automobile belonging to T. T.
Driscoll, 1922 North Alabama street.
Shirts, silk hose and other articles
valued at S12 we're stolen.
Perry Farley, 636 McCarty street,
reported a flashlight and camera,
worth $27, were stolen from his
auto.
Gifts Stolen
Two overnight bags valued at $50
were taken from the automobile of
Ambrose Rice, South Bend, parked
in front of 1926 College avenue.
Christmas packages, silk pajamas
and candy, valued at $40, were
taken from the car of Edna Will
kinson, 1923 North LaSalle street.
A new suit, shoes, extra pair Of
trousers, shirt, razor and eight
Christmas packages, composed the
loss of Robert Knox, 2051 Park ave-
nue., when a thief looted his car,
parked in front of his home.
Twenty-Five dollars worth of
percolators, Spanish table cover,
fruit cake and boxes of cigars were
stolen from the auto parked by
Charles Clements, 1921 Newman
street.
An electric clock, radio lamp and
overnight bag were taken from the
car of Lawrence R. Pringle, R. R. 10
Box $3.50.
AdIS ANbbth
Mrs. Earl Tyner, Anderson, said
a gladstone bag. clothing and quilts,
valued at $40, were stolen from her
automobile.
Leather gloves, pajsmas and
shirts, worth $25, were loot from the
parked car of George K. Reibold, 81
West Forty-second street.
Christmas gifts worth $50 were
stolen from the car Of Paul r.
Smith, 1912 Southeastern avenue.
Ed Marquis, South Bend, parked
his automobile at Tenth and Dear
born streets, and 500 worth of
property was stolen.
Lowell Rivir, New Augusta, re-
ported gifts worth SIS were stolen
from car parked at 221 East
Fifteenth street.
Christmas packages, valued at $40,
were stolen from an auto parked
by Mrs. Walter Tharp. Morgan
town, at GA South Meridian street.