The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-16

Some fifteen minutes ear
lier. Gerald Miller. %, of 926
North Tuxedo street, cashier
for the Omar Baking Com
pany. 901 East Sixteenth
street. on his wsy 10 the bank in
his car. had been forced 10 the curb
~ North and New Jersey streets by
four men in black Ford sedan.
and two of the men lesped out and
robbed him OF Sstchel containing
S159I.5s.
At first. II had been believed that
the two hOldups we're the work OF
the same gang. but Detective Chief
Fred Simon said today that he Gid
not believe the same men response
bic. Chief Simon pointed out that.
from available descriptions. the men
who held up Mr.. Miller were not as
tall and not As we'll dressed as those
who rsided the bank.
The three men who robbed the
bank Sauntered in together One,
dressed in red Jacket. pointed a
shotgun at Harold Honderich. "a.
~ Il9 East Fiftieth street, clerk.
and at Leonard Meisberger, "a, OF
$3.50 North Meridian street, owner
OF the Meisberger market. They
both thought the man was a hunter,
playing a joke. until they heard
- - 1nnaF- their
raise their hands and stand back.
In :he meantime. a second bandit
went 10 the cashiers cage, broke the
four foot pane Of frosted glass with
he butt Of his revolver. vsulted over
the counter and confronted Mar
shall T. Hawthorne. 30. r. r. S, Box
SIS. assistant manager OF the
branch, who was working on his
books.
The bandit ordered Mr.. Haw-
thorne 10 raise his hands and lower
his eyes. He then scooped up all
the loose money into a upper bag
and ordered Mr.. Hawthorne 10 open
the vault From the vault the
bandit took $40 in pennies which
ne dumped into the bag
Covers Entire Bank
A third bandit. erssping mem
soing Submschine gun, covered the
entire interior of the bank during
the activities of his companions.
The trio retrested through the
Morris street entrance and leaped
into their waiting car. The hold
ND car sped toward haywood after
starting east on Morris street.
Mr.. Hawthorne had returned 10
the branch from the banks MAN
once a few minutes before the roo
herv with 81 500 i'm cash. designed 10
psv checks for employees Of Chew
rolet commercial bodv division Of
General Motors. located near the
bank. Mr.. MeiSberger had entered
the bank 10 cash checks for several
hundred dollars. He was not robbed.
Mr.. Honderich said that a man
resembling one Of the bandits had
been in the bank around noon and
changed a $40 bill The man. he
said. apparently was observing the
routine Of the bank IN anticipation
Of the holdup
Bank Robbed ~ 1925
Nj. Hawthorne said that the bank
VAS robbed IN 1926 also.
Mr.. Miller said that nc was or,v-
inS south on New Jersey street.
when a Ford carrying four bandits
cut IN front Of him and forced him 10
the curb. The driver and the other
man in the front seat, both masked.
stepped out, covered HIM with re-
volvers and snstched the sstchel
containing the money, Mr.. Miller
said.
He said the other bandit pair. also
masked. remained III the back seat
~ the car. He described the man
with the driver as tall. slender and
veil dressed
According ~ Perry Lewis E. r. Z.
FOX e3-B. the bandit EAR sped west
IN North street and north on Della
ware street.
On July Is. Mr.. Miller was held
I'D also while on his way 10 the
bank. Five bandits forced his car 10
the curb at Walnut and New jersey
streets and stole $500. Mr.. Miller