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the da}- of blessing for the police of the two flections of the city, closing this morning in a gun battle between police officers and four highwaymen.Four Mexican gunmen who invaded the Harbor district l^st night were, closed in on early this morn- | ing by a cordon of police from the Harbor station that resulted in one of their number being captured. In the running gun battle that ensuedbetween the police and l/ighwymena Mexican, who gave his name as Silso Vallijo and working at the Interstate Iron and Steel Co., wAs idiot through the leg and brought to the ground by the gun of Officer Orgasha. He was taken to the Gary hospital. Iiis three companions escapedThese are the four Mexicans who the police believe held up and robbed Jesus Abila, another Mexican, at his home, 3520 Pennsylvania ave., early yesterday evening, of his gold watch and chain In the robbers' haste, Abila told the polire that they overlooked $10 he had In his inside pocket.Leaving thoir bakery for the afternoon in charge of their helper, John Bosh, the Kemetz Brothers returned to their place at 823 Chicago ave. last evening to find Bosh, cash register and $100 in cash gone. They reported the robbery to the Central station of the Kast Chicago police department. Officers Trtanj and Callahan were assigned on the case. They believe that Bosh had two or more confederates to assist him inthe robbery.The neighborhood of Todd ave.section was aroused last night by the sound of the burglar a arm gong from the Albert Given Pants Factory on Chicago ave. Poli-ce Officer Weifenbaeh of the Bast Chicago station investigated tho aia:rn to find everything O. K. He found the wires of the burglar alarm system crossed so as to cause the false alarm. This is the factory whichwas burglarized over'a month agowhen robbers obtained goods valued at $4,500. These goods were laterrecovered by the Hammond police.Three colored men, who ga'» e their names as Will Ctayten, Jerr Richmond and Charles Sulbere. of 3902 Catalpa at . ware arrested by police 61Ticers at 136th and Oeodar ats. on complaint from Jack McCarthy. who’charged that the three men had stopped him and picked hispockety.Seven arrests on charges ofdrunkenness were made by the two police departments besides all the others on a list of p«ttjr chargesyesterday.
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East Chicago Times
East Chicago, Indiana, US
Fri, Dec 01, 1922
Page 7
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