Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, August 16, 1919, p. 1. JAIL "TRUSTY" LEADS CRIME WAVE CONFESSES ENTERING STORES WITH "PAL" Captured at Linton After Burglarizing Six Places in This City. Hall Hacker, 16, and Fred Sims, 14, have been captured at Linton and returned to this city, and have confessed to the crime wave which has swept this city the past week. Hacker has been a trusty at the county jail, and was awaiting trial, but took advantage of his liberty and joined Sims, and started on a tour of burglarizing. The most daring of their exploits was in entering a jewelry store within a stone's throw of the police station. Here they obtained necklaces and cheap jewelry amounting to about $150. An attempt to enter the Williams jewelry store was also reported. Robberies in widely separated parts of the city were reported to the police Wednesday morning. The Sciscoe grocery, east Third street, was entered and two watches, cigarettes, cigars and tobacco were taken. Kirby & Norman's grocery, east Second street, was entered and several valuable papers stolen. The Montgomery grocery, west Sixth street, was burglarized and two sides of bacon, flour and tobacco taken. An attempt to enter Gilmore's restaurant, north College avenue ended when the burglars encountered a second locked door. Hacker and Sims are said to have confessed to entering all the places, six in all. Frank Hall, wanted for forgery in several towns in this part of the state, came to grief after passing a bad check at the Globe clothing store in this city last Wednesday. The forger made his getaway but was captured at Spencer by officers who were notified by the local police. Roy Bird, who was arrested recently on a charge of stealing $39 from a grocery store on north Walnut street, was released Wednesday evening after a reprimand by Judge Robert Miers. Bird was charged with grand larceny, but was under age at the time of the theft. Earl Pruitt, wanted at Mitchell on a charge of rape, was taken from the Monon Chicago Express, Tuesday night by Policeman Walter Peterson. Pruitt was riding the "blind-baggage" with another man and was arrested at the Monon yards. Constance T. Shotts, Ed.D., CG(SM) CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by board certificants after periodic evaluations by the Board and the board name is a trademark registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.