Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-18
TWO UNDER. ARREST
Police Hold Men as Suspects
in PooIroom Robbery.
BOTH DECLARE INNOCENCE
Harry W. Hardin and Herman Hag-
ermaker Taken Into Custody.
H0LD-UP AT PISTOL POINT
Highwayman at New Varnum Hotel
Gets Away With So in Real
Western Style.
IOID.UP AT PISTOL POINT

The police of the fifth precinct are hold
ing in custody merely ION suspicion
two men who gave their names as Harry
w. Hardin, twenty years old, of 1lO9 n
street southeast, and Herman Hager-
maker twenty-five years old, of 1O9 .
street southeast, for investigation in con-
nection with a bold ..hold-up' at the
New Varnum Hotel, New Jersey avenue
and C. street southeast, last night.
Cant Mulhall in command of the pre-
cinct. admitted today that, although no
evidence had been secured against either
Of the men under arrest they would be
held on suspicion until thorough in
vestigation Of their movements last night
before and after the time Of the hold-up
could he made. Both men deny that they
committed the robbery, or had any con-
nection with it. and declare they can &C
count for their whereabouts at the time
of the hold-up.
About $50 O'Clock J. I. La Sale, man
ager of the poolroom at the notei' was
standing near the cash register, while
John Stone. 421 list street southeast II.
Weeks, 425 New Jersey avenue southeast
Bernard Hayden. 1875 D street southeast
Conrad Kaufman. Is D street southeast
Edward Burns. II street southeast
Edward Chillett. TOT c street southeast
and Ralph Orr 40 x street northwest
were either playing pool or watching the
game Suddenly the door of the pooiroom
was opened.
Intruder Enters Poolroom.
.IIands up." an intruder, with features
obscured. commanded as he covered WIN
revolver the men in the room. All OF
them complied with the order OF tue
holdup man. ,o,,r
Nov each of you she'll out your
cash" the robber directed. Robert UT
took from his pocket six one-ooiiar pii'a
He placed them on the pool tanie anu
again elevated his hands above ms s,s he nnt
The other men deciaIeu 'he1
have any money.
picking IN the Sc the robber backed TO.
ward the door. With q warning that II
an attempt was made by any OF tne men !.
to leave the place before so ' shot ap he de-
narted. disappearing In the warkness-
The cash register, which contained
large sum of money, was overlooked by
the robber in his hurry to get away.
Fear to Move for Six Minutes.
A clock on the wall was watched by
those left in the poolroom. At the eno
of six minutes Manager La Sale ran to
the hotel LOBBY. He telephoned to the
fifth precinct police station the facts OF
the robbery. Precinct Detective Wise
and Policemen Warfield and Cole were
sent to the hotel. Lieut.. Hartley, night
chief Of detectives at headquarters, was
also notified. He sent Detectives COX,
MulIin and Vermillion to the hotel.
The men in the poolroom at the time
of the robbery were taken to the NTH
nrecinct station, where they were ques-
toned as to the description of the rob-
Der. Each Of the men said he was poor
lv dressed, wore a blue sweater. which
was pulled up over his nose. He also
had his hat pulled down so that his eyes
barely showed beneath the brim. They
described him as being white man be-
tween twenty and twenty-five years OF
age, five feet eight inches tall and weigh
ing between $50 and 100 pounds. He had
light hair and wore long black over
coat and black derby hat.
Several hours after the robbery had
been reported Detective Wise and Po-
liceman Warfield arrested Hardin and
Hagermaker on suspicion of knowing
something of the hold-up. The central
office detectives and the police OF the
fifth precinct worked all night on the
case but reported this morning that no
clue to the robber had been obtained.