Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-09
BOUND AND GAGGED
BY STORE ROBBERS
Mrs. Laura A. Halsey Menaced
With Gun by Two Men, Who
Tap Grocery Till.
TIE HER IN CELLAR THEN
DAYLIGHT THIEVES FLEE
No Clue to Pair Who Get Nearly $40
From 9Th and G Streets North
east Establishment.

Held up at the point or revolver.
dragged 10 the cellar and there gagged
md bound to a post was the narrowing
cashier and one Of the proprietors Of
a grocery store at sth and G streets
northeast. early this morning, accord :
ing TO the statements she made TO Capt.
DAILY and the police of the ninth pre-
ctnct. After gaSging the woman and
tying her to the post in the cellar. Mrs.
Ilalsey says, the two daylight robbers
opened the cash register and took
about so. after which they disap
peared. The police and Detective Corn
cf the two robbers.
Mrs Halsey who. with her husband
George n. Halsey. owns the store. was
IN the place alone this morning. her
husband having gone to the wholesale
market for the days purchases. \ few
minutes before 1:SO o'clock. according
+ her statement. Clinton Mcintosh.
clerk in the store. went TO his home.
lew doors distant. for breakfast.
One Thief Nattily Dressed.
No sooner had the young man left
Mrs. Halsey states. than two men en-
tered the place. one she describes as
q nattily dressed white man whom she
would have no difficulty in recognize
ing The other, she declares. was a
white man with his face blackened
He was roughly dressed, she says
The disguised man. Mrs. Halsey stat
ed TO the police, went 10 the rear OF
the store while the white man stepped
10 the cashiers cage and informed
Mrs. Halsey that the negro wanted a
bar of soap. Instantly becoming sus-
picious. Mrs. Haisey SAYS. she declined
to leave the cage ia which is located
the cash register.
Thereupon. Mrs. Halsey says the
white man produced a murderous look
ing pistol. which he leveled at her.
comman nding her to come from behind
the wire screen partition.
IF you make single sound. she
says the man hissed. I'll snoot You
dead"
Never Loses Her Nerve.
Never for an instant losing her nerve,
Mrs Halsey says. she replied;
Put tha, thing away. / have
pistol right here in the drawer. and
j know how TO use it,
The robber, however. in sneering
tone answered:
I'm not little bit afraid of your
pistol come on out of there il you
don't want 10 get bullet through
you
Forcing open the door of the cage;
she saw the robber seized her, and
with the pistol held to her head,
dragged her To the rear of the store.
Here he seized "a cieaver from the
meat block and handed il 10 the man
disguised as a negro. with the com
mand that the latter knock her on
the head and throw her into the cellar.
When the disguised man refused to
obey the command Mrs. Halsey says.
his companion threatened hlm win the
revolver but finally OF the men
went behind the counter cut off
length Of cloth hesliue from a reel. and.
half carrying. haf dragging the
woman down the stairs Of the cellar.
gagged her and then tied her securely
Ia the post The white man. she says,
hen exchanged hats and coats with
the negro. and the two disappeared
ND the stairs When Mrs. Halsey was
rescued a short time later the cash
register was found 10 have been rifed
and the money ii had contained. about
$40 was gone The robbers left only
!, check for 81. which was in one Of
me compartments Of the register.
Found by Colored Girl
.,eout 1:41 o'clock was attracted "a the
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Halsey in attemptins = FREE herself The
girl hurried TO the apartments of : T.
pearson former owner Of the store. who
lives over tie place. and told Mr. Pear
son some one was tied IN the cellar. MIR
Pearson investigated and liberated Mrs
Halsey afterward notifying the police
of the ninth precinct. AIRS Halsey was
removed TO the apartment Of MIR and
Mrs Pearson and physician was sum-
noned. who found her IN highly nervous
condition though otherwise unin jured
Mrs Halsey states the man who was
the chief actor in the robbery has been
In the store several times recently, the
last time being last Saturday night when
he came In TO have 4 dve-dollar bill
changed.
Tho Halseys came t. Washington in
February from Puta<ks Va. They pur-
chased the grocery from Mr.. Pearson
- ortIy after COMING - TIE city, and have
been conducting i since Airs. lialsey
is about thirty years old and she and
ter husband occupy rooms at 80 sth
street northeast, a few doors FROM the
store