Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-07
CTTYWDE SEARCH ON
FOR 5 AUTO BANDITS
One Wounded in Duel With
Police After Robbing
Eleven Persons
FIND ABANDONED CAR
Machine Bears Bullet Marks of
Duel With Police-Clue to
Suspects

cliywide search is being conducted
by the police for Ave bandits, who,
working within a radius OF fifteen
squares Of City Hall in a stolen auto
mobile. held up and robbed eleven per-
sons within four hours.
The automobile. owned by Christian
WIZ. g33 East Ontario street. which
was stolen from Torresdale avenue and
Margaretta street. was found abandoned
at Camac and Berks street by Police
man O'Connell. OF the Twentieth and
Berks streets station. at 4 o'clock. two
hours after the last robbery was re-
ported.
The machine bore the marks of two
revolver duels that the bandits had with
the police Bullet holes were In the
rear curtain and two of the tires had
been shot fat
In two instances the bandits attacked
ana beat up victims who had only small
sums OF money In others they we're
Hred upon by policemen and returned
their fire. One of the bandits IL be-
lieved to have been wounded in the
arm. None OF the cops. however, was
hit.
WOUNDED MAN SMALL
The description OF the wounded ban
dit who Is said to be about twenty-five
years old. Ave feet tall dressed in dark
hat and overco1t, has been sent to all
hospitals. believing that he may seek
treatment
The injury OF the man was reported
by William B. frost, a clerk employed
in the drug store OF Edgar Helroyd,
Twenty-ninth and Reed streets Accord
ing to frost. the little fellow" was one
OF group OF Ave men who entered the
store last night and robbed him and
Helroyd at the point of a revolver. The
bandit carried his left arm in an impro-
vised sling made from a handkerchief
which was spotted with blood. he said.
The boldness Of the thieves. who
worked quietly and swiftly, seemed to
show knowledge OF the dissension and
dissatisfaction In the ranks of the po-
licemen. who are demanding increased
pay and the resignation Of Director Will
son. Description OF the bandits fur
nished by victims showed that all the
hold-ups were the work OF the same
gang, five men in a Ford automobile
The police say that they obtained more
than $500 in jewelry, gold watches and
cash.
ROBBERY At FRANKLIN SQUARE
The first robbery occurred at Frank
lin Square. John Franklin, 6l6 North
Franklin street, was forced up against
the wall of n building by the men. Two
of them covered him with reviewers
while third rifed his pockets. They
obtained $6 and Il gold watch, driving
off swiftly before policemen could re-
spond TO his cries.
half hour later. Henry Ramm, 13i3
North Thirteenth street. a waterfront
guard, was held up at Fourth and Com
merce streets. He was robbed of SIS
and gold watch. As the men drove
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whistle. At the sound two OF the bandits
fired at him. but missed. Policeman
Smith, attracted by the whistle and the
shot. fired his revolver at the fleeing
machine the bandits returning his fire
until the car disappeared out Arch
street.
Raymond NJ. Crane. 304 South Tenth
street. was robbed at Ninth and Spruce
streets. Because he had only So, Case
was badly beaten. He was treated at
the Pennsylvania Hospital in the shadow
of whose wall the attack occurred.
Alexander Rosen. student Of the
| University of Pennsylvania Hospital
was held up and robbed Of a gold watch
and $40 at Franklin and Thompson
| streets.
At Juniper and Reed streets. fifteen
minutes later. Joseph Lalli. forty-seven
| years. OF 1916 Christian street, was held
! up. Angry that ne only had $3.50 to
give them. the robbers attacked him.
SALOoNKEEPER ROBBED
Shortly after midnight Clarence Bren-
| nan, of 2736 Wharton street. was con-
| fronted by the bandits at Twenty-thrd
and Pine streets and SIS In cash and a
gold watch and chain we're taken from
| him
Michael Campbell. saloonkeeper. Twen-
| ty-second and Race streets. was held up
in the saloon and robbed of.sl04.
Two additional hold-ups occurred. one
| in West Philadelphia and the other in
| the northwestern section Of the city. In
neither case were the names of the VIC
tins available at an early hour this
morning.
AS he stepped out of a cafe at Twelfth
and Callowhill streets. accompanied by
young woman. Harry Battersby. Of
253 East Cambria street. was attacked
by the five bandits. and his watch and a
watch and chain belonging to the young
woman were snatched.
The robbers entered the drug store Of
Edgar Helroyd. at the southeast corner
Of Twenty-ninth and Reed streets, Draw
ing their revolvers they ordered the pro-
prietor and his clerk, William b. frost.
to hold up their hands. While three OF
the men covered" the druggist. the
other two went through the cash regis
ter. obtaining S35. They got 81 and 4
diamond stickpin from the clerk