Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-23
Boy Bandits Career
Cut Short by Cops

there. is on Parrish below SiXty-second
~trcet
Those who packed the station house
to see the bandi werc somewhat dis
appointed They expected to see two
fierce looking men with stubby boards
and harsh features -- and probably
leather belts with a brace Of guns"
what they beheld we're two rather nat.y
ooking youths who resembled prosper
Gus actors They wore trench coats
with many flaps and belts and adorned
by deep fur collars, jaunty looking
fedora hats and neat looking ties Of the
lates. color creations.
But the alleged bandits were just
little mussod on account Of their cN-
citing experience before they reached
the station house.
Events happened quickly before their
capture. It was just about eleven hours
after their auto raid that they were
corruled by the police. Lieutenant Bis
hing Of the Fifty-iifth and Pine streets
station received Il tip that one OF the
alleged hold-up men was king VINO
formerly worked In one Of the American
7tores at Slxtieth and Spruce streets He
sent District Detectives Mahafty. FalNey
and Forbes out on the case. They sus"
Docted that chicken who is we'll
known about the fancy West Philadel-
nhia pool rooms was Kings partner and
they looked for the pair.
After securing all the Turkish bath
establishments the detectives ard Bis
hing covered Hey's home on Market be
low S'xty-irst street Shortly after g
o'clock last night they saw the pair APP
proach quickly aod enter the house.
lieutenant Bisbing and Mahaffy went up
the front stairs cautiously, while Falvey
and Forbes went to the rear. The two
Youths heard the police approach ana
Jumped out the rear SecOnd-stOry WIN
low, landing in soft pile Of snow They
ran to the house next door and then to
the roof with Bisbing and the detectives
oil their heels. The pursuers had ample
opportunity to bring them down with
bullets, but wanted to get them whole.
Along the roofs the youths sped 70
Hey's home again ard made for the
second floor. King was reaching for
his gun" when the detectives closed in
on them. But Mahaffy jammed the bar
rel of his revolver down Kings throat,
ITS all up" lie said.
Guess it is" said King, but what
of it?"
The capture Of the alleged bandits
eleven hours after their deeds brought
warm commentator fron. West Phila-
delphans for those on the man hunt
and it was agreed that the police had
done excellent work.
Among others who recognized the
prisoners at the hearing was Thomas
GRlfarle. Of sal South Fifty-si&ul
tibet win whom King used TO WORK
and Joseph Clark manager Of store
ot Futon street and Lansdownc avenue.
When searched S97 was found on Hey
and S15l on King.
The youths were held without bail
for "A further hearing next Sunday.
Daniel Comaford, who picked the
youths up downtown and drove them
near the various stores in a taxi, was
not arrested ETe eaid that in each case
he was requested tC stop some distance
from the places robbed. and on learning
what hts fares were doing declined to
take them further
Roth Vcv and King are said to have
police records ana it is stated 10y the
police that Hey recently has been spend
ing some time around army camps in
the South.