Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-22
ASK PROTECTION
AGAINST HOLDUPS
Deeds of Thieves Bring
Many Appeals to
Police
REPORT 8 ROBBERIES
Three Auto Thefts, Several
Burglaries and Numerous
Larcenies Committed
REPORT 8 ROBBERIES

Residents of many sections of the city
are appealing TO the police for protection
from burglars hold-up men, motor ban
dts and petty thieves of all kinds. who
are causing terror by their bold activi-
ties
Eight highway robberies, three auto
thefts, several burglaries and Numerous
sail larcon'es were repo"t'l 70 tne
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Lawrence Kelly. who gave his address
as Camden, entered the pawnshop of
David Aaron, as North Ninth street.
early today and asked to see suitcase.
When Aaron reached for one under the
counter Kelly. according to the police,
beat Aaron with blackjack. Aaron
shouted for help and his cries attracted
Patrolman James Brown. of the Eleventh
and Winter streets station. He cap
tured Kelly after a chase of two blocks.
After being placed in cell Kelly,
according to the police. said he had had
a pal" who acted as lookout. TIE man
who helped Kelly was arrested in Cam
den. Kelly had hearing before Magis-
trate Grelis and was held without bail.
shoe Dealer BiackJacked
Posing as customer. man last
night blackjacked Isadore Pastor, 1898
Woodland avenue, a shoe dealer, as he
was bending over to remove the sup
posed customers shoes. according to
testimony offered today before Magis-
trate Harris in the Thirty-second street
and woodland avenue station.
Pastor declares that Antonio Zappia,
Gray's avenue near Sixty-first street. is
the man who assaulted him. The shoe
caiJ >rhan ha repaipp1 ~
seriousness he missed $50 from his
pockets. Zappia was held in $1,000 bail
for court on charges of aggravated as
sault and battery and carrying concealed
deadly weapons
Pastor said he was closing his place
when the accused man stepped inside
and said he wanted a pair of shoes. No
one else was in the store. The supposed
customer seated himself and placed one
foot on a bench. The merchant said he
was unlacing one of the customer
shoes when he felt stunning blow on
the head. He lost consciousness. Later
he described his assailant to the police
and Zappia was arrested soon afterward
Negroes Beat Man
Two negroes beat and robbed Joseph
J. Donnelly. of 727 Pine street. at
Eighteenth and Addison streets. early
today. The men stopped Donnelly and
asked him what time 1t was. AS he
turned around one of the negroes grab.
bed him by the throat, while the other
searched his clothes for money and other
valuables. After getting Sl4 the high
waymen threw Donnelly into the street
His cries attracted the attention OF
Patrolman Shanlilin, of the Twelfth anc
Pine streets station. who halted two
| fleeing men by several revolver shots
| The negroes were taken to the station
| house, where they gave the names OF
! Moses Grant, of North Beechwood street
and James Powell. OF Rodman stree
near Thirt eenth. They will be arraignet
today before Magistrate Persch. Don
nelly had his injuries treated at thu
Polyclinic Hospital.
Two youthful bandits, inspired b.
'movie" highwaymen, will be given
hearing at the House of Detention to
day, as a result of the hold-up of sew
eral pupils at the Mckinley Publ
School. Lawrence street and Susque
hanna avenue. They are Harry Conway
ten wears old, 14S West Cumberlan'
street, and Walter Kelley, twelve year
old. 1924 North Third street.
Masked in red bandanas. the ban
dts" jumped the iron fence of the schoo
at recess time yesterday ana. with yell!
and threats, lined up few scared boy:
and girls. Failing to obtain rims
from the finger of Fannie Miller. nin'
years old, Third street ana Susquehannf
avenue. the youthful highwaymen wen
through the pockets of the other chill
dren and obtained six cents.
Two policemen picked them up few
minutes later. still wearing their ret
bandanas They told Lieutenant Keith
Fourth and York streets station, of thei
ambitions, and he seR them to tn
House of Detention.
A well-dressed man held up the res
, taurant of James Hall, Thirty-eightl
and Jackson streets. yesterday and rob
bed the cash register of S38.
Three men held up Charles McElrcy
1859 Marvine street, at Tenth and NeC
tarine streets, and robbed him of hi
overcoat and wallet containing $1i
jeremiah O'Connor. 70S Spring Garde
, street. was arrested and held for fur