Evening star., 1919-04-30
HACKMAN ROBBED
OF AUTO AND S56
Held Up by Eight Negroes,
All of Whom Display Pts
tolls, He Says.
OTHER CRIMES REPORTED

Eight colored men in an automobile
appeared on street between 4th and
5th streets this morning about 6:15
hacker, oil Potomac avenue southeast.
at the point Of pistols and robbed him
of s56 and his automobile.
Mcmahon had passenger in his car.
and when store on o street was reach
ed. he stated. the passenger asked him
to stop long enough for him to visit
the store and purchase box Of matches.
While the passenger was making his
purchase the big touring car appeared.
Each Man Has Revolver.
The eight men alighted from the au-
tomobile, McMahon told Policeman Stone
Of the second precinct. and the auto
mobile continued along o street. Each
man in the party displayed q revolver,
the driver of the public vehicle declared,
and made demand for his cash Nc
ing to do but give up his money. Then
he walked to the store, where his pas
senger had made a purchase and watch
ed the colored men enter his automobile
and speed away. Then Mcmahon and
his passenger went to the second pre-
hold-up.
When the police questioned the pas
senger as to what he did to aid the
hackman, he said:
II saw the robbers with drawn re-
volvers when I started to leave the
another box of matches"
Police reserves were sent from the
station to institute search for the
eight men and the stolen automobile.
A message sent to the several pre-
cincts and to the police authorities of
the eight men and recovery OF the au-
tomobile.
Colored Girl Is Assaulted.
Annie Scott. colored, fourteen years
old. 224 G street southwest, was the
victim Of two colored assailants last
night. The police had to take her to
Casualty Hospital. The girl explain
ed to the police of the fourth precinct
between South Capitol and LIST streets
southwest about 10 o'clock, on her
way home. when two colored men
grabbed her and dragged her behind
a clump Of bushes. She named her
assailants and Walter Saunders, alias
Blue Dick. was arrested. He gave his
age as twenty-eight years and his
address as 1852 Sd street southwest.
Search was instituted for the other
man.
Wearing apparel and jewelry to the
amount Of $500 and $3.50 in cash dis
appeared from the apartment Of DR..
Melville Fischer. 1747 Lanier place.
recently.
When Thomas Harmon. apartment
Is, 1924 Rstreet, returned home
last night about $3.50 o'clock he found
his apartment had been robbed Of IS
in gold, several old coins. a gold pin
and a twenty-hve-cent piece stamped
~. M. Taylor. Brooklyn, N. T."
Burglars Enter Lunchroom.
Burglars gained entrance to the
Monterey lunchroom, SOB 18th street,
late Sunday night or early Monday
morning through q skylight and stole
a quantity OF cigarettes and IS cents.
Ralph Kiefer. driver for the Daniel
Loughran tobacco firm. 1347 e street,
reported the. theft from . delivery
wagon Of a package containing cigars
and cigarettes, valued at SIS.
Theft in her home Of d pocketbook
containing $40 was reported by Mrs.
Edith Yates. 1929 New York avenue.
Beatrice Moore, 139 G street south
east, reported the theft OF q gold band
bracelet, engraved &c. W. to B. NJ"
and watch.
Mrs. Clara A. Templeton, los 7th
street southeast, told police Of the
ffth precinct that unidentified colored
boys stole three dozen eggs from the
vestibule at her home yesterday.