Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-29
BANDITS SHOOT
AT PATROLMAN
Five Escape From Motor
car in West Phila. Under
Revolver Barrage
THUGS BEAT WOMAN
West Philadelphia Storekeep.
sr Robbed-Burglars Strip
Home Also
THUGS BEAT WOMAN

Five thugs In West Philadelphia be-
iieved to be motor bandits. fred q
fusillade Of shots at Patrolman Hyde, of
the Thrty-ninth street and Lancaster
avenue station. when he surprised them
in what at first seemed TO he deserted
automobile.
This happened at the same time the
West Philadelphia police were searching
their territory for a thief who entered
the store of Mrs Anna Levi. Chestnut
and Fiftieth streets. beat her with a
hammer and escaped.
Patrolman Hyde had seen the car
first at the corner Of Arch and Thirty
second streets. AS he stepped on tho
running board to make closer investiga-
tlon, the five men sprang from the body
of the car and knocked him down. Hyde
drew his revolver and. seeing this. the
men also drew weapons and began firing.
They finally escaped
According TO the police Of the Fifty
fifth and Pine streets station Mrs. Levi,
who is seventy years old, was alone i'll
her store late last night when a young
man, described as about twenty-five
years of age. entered and purchased
some ice cream. After asking Mrs Levi
to change a so bill. which she could not
do he ordered bottle OF soda water.
Assailant Escapes
While the woman leaned over the
counter to obtain 1t he drew Il hammer
from his pocket and struck her heavy
blow on the head Mrs Levi, instead
CT falling. screamed and reached toward
her assailant. The man became fright
ened and dashed for the door. Mrs, Levi
followed, but the man ran east on Chest-
nut street and disappeared.
A policeman. arriving a few minutes
later called in a nearby physician, who
used three stitches to close the wound.
Mrs. Levi was then taken to her home
at 702 Reed street. The police say the
youth attempted to obtain the diamond
earrings which Mrs Levi wore and which
are valued at $1,000,
Robbers entered the home of J, y.
willard. 427 South Forty-siNth street.
last night, and stole iowelry and other
articles said to be valued at $1,000,
Raids last night were carried out
at the instance Of Superintendent Of
Police Robinson who was stirred TO ac-
tion by complaints Of citizens from every
section of the city. During the last
twenty-eight days, according to the
police, robberies. holdups and larcenies
of all kinds have netted more than
100000 worth of loot the heaviest ever
recorded in the city in "A single month.
Two hundred men and youths were
rounded up in the raids, on charges
ranging from disorderlv conduct to
carrying concealed deadly weapons
In some OF the police stations. the
suspects had hearings last night, while
in others they were held over for hear
ings today.
Many Held
Magistrate Harris presided at night
court in the Thirty.ninth street and
Lancaster avenue station, and as fast as
the suspects were rounded up they had
hearings and. i'm most instances, held for
further hearings
Led by Lieutenant Duffy, five patro,-
men, in plain clothes. of the Twelfth
and Pine streets station. rounded up
seventy five suspects. white men and
negroes At the Eleventh and Winter
streets station thirty prisoners we're
locked up. twenty-eight OF whom were
arrested in a poolroOm on Ninth stree
near Race. These men will have hear
ings today.
The police Of the Second and Chris
tian streets station rounded UP forty
suspects; Tenth and Buttonwood twen-
ty-three, and many others were not re-
ported from the districts. They will
have hearings today.