Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
IDENTIFIED AS
SALOON BANDITS
Victims Positive Well
Dressed Suspects Staged
Two Hold.Ups
ANOTHER PLACE ROBBED
Pair i'm Automobile Secure S75
at Fourth and South
Streets
ANOTHER PLACE ROBBED

Identified as the mon who held up two
saloons and obtained $500 in cash, Her.
man Heff, North Marshall street, and
James Howard. Of Worcester. Mass,
were held for court, following their ar
rest today in the Nendig Hotel.
Patrick Dillon, whose saloon at Fifth
and Walnut streets was robbed Tuesday.
and John Peterson, bartender st the
saloon OF Mrs. Anna Clarity, 676 North
Twelfth street, identified the men as the
bandits who robbed their establishments.
The hearing was held before Magis-
trate Mecleary. who Immediately re-
turned the indictments TO the criminal
court.
Both of the men were well-dressed.
The two men who identified Howard
said he had been chewing gum when
he committed the robberies. Howard
chewed gum during the hearing.
Henry NJ Stevenson, an attorney. ap-
peared before Judge Mccormick in Quar-
ter Sessions Court and had the court
set tomorrow as the date for trial Of
the men. The attorney told the court he
had reason TO believe there would he
an attempt to railroad" the men IN
the event of their conviction, and he
asked that the trial be not held until
he could obtain an albi witness for one
of the men.
Trial set for Tomorrow
There was no objection to the request
on the part of the District Attorneys
Office and the trial date was fixed for
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The arrests were made by Detectives
Abbott and Vesck at the instance Of
Thomas Foster. a hotel detective, who
heard the two men talking with two
women in their rooms at the Nendig
Hotel. The mems discussion Of their
dogs" trevolvers) led to a search Of
their rooms and later to arrest.
Both robberies we're committed in the
saloons when they were well filled with
patrons. Dillon was forced to walk 10
an outer room where he was searched,
while one of the bandits opened the
cash register and emTsied it.
man in the saloon at the time was
robbed of S37 by. the two men after he
had been kicked and beaten into sub
mission. According to the mans story
Howard kicked him and struck him
while holding n revolver at hi. stomach.
He Identified the two men.
The prisoners were lined up with
twelve other men They were selected
had staged the hold-ups.
In their effects at the Vendg hotel.
two revolvers of heavy caliber were
found
Treat Bartender; Hold Up saloon
After treating the bartender TO a cigar
two thieves held up and robbed the
saloon of Felix Hughes, southwest cor-
ner of Fourth and South streets, early
this morning. and escaped in an auto
: mobile with about s75 which was in the
cash register at the time.
according to the bartender John Car
! ley, an autorSobile stopped in front Of
the door about a. nj, and two we'll
dressed young men, about twenty-five
years old, got out, leaving a third man
in the machine. There was one Gus
toner in the saloon at the time.
They walked TO the bar and ordered
two glasses of beer, and while Carley
was filling the glasses they walked TO
the door and looked up and down the
street
I'VE have drunken chauffeur" they
explained. land we've got to keep an
4 eye on him"
After they had finished their drink
they told Carley to treat himself to a
cigar at their expense, When he had
done SO. Carley turned 10 find himself
covered Dy TWO reNOlNerS,
I'VE are awful sorry to make you put
up your hands" said one Of them back
ing the bartender into a far corner of
the saloon, while the other man covered
the customer and rifed the cash reg
lister.
After warning the two men 10 make
no outcry the thieves backed through
the door, their revolvers still drawn,
and drove off In the automobile.
a., - CAa
ond and Christian streets station, and
! furnished them with description of the
hold-up men.
Peter Watkins. a negro, of Norris
town, was held in $1,000 bail for court
by Magistrate Imber in the Second and
Christian streets station today, accused
of carrying concealed weapons, Ac-
cording TO the police Watkins entered
the hardware store OF Samuel Finkel-
stein, 602 South street, last night and
demanded bullets for revolver.
When Finkelstein attempted TO learn
7 what watkins wanted with them the
latter. he said, drew the revolver and
attempted to argue. Finkelstein called
for help and held Watkins until Detec-
tiyes Bluebond and Comdeco, attracted
by the struggle, placed the negro under
arrest.
lrr Home is Looted
The home OF Charles B. Swift, 6Olt
Baynton street, Germantown, was en-,
tered by thieves early Wednesday eve
ming and robbed Of jewelry valued al
$3.50.
The family was at a dinner party ant
during its absence the parlor window
was forced open and house ransacked
Bed linen was tossed on the floors
bureau drawers were emptied, picture
removed from the walls and two carpets
torn up by the burglars, who got ava.
with several pieces OF jewelry.
I TROLLEY BANDITS ESCAPE