Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-02
FIVE AUTO BANDITS
STEAL LFURS WORTH
$4,000 AND ESCAPE
Exchange Shots With Officer
in Early Morning Raid
on 6 Street.

Five men in a high powered auto
members of an organized gang of fur
thieves, who have reaped a harvest
ir eastern cities. suddenly rolled up
before 1913 G street at 3:45 o'clock
this morning. smashed a big plate
glass show window in the establish
| ment of William Rosendorf and got
away with furs valued at $50, 200. es
Gaping shots fired by Charles S. Bose.
d special policeman. who surprised the
bandits while they were carrying the
loot from the window to the automo-
bile.
The robbers returned Bosses fire and
a running gun play followed. None
of the bullets took effect. so far as
the police have been able to learn.
| The automobile dashed out to 10th
ard X streets. where it sped past
Traffic Policeman Allsop of the first
district at the rate of fifty miles an
hour. Allsop. ignorant of the robbery.
| did not use his revolver in an effort to
stop the machine.
J Coats Picked Up on street.
Coats, neclkpieces and muffs enough to
| fill an ordinary automobile were stolen
-Four coats were picked up on the street
where they had been dropped by one
of the bandits when Bose put in his ap-
pearance.
| When the burglar alarm sounded in
| the Office of burglar alarm system sew
eral blocks from the scene of the rob-
berry Bose mounted his bicycle and
rushed there. He discovered the auto
mobile moving slowly down the street.
| while one of the bandits, his arms full
| of furs. was following il at a run.
Dropping his burden. the robber fired
at Bose, who quickly jumped off his
bicycle and returned his fire. The man
fad tn ba machine a 10Th and
! and the car sped north on 18th street,
| followed at short distance by Bose on
his bicycle, exchanging shots with the
bandits Midway between G and II
streets Bose gave up the chase and
notified the police.
Detective Edward Weldon. in charge
of the detective office. quickly got
several detectives on the scene. He
also communicated with the police of
other cities in an effort to intercept
the fleeing men. No trace of them
was found after they crossed 10th and
! K streets.
Mr.. Rosendorf told the police he
| carried a burglar insurance of only
| $4,000.
"Fur Ring Reported.
Operations of fur ring" in New
York. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia and
| this city is reported to have been un-
| covered through investigation of
| 800, 900 theft of furs from a manu-
| facturer's loft in New York April 1.
Such statement was made in a New,
York court yesterday by Assistan,
| District Attorney Markewich, when
three men under arrest in connection
with the big theft were arraigned.
! 1t was stated that furs were shipped
to a private house in Philadelphia,
lWhere they were packed In wooden
cases and shipped. to New York, Pitts
burgh and this city and sold. Local
police say they know nothing of the
revelations in the New York cas-
yesterday. They are satisfied, how
ever. that the furs stolen in various
cities quickly reach dealers in other
| cities.
The last fur robbery committed in
| this city, prior~to the Rosendorf rob-
berry this morning, was committed at
the Saks Fur Company, 1912 F street.
| April /. Furs stolen at that time were
valued at about 81. 600.