Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27

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company. in making this announce
ment, said that several private detec-
tives also had been engaged to search
for the robbers.
Inspector Grant Sends Detectives.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant, chief of
detectives, was seated at his desk
about o'clock yesterday afternoon
sage acquainting him with the crime.
He gave an order for all the men on
hand to hurry to the scene of the
murder and robbery.
Jake Wolfe, said to be one of the
most experienced chauffeurs in the
city. had one of the powered
cars of the force at the 14th street
fore the several sleuths detailed to
assist the Maryland authorities could
get ready to start. In the party were
Detectives O'Brien. Wech. Hughlett.
Alligood and Walsh. and Policeman
H. N. Jett Of the office clerical force.
Jett took with him q German luger.
said to be one Of the most forceful
of weapons. hoping he might get a
chance to use it and assist in captur-
ing the bandits. He had taken the
weapon from a dead German army
officer in France. 1t shoots eleven
times, Jett said. and will kill at a
distance of a mile. He had no oppor-
tunity to use it. however.
Makes Quick Trip.
Exactly forty-ive minutes from the
time Jake Wolfe started from the Dis
trict building he pulled up in front of
the bank. Excited people had gath
, cred in and about the building and
were discussing the various features
of the crime. Some of them unhesi-
tatingly declared summary justice
! was the Only punishment that should
be inflicted should the bandits be
ca ptured.
DR.. J. ". Bird. one of the profess
siona1 men summoned to the bank to
! render first aid. picked from the floor
the bullet that had passed through
Director Hallowelrs body. 1t proved
| to be of .3S-caliber and had been
partly fiattened in doing it's deadly
/ work 1t was turned over to De-
tective OBrien and brought to police
headquarters. where 1t was carefully
| examined and put away to be used
in the trial of the bandits. should
| they be captured.
Inspector Grants men learned from
of Sandy Spring. that he had seen
! the automobile on its way out Of the
settlement after the hold-up although
| ne knew nothing of what had hap
pened until after Frank l.. Hewitt OF
Silver Spring had called at the bank
| and discovered the dead body of the
J director on the floor and had re-
| sponded to the appeals of the impris-
oned persons to be released from the
\ vault.
Recalls Part Of License Nulpber.
Mr.. Awkward was able to recall a
portion of the Maryland license mum
Der on the rear of the automobile.
| IAN I could see was Ill.," he told
the detectives. They were the first
four numbers. Mud hid the. last
| numbers"
| AS the car sped through the village
of Sunshine. several miles distant, the
detectives were told. the same num-
bers were seen. Detectives said the au-
| tomobile number probably would
/ mean little in the investigation Of the
crime, as the bandits doubtless took
| that from another car and kept 1t or
their machine until they reached q
point where 1T no longer was neces.
| sary for them to continue speeding.
Washington detectives obtained from
Miss Sallie Brooke. the bookkeeper, q
statement OF the transaction. She wa.
unable to tell the number Of bandits
in the party. being 50 much disturbed
and excited.
From the looks Of thfnss.sshs said