The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

R. Jelleff store.
up of William GIdenhorn In his
MIA avenue northwest
In Store Nearly an Hour.
Two young men entered the storo
shortly after o'clock. ostensibIy -
purchase a pair of shoes.
They appeared hard to satisfy ana
fooled" around nearly an hour
while other customers came in and
went out. Finally. Randall, it Is
said, with the new shoes on his feet
reached in his pocket and pulled ouz
a gun.
Gildenhorn was forced into a room
in the rear, gagged with two hand
kercbiefs and bound with a smalL
rope TO a water pipe. Homer. it ia
alleged. wrapped Up two pairs %
shoes, two hats, and rihed the C2slG
register.
Randall, becoming impatient, went
to- the door leading to the front ots
the store, the police say, and asked
Homer II everything was all right
In this short interval. GudeuhorR
managed to free one Of his hands.
and the minute Randall slammed tho
door, reached down and united tho
rope from his ankles. Half an hour
later at Number One he still had tho
rope around one leg.
Chases West on Avenue.
The two gunmen ran west on
Pennsylvania avenue. with GIIdeu-
horn not far behind. yelling for tho
police. Reaching Thirteenth street.
they turned north, doubling back
on z street.
BY this time a small crowd had
taken up the chase, leaving Gil
denhorn behind
Half way between Thirteenth amt
Twelfth streets Ed Monk ran out q
a garage with a small piece OF pIpa
in his hand. As he raised IL 70 E.5
Homer. who was a few PAGES ahead
Randall. it Is said, shot him from
behind. AlliCood was shot on no
corner Of Twelfth and L streets.
Policeman JOins Chase.
This was the fisst shot fired and
BICYCLE Policeman =. X. Fowler.
standing at Thirteenth and r streets
L,arInE il, and seeing the crowd.
ran east on I street TO head OF ths
luEitiNcs-
In the meantime the gunner
reached Twelfth street on L and
turned north. where. finding tLI
pursuit growing hotter. one turned
and fired again. this time dropping
AlIiCood.
hlIgood, Just a fow minutes be-
fore. had run his car up the incline
runway OF the Service Garage, wEero
10 had pa: n away for the night
H., was on the second floor when 10
heard sounds OF the chase, and ran
out. firing A. the gunner across tho
street. He pursued them to the cor
ucr where he received his wound.
Commanded TO Halt.
Reaching + street. the two again
doubled back westward passing
Officer Fowler who. because Of tho
closCness of the purusuinE crowd
was unable 10 determine which were
the pursued.
There they 60" yelled souo ono,
and Fowler called for the two high
waymen to stop. When they failed
to heed him. ho fired once and start
ed in pursuit firing again as le ran-
Thoroughly winded. and one q
them showing signs Of ErInc w"U1u-
ed. they fired their guns downward
tllfl. 81 llllfAllle tNt a ~ O f'A tla-f ..A
front Of the store OF Frank L. Je'-
lrT. where building alterations are
in progress. surrouI,red without q
struggle.
At First Tr,rin,t station wh,-e
they were first taken. fIoIn-~,
dropped roll OF bills on the floor.
in an effort To- lose the evidence. The
roll was found to contain SIS. huc
Gildeuhorn estimated that 50 Vas
taken from his. register.
NIIiGoed'S Condition serious.
AHirood. az 90, EmCrE, u,y Hos
pital. was reported in d srrIr.- ,nu-
a'tiou follow iuG an operation Gee sr-
tract tho bullet lodged in IIs ablo-
men Monks wound Is MOI ,rlug5l
and he is resting ruWfoT auIy
Nouh lives at @7si Sh, rmHu ave-
nu, northw o~' and has 81 ~.ar, 80
business in tl1, rear "f 1910 FlEhih
stree northwest o., is g., ,.aTs uil
aud has resided .u WashiuEl,n Dra.-
Jica'lN all his Ifr