Evening journal., 1921-01-10
FIRE SHOTS AS
ROBBERS RAID,
POLICE NEARBY

burglars pried open the heavy board
shutters of the home Of George W..
Weaver, 622 West Eighth street. an
emplOye OF the Harlan plant, Drohc
out window pane, got into the 'front.'
room, lighted all the gas jets, ana e(l-
dcntly were preparing TO ransack hte
lower floors when their plans We're
inierfered with bv the arrival OF Mr.
Weaver with a gun. Their departure
was made by the front door, which
they had opened and Mr.. weaver
quickened their flight by iiring MS
gun in the air.
At this juncture several shots were
nred in the neighborhood OF seventh
and Wollaston streets, but whether II
was someone firing at the same crowd,
or another set Of burglars in that
neighborhood is not known.
About $50 o'clock an attempt was
made to break into the grocery store
OF Morris Reuben, Eighth and VOL
lastOn streets, but the burglars, a
heavy set man and a good sized boy,
both believed TO be Negroes, were
scared by the raising Of a window on
The second floor by Harry Bearges, a
tenant.
Mr.. Bearges heard the men trying
20 force side door on WollastOn
street, and got the window open in
time to see the men run north on
Wolaston street
Some time early Sunday morning an
attempt was made to enter The cOnfec-
iionery store OF Gilbert Barrett at
Eighth and jefferson streets, but the
burglar was scared away. Mrs Bar
rett stated this morning that a young
Negro had come In the store Satur-
day night and after making some pur-
chases, seemingly was scanning the
manner in which the door on the
Jefferson street side was fastened
When the noise was heard Mr.. Barrett
went down, but the would-be burg
lar, evidently hearing him coming.
aad fed
several officers were In that neigh
horhood This morning endeavoring 10
get some clue that might lead 10 the
arrest OF these burglars.
an entrance was forced 10 the con-
Iecuonary store OF Frank J Welsh.
- Market street. at an early hour
saturday morning. the safe broken
open and about $50 in cash taken.
TWO oash registers in the store, each
containing small sums OF money,
were not distrubed.
Entrance was made bv a rear win
low and The safe door forced nv
means OF an iron bar, which the
burglars left.
What was thought 10 have been a
robbery OF an automobile from 4
garage on WollaStOn street. between
seventh and Eighth streets. upon in
Nessation by Detective J. G. Riley.
was found a false alarm. The ma
chine was found in the possession of
IL o"nr, who had taken Il away for
a weekend trip.
TaNicab Driver Robbed.
Probably the most daring robbery
Irl0
ho'd-ups and robbcries. was one last
night by TWO men and a Young
woman. who held up Raymond a.
Dempsey. a Chester taXifab driver. on
the Philadelphia turnpike. near this
city. and and after taking an the
money he had. iefi him BY the road
side as they sped toward This city
In his machine. Dempsey had been
engaged by the trio TO take them
from me Pennsylvania railroad sta
lion m chester. % Holly Oak Road
They lefi Chester shortly before I
ocl0ck Saturday night Speeding his
passengers along TIE turnpike. Demp-
sey was scanning the highway ahead
To see where the Holly Oak road
opened into the turnpike. when ne
. felt a revolver against his temple. At
q command from one OF the men pas
~engers. DE brought the car 20 a
siandsiili. and was told 10 hand over
his money. This he did. handing 10 20
the girl. who laughed. Thon ne was
invited 10 set out
As he stepped 20 the ground one
~ the men moved into the drivers
scat. siariei The engine and sped on.
dempsey came % this city and n0ti-
fed The police
Within an nour after the hold-up.
TIE car. a flYe-passencer. was found
abandoned in front OF 25O2 North Van
buren street BY Policeman Malcolm
A. Priichet;.
City detectives and patr0lmen have
arrested five men during the last
Three days as a result Of The crusade
against perpetrators Of h0id-ups and
r0bberies Two of the prisoners have
BEEN identified IN connection with at
beast three hoid-ups. according 10 the
police.
Robert Jackson and Walter Hop
kins. arrested last week as suspicious
characters. after numerous COM
plants had been placed against them
by citizens living on the outskirts
% the city. were Identified By James
A. Mclaughlin. of Boxwood Road
near Richardson Park. DEL and VIII
Ham r.. Lane Of near Newark Del
as the men who held them up on
Christmas eve. according 20 the Do
lice. At the time OF their arrest Hop
kins had a p calibre revolver ant
cartridges In his possession. In Mu,
nlcipal Court on a charge OF carry
ing concealed deadly weapons he re-
ceiVod a sentence Of 500 and Ter
months In lail for the offonse.
observing three young men lott
erlne around an automobile stand
ing In front OF the residence Of nr
p. A. Traylor S0l Washington street
last night, Policeman James a. Col
watched them until one Of them "a
into the machine and prepared {
drive away when he arrested IN
man. He gave his name as Linden I
Smith. p years old a sailor. Wh
said he came from Philadelphia.
charge OF attempted larceny WI
placed against him.
ATTEMPT AT RICHARDSON PARK
Awakened early in the morning by
noise as II some one was trying
raise a window. Mrs. Fred Lang.
Elmhurst, called her husband III
vould-be thief fled and Mr. Ian
with ncighbors, followed his trac
for some distance in the mud
MRS. C. T. LYON IMPROVES.
Mrs George T. Lyon, wife Of {
president 0f City Council. who "
successfully operated on Saturd
evening at the private hospital OF I
J. J. Jones. for appendicitis. was
ported this noon as being In a sat