The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-09-28
LONE WOLF
IDENTIFIED
BY 7 HREE.
Police Believe Greenfield Turn
ed to Crime to Pay Wife's
Hospital Bills.

'It's frame up! l do not believe
my husband is guilty, and I'm going
to stick to him regardless of what
ever happens" today declared Nan
Rawls Greenfield, pretty nineteen
year-old bride of a year of Phillip
Rudolph Greenfield, twenty, alleged
"lone wolf" who single handed held
up and robbed Ernest s. Brown, CASH
Ter of the Peoples Commercial and
Savings Bank, 1908 Georgia avenue,
Of $3.50, July Is last.
Denies He's Guilty.
Greenfield was brought here yes.
terday from Savannah, Ga, where
he had been captured by Detective
Sergt Edward j. Kelly. Mrs. Green
field was present when her youthful
husband was arrested and she asked
him II he was guilty.
No" Greenfield replied.
IF you say you are innocent, |
believe you" the wife rejoined.
When Detective Kelly was about
to start back to Washington with
the alleged bandit, Mrs. Greenfield
pleaded that she be permitted to
accompany him and the detective
TO this city. So she came along and
today is pacing up and down the cor
ridors of the District building. outside
Of Police Headquarters. while her
youthful husband is being subjected
to a line Of questioning which it is
hoped will result in his confessing
to the daring bank robbery.
Identified by Three.
Inspector Clifford L. Grant. chief
of detectives. asserted this morn
ing that Greenfield was the lone
Nnynl h. t..II l.
He bases this opinion on the fact
that Greenfield not only has been
positively identified by Mr.. Brown.
the bank cashier, but by Paul Gle
mer, of 74S Harvard street, whose
machine was Communicated by the
bandit after the bank robbery.
Another who has identified Green
field is II. w. kendrick, who con.
ducts a sporting goods store at
3271 M street northwest. Or. Accord
ing to Kendrick. on July Is, three
days before the bank robbery. Green
field entered his shop and asked
to see revolver. He then asked
for cartridges which he placed in the
pistol.
A moment later. Kepdrick claims.
Greenfield thrust ttpe revolver In
his face, shouting Hard luck, old
man" and backed out OF the door.
Hes the man declared kendrick,
as he faced Greenfield this morning
at police/headquarters.
Investigation by the police devel.
oped that Greenfield left Washington
for. Baltimore on the afternoon Of the
day that the bank cashier was held
up. He is believed to have taken a
boat in the Monumental City for
Savannah.
Told OF Robbery.
Before leaving Washington Green.
field Is alleged to have told woman
friend that he had held up a bank,
showing her a wad of money. The
woman. who is married, told her hus-
band. Later Detectives Kelly, Scriv.
ener, Connor and Jet, all of the
Central office. learned of Greenfield's
admission that he had robbed the
cashier and they started a search for
the alleged bandit. He was recently
traced to Savannah.
Detectives also learned that two
weeks before the bank robbery. Mrs.
Greenfield, who had lived with the
prisoners mother at 1905 Crittenden
street northwest, left Washington for
her home in Savannah. She was III
aud went home TO undergo an opera.
ton.
1t is the opinion OF the police that
Greenfield, who held a mental lob in
a lunchroom here, and who had no
funds, planned the robbery in order
that he could aid his young wife in
her distress.
Greenfield admits reaching Savan.
nah with a large sum OF money, but
declares that he got it gambling. He
refused to tell where. He married his
wife when she was but eighteen years
old, the couple clipping to a little place
out of Savannah. They later came
to Washington, having lived here for
four months prior to the bank rob.
berry.
Greenfield will be taken into Police
Court tomorrow.