The Washington times., 1921-02-16
SIX JAILED AS
PIKE BANDITS
EIkton Police Get Packard
Raider Which BootIeggers
Say Is Rum Hawk.

A squad of Washington detectives
was rushed TO Elkton, Md, today to
identify six men who claim to be
from this city and who are held re-
sponsible for spreading a reign Of
terror along the Elkton- Baltimore
pike during the past two months.
Arrested at midnight last night
when they left an Elkton restaurant,
the men refused to talk other than
to give their names. The latest
charge against them Is holding up
and robbing an automobile OF thirty
eight cases OF whiskey early yester-
day morning.
WILD WEST STUFF.
The msu gave their names as Tay-
lor FreSman, 1928 Georgia avenue
northwest; A. ID. McCurley. 2031
Ninth street northwest; Leroy Mason
(colored). 1926 Sixth street; c. w.
Burroughs, ll5 A street southeast; (;
Aaron Tractenberg, 900 Fifth street
northwest, and Herbert King, Ball
ston. Va.
The story as gathered by The
Times today from persons investi-
eating the case. rivals stories OF the
wild and woolly West. 1t follows:
At o'clock yesterday morning, a
Packard automobile was speeding
from Philadelphia to Elkton, carry
ing a load of whisky and two pass
engers.
Just outside the city limits, another
Packard appeared from the side OF
the pike and stopped crosswise of the
hi oh dirarflv front of the
Philsdelphia car. - - .y
FuuLaDE OF sHorH .,-..
Six men were in the second car.
They ordered the two occupants of
the first car to halt, but the driver
twisted his wheel and the car got
past.
The second car gave chase and
opened a fusillade of shots which
punctured a tire and the gas tank Of
the Philadelphia car, disabling IL. The
car was looted-thirtye eight cases OF
whiskey were taken, and the second
car (known to the county authorities
as the Washington carr went on it's
way.
Later a man giving his name as
James r. Doolittle. Of Philadelphia,
drove the disabled Packard to ga
rage at West Grove, near Elkton, and
called Sheriff Louis A. Seth and told
him of the hold-up. He promised to
meet the sheriff at , o'clock this morn
ing at the scene. He also furnished
description OF the bandits.
CAR is REGULAR ARSENAL.
Last night, shortly before midnight,
Police Officer A. @. Moran. with
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Hulmes was
standing on Main street, Elkton, when
Packard carrying six men stopped
in front of a restaurant. The men
alighted, went in and ordered food.
When they left the eating house,
they were met by the two officers,
who placed them under arrest. They
offered no resistance. On being
searched 5000 was taken from them.
In the automobile and on their
persons were found:
Three 3S-caliber pistols, one 44-cal-
iber Colt pistol, four boxes of 3S-
caliher shells, and four boxes of A.
caliber Colt shells. There was no
whiskey in the car. The authorities
believe the loot was brought to Wash
ington and disposed of; that the
bandits had the proceeds with them
for use on another trip to Philadel,
phia.
The Washington car, according TO
Sheriff Seth, fits the description OF
the Packard which has been seen
in a series of holdups in the Sus-
quehanna valley during the past two
months. The six men-five white
and one colored--are invariably in
the car, reports to the sheriff said
Capture of the Washington sex
tette was hailed as great catch
for the Cecil county officers, but the
end was not yet
At . o'clock this morning when
Sheriff Seth went to keep his date
with the Philadelphia bootlcggsr, the
bootleEEer was not there.
AS the sheriff and Deputy Hulmes
were patrolling the highway an auto
mobile put in. They halted II, made
an inspection and found e loaded
with whiskey. The two occupants Of
the car were hapdcuffed, but then
another car hove into view.
Deputy Hulmes cried out halt but
the car did not stop. IT merely slow
ed down sufficiently for the officer "a
leap to the running board. Within
he saw n load of whiskey.
Going alongside the first car cap
tured, the driver OF the second car
stepped on the gas, while another
occupant struck Hulmes blow,
sending him hurting to the ground.
Get these cuffs off and we will
help you catch that car" begged one
of the prisoners. The sheriff did and
when he recovered from a headlong
fall from the car, he and Hulmes
were alone