Evening star., 1921-09-07
WILD AUT0PURSU|T
/ FOLLOWS HOLD-UP
Motor. Thieves Elude Police in
Chase, But Officer on Way
Home Gets Suspects.

A sixty -mile-an- -hOur chaSe 'hi Jus :.
the streets of Northeast and Soutneast
Washington early today preceded the
arrest OF Albert Wilmer hrause.
twenty-five, who said he lived at 3342
Al street. and JOSEPH Nelly. who gave
no address, on two charses OF hish
way robbery and one of JOY riding
The arrest was made within three
hours after. police of the ninth pre-
cinct, under direction of Lieut.. Gu!
Burlinganc. We're notlned ol Tue III 81
oldh-up and the theft OF the auto
mobile.
" Archie. Flynn of 5ll VI street north
west. a hacker made the first report
of a hold-up. He phoned the nlnth pre
cinct station that two "fareS hao hsio
him up at revolver point near the
District line on BladensburS road
while they rified his pockets and later
made off with his machine, a large
touring car
Rurlincame with Sergts. Lohman
and Russell. Immediately s'artSo gu |
on the case with an automobile 1ur.
nished by Joseph Brown. owner OF
the hackers ear. They cruised the
northeast section and were neadlhs
toward northwest when the allese"
stolen machine passed the poilce cai
at eth street and Florida avenue
The police started in pursuit. Inc
chase led down Florida avenue 10
lexington place. here lnH P:lSe
car came alongside and the dcteclNes
got Il good lpOk at tiit
street car swung into view ana 'he
fleeing automobile squeezed It's W.!
through the gap between the street
car and curbing. while the latter
machine WAS cut OH
Fugifivrs speed Away i" DARK
The specdcrs continued down Fiori-
da avenue to 9Th str-"t northeast l.
and swung south toward tAs soutn- :
eastern section of the city. The lugl-
nod n.f
ragged in and out oi streets. losins
the pursuers. Burlingarnc ca!led mead
quarters and asked the hith pItcl'lee
to keep d special lookout Ior the car
The car was picked up shortly ant
erward. abandoned at 10th ana b
streets southeast.
In the meantime Sergt. Pussell. who
was off duty at midnight anu haa
volunteered for the chase, oroPPeu
out from the police machur at i3th
street and Maryland avenue northeast
TO make his way nome.
, He. was walking down 18th street
near II. when two men who looked
like those in the stolen car passed
him He arrested them and brought
Them to the ninth precinct station
When they arrived there they gave
their names rs kraus@ and Kelly ana
admitted. according to the police not
only the hoid-up of Flynn on Eladens-
burg road but also a later hoid-up at
Connecticut avenue and keokuk
street. where Albert Gates of o6Os
Connecticut avenue was robbed at
the point of a pistol of approximately
$99
according to the police, krauSe ad-
Tnitted also completely in Il recent rob-
berry of a haberdashery, where large
quantity OF silk shirts were stolen.
The method used in getting Flynn.
the hacker. to Bladensburg road. ac-
eording to the police. was through
telephone call to the automobile serV-
ice station at which he was employed.
This call came from I'd and H streets
northeast. When the men reached a
deserted spot of Bladensburg road. it
was said, they called to Flynn to halt
and robbed him of 81. his pocketbook
and papers, as well as his automobile.
Then they tied him with wire. gagged
him and made off.
..Upon arrest, the police claim. Flynn's
papers and pocketbook. as well as the
cash bags in which Gates money was
kept, was found on the two men.