Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-28
Sisters Sought
as Bandits Aids

Continued from raec One
On their return to the city the Brandley
girl complained of illness and he stop
ped the car on the steep HILL
AS the girl alighted three men ap-
peared from a clump of bushes. stepped
on the running board and commanded
Bandit Fires Three Shots
Apparently Moorc's compliance was
too slow. for one bandit struck him on
the head with blackjack The stunned
man lesped for the robter and both
rolled down the hill. In the struggle
the bandit fired three shots ut his vic
tim. none Of which took effect
Noticing the suspicious actions of the
two girls, who were walking rapidly
from the scene. Mclnnis investigated.
AS he approached the scene Of the hold :
up he saw the men jump into the car
and drive away He Communicated an =
other machine and followed several
hundred yards in the rear.
The fleeing bandits sped up the hill
and around the Lemon lIill drive past
Woodward Guard House. McInnis in
close pursuit. Then the highwaymen
turned down Girard avenue. with Ar
thin still q prisoner. As the machine
reached Taney street. just above Twen-
y-siXth, the motor stalled and the trio
jumped out AS they turned south on
Tancy street one of the men turned
and Cred at Arthin. the bullet hitting
his right hand
In the meantime. Moore had been
picked up unconscious by passing mo-
torists who were on their way 10 the
hospital when Citilo jumped on the
running board He commanded the
driver 20 put on more speed. but just
as the car turned into West College
avenue, McInnis drove up and placed
him under arrest.
Moore Tells OF HOldup
Several persons who had been stand =
ing at Twenty sixth and Girard ave.
nue. saw Citilo dash away from the
car and suspccting him Of being n thiei
informed McInnis when he arrived n
few seconds after the frs. machine bad
stalled.
Moore said today that the suspicious
Of the girls had been aroused earlier
in the evening when they repeatedly
uuizzed him about the amount Of money
he carried.
II met Arthin at Broad and Oxford
streets about s o'clock last night he
said. The girls were in the machine
with him when | arrived. We drove to
Broad street and Germantown avenue,
where We had several drinks in a rafe
Then we drove back to Diamond
street and rode out to the Park. As
We we're going down Brewery Hill to
reach the drive Anna Brandley asked
us to stop. She was feeling Ill., she
said. noticed at the time that three
men were lettering in tn" road but paid
no attention 10 them.
We continued on, however. and
Falls OF Schuylkill Then we returned
Girl Insists on Stopping
As we reached the middle Of
Brewery Hill on our return 10 the
city, the Rrandey girl once more said
she was i'll and insisted that We stop
until she revived.
Il suggested to Arthn that we halt
for few minutes and both girls got
out Then IL was that the three men
dashed up and told us to throw up our
hands.
"One Of them struck me over the head
with his blackjack even before I had
time TO comply with his orders and I
made leap for him. We both fell over
and rolled down the hill. The last thing
| remember was hearing the three shots
fred and seeing one Of the bandits
jump into the car with Arthin and drive
away
p. J. Long. Negro chauffeur for Di-
rector of Welfare Warburton. saw the
bandit chase as he was standing near
Taney street and. after they had jumped
from Arthin's machine. he Went over.
lifted the wounded man from the car
and drove him 10 the Lsnkenau Hospi-
tai.