The Washington herald., 1922-03-04
SMASHER TAKES
Is RINGS FROM
SHOP WINDOW
Second Robbery of Kind
Within Ten Hous in
Same Vicinity.
twenty-five welding rings and /.

: Twenty-Five welding rings and ~
watch bracelets were reported
stolen when a robber smashed a
snow window of the salvatore De-
sio jewelry store. s2s + street
northwest. shortly after sunrise
yesterday. The loot was valued at
,4e5.
The robbery was the second with
In q radius Of four blocks. Police
we're stili securing the vicinity for
a robber who got Sc wedding rings,
Il strings of pearls and several
diamonds and pins. after smashing
the window OF the Kay Jewelry
Company. 4o7 Seventh street north
vast.
H6lgry highwaymen drove or a
delivery truck, with it's load Of poul-
try, eggs and rsh. from in front OF
sos Fourteenth street northwest,
John II. Carter. EOS Tenth street
nsrthwest. reported The police
within a few hours recovered the
truck. minus its contents, on L
street near Eleventh street north
west. The truck was loaded with
food valude at s2ls, comprising lis
chickens, 6 turkeys, IL fish and SO
dGea Of eggs.
fhfeves pried into q trunk In Miss
Margaret Whites apartment in the
woodworth, Tenth and M streets
aaf aHA fuvn RNA Tlharfu
bonds.
Five pints of whisky comprised
the loot Of thieves who entered the
basement Of Max Miller's drus
store. at Seventh and o streets
northwest, shortly after noon. Mil
Ter told police the liquor was worth
ss:25.
Carpenter and plumbers tool.
valued at st2 were stolen by thieve:
who invaded an unoccupied house
at wisconsin avenue and Q street
. northwest and the residence at 1926
Eleventh street northwest. The
losers are Charles w. Ohm, sis "
street southeast: Clarence Brink.
ley. s14 e street northwest, and
Charles w. Ogden.
Thieves thwarted the plan OF Ed
ward Barnes to guard his money
when they pulled out S76 in bills
from beneath his bed pillow early
yesterday. he told the police.
Breaking the glass side window
OF the Sanitary Grocery branch a'
500 X street northwest. thieves en-
tered the store and rihed the money
drawer contained beneath the coun,
ter of iO contents. $50, A. ]. Miller
reported TO the police.
Pickpockets lifted s3i from hi.
pockets while he was standing al
Ninth and New York avenue north
west, February Is, Walter Tucker
1901 Queen Chapel road northeast
told the police.
Mrs. NettIe Riley. 4s37 Wisconsin
avenue northwest. informed police
mas of the theft of her family wash
from a clothes line.
Laundry Taken From wagon.
Fred Garrett. 1913 3 street north
east. reported to police the theft
of a laundry bag. filled with clothes
valued at $40. from the delivery
wagon he was driving yesterday.
Thieves stole clothing anc
toilet brushes, valued at s5o7, from
the residence Of Arthur Hale. 1s3t
Phelps place, on February 2s, Mich
OILS Hargrove. insurance adjuster
= located in the Bond Building, noti-
fed police last night.
: Entering the home Of Harry
Simpkin. at 1893 T street north
west. last night. thieves took q
steamer trunk containing clothing
valued at s125.
Three negroes held up and robbed
ALA Hammond. 143 A street north
east. at New Jersey avenue and
streets northwest, according to q
report made to the police last night
After forcing the man to surrender
s23. one Of the assailants struck
him over the head with a blackjack
cutting a deep cash in his fore
head.
Two white men robbed Nose Call
way, colored. 10 Decatur street
northeast. of s45 in cash, at the
point OF a revolver. according to q
report made to the police last night
Three sUitcases were stolen from
the home of George W. Spier. q
East Melrose street. Chevy Chase
Nd. according to a report made &C
the police.