The Washington times., 1923-01-21
BANDIT YOUTH
SHRS NORFOLK
BY BOLD RAIDS
Holds Up Three Chain Stores
at Gun Point, With Intima-
ton That Revenge Is Motive
"A. & p KILLED MY FATHER
After Third Fruitful Raid He
Branches Out With Depreda-
tions on the General Public

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 20.-A
lone bandit-a beardless boy with
q cleaning revolver and nerves Of
steel-has effected in Norfolk q
reign of terror over employees Of
the, Atlantic and Pacific chain Of
stores. His motive, he has as
serted on three occasions, Is verl-
geance.
''The A. & P. stores killed my
father!"
This was the dramatic excla-
nation he uttered when he leveled
q revolver at the manager of one
of these stores in suburban sec
tion q few nights ago. The same
explanation was given when he
visited two other stores of the
same organization subsequently.
In each instance he rifled the con-
tents Of the cash register while he
held the manager at bay with his
revolver.
FIRST TAKEN AS JOKE.
The first report concerning the
boy bandit was received at police
headquarters as a joke.
"A dope fiend pulling some
theatrical stuff, was the way de-
tectives assigned to the investiga-
ton characterized the work OF the
gunman.
And, working on this theory, the
police rounded up group Of drug
addicts that abound here In the
slums and summoned the victims
Of the bandit to look them over.
But, while many Of the unfor-
tunates answered In q, general way
the description Of the young des-
perado. none Of them was identified
as the robber.
Three times the gunman struck
suburban A. & p. stores. Then he
enlarged upon the scope Of his
activities.
GETS $500 FROM MERCHANT.
A few nights ago Jake Feinstein,
proprietor of a seaman's Quitting
store in the heart of the business
district, was checking up on his
days business when q boy entered
the store.
Feinstein greeted his customer
with smile that froze on his faco
when he beheld o.. revolver within
Open the safe, the visitor exs'
claimed, prodding the stupefied mer-
chant.
Involuntarily Feins.ein's mouth
flew open. But he stifled the cry
before 1t was uttered.
I'm powerfully nervous" the boy
remarked. "You almost made me
pull the trigger. Don't do it again,
for I don't want to hurt you."
Feinstein moved over to the safe
and fumbled with the combination.
IT tried to forget the combination"
he told detectives later, "but when
that boy jammed that gun against
my back, just couldn't help re-
membering how to open the safe"
The young desperate took $500
from the safe, considerably leav-
ing the change for the merchant.
"And he wished me good luck
when he left" the merchant walled
to the police.
JITNEY DRIVER HELD UP.
Half an hour after the boy left
Feinstein, with a warning that If
he yentured to the door in pursuit
he would be shot by the bandits
partner. The gunman-or someone
answering In detail to his descrip-
driver of his bankroIl, having been
q passenger in the jitneur's car
from the downtown section to tie
end of the route. Feinstein and
the titneur arrived at headquarters
simultaneously to report the out
RACES.
The following night Toku Magu,
proprietor of japanese restau.
rant, received a telephone message
announcing that the boy bandit
and q friend would call at his cafe
at midnight to knock him off,"
The oriental thought somebody was
and he took no precautions in res
gard to his prospective visitors.
At midnight two young white
men walked into Magu's restau.
rant, which is patronized solely by
colored people. One of the men
remained near the front door;
the other proceeded to the kitchen,
where Magu keeps his cash register.
II happened that Magu was enter
tanning half a dozen Of his coun-
frymen. The white visitor stalked
dramatically. about the kitchen and
ordered something to eat. Before
the waiter could serve the meal,
the white boy showed the table
aside and stood up.
CHANGES HIS MIND.
There's too many folks here for
me to do what I had intended"
he announced. "I don't want to
have to hurt anybody, so I'm leav-
ing"
And he left. taking his partner
with him. Then Magu notified
the police. The description fur.
nished by him tailed with that
given by victims Of the boy ban.
dit.
Another night the boy-for that's
what the cops call him now
stepped into the o. p. Joseph's
store. Producing a revolver he
commanded the proprietor to do.
nate. Joseph had no intention of
contributing.
"You get out Of here" he or.
dered. ignoring the gun.
The youth smiled.
IT see / can't bluff you," he
exclaimed. $50 I'll CO."
And he did.
rhe next night. however. he was
forced to resort to a bluff that re
Tuired more nerve than is pos
sessed by the average gunman. He
called at the store of s. p. Ever
EFT. The proprietor, a large man
was alone in the place. The boy
drew his revolver and voiced the
usual formula. But 1t didn't work
according to schedule. Everett
showed fight. He lunged at thu