The Washington times., 1923-02-01
WOMAN TRIES
To BALk
BANDIT
Cigar Dealers Wife Struggles
With Gunmen-Five Rob-
berries Reported.

Five robberies were reported to
the police last night and early
this morning. In four instances
the victims were terrorized by the
flourishing of firearms. In the
last few weeks many hold-ups by
armed bandits have been reported
to the police.
Three By Same Trio.
Three hold-ups within half an
hour were staged last night in the
northeast section by three youths
who disguised themselves by roug-
ing and blackening their faces.
The bandits first visited the store
of Benjamin Aaronoff, 1889 Benning
road northeast, where he and his
daughter, Rachel, fourteen years
old, were backed against the wall
at the point of pistols while one
rifled the cash register. They got
$45. The bandits smiled as Aaranoff
pleaded for the safety of his daugh-
ter. They promised they would
not shoot unless they tried to give
warning to passersby.
After the robbery the police were
notified and reserves from the
Ninth precinct and several de.
tectives from headquarters were
ordered to investigate. While the
police were on their way, the same
bandits robbed two other store
proprietors.
GrOcers Life Threatened.
Hurrying from the store of
Aaronoff, the trio went to the
establishment of Samuel Zil<erman n,
GA Tennessee avenue northeast.
and r1fled the cash register. They
stole $40. Zikerman was about to
close his store for the night when
an armed man commanded him to
hold up his hands. The other two
bandits followed closely and made
search for the money. Ziker-
mans life was threatened il he
made any attempt to communicates
with the police.
Leaving the Zikerman establish
ment, the bandits went to the cigar
store of Vincent Marine at 1874
Tennessee avenue, where they stole
$35. One of the bandits tussled
with Marino's wife, who tried to pre-
vent the rifling of the cash register.
She was threatened with death il
she did not desist. A man who was
telephoning in a booth did not
know what was going on and when
he stepped out he found himself
confronted by one Of the armed
bandits.
Revolver Misses Fire.
Herman Murray, eighteen years
| old, employed by Marine, who was
in the store when the bandits en-
tered, whipped a revolver from his
pocket when the bandit began to
| tussle with Marines wife but when
he attempted to shoot the pistol
missed fire. One of the hold-u
men fired at the youth but missed.
simultaneously a shot was fired at
James Conroy, who had been tele-
| phoning. but the bullet missed him.
Seeing that the bandits were deter
mined in their operations those in
the store remained quiet while the
trio Packed out the door
The hold-up men, who appeared
to be well dressed, fled in an auto
mobile after the third hold-up. The
car they used had been stolen and
was found abandoned at Fifteenth
street and Massachusetts avenue
southeast several hours after the
robberies. Thomas L. Evans, 1341
South Carolina avenue southeast,
reported that the car had been
stolen from in front Of his home.
A few days ago a lone bandit,
with blackened face robbeH a store
keeper and 1t is believed he may be
one Of the trio that perpetr, lted the
robberies last night
John 0. Marshall, 327 SKINNER
street southeast, was held IN Vat the
point of pistol by two white men
who robbed him of $37. HA was
lighting the lamps on his autp on
b street, between First and Se'sond
streets southwest, when he was mp
preached by the bandits.
Thomas F. Harrison, of GeorSe,
town University Hospital. com.
planned to police of the Fourth nre..
clnct that ne was assaulted anA
ropned OF 800 by a colored bandi,..
he was walking at Delaware avenut|