Evening star., 1924-10-17
BANDIT GIVES UP
IN POLICE Staying
Needed Money, Novice Bank
Robber Says, Shot Pur-
suing Trooper.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
READING, Pa, October 1T.-Nolun-
tarily Surrendering to the local po-
lice, Philip A. Hartman of AnnNille,
Pa, early today confessed, according
to the authorities. that he had shot
and killed State Trooper Francis i"
Haley, after having held up and rob-
bed the cashier Of the Abbottstown
tPa.) State Bank of more than $1,000
He said he had planned the robbery
himself, was alone when it was COM
mitted, and shot the State trooper
who had overtaken him after chase
of 25 miles, when he was cornered.
The authorities found $3.50 in
cash in Hartman's room at local
hotel, and he told them this was all
the loot except about 500 which he
had spent for silk shirts and two new
suits of clothes.
Hartman said that he had started
his career as a bandit after losing
his job in Columbus, Ohio, few
weeks ago, and that he had robbed
gas stations in Columbus and Canton,
Ohio. and had held up a man in Ca
nandaigua, n. Y.
When he first walked into the po-
lice station and surrendered Hartman
told a story involving George Roth
of Columbus, Ohio" in the Abbotts-
town holdup and denying any knowl-
edge of the killing of the State
trooper.
Under further questioning by Chief
of Police Stroble and Capt. of Police
Mckinney, he admitted that he alone
was responsible.
Needed Money Desperately.
Declaring that he was desperately
in need of money and that 'they also
need money at home" Hartman
tall - ha hn1 Ia1 n
rob the Abbottstown bank and then
quit He said he had a wife and child
at Palmyra, Pa, with his wife's par
ents. After losing his position in
Columbus, he said he went to Roches-
ter, N. Y, where he obtained New
York license plate for his motor car
and after holding up man at Canaan
daigua had driven to Abbottstown.
Il fought with myself for about an
hour before deciding to rob the bank"
Hartman's statement said. Then
went in the bank. One man was on
duty. l pushed d gun at him and took
all the money l could put in my
pockets. Then l ran from the bank,
jumped in the car and drove down the
Lincoln highway"
Shortly before reaching Graegen-
burg, in Franklin County, he said he
saw a State policeman following, and
had fired his pistol ahead of the pur-
suing machine in an effort to frighten
the trooper. The policeman refused
to slow up. and when he pulled along
side the fugitives machine in Graef-
fenburE Hartman said he saw he was
cornered and had fired at the officer.
Later his automobile became stuck
in the mountains and when he found
ho could not move it he said he had
poured gasoline over the car and
tried to burn it. After abandoning
his car, Hartman said he walked to
Mount Holly Springs. where he
boarded a train for Harrisburg. From
there he came to Reading.
TraiIed By Police.
The bandit entered the Abbottstown
bank last Tuesday shortly before
closing time and, at the point of a
cashier, to hand over all the cash in
$1,000 and $500. He then commanded
tho cashier to go into the vault,
rushed from the place, jumped into
his motor car and sped away.
State police were notified and men
were sent to patrol all the roads in
the vicinity, but nothing further was
heard of the bandit until late in the
afternoon. when the report Of the
shooting of Haley was received. The
next day his car, partly consumed
by fire, was found wedged between
stones in the mountains near Cham
berSburg. The New York license
plates were on the ground nearby.
A few hours before he surrendered
State officials at Harrisburg learned
the license was issued to Hartman