Evening star., 1925-11-25
POLICE CONCENTRATE
ON HUNT FOR MASTER
BANDIT OF CAPITAL

OHVOtI VI Uni ! NJ
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the bandit with a milk bottle upon be-
ing told to stick 'em up" and the
bandit threw "a jar of fruit at Heros.
Then struggle ensued, in which
the bandit fired three shots. one strik-
ing Heros in the left side, inf1icting
serious wound.
Escaped i'm Auto.
The bandit then ran out of the
store. found the automobile of Rear
Admiral William II. Bronson was just
about to pull away from the curb,
hoped in and ordered the driver to
take him away, pointing a pistol at
his back. Thus he escaped. But
Lane inside the store, meanwhile
could have called up the police. The
youth failed to do this. About
minutes We're lost before the police
got on the trail. This was enough
for the bandit TO escape.
Last night another robbery happen
ed at the Heros store. The $50 in
the cash register was reported taken
lust before the close OF business.
Today Lane could not be located.
The bandit went over toward George
town. in Admiral Bronson's automo-
bile. stopping at Twenty-eighth and
Q streets. His next visit was TO the
home of Henry Berliner, 2s14 Tilden
from the Tiden street roadway on the
hill running up from Rock Creek Park
to Connecticut avenue
Berliner Home Robbery.
He entered here. finding Mrs. Ber-
liner at home. He bound her hand and
foot. with her husbands neckties. in
her bedroom and returned downstairs!
where he met the colored maid, Flor
ence Chase. He ordered the maid up
stairs and bound her up. This was
about 4:10 pm. He sat around chat
ting a about his need of an automobile
for 90 minutes, after which time Mr..
Berliner arrived at home. Then he
held him up. conducted a short and
rather interesting conversation on
general subjects with him-which Mr.
Berliner averred indicated to him that
the bandit was product of higher
education-and then took his automo-
bile to make a getaway.
During his stay at the Berliner
home the bandit took jewelry valued
at 500 and approximately $50 in cash
from Mr.. Berliner.
The connecting mark between this
robbery and that of the Heros store
is supplied by the colored maid. She
distinctly noticed two fresh cuts on his
face. These are believed to have been
caused by Heros' attack with the milk
bottle. The man also told her that he
had committed murder-that he had
just shot a man-and needed a ma
chine to get away. This frank state
ment is believed to have had reference
to the Heros shooting.
The other serious case yesterday
was the robbery of Raymond Whitner.
who was robbed Of 81, 900 in collection
money at 1924 Eighteenth street.
Two Others Held Up.
Two men were held up in this
operation in addition to Whitmer-
w. F. Gore, manager of the branch,
and William Menage. a clerk, who
were in the store when the bandit
entered. He ordered them to the
rear of the store while he robbed the
cash register and took the contents of
the satchel which Whitmer carried
for his collections. This robbery,
police believe. links the bandit with
the one who supplied the more than
score of chain grocery hold-ups
during the last two months.
Throughout the night and during
the early morning today police sought
the automobile stolen from Mr. Ber-
liner. This search proved futile. The
entire city and suburban vicinity was
combed. The fact that the car was
not found abandoned. coupled with the
fact that 1t is a telltale evidence of
the identity of its present possessor,
leads police to believe that the man
has evidently left the city in it.
A total reward of 81 100 has been
offered for information leading to the
location and arrest of the bandit One
hundred dollars Of this is offered by
the Police Department and 81 900 by
an insurance company protecting the
Sanitary Grocery Co., in connection
with the robbery OF their store yester-
day at 1924 Eighteenth street.
Sisters School Robbed.
An intruder gained entrance to the
home of the sisters in charge Of ST.
Joseph's School, 220 c street north
east, yesterday afternoon by crawling
through the coal chute. He took $23
from the room of Sister Theophane.
Hattie NJ. Morris, 627 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, told police her
apartment was ransacked yesterday,
but nothing taken.
Benjamin Hall. 1714 Fourth street,
reported the loss Of $3.50 in bills. He
said the money was taken from a
suit case in which he had placed it
for safe keeping
Theft of 500 was reported by Olof
Offos, roomer at 4027 Ninth street.
The money was taken from the
pocket of his coat he left hanging on
a chair in his room.
Mrs. Frederick Barclay. wyoming
apartments, 2022 Columbia road, re.
quested an investigation of a theft
committed in her apartment yester.
day. Her handbag. containing S25.24
and pair Of glasses, was stolen.
Three Lose Overcoats.
An overcoat belonging to Charles
Murray. 1921. Eighth street, was
stolen from the hallway on the first
floor of the Portner apartments yes
terday.
Victor Elk, 1926 NJ street, and
Timothy Posey, 319 Eighth street
northeast, were relieved of their over
coats in Abbot School, New York
avenue and Sixth street. yesterday.
Eight pounds of butter and two
dozen eggs were stolen from a wagon
of Thompson's dairy. 2012 Eleventh
street, at Florida avenue and Seventh
street early this morning while the
driver was making a delivery.