Evening star., 1925-07-29
AUTO AND DRIVER
TAKENBY BANDITS
MotoriSt, Rescued, Tells
Story of Years Strangest
HOId-Up.

Strident cries of Murder, Police" at
Seventh and y streets early this morn
ing started police on an investigation
into the most complicated holdup case
OF the current year. Into the case, as
reported to police, entered the hoIdup
OF a small sedan automobile on "A dark
suburban road, the transfer of ID small
cargo OF liquor from a larger car TO
the sedan, the departure of two of the
i've members of the hold-up party in
the sedan, and the abduction of the
Sedan's driver by another member of
the alleged highWaymen's gang.
Al noon today three persons were
being held by police for investigation
IN connection with the case-two
women and one man; while search
was being conducted for the other two
members of the party and the stolen
automobile, in which they escaped
with the liquor.
Policemen Cook and Burton Of the
second precinct We're standing at
Seventh and \ streets when they
heard the cries for help. They rushed
Tor the large automobile from which
the yells came. As the police started
Tor the car, white man hurriedly
lett IT. He was overtaken and placed
under arrest. He gave his name as
Robert Duffel of 1903 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. Police found a pistol, which,
they allege, was thrown away during
his flight. He denies ownership or
any knowledge Of the pistol. He also
1enieS any connection with the hoId-up.
Inc second passenger in the ma
chime whose cries had attracted the
attentlon OF the police was Clark
hughes, coIored, OF 1888 Sixth street.
Describes Hold-Up.
He told the following story of the
escapade:
On Minnesota avenue northeast,
between midnight and / o'clock this
morning, he was held up at pistol
point while driving his small sedan
toward Washington. The hold-up
party, he said, consisted of two
women and three men. While one
man held the pistol pointed at him.
two others transferred two cases of
liquor to his machine, hoped in and
drove away. The third man. holding
him prisoner, took the two women
into the rear Of the machine and
placing him on the front seat. drove
back TO the city. Hughes said the
women We're let out of the car at
Fifth and East Capitol streets. Then
the machine made its way to Seventh
and y streets, where Hughes first
sighting the welcome uniform of the
police, wasted no time in getting his
vocal chords into operation. He yelled
The police did the rest.
Later two women We're placed un-
DER arrest by the police after a visit
70 the neighborhood described by
Hughes. The women gave their
names as Mrs. Olive c. Campbell. "A
Of 426 Eleventh street and Miss Saddle
Darcy, 21, her sister, of 424 East
Capitol street. They are being held
during the investigation at the House
Of Detention
Police then instituted a search for
the other two men. One is known
only by nickname An attempt to
locate the stolen automobile is the
goal Of the present investigation, DO
lice believing that by locating it the
arrest of the other two men will fol
low in quick succession.
Donald Campbell Of 426 Eleventh
street southeast came to police head
quarters seeking information as TO
his wife this morning. After being in
formed that she was being held for
investigation, he VOLUNTEERED the state.
ment that he had been fishing last
night at Herring Bay. Upon his ar
rival at home this morning he found
the house in a state of more or less
confusion due to the visit of the police
to arrest his wife.