Evening star., 1926-09-27
BURGLAR IS SHOT,
POLICEMAN HURT
Negro Emerging From Ware
house in EarIy-Morning
Battles With Officers.

Battles With Officers.
A battle in the darkness early to-
lay between Policemen NJ. w. King
and T.. NJ LauGhton of the twelfth
precinct and a negro burglar. emerg-
'ng from the warehouse Of the Piggy
Niegly Corporation. Fifth and T
streets northeast. resulted In the
shooting of the latter and the injury
of King. who vas hit in the head
With an iron bar welded by the ne
gro. whose fire was returned when
he blazed away at the officers.
Police later arrested John Cross.
roIored. 127 X street. former employe
At the warehouse. when he was FOUND
wounded in the stomach and head at
Florida avenue and lexington place
northeast. and the prisoner admitted.
according to the police. that he was
he Piggiy Wiggly suspect. Cross is
in Freedmen Hospital. under guard.
in serious condition.
Five stitches were necessary TO
close the wound in Kings head ana
Policeman w. r. RossOn, also OF NO.
II precinct. required treatment at
Emergency Hospital for an injury to
his leg sustained when he was hurry
ing from the dtlOn nOuSc w tHC GO
sistance of his brother officers.
One of Four BurgIaries.
The burglary case was one OF three
over Sunday night. in one instance
safecrackers getting between $1,ooo
and 81 500 from the automobile eStab-
lishment of Joseph McReynolds. 1881
Fourteenth street.
In burglarly at the kOrman .IeWelry
Co. 706 Fl street northeast. sometime
after Saturday night. which was also
discovered this morning, watches, re-
volvers and other articles to the value
Of about $1,000 We're stolen.
Two hold.ups also were reported.
and in one of these the victim was
beaten by the bandits when he was
slow to answer their demand 1or
money.
Because of repeated robheries in the
Piggly Wiggly warehouse, Capt.
Plemnlons Of the twelfth precinct last
night detailed the two policemen to
watch the building. Some time after
o'clock they saw colored man ap-
pear and enter through. a window,
first breaking the glass with brick
wrapped I'm piece of burlap. Desiring
to give the intruder time to gain pos
session of some of the firms goods.
the police waited for him Ito leave the
building.
1t was 3:45 O'Clock when the man
returned through the window, and
when Policeman King reached for him
the negro feled him with An iron bar,
then ran a short distance before open
ing fire, sending three bullets in the
direction Of the officers.
Although badly wounded and shock
ed, King and Laughton quickly re-
turned the fire.
Cross Finally Captured.
on account of the darkness. the
burglar succeeded in getting out of
sight of the policemen and disap-
reared Cross. wounded. was found at
FLORIDA avenue and lexington place
northeast soon afterward. and was
taken to F-reedmen's Hospital. where.
il is stated, his admission was made.
Examination OF the grocery firms
warehouse disclosed that the burglar
had filed ore of the firms trucks
with groceries and was going TO the
rear Of the premises to drive 1t Oft
when he WAS sighted coming through
the window.
Robbery Disclosed This Morning.
The McReynolds robbery took place
sometime after O'Clock last night,
heinc discovered this morning when
The establshme was opened for
business. 4 check is being made to
determine the exact amour: OF the
LOSE
Capt Guy F.. Eurlingame. "f No
precinct with members "f his com
mand and Detectives Walsh and
Mansfield of headquarters, who in
ves:igated. found that the safe had
i.een opened with tools similar to
those used in automobile repair work.
The knob had been Knocked from the
receptacle and the spindle punched
in. allowing the opening Of the safe
door.
En> elopes and two strong boxes
had been robbed of their cash contents
and papers in the safe were strewh
about the floor. Entrance was gained
through basement window
Nan Beaten by Thugs.
George t,chols Of VIZ NJ street was
beaten by three colored men when he
vas slow in complying with their de-
mand for money in holdup at First
and |. streets at 1890 O'Clock. The
bandits. armed. obtained SIS. Echols
was not injured to the extent that he
required hospital attention. -Four sus-
peCtS were arrested in connection with
This case by Policemen +. r. Reh and
George Sorher nf the second precinct.
William r. English of Harrisonburg.
Va. was held up by an armed colored
man at John Marshall place and G.
street about o'clock. and in response
~ demand for his money. turned
over $l.35. The bandit. satisfied. hur
riedlv left it'rnut searching English.
a hn saved $40 h"- had in another
pocket.
Two Said to Admit Robbery.
shortly after the apartment OF
charles C;rumman at 1925 Eleventh
s,reet had heen entered and robbed
early this morning OF a check for $500.
rannev and watch and chan. police ar
rest e,l two colored men, who are said
to have confessed.
lust before hearing of the burglary
Policemen Campbell and Henry of the
Serond precinct saw two colored men
in an alley near Eleventh and VI
streets and questioned them. but they
we're not arrested. Notified later Of
the burglary. the policemen started
looking for the pair again. A man
who said he is AlphonsO Jones. 20
wears old. of S6l2 Fenton street north
east. was arrested. He is said to have
been wearing the watch ana chain
stolen from the Grumman apartment.
The ,,olice say he told them Charles w