Evening star., 1928-03-31
BANK ROBBERS GET
$3.50, MISS $4,000,
JOSTLING RUNNER
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10 the building. AS he turned In he
was iostled by a man apparently in
hurry and a second later another man
brushed him.
n did not occur to him that he had
heen robbed. however. until he reached
the teller's cage and found that the
package containing the larger amount
of money was missing The police were
not notified until careful search mad
been made by bank officials to deter
mine definitely that the money was
missing.
Oficials of the bank characterized
Johnson as veteran employe "of
whose integrity there can be no doubt.
He went about his duties as usual this
morning
Thought Prey of PickpOckcts.
Police are inclined TO the theory that
the messenger was the prey OF pair
d. professional pickpockets. one OF
whom Iostled against him while the
other picked his pocket. Detectives,
however. were engaged in thorough
investigation of every angle OF the case
this morning.
Armed with an assortment of pic
taken from the Rogues' Gallery, De-
tectiye Sergt Curtis Trammen visited
the bank this morning in an effort To
see whether the messenger could iden-
tify photographs Of the men he no.
ticed yesterday morning before discov-
erine the loss of the money.
Shortly after the downtown operation
bandits held up william f. Osburn,
manager Of Sanitary Grocery store. at
1901 Twelfth street and robbed him OF
| S25
Truck Driver Robbed.
Last night an armed bandit boarded
"A truck driven by Cornelius Parker. col
nred. 1921 Second street, and robbed
/ him of S5l The report OF his rob-
! berry was followed closely by report by
| Daisy Haskins, 1l9 q street southwest.
| that she was knocked down and robbed
| OF $500 in an areaway next to her
home. Fourth precinct police have ar
rested a suspect.
| The last robbery of the night was re-
! ported by James Calviotons. proprietor
| of fruit store at 3I09 Georgia avenue
Two bandits robbed him Of SIS.
| Parker, a driver for p. w. Browning
| a. Bros 6i4 Louisiana aVenueRSaid that
| he was stopped at Twelfth and G. streets
northeast by a white man. who asked
for a lift When they reached Sixth
and q streets northeast. the man pro-
| duced a pistol, robbed him and then
told him TO drive on.
Following the report made by the
Haskins woman the fourth precinct po-
lice arrested a colored man who gave
the name Of william Bennett. He de-
| MED the robbery. but was identified He
is held under technical charge OF In
vestigation
Fruit Stand Robbers Flee.
| Calviotons told police that two colored
| men approached his fruit stand at II
! o'clock last night. One OF the men hao
| his hand in paper bag which. he ex-
! planned. covered pistol. After robbinp
| the proprietor Of the stand the two men
| ran north on Georgia avenue
Yesterdays and last night robberiei
followed on a week that has beer
marked by It's exceptional number oi
| robbery reports. The most important
! case was the hold-up of two Federal
American Bank messengers by Charles
Asaph Rhodes. who later was arrested
by tenth precinct police.
The Sanitary store manager was Tho
second held up during the week anc
two gasoline filling station managers fcl
victims Of bandits
Detective Curtis Trammell yesterda,
WAS assigned to the Investigation o
the second bank runner robbery. He Ii
being assisted today by Lieut.. EdwarC
j. Kelly and other members of the
Detective Bureau homicide and safe
squads.