Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28
POLICE COMB CITY
FOR DARING BANDIT
Youth Says He Was Robbed
of S1,485 After Being
Forced in Cab.

The story of daring hold-up at
Thomas Circle yesterday afternoon in
which the victim was forced into taSi
cab under threat of q machine gun, and
relieved of SLABS had the Police De-
rartment on a city-wide lookout To-Day
for the bandit.
David w. Bell, IT., u years old, coll
lece student. employed at the Peoples
Drug store at Thomas Circle during the
summer. who reported the robbery, SAID
l,e had i,Ist left the store To bank Sat
lYdav's and Sundays receipts and was
waiting for the street car when man
ennrosched him from behind and or
6ered him 10 keep silent and can a
taxi a0din~ You are covered WITH a
machine gun, but you won't be hurt II
you do as say.
Forced to Hail Cab.
Bell said that he hesitated and then
decided lie had better obey. lie halleo
8 cab and climbed n with ms cap'oE
behind him.
rTro man ordered the driver to pro-
coed north on Fourteenth street ana
then drew a revolver and covered Bell
and demanded the money. Bell turned
OYER to him package containing Sl.5uo
he was CARRYING. and the man promptly
demanded the money he was carving
in his pocket, saying, we nave oseh
vatchjne YOU for a month and we know
all about it," Bell added. The roll IN
his pocket consisted OF about $3.50. ne
said
When they reached Monroe street, the
nold-up man ordered the taxi driver 10
turn east. Just before they came 10
Eleventh street, where he put Bell OUT,
the man said, How would you Ike 10
1oln the gang and make some easy
tio,eh?" Nothing doing Bell SAID ne
replied. .,,,
The affair was conducted so quietly
sGd the apparently prearTangeo pIati
worked so smoothly that not even Ed
ward Tillinghas Of 2o3 KENTUCKY avenue
southeast. the taxi driver, knew oil the
hold-up
Bel rushed to the tenth precinct
station with his story. He was taken
into custody and sent to the fifth pre-
cinct until an investigation coulo Dc
made. There he was allowed to Walt
in a witness room,
Headcuarters Detective Harry Cole
was assigned to the case ana innie-
Ciiateiy Instituted a search Tor the
driver, He was later found at the taxi
stand at Thomas Circle.
Recalls Remark.
He said he knew nothing OF the rob-
berv. but said that he picked up two
men at Thomas Circle and took them
10 Eleventh and Monroe streets, where
one alighted and the other continued
in the cab to Eighth and K streets:
His description of the two men ntteo
that of Bel and Bells description OF
his captor
Bell was Immediately released from
CUSTODY. This morning he was back
I'll work and intends to carry the daily
receipts Of the store to the bank as
usual II.
according to Tillinghas, the only
thing which aroused his suspicion was
Uhan the robber dismissed the cab He
quoted the man as saying, When l
take EN- for a ride and they don't %
what I tell 'em, bump EN- on
Eel lives at 4318 Ninth street ana
is . senior at the University OF North
Carolina. He was graduated from Gen.
traI High School In 1925 and sfuoled
for time at the George washington
School Of Pharmacy under scnoieI-
shin awarded him at Citizens Mil
tary Training Camp.
Bel said the bandit was snort
HEAVIEST man and had the appear
snce Of foreigner.