Evening star., 1929-12-16
Man, Failing in Job Hunt, Is
Believed to Have Looted
Gas Stations.
REVOLVER is FOUND
IN ROOM BY POLICE
Buffalo Man Faces Examination to
Learn if He Has Pre-
vious Record.
Four hold-ups from Tuesday to Sat-

-Four hold-upS from Tuesday to Sat-
urday night and theft of three automo-
biles in which to carry out the robberies
today were laid by police to George
Ross Shaffer of Buffalo. former Ma
rine, who was being held on the seven
major charges at the ninth precinct
station
Shaffer was arrested this morning in
a room in the 700 block of Seventh
street northeast by Pvts. w. D. Young,
William Melvin and w. D. Dent of the
ninth precinct and taken to the station
house, where police say he told of a
fruitleSS search for work here last week,
interspersed with thefts of automobiles
with which to visit gasoline stations
and hold up the proprietors.
Sought Work for Week.
According to police, Shaffer walked
the streets of the Capital all last week
looking for work.
They allege he went Tuesday night
to the gasoline station at Sixth ard
Maryland avenue southwest. where he
help up William G. Lambert, securing
SIT
Thursday night police charge, .Shaffer
stole the automobile of Leon S. Pound,
Alcova, Va, from Pennsylvania avenue
near Tenth street and went to the gas
oline station at Four -and-a-half Street
and cowed Asa B. Cannady with a gun,
securing $1,000. Shaffer is alleged to
nave abandoned the automobile after
the hold-up.
Friday night, police claim Shaffer
took the automobile of Policeman James
r. Belt, who has charge of the School
street police repair shops, from the
apollo Theater and visited the gasoline
station at Seventh and S streets north
west, holding up Gilbert Puffenbergcr
and securing $3.50.
=, Saturday night. according to police.
II was the machine of Guy Baker of
RlVerdale, Md, which was stolen from
H street near Tenth, and the gasoline
station at Fourth street and Florida
avenue northeast, where Ralph Kaplar
was In charge, was robbed Shaffer is
alleged to have gotten $55.07 n this
hold-up
Shaffer is being taken to headular-
terS this afternoon, where his record.
II any will be searched in the depart
ment files.
Revolver Found in Room.
AT the Seventh street room this
morning police found a .38-caliber re-
VolVer with five bullets in the chamber
Another hold-up brought to police
attention was late Saturday night when
Jesse johnson of 118 M street SOUTH
east was the victim. Three colored
men men TOOK S38 from him on Golden
the third went through his pockets
In addition to the operations of hold
up men, the week end also witnessed a
series OF burglaries and other thefts and
IN one OF these cases a gas station was
the victim. wac
Smashing the lock on the front door
OF the gasoline filling station at SIS n
street. last night, burglars escaped with
So, which they took from the cast
- The robbery was discovered by David
-; walker, manager of the station.
when he opened the place for business
at o'clock this morning.
cigarettes and chewing gum. valued
at 50, were stolen from store at 301
l Street last night by some one who
oroKe the glass in the front window tn
gam entrance to the building.
COuiCn't Open Safe.
Breaking glass in a side windos
saturday night or yesterday mornin.
some one entered the Office at the stone
yard or Daniel HurSon, Eighth and
FRANKLIN streets northeast, made an un-
successful attempt to open the safe,
and stole So worth of stamps.
The tailoring establishment of Peter
MaggoS, 1910 Seventh street, was en-
tered through rear door late SATURDAY.
night and six suits, three dresses and
an overcoat were stolen. The stolen
property was valued at S95
Inc nome OF Martin F. ODonoghue.
4317 Twelfth street northeast. was
entered last night through a rear door
that had been left unfaStened, police
were told, and SIT in cash, a fountain
pen and pair of eyeglasses stolen.
Samuel DeBinder, 2l15 F street, re-
ported an unsuccessful attempt made
by colored man to rob his apartment
early yesterday morning. The intruder
was frightened from the apartment be-
fore he obtained anything.
-Four visitors to the city were among
the persons who reported losses over
the week end Lacey H Bailey, 2lO8
Venable street, Richmond, Va, the
heaviest loser, told of the taking of a
SlOo bill from his room in local hotel
Pocket Was Picked.
John P. Engle, Gaithersburg. Md.
the picking of his pocket last
night while standing at Gate %, Union
Station, waiting for a train. He was
robbed of railroad pass and 50 in
bills
Loss of pocketbook was reported bv
A. H. Lowe of Plainfield, N j. He said
the pocketbook, containing $31. disap-
peared from his person between
Eleventh and F streets and Union sta
ton.
DR.. John F. Bachulus, ANNAPOLIS
Naval Academy, reported the loss of
wearing apparel valued at $17O. taken
from his automobile at Nineteenth and
F streets yesterday.
Theron Brown, 619 East Capitol
street, told police of the taking of two
coats from his automobile parked at
and Kenyon streets YES
.erday. The garments were valued at
S105.