Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-13
YOUTH CONFESSES
SERIES OF THEFTS
IN NIGHT OF CRIME
Orgy Ends When Bandit At
tempts to Hold Up Mary
land Officer.
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS
BY POLICEMAN'S BLOW
Escapes F Street Apartment House
as Police From No. 3
Precinct Arrive.

The course of crime of Robert Wes-
ley Carr, 21-year-old Self-confessed rob-
Der, who early this morning terrorized
and robbed the apartment house at 1900
F street and then held up a taxi driver,
came to an abrupt halt less than an
hour later against the hard fist of
Policeman Frank Prince of Prince
Georges County. Md. when the youth
made the mistake of choosing him as
his next victim.
Driving the stolen taxicab with its
chauffeur trussed up with tire tape in
the back compartment. Carr was pro-
ceeding along road near the Marlboro
pike in Prince Georges County, Md,
when he sighted the lights of an ap-
preaching car. He halted the taXicab,
put out the lights and waited, his re-
Volver on the seat beside him.
His suspicious arounsed, Prince. tell
ing Dutrow to look out for the prison.
ers. stopped his car at the curb and ap-
preached the taxicab
Strikes at Officer.
Carr at first asked for help. claiming
the cab had broken down. After few
minutes conversation, Carr. without
touching his gun, struck at Prince and
was knocked unconscious by the latter.
The officer then placed him in the back
covered the taxi driver with his hands
tied behind him. Prince then started
with the cab to Marlboro, with Dutrow
following, but when the taxi driver told
of being held up, he was permitted TO
take his cab to Washington, while
Prince and Carr got in the other ma
chine with Dutrow and drove to Marl-
boro.
The coiored prisoners, Henry Beatty.
Henry Mills and Abraham Williams, all
were charged with highway robbery
and held for the action OF the grand
jury at Police Court in Marlboro TO-
day.
The police say that Carr made a
visit to the apartment house yestef-
day afternoon and robbed the apart
ment of Mrs. E. w. Schaller OF Watcn
and a diamond Pawn tickets,
found on him indicate that he took this
jewelry TO Baltimore and pawned l.,
returning to the apartment house and
robbing six more apartments last night.
according to the police report.
In each place his first act was TO rip
out the telephone wires to prevent the
sounding of an alarm. In only three
of the places did he obtain any loot
Making his escape almost as police
from No. precinct arrived. he went
to Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue and hired taxi driven oy
Clifton Disney, 2116 G street. He in
strIcted Disney to drive him to Central
avenue southeast at the District line.
- Sre he placed a gun against the
cA,autIeus's back and robbed him OF 81
cents, all ne had with him.
Carr than. he later told police, tled
r.s victim G,%lrsly with rubber tire
tspe. pushed him in the back of the
oeb, and drove the car across the road.
He then settled down to await the COM
ing of some one else to rob.
An investigation OF Cars record this
morning disclosed that he is on three
year probation, imposed on robbery
charge, and is als5 wanted Tor mousse
breaking in connection with theft on
August 81 from an apartment In the
same building he entered last night.
At that time Mrs. Rose Davis of apart
ment 122 reported that SIS and num-
Der of Victrola records were stolen bY
a burglar who obtained entrance with
a duplicate key. Six cha ~ OF rob-
berry have already been "a: :, against
the youth as a result of his activities
today. and according to Headquarters
Detective Oscar Mansfield charge OF
housebreaking will be lodged against
him in the former case.
Awakened From Sleep.
Alton j. Moore of apartment 308. at
1900 F street, was awakened by low
word from Carr, who stood by his bed
side with a gun in his hand. The in
truder was masked. Moore was forced
to hand over SO.
At apartment 305 Carr held up Mel
vim Scott and Jerry. Ella and Ruth
Saunders He was able to take only
81 at that place. In the other apart
ments he visited there was either no
money or his search was so hurried
that it could not be located.
Carr was brought back from MARI
boro this morning by Headquarters De-
tective William Messer, who said that
the prisoner admitted everything with
which he was charged.
It was said at the apartment build
ing that Carr was employed there as
an electricians helper under the name
of Albert Boswell when the building
was under construction a few months
ago and had pass key. j. Melten,
manager of the building, said the youth
turned in the key when he left. The
presumption is that he had duplicate
made. for Melten said that Carr was
in the boiler room of the building last
night and showed a pass key to the FUR
mace man.