Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-03
G|N-CRAzED CLERK
SMASHES 10 AUTOS
Detectives Bullet Misses
GroCer'S Boy in Wild Ride
in Stolen Car.

A tired and remorseful 1e-year-old
grocer's clerk today blamed two pints
Of gin for the impulse to steal an auto
mobile last night and start on a mad
ride during which he just missed being
shot by detective, smashed up 10 au-
tomobiles and finally was captured by
a mob of irate citizens.
All the fight gone out of him today
Claude Stevenson Ingram, IT'S Sixth
street. the driver, admitted to police
that he strapped on his revolver be-
fore he ventured forth. Police, how
volver, but located the holster.
Migrants first move after he drank
the liquor was to take an automobile
owned by Mrs. John j. Winston of 2022
Third street northeast, which had been
parked near Eastern High School.
Then he drove into two parked cars
on Seventeenth street near East Capitol,
but as there was no serious injury he
continued to the intersection of the
streets and crashed into three other
machines. The sixth was struck at
Thirteenth street and North Carolina
avenue and the bumper was ripped of
the stolen car.
Starts wild Ride.
At breakneck speed Ingram continued
along East Capitol street, and at Fifth
and A streets he struck four other
parked cars. The force of the impect
snapped the steering knuckle on his car
and 1t swerved into A street. Unable
surrounded and held until the arrival
Of Precinct Detective w. B. Satter-
-thwaite Of the ninth precinct.
ingram attempted to use his gun,
police were told, but a search failed
to disclose the revolver. His own life
was endangered when, in the course Of
his ride he narrowly avoided colliding
with rev automobile owned by Head
quarters Detective Bagby R. King. De-
tective King today declared that he
witnessed a part Of the wild ride and
when Ingram swept past his car he
Grew his revolver and attempted to
shoot, but the gun failed to fire.
Held for Investigation.
At the ninth precinct Ingram was held
for investigation and was taken to
headquarters today for lineup.
Ingram Is from winston Salem, N. G.
Regard his ride, he said:
After nursing two pints of gin all
day at home got out my gun. It was
empty, but strapped it on and went
out don't, remember much about
taking the car as was too drunk.
nope it isn't wrecked I remember hit
ting a car and having the crowd
gather around, but as, for shooting at
anybody 1t was impossible I only have
one cartridge for the revolver and
left that home.
That is the first time I ever got like
That and 1t certainly fixed me up.
>. l guess I will get plenty for it, but
IL is too late to do anything now"
ingram will not be charged until a
thorough investigation is made Of his
previous activities.
Fired at Women.
According to Charles Goreth. Capitol
Policeman, the grocer's clerk fired two
SnoCS at several women as his autono-
plle careened around the corner at
maryland avenue and A streets south
east. Goreth said the car then pro-
ceeoed down Maryland avenue, and
when he made an effort to leap on the
running board the clerk fired two shots
Goreth said that the car in which
the clerk was riding then crashed into
four parked cars on the right-hand side
Of Maryland avenue. He said he Jump
ed In the car and wrestled with Ingram,
who broke away from him and ran
several blocks before he could overtake
him. Goreth said he held Ingram until
Ninth precinct police arrived