Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
TWOSUSPECTSHE HELD
IN M'CRORY HOLDUP
Owner of Getaway Car Is
Taken in Baltimore and An
other in Alexandria, Va.

With two suspects under arrest, one
in Baltimore, local police today intensi-
fed their efforts to apprehend four
white men who late yesterday staged
a daring daylight holdup in front of
the McCrory and 10 cent store, 416
Seventh street, and escaped in an au-
tomobile after robbing two employees of
$1,000.
John Irwin, the Baltimorean to whom
police say the tags on the getaway
car were listed, was taken into custody
early this morning when he walked
into q Baltimore police station to re-
port his automobile stolen. Later in
the day James w. Callen, 70, OF Alex
andria, Va, was brought to police
HEADQUARTERS here for questioning.
Callen was a Government witness In
the Busch murder trial
At 1:15 o'clock this morning Irwin
informed the Maryland police that his
car had been stolen from bathing
beach near Baltimore some time yes
terday. He was Immediately arrested
for the Washington police, who had
asked Maryland authorities to be on
the watch for him.
Leave to Identity Irwin.
Accompanied by Earl Flory, 34-year-
old assistant manager of the store, and
Harvey w. Smith, 20-year-old messen-
ger, the bandits victims, Headquarters
Detectives Thomas Nally and L. M.
Wilson left for Baltimore this morning.
If the two store employees are able to
identify Irwin, he will be brought to
Washington for further questioning.
The license number of the car in
which the hold-up men escaped was
secured by Smith. Police also say that
byStander recognized two of the BAN
dts. One is said to live in Alexandria
and the other in washington. One of
the pair is said to have long police
record.
F1ory and Smith left the store shortly
after o'clock to carry the days re-
ceiptS, $1,000, to the Second National
Bank, at Seventh and z streets. Ming
ling with the late shopping throngs
they failed to notice four men sitting
at the curb in a parked automobile
its motor running.
Ordered to Hand Over Bag.
As the pair drew abreast of the car
however, three men stepped out. Gov
ering Flory with automatic pistols, they
ordered Smith over to the car.
GIVE us that bag" they said, "ol
we'll drill you" Startled, Smith hand
ed over the satchel in which he wa
carrying the money. Jumping back
into the machine, the bandits sped
away at high speed, and disappeared
after turning east into D street
Smith jotted down the license num-
Der on the car, while Flory ran to a
telephone and notified police.
OF the hundreds of men and women
on the street at the time, only one
man realized that holdup was being
staged before his eyes. And, by the
merest chance, he happened to rec
ognize two of the bandits. Unable to
communicate his information to police
at the scene. he walked to police head
quarters and there told detectives who
the men were.
Familiar With Store Routine.
The manner in which the robbery
was executed, police say, indicates thai
the perpetrators were familiar with the
store routine.
The actual holdup was carried through
so smoothly that the persons in thu
vicinity. except for the one man, hat
no inkling of it until the headquarters
car, its siren screaming drew up tx
the curb.
The holdup was the third of its kline
staged in Washington during the pas
two weeks. The others were the rob.
berry Of the cashier of Children's Hos.
pital and the kidnapping and theft from
Mount Vernon Savings Bank mes.
senger.