Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-14
AUTO SHOP owner
GETSPOL|CE GUARD
AFTER ride STORY
Sachs Says He Was Slugged
and Robbed After Fake
Phone Call.
POLICEMAN IS WARNED
TO clay OFF" INQUIRY
Note Left in Machine Again Tells
Owner to Close His Glass
Department.

A police guard was being maintained
today at the home and place of bust
ness of Frank Sachs, operator Of an
automobile service shop at 500 K street,
who late yesterday told police he had
been taken for a ride" slugged and
robbed as a climax TO succession Of
anonymous letters threatening his life
unless he went out Of the automobile
glass business.
One Of the police guards, Lester Parks
of No. 2 precinct, received a warning
late Yesterday afternoon over the tele-
phone at the automobile shop to lay
OF" the case unless he wanted to take
q ride" Parks, however, was not dis
posed to regard the matter seriously
He made an unsuccessful attempt 10
trace the call.
Another development later today was
the arrest of q young suspect from
Richmond. Va, who was questioned at
headquarters by Lieut.. Edward Kelly.
chief of the homicide squad, after Sachs
had the man picked up on the strength
of a resemblance to the man VINO hao
robbed him.
Youth Is Detained.
Sachs had parked his car in the 1900
block of d street this morning when
accosted by the young man, who said
he was out of job and begged the
price of q meal. Sachs went imme.
diately to No. precinct and returned
With an officer to the scene. Altnougn
sachs could not be positive about the
resemblance and the youth furnished
likely account of his presence, police oe-
tanned him for further investigation
without ulacing charges against MN.
Several, hours after Sachs had re-
lated how two thugs accoSted nun on
nefense Highway, where he had peen
Iured by fake telephone message, ano
then siugged and robbed OF $42 ano
his automobile, the machine In ques-
ton was recovered on a sloe roar MA NTd
eral miles north Of Johnnys Corner, MO.
when found by Maryland police the
automobile contained a threatening
note addressed to Sachs pinned on the
front seat cover, advising the dealer
that "March is Is the last day for
vo,,r glass business, and keep away
from the police or well get you again.
Police investigators say they are
puzzled as to why Sachs should nave
been warned to keep away from po.
lice" In a note left in an abandoned
AllJOnOUBE
fan into the hands Of police.
Message ArOuses No Suspicious.
Sachs, who lives at 906 Emerson
street. told police he had received
telephone cali about 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, supposedly from q business
acquaintance, asking him to come to
garage on Defense Highway near
Johnny's Corner, for . repair }oD t,,..
TGTAiVA0 ynlES
threatening letters since he opened his
glass department in his service station
several weeks ago, Sachs said, the mes
sage failed to excite his suspicious, even
when the other person urged MN 10
come as quickly as possible.
Sachs said while he was driving MS
ear on Defense Highway and was sew
eral miles from his destination, an
automobile pulled up alongside anc one
of two occupants told him to slow the
machine down. Sachs said the second
car then passed him and later man
standing beside the highway waved MN
down with q gun, got into his machine
and ordered him TO drive on, saying:
"If you don't close the glass repair
department Of YOUR shop, I'm gong 70
bump you on"
sachs said he drove while the man
aIinued low In the seat behind, TO avoid
O0SEIVANIUI bAAC AABAAWSJs
passed q group Of workmen, Sacns oe-
elared he attempted unnecessarily 70
attract their attention.
FelIed with Blow TO Jaw.
The thug then ordered Sachs to turn
on his engine, told him to CLIMB OUT
and when he did so, felled him with
blow 70 the law. Sachs said the man
robbed him, climbed back into the ma
chine and drove on. e.
Several weeks ago Sachs reported 70
Inspector william S. Shelby that ne
had received. threatening letters aho
his house was guarded. RECORDS snow
that nothing happened and the guard
was called OF after several Gays:
Since Sachs return to washington
YESTERDAY afternoon, policeman has
been on guard at his garage, while an
other stood watch over his home. Inc
police declined to say, however, now
tJug the guard would be maintained.
Sachs declared he has no personal
enemies and believes the attention ne
has been receiving is prompted py
business rivalry. ,,
detectives Thomas Nally, Michael
Dovd and II. K. Wilson were assigned
70 the case from headquarters.
Sachs described his assaIant; wnom
he had never seen before. as ABOUT ~
wears old, Of medium height and nulid,
smooth shaven and olive skinned. The
man was wearing blue suit, dark SHOES
and a dark cap, Sachs SAID.