The Washington times., 1930-08-08
SAYS
HE'SNO ONE
Of GANG
James CaIlan, Alexandra, Is
Arrested in Connection
With Seventh Street Job

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A suspect arrested In Balti-
more in connection with the dar-
ling daylight $1,000 hold-up and
robbery of two j. @. McCrory
Five and Ten Cents store EN-
ployes yesterday will be brought
to this city today by Detective
Sergeants Thomas Nally and
Louis M. Wilson.
The suspect, John Irwin. "a, q
paroled convict, walked into oEle
Central Police Station In Balti-
more last night and surrendered
to Policeman August Griffin.
Irwin told the policeman that he
understood he was being sought
In connection with the Seventh
Street robbery here.
A second suspect, James WI.
liam Callan, %, was arrested near
his home on the outskirts OF
Alexandria today. Detective
Sergeant Thomas Nally, L. M.
Wilson, v. D. Hughes and Charles
Mansfield took the man after
planting" at his home.
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callan is a weh.known police
character. He was arrested In
connection with a series of hold
UPS staged by members OF the
band connected with the murder
of Policeman Leo Busch in 1926.
Callan was a, witness for the
Government at the Busch murder
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ton and execution Of John Parker.
Nick Eagles and Samuel Moreno.
He denies any connection with the
Seventh Street lnold.up, detectives
said.
inspector william S.. Shelby.
chief of detectives. announced thai
the automobile used by the four
bandits was listed to Irwin. he
said that Baltimore police, acting
on a request from local authorl-
ties. had spread a dragnet around
Twins home last night and that
the man gave himself up after the
plant" had been made.
Jones Reing Hunted
At the same timie. Inspector
Shelby announced circular mad
been sent out to more than 2,OOU
police chiefs throughout the COM
try. requesting the arrest Of Wal
ter o. Jones, 80, in connection
with the $1,000 Children's Hos
pital payroll robbery on July 81.
A warrant for the arrest Of
Jones has been sworn out before
United States Commissioner Need
ham C. Turnage. Jones reputed
connection with the hospital "job"
came from Investigation Of leads
in the case by Detective SergeantS
Van D. Hughes and Charles Mans
field.
The McCrory robbery was the
third spectacular daylight hold-up
committed in eight days. The
hold-up occurred shortly a sr 8
o'clock.
Were Going to Bank
Harvey William Smith. %, Of
the Alabama Apartments, and
Earl D. Flory, "a, 100 block
Fourth st. N. E., the store en-
= ployes, were en- route from the
1 store at Seventh and E Streets
= to the Second National Bank,
d half block away.
n They had walked only a short
h distance through the street crowd
n ed with late shoppers and home
e going workers when three men
g formed a Semi-circle around them.
Working with great daring and
l. precision, one of the three ban
e dts, shielding a gun in his pocket,
l. walked UP behind the employees
IS and threatened:
&c "Give us what you got or I'll
u blow you to pieces"
The store employees obeyed. The
three bandits jumped into q
waiting automobile, the motor OF
, which was kept running by 4
= fourth man, and sped from the
:. scene.
! Only Few Aware
=. So quickly did the bold robbers
work that only a few on the
crowded street were aware what
had happened. One OF the men
was recognized by a paSserby and
his identity given police. Several
others gave police the license
number of the car.
Investigation Of these leads,
detectives announced after work
ing on the case all night. resulted
in establishing the identity Of
the band.
irwin. police reported, is .
paroled convict, having been re-
Gently freed from the Maryland
State Penitentiary. where he was
serving q five and q half year
sentence for larceny.
The hold-up. Of the McCrory
store followed in the wake Of an
appeal by store officials to police
for protection Of their runners.
The appeal was made shortly
after the Children's Hospital rob
berry.
The third sensational hold.up
within the eightday period wa
that Of Gilbert Z. Hyatt. 10. run
ner for the AGt. Vernon savingr