Evening star., 1930-12-15

ing the gate open, shouted "All right,
there, stick 'em up" AS he did so,
Lewis said, the man with the flaShlight
ran toward him. shooting twice at close
range.
Lewis said the second explosion was
almost in his face. He knocked the
mans arm upward he said, just as
the gun went off. AS the man with the
flashlight ran through the gate, his COM
panion, charging in his wake, aimed a
blow at Lewis with the pick. Lewis
said he ducked and opened fire, shoot
ing five times at the man with the
pick, who dropped in the yard.
Then Lewis swung and aimed at the
fleeing man. A crowd, however, had
been in the alley and Lewis was forced
to withhold fire.
Just as the fugitive ran out of the
alley, Murphy and Malone drove up.
They called to the man to halt and
followed him in their automobile for
half a block east on u street, when he
disregarded them and kept running
down the sidewalk.
In front of 1924 u street Murphy
leaped from the automobile and again
commanded the man to halt. The lat
swung, Murphy said, and leveled a
revolver, shouting Like hell 1 Wilt"
Then Murphy fired. The bullet hit
the man near the heart. He was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital in the
police car and pronounced dead on ar
rival there by DR.. w. N. Muldron. The
other yeggman also was taken to the
hospital.
Inspector william S. Shelby, chief
of detectives, ordered Lewis and Muir
ply held for coroner's inquest We'd
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mended by their superiors.
Guns were found on both men, police
said. A gun with two exploded shells
in the cylinder lay on the sidewalk
near the spot where Harris was killed.
Police say they found a bottle Of
rtiroglycerin, a fuse and percussion
caps in the dead mans pockets. A
set of burglars tools was located near
the door where the two men had been
at work.
The caps were similar to those used
in the post office robbery at Annapolis
| several weeks ago and safe cracking
| at Alexandria, the police determined
today.
| Moran is not expected to live. He
| said he met Powers at Eighth street
| and Pennsylvania avenue only an hour
! before they went to the store together
Fingerprints Are Unidentified.
| 1--WE picked the store because 1t was
| dark and there was a safe which we
| believed had plenty of money in 1t, >
Moran is quoted as having said. Moran
denied any connection with previous
robberies.
Mcdonald said he was visiting in an
apartment overlooking the alley when
/ the two men entered. He telephoned
| the precinct when he saw them set to
work with a pick.
Lewis threw Mcdonald his key and
told him to put in another call to the
precinct through the police box, while
he went into the alley. This Mcdonald
did
Moran asked for a priest last night
and last rites were administered by
Rev. Francis j. Hurney, pastor OF the
Immaculate Conception Church. A po-
lice guard was set UP at the hospital
and will be maintained while Moran re-
mains there
While police were clearing up thu
shooting case early today, they re.
ceived a report from the John H
Wilkins Coffee Co., 525 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, that yeggmen hac
cracked small safe in the main offict
OF their plant but had obtained nothing
OF value. The main vaults, where Sat-
urday's receipts were stored, were moi
touched
The attempted robbery occurred
between 5 O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
ana $50 o'clock this morning.