Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-23
ONE SLAIN, 5SH0T
AS SIX GUNNER
RAID ROADHOUSE
One Bandit Suspect Among
Wounded, Two Others Held
in Philadelphia.

One man was shot to death and i've
other persons, including a 24-year- old
girl, were seriously wounded early to-
day when six armed bandits held up
the Old Colonial Tea House, in Bla-
densburg, Md, and forced the pro-
prietor to give them 1925.
One of the wounded men Is being
held as member Of the gang of rob-
bers. Nine persons are being held as
in Philadelphia for questioning.
The dead man was Grove An1ick, 20,
Of 1116 Monroe street, q gas station
employee.
Those wounded were:
Charles Levitt, SO, owner Of the road
house, shot through the chest.
Thomas Simone, 20, Baltimore, be-
lieved to have been one of the gun
men, wounded in both legs.
Mrs. Verne Edwards, "a, who gave
an address in the HOO block Of Abbey
place northeast, shot In right hip.
Norman CAREY, rs, Baltimore, shot
In the left arm and back.
John j. Bartlett, "a, of 1925 Twelfth
street, right knee wounded.
All are at Casualty Hospital, where
physicians described their condition as
serious. Simone is being guarded by
four policemen.
Two Held in PhiIadelphia.
Shortly after the shooting two men
were arrested in Philadelphia and held
for questioning in connection with the
case. They gave their names as Mich
olas Tronso, 80, and Cisberto Renzelli,
both of Philadelphia.
The men were arrested after a mys-
FERROUS telephone call to the road house
had been traced by Lawrence Dayton,
Bladensburg bailiff.
Lifting the receiver in response to a
ring, Dayton heard a mans voice ask,
els Doggy there?" Told there was no
quired If Doggy" had been arrested.
Dayton replied he would flnd out
where DOGGY" was and call the other
man in half hour or so. After the
man had hung up, Dayton notified
Philadelphia police, who went to the
address from which the call had been
made and arrested Tronso and Renzelh
The dead man was definitely identi-
fed as Amick after that name was
found on lapel in his coat. He had
boarded with the Lechlider family on
was learned, and had been employed at
a gas. filling station at Georgia and
New Hampshire avenues. His father,
James Amick, and a sister live in Win
chester, Va, 1t was said.
Meanwhile, the body Is being held at
the F. Gasch's Sons funeral parlol in
Bladensburg, where an autopsy will be
performed by DR.. John T. Maloney of
Cheyerly. An inquest will be held by
Justice Altemus, but no date has been
set.
Bartlett, according to Lieut.. Cor
nelius Roche of Baltimore, who ques-
toned him at the hospital, identified
a photograph Of Felix Bocchicchio,
wanted IN Pennsylvania, as a likeness
Of himself.
Bocchicchio. known in the under
world as Man Of War" Is wanted on
a murder charge In New Castle, Pa,
Roche said. His home is in Stratford,
N. J.
Disable Patrons Cars.
The shooting occurred shortly before
3 o'clock this morning. Miss Anna
Lechlider, also of the Monroe street adj
dress, was sitting in an automobile
parked in the yard in the rear of the
tea house, which is on a hill overlooking
the Defense Highway, when the bandits
drove up in a small coupe. Three of
them were in the front seat, while the
others occupied the rumble seat.
Leaving one man at the steering
wheel, five Of the bandits busted them
selves removing distributors from the
other cars parked in the rear Of the
road house. Apparently satisfied that
none Of the machines could be used to
pursue them, the gunmen-one Of them
with handkerchief over his face
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