Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-30
'HATLESS' BANDITS
INDICTED ON THREE
ROBBERY CHARGES
Two Drug and One Grocery
Stores Held Up by Trio,
Jury Holds.
ACCUSE TWO OF GANG
WITH STEALING AUTO
Murder and Manslaughter Indict-
ments Returned in Stabbing
and Traffic Killing.

Peter Sala, Nicholas Vasilion and
John M Ross, known as the "hatEass
trio" were indicted today by the grand
fury on three charges of robbery at the
point of a pistol. Two of the robberies
are said to have occurred at drug stores
and the third at a grocery.
Sala and Vasilion were named IN
fourth indictment which charged them
with taking an automobile without the
permission Of the owner. The car De-
loneed to Charles S. Miller and was
taken June Is. 1t was recovered by De-
tective Sergt. c.. H. Trammeu ABOUT
miles below Alexandria. badly damaged
The first of the robbery indictments
against the trio relates to visit 10 the
Mount Pleasant Pharmacy, 3l46 mount
Pleasant street, June 2, at l!:2o O'Clock
in the evening. JaTes NJ. Clark, one OF
the proprietors, reported to ponce tnal
the trio entered the store and. covering
him and a clerk with pistols, TOOK 80
from the clerk, a pocketbook, $3ou IN
cash and some keys from him ana Slzo
from the cash register. They drove
away In an automobile.
Drug Robbery Charged.
Another indictment charges the rob-
berry of the Whittlesey Drug Store, Inc,
1864 Wisconsin avenue. June 8, at 1880
o'clock in the evening. Edwin q.
Cockey, the manager, reported that
Vasilion and Ross entered and ordered
soft drinks. few minutes later Sala
appeared and drawing pistols. the men
lined the manager and his clerks
against the rear wall and went through
hot One
of them rifled the cash register, ne salo,
and took $50. All escaped in an auto
mobile.
The third robbery charge grows cut
OF a visit to the grocery store OF Leon
Bauman, 1882 D street northeast, May
30 at $50 o'clock IN the evening. Vasl-
lion n said to have covered the pro-
prietor with a gun while Ross ma
Sala took $33 from the cash register:
Assault with intent to rob is alleged
in an indictment against William sHar-
ris, colored, who Is said to nave at
tempted to hold up the Ihompsc n
lunch room at 1345 e street June IL
at IL 20 o'clock in the~evening. simon
Lang. the cashier, threw stamp
moistening stand into the face OF the
alleged bandit and he ran from the
place. He was captured by pedestrians
and turned over to the police.
Indicted for Murder.
Oscar johnson. colored, was indicted
for murder in the first degree. He Is
said to have stabbed to death with
penknife Isaac Simmons, also colored.
following a quarrel in dining room on
the second floor of 2437 M street
June %.
Charles E. Derby, alleged "hit-and-
run driver" was held responsible unoer
i,,l ioty ~
Jury for the death OF William ROBERT
Settle. 7 years old, who was run down
on Naylor road, near Thirtieth street
southeast. while returning from school
June Is at 2:20 o'clock In the alter
noon, The boys body remained IN a
rulley where 1t was thrown for several
hours before being discovered by posse
Of neighbors searching fer the chllo.
william Won Garrel was walking with
his school companion along the road
when he said the automobile approach
ed at a rapid rate and when 1t hao
passed he did not see his companion
After searching for him he reported
the occurrence to neighbors. Derby IN
the meantime had been arrested by Po-
liceman Thomas Hayes for speeding
and at first is said to have denied
striking the child but later confessed,
the police report.
Fail to Indict IA.
The grand jurors declined to indict
II persons including Earl c. w. Hig-
don, Donald Bridges, James E. Bolger,
Ellwood Kissenberger, Russell T. Her
berson and John Lippcld, joy-riding;
George w. McGaha and Harry j. Biggs,
grand larceny; John A. Fentress, con-
gpiracy; Daniel j. and Raymond /. Cur
tain, assault with dangerous weapon;
Joe r. Butler, bribery; James w. Hart,
abortion, and Gustave Haas, forgery
and embezzlement.
Others indicted and the charges
against them include Patrick H. Nc
Kivett, Simon P. Thompson. James A.
Hackett, Jesse r. Mcdonald, James
Ashley, Milton Jones, Lawrence r.
Beamer and George J. O'San, joyriding;
Ernest Davis, Raymond r. johnson,
Harry E. Riley, Cornelius B. Pugh,
jeanette Montgomery and Dorothy w.
Bilodeau and J. C. Nugent, grand lar
ceny; Clarence Blackwell and Langston
Washington, assault with dangerous
weapon; George M. Davis, James Ash
ley, John Byrd and William Park,
housebreaking and larceny: Thomas
Moore, ROBBERY, and Worthington M.
Remson and James w. Rowzie, forgery.