Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
HOLD-UP AT CLUB
NETS BANDIT 500
Intruder Talks to Cashier
Before Demanding Con-
tents of Safe.

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of telephone booths, and when the
hold-up man commanded them to hold
up their hands they complied i'm
mediately.
The Metropolitan is Washington's
most exclusive club. 1t includes among
its members, President Hoover, mem
bers of the cabinet and Gen. John j.
Pershing who lives there.
After obtaining a description of the
bandit Headquarters Detective Leo Muir
ray and Pvt A. D. Mullins, assisted by
Detective Irving Rosenberg Of the third
precinct, began a search of the neigh
borhood, but found no trace OF the
man.
Uses Three Doors.
To reach the club Office the bandit
had to pass through narrow passage
way separating the club house from an
adjoining building, and open three doors
leading through a double veStibule.
After gaining entrance to the building
he had to go through another door
to get into the Office proper.
The bandit remained outside the Of
flee proper and talked with Miller
through a Gagged window before the
hold-up. When the cashier brought
him the glass of water, the police said
he went through the last door into the
Office, and ordered Miller to turn over
the money in the cash drawer, at the
same time commanding the bell boys to
"stick up" their hands. The hold-up
man, however, made no attempt to rob
the bell boys.
Grocer Robbed.
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Charles d. Smith, manager of a SAM
tary grocery store at 239 Second street
southeast shortly before z o'clock last
night, rifled the cash drawer and
escaped on foot with SIS.
II. X. Palmer, an eX-policeman was
crossing G street when he noticed the
pair leaving rather hurriedly. They
hurried down Second street as he was
entering the store to make a purchase.
i've just been robbed" Smith eX-
claimed excitedly. When Palmer dashed
out in pursuit the two men had disap-
peared in the darkness.
No customers were in the store when
the hold up occurred and Smiths helper,
Dewey Godfrey was in a rear room
When the two men walked into the
store, Smith took them for customers
and waited for them at the counter
Suddenly one of the men pointed q
his hands.
Now put 'em down and open the cash
drawer" the man ordered. Smith hest
tated and with an impatient signal to
his mate, the bandit told him to take
out the money While the first man
kept the pistol leveled at Smith, the
other grabbed the money. It was over
before Smith was barely able to realize
what had happened.
Bandits Described.
Both Smith and Palmer were able to
furnish descriptions of the men, who
appeared TO be about % years old and
were neatly dressed. The man who held
him up wore a tweed suit with a light
cap, Smith said, and the other wore
asgray overcoat and gray cap.
Several people in the neighborhood
said they had seen two men answering
the description hanging around farther
up c street. Policemen j. F. Bowers,
d. T. Matthews and w. S. Beck of the
fifth precinct investigated.
An attempt TO rob the Cut Rate
Bottle Supply Co, at 824 Twelfth
street, was frustrated last night by the
proprietor, Ira T. Bryan, jr., when he
seized an armed bandit and grappled
with him for nearly 10 minutes in a
heated struggle before the latter finally
broke loose and fed
The bandit was searching the pro-
prietors pockets when a customer
entered the store and cried out in
alarm as he took in the hold-up scene
at glance. The gunman wheeled to
face the newcomer and Bryan bounced
upon his back and bore him to the
foor, where they fought frantically