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that they had never been to the tea
house. and said that they never heard
OF the place until arrested and ques-
toned.
Investigators are OF the opinion that
a feud between rival vice gangs, and
not robbery, was the motive behind the
gunplay. which claimed the life Of
Grover Amick. 27-year-old Washington
gas station attendant, and landed five
others in Casualty Hospital
1t was learned today that Depart
ment of Justice agents are prepared 10
step into the picture If the investiga-
ton disclosed that any violations of the
white slavery act played any part in the
shootings.
Finger Prints Chief Clues.
Police are relying upon finger prints
as their chief clues in the investigation
into the shooting and robbery Four
guns found in the tea house. a As
caliber automatic and three .38-caliber
pistols, and a window sash are being
examined for finger prints.
Baltimore detectives have finger
printed the f1ve persons in Casualty
Hospital.
They are: Charles Leavitt, s6. owner
of the roadhouSe: Thomas Simone, 90
q
of the 100 block of Abbey place north
east; Norman Carey. So. of Baltimore,
and John J. Bartlett, "a, alias Felix
Bocchiochio, believed to be one of the
hold-up gang and who Baltimore poNce
say, is wanted in New Castle. Pa, for
murder.
Little hope is held for the recovery Of
Leavitt and Carey.
IL Others Being Held
Seventeen persons, in addition to the
two under arrest in Philadelphia, are
now being held while police delve into
what is regarded a. the most brutal
shooting in Maryland's history. Three
Of those in custody were arrested here
last night when one of their number
applied at physicians Office for treat
ment for bullet wound in the back
and are being held for questioning at
the twelfth precinct station.
They are Carl F. Prinkert, rs. Of
Takoma Park, Md, the wounded man:
a brother, Frederick G. Prinkert, IS.
1900 block Rhode Island avenue, and
John D. McComaS, %, of the $500
block street. All three told police
they were taxi drivers.
The wounded man told detectives he
picked W two men at Twelfth and u
streets early yesterday and was di-
rected to drive the pair to the road
house. Because of the latenesS of the
hour he said, he took his brother along.
Fred Prinkert dropped prone on the
floor when the shooting started and
escaped the hail of bullets. Carl Suf-
fered flesh wound, but did not know
he had been hit until later, he said.
The two men whom they drove to the
road house disappeared during the
melee.
Taxicab Was Disabled.
Prinkert's taxicab was disabled
along with the other cars parked out
side the tea house, they said, but he
and his brother managed to get it
started and took Bartlett to the hos
pital.
The younger Prinkert was driven to
the ONCE OF private physician by
McComaS and his brother when he
discovered that he had been shot. police
we're told. The doctor treated him for
the wound and then made a report to
police. 1t was on this information that
Detective SergtS. John DalgliSh, Dennis
J. Murphy and Floyd A. Truscott
rounded up the trio.
A telephone call made to the tea house
less than half an hour after the shoot
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liam +. Clifton of the Prince Georges
County force. led to the apprehension
of Renzulli and Tronco.
Trace Call TO RenzulIi'S Home.
Police traced the call from Renzulli's
home in the central part of the city and
found two men and two women at that
address when they raided the house.
Onc of the men had cards of the Old
Colonial Tea House in his pocket Both
denied any knowledge of the shooting
and said the call had been made by a
third party whom they did not know.
Among those regarded by police as
suspects in the robbery and shooting
Is Simone. who is being guarded by
policemen at Casualty Hospital war
rant charging assault with intent to kill
mas been issued against him by Judge
Robert AltemuS.
The witnesses include nine persons.
five women and four men. who were In
the house at the time of the gun play,
but who were uninjured They were
taken to the HyattSville jail and booked
as Mae Dix, Dorothy Jordan, Helen
Conley. Jean Gordon and Marie Wilson.
all OF Baltimore; Samuel Kushner, John
March, Raymond Sisler and Arthur
Crockett, all of Washington
Anna Lecklider of the 100 block OF
street. with whose family Amick
lived, was released in custody of her
father last night. The girl was arrested
when police arrived on the scene of
the shooting and found her sitting in
an automobile parked in the rear of the
house.
Miss Lecklider told police that she
accompanied Amick to the road house.
but sat outside in the car while he
went in.
Funeral services for Amick are 10 be
held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
at Winchester. Va, from the home of
his father, James F. Amick, a promi-
nent Virginia cattle dealer. The body
was shipped to Winchester last night
with three sisters accompanying It
Amick was born August "a, 1904. in
and had lived here about
i've years at the home of the Lechlider
family. He was employed as an at
tendant at a gasoline filling station
1t Georgia and New Hampshire ave.
nues.