The Washington times., 1931-11-25
j. 5. AND STATE
JOIN HANDS
IN DRIVE
Campaign Is on to Close Re-
sorts and Round Up Men
In Woman Traffic
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(C0ntinued From First P09eI
Baltimore, Washington and Phila-
delphia, who placed the girls in the
houses. They will be charged with
white slavery. the detectives said.
Detective Feehley said his in
veStigation has shown so far that
neither Nicholas Tronco, Cicero
Renzelli nor John L. Grecu, held
in Philadelphia in connection
with the hold-up and shooting,
had anything whatever to do with
the case. He said the police have
learned that the men are
traffickers in young women and
had an interest in the Colonial
Tea House.
Wanted for Murder
John March, who has been
living in the 100 block Of G st.
N. W., for several weeks and
who was at the Colonial Tea
House when the. killing occurred.
was last night recognized by
three members of the Pennsyl-
vania State Constabulary as a
man wanted for killing man
at Columbia. Pa. March, who
has. been locked in the Hyatts-
vile Jail, refused to admit or
deny his guilt. After he was
accused he was removed to the
Jail in Upper Marlboro.
John j. Bartlett, at Casualty
Hospital suffering from bullet
wounds received in the battle,
was identified yesterday by
Roche and Feehley as a man Who
has been hunted for six months
for another killing in Columbia.
He is known in the underworld
as "Man-Of-War."
Robbery Their Purpose
Feehley said in talking with
Bartlett he learned that the five
bandits who visited the tea house
came here for the sole purpose of
robbery. He said Bartlett init
mated that after they took $3.50
from Charles Levitt. manager Of
the house, he and Levitt opened
fire on the bandits.
Both Feehley and Roche said
they are convinced that Thomas
Simone, also at Casualty Hospital
suffering from pistol wounds, was
one. Of the five raiders. Simone's S
wife came from Philadelphia to
visit him last night. She said her
husband left Philadelphia Sun
day night but refused to make any
other statements.
Suspected In HOldup
Two of the men held here and
two in Philadelphia are believed
to have been those who on No
Wember 4 robbed the Philadelphia
office of the John Hancock Insur-
ance Company of $2,500.
According to Capt. Mike Han
ley, Of the Philadelphia Detec-
tive Bureau, those suspected are
Bartlett, Simone, Tronco and
Renzelli.
Tronco and Renzuli were grilled
for hours last night at the Phila-
delphia city hall. A flashily
dressed man and woman went in
to see the incarcerated pair dur
ing the evening. Their names
were not learned. The two have
engaged counsel in an effort to
balk extradition.
Vice War, Says Hanley
Hanley, the detective chief, re-
iterated his belief that the shoot
ing was the result of a vice war.
He said:
"TheSe men were chased cut
Of Philadelphia when the vice
crusade some time ago broke
up their activities. From time
to time we have heard from
good sources they were trying
to muscle in in Maryland"
r. G. Megandt. the owner of
the car recovered today, said In
Baltimore that the car was not
bullet ridden when he abandoned
it. He said he was en- route to
the Bowie race track Saturday
when it developed engine trouble
He said he is of the opinion that
the marks on the car, which the
detectives say were made by bull.
lets, probably were made by some.
one hitting it with a hammer.
The guns picked up at the
scene of the shooting are now
in Baltimore and detectives say
fingerprints have been found on
them. These are being checked
while factories are tracing the
"Serial numbers of the guns in
an effort to determine to whom
they were sold.
Jordan Girl Identified
Delbert L. Reynolds, 1921
Rhode Island Ave. N. W., called
at the Hyattsville jail last night
and identified Dorothy Jordan
one of the women held, as his
wife. Reynolds, whose name en-
tered the case when police found
receipts made out to him among
the Jordan woman's belongings
walked into the cell and said:
That's her. She left me
some time ago. 1 didn't know
where she was"
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