Evening star., 1932-10-25

doorway, preparing to enter TO make
purchase.
Deliberately, according to the man
ager, Charles E. Smith, 20, Of l9 X
street northeast, they closed the double
doors and told the youngsters:
The store is closed today; come
back tomorrow"
Inside, they told Smith and the clerk,
Henry Murphy. 1913 Massachusetts
avenue northeast, to make no outcry
and to go quietly into the back room,
where they trussed them up ana stuneo
rags in their mouths.
Took GrOcer's Keys.
"Soon after they had left us, heard
two women come in" Smith continued.
IT thought sure there would be trouble.
But they waited upon the women as if
nothing had happened and after the
customers had gone, they escaped. And
the women didn't even know anything
was wrong"
Smith said he could not tell i'm
mediately how much money the pair
collected, but said they cleaned me
out and got everything that was in the
cash register"
They even took my keys" he COM
planned. They said they knew my car
and they would make their getaway
LII H. 4lCy odAd ttSy AioA SSSAA "os>~>
ing me for days"
Smith described both men as being
shabbily dressed. One was rather tall
and thin and about 18 to 81 years old,
while the other was shorter and fatter
and apparently between % and 25.
The tactics of the bandits closely re-
sembled those of the two men who sew
eral weeks ago held up another Sanitary
store in the 1900 block Conduit road,
took possession Of the store for more
than an hour and tied up. one by one,
as they entered. not only three clerks.
but two customers, including a fireman.
Four Others Robbed.
Meanwhile three other men reported
being held up and robbed of total OF
s2l75 in cash during the past "a hours
while another said he had been robbed
Of package containing suit OF under
wear and pair of trousers.
Burglars also continuing their depre-
dations throughout the city obtained
loot totaling more than $4,000 in value
Three of the hold-ups Of men on the
street occurred last night and the other
early yesterday. A fifth attempted
hold-up was thwarted when two youths
were frightened off when a taxicat
driver cried for help.
John A. Fentress. taXicab driver, OF
the 1000 block of Wyoming avenue, was
robbed of s475 at New Hampshire ave.
nue. and Shepherd street, by man who
hit him on the head He told police he
could identify him.
Louis D. Mayhugh of the 400 bloch
of K street northeast was robbed OF 5.
by a colored man who stopped ane
asked for gasoline while Mayhugh was
working on an automobile at New Gu
and Canal roads last night. GustaVt
Nassauer of New York yesterday morn
ing was robbed of SIS by two colores
men who held him up on SlXteentf
street.
Two Frightened Away.
Henry H. Scheibor of the GOO blocl
of L street southeast frightened ava.
two youths by calling for help WheI
they tried to rob him while IN the Io'
block of Ninth street southeast. The.
Jumped from the cab and ran When N
yelled. Scheiber told police. The NAL
robbed of the package, containing tn
trousers and underwear, was ArcM
Delleclca of the first block Of H stree
northeast. The package was taken iron
him by four colored men while near nj
home.
The largest of the burglaries was a
the home of Lewis Hopfenmaler, In nj
apartment in the 27OO block OF Devon
shire place, where burglars obtained
silverware, jewelry, fur coats and othe
articles valued at a total OF SAL
Hopfenmaier reported to police las
night. The loot included set of silver
ware, valued at $4,000; a fur coat
valued at $500: Masonic emblem
valued at $500, and other articles o
lesser value. :.
other loot obtained by burglars IN
cluded a jaroiniere valued at s2OG
taken from the home of Madeline Axtel
in the 1900 block of r street and article
from various dwellings and stores
amounting in most cases to less Una
SlO0 in value,