Evening star., 1932-04-19
SEEK GEM BANDIT
Who TOOK S22,513
Police Trace Two License
Numbers After HoId-up
Near 14th and H.

Police are seeking bandit who es-
capped in an automobile after robbing
two Philadelphia jewelry statesmen of
S22, ,513 worth of diamonds, rings, brace
lets and pearls last night
Harry Spivack and Benjamin A.
Abraham told police the hold-up man
seized their sample case as they were
entering an automobile parked in an
| alley between Fourteenth and Fifteenth,
Il and I streets shortly after IL o'clock.
The bandit, according to the victims,
rar from the alley and drove off in an
automobile which had been parked on
Fourteenth street with the motor run
| ming. Spivack and Abraham described
the automobile as a roadster, police
said, and gave District license num-
ber.
License Clues Fail.
The number in question was issued to
the owner of sedan, and police learned
the machine had not been moved last
night. Another license number, noted
by United States park policeman
whose suspicious were excited when he
saw an automobile drive swiftly from
the scene, also was found to have no
connection with the robbery.
The two men drove over from Phila-
delphia yesterday, arriving in the aft
ernoon. They called on various de-
partment and jewelry stores during
the late afternoon and went out last
night, they explained, to show the
leWelry to prospective purchasers.
The statesmen, who are stopping at
the Hamilton Hotel, were returning to
their automobile when the robbery oc-
CURED. Abraham, who works for
Spivack, was walking slightly in ad-
vance while the other salesman fol-
lowed with the sample case.
Abraham said he stepped on the
starter of the automobile, but the en-
gine refused to fire. He said he looked
around for his companion and saw him
backed against a fence in the alley by
bandit, who held a pistol.
Ordered Not to Move.
Don't novel" the bandit was quoted
as saying, snatching the sample case
from Spivack Now get into that car
or I'll fill you full of leadl"
Spivack said the man added threat
| that he had a companion who was
covering" his movements, although
| neither salesman saw a second bandit.
The hold-up man fed to his automo-
| bile. police were told, and drove off
| along Fourteenth street.
| The salesman ran to a store across
| the street and telephoned police. Five
| radio cars, two carloads of detectives
and Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police. responded.
Abraham and Spivack described the
| hold-up man as being about 40 wears
J old, 512 feet tall and of heavy build
He was partially masked, they said bv
| a pair of dark glasses, and wore dark
/ clothes and a brown slouch hat pulled
well down over the eyes
Plans Laid I'm Advance.
The victims told police the robbery
apparently was planned by some one
acquainted with their movements. They
said the man had disabled their auto
! mobile
The loot included II platinum brace
lets studded with diamonds. 10 plati-
! mum rings, rings set with solitaire
| diamonds, wrist watch valued at $685..
| strings Of pearls ranging in value
from $500 to $3.50, and a miscellaneous
| assortment OF gold rings and brooches.
Inc two men remained in Washing
ton today TO assist police with the in
| Vestigation. Spivac, whose Offices are
at 720 Samson street, Philadelphia, lives
at 5606 Wydle avenue, Winfield, Pa.
| and Abraham gave his business ad-
dress as 1872 Sansone street, Phila-
delphia.
Their loss was partially covered BY
| insurance. The two men had stopped
here to call on trade while en- route tC
! Norfolk, Va.