Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-19
Believed to Have STAGED
Three HoId-ups Within
Two Hours.
SPEEDING TAXIS BLOCK
ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE
Robbery Trail, Starting Near Ca.
thedral, Leads Through Ex-
elusive Capital Section.

bandit, believed to be the same one
VINO staged three hold-ups in less than
TWO hours last night, was CAPTURED nv
MS last victim, aided by a policeman
ana three other men, after q chase In
which the alleged robber fired one shot
at his pursuers.
armed with a revolver, a bandit
staged the first hold-up about a,3o
O'CLOCK at Thirty-fourth street and
Wisconsin avenue. There he stepped
Into an automobile driven by Louis
Lucas 4l5 Oglethorpe street who had
mated at a stop" sign. After robbing
~ Mut as ol % ana forcing him to get out
u Iile car, the bandit drove away.
Inc next robbery took place At
massachusetts, and Wisconsin avenues
almost in the shadow of the Nationai
cathedral. where the victim was George
Kerr: l7l2 Euclid street, who had ston-
ped for red light.
Warns His Victim.
Il mean business" he warned Kerr
covering him with his gun, Drive on"
With the robber seated beside him
and proddirg his ribs with his re-
volver. Kerr drove down Massachusetts,
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stop at the British embassy, but later
changed his mind and commanded him
10 continue to the Japanese embassy
Near the latter mansion. however, the
robber again changed his mind and
ordered Kerr to continue driving. A
few blocks farther on he forced Kerr
to halt long enough to relieve him Of
his wallet, containing $3.50, and his
coat.
Now take off your pants" the ban
dit commanded.
Kerr refused to remove his trousers,
however and the robber again told him
to drive on" Soon afterward Kerr
stopped his machine and announced he
was too tired" to drive any farther. He
got out Of the automobile. stealing" his
coat while the rcbber was looking in
another direction.
Short Chase Fails.
As the bandit drove off, Kerr stopped
passing motorist and attempted to
follow the robber, but lost him after
short chase.
Shortly afterward the third hold-up
came at Twenty-second and @ streets.
where bandit stepped into a taXicab
driven by Lloyd Jones, sos Montana
avenue northeast. He ordered Jones to
move over" and the cab driver fol-
lowed instructions SO thoroughly that
he moved out Of the taxi.
The rohber drove away, and Jones
leaped into cab driven by H. w.
Mobley, 400 G street northeast, asking
him to follow the bandit.
AS the two taxis sped past MaSsa-
chusetts avenue and Twenty-first street.
the robber fired at his pursuers, but
they continued the chase. They were
joined by another cab driver, Ira c.
Harper, 5000 o street
The bandit abandoned his taxi at
Florida avenue and r street and at
lowed. however. by e E Mcclure 3oo6
R street, who was walking nearby.
Robbers Cab Blocked.
MCGUIRE encountered the taxi drivers
at Florida avenue and street and the
group pursued the bandit to Connect
cut avenue and @ street, where he
hailed a cab
While Mobley kept his taxi in such
position that the driver of the robbers
cab could not get his car out of its
parking place. MCGUIRE summoned
Traffic Policeman Dwight G. Wash
burn. on duty nearby
The officer placed the man under ar
rest and took him to the third precinct,
where he gave his name as Arthur G.
Brock. 81, of Cherrydale, Va. A gun
was found in the cab in which he was
arrested.
Brock, who was booked for investiga-
ton, apparently had been drinking. &C
cording to the hold-up victims. He was
identified by both Kerr and Jones'