Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
Wife of Proprietor of Restau-
rants HaIts Man Until
Money Is Recovered.
DAUGHTER TAKES PART
IN NORTHWEST CHASE
Frightened Robber Surrenders
When Woman Finds Him
on Nearby Porch.

Pursued for more than a block, a
trembling and frightened bandit was
cornered this morning by Mrs. Sarah
Goodacre, 56-year-old grandmother,
after he had held up her husband and
robbed him of a satchel full of money
as NJ. Goodacre was driving out OF
his garage at 1917 Morningside drive.
The victim of the holdup, George r.
Goodacre, proprietor of Is lunch rooms,
captured the robber after his wife had
brought the man to bay on the back
porch OF house il the 1400 block OF
Iris street.
Mr.. Goodacre had approximately
$4,000 with him at the time. the money
represented receipts OF his restaurants
Saturday night and Sunday and he was
taking it to bank.
Daughter Aids Pursuit.
Mrs. Edith Dill, Mr.. Goodacre's
32-year-old daughter, participated in the
chase and was short distance behind
her mother when the robber was
captured.
The man was booked as Thomas Fox
White. "a a seaman. He said he had
not eaten for three days and was weak
from hunger and bad burn on one
hin. Police are searching for an &C
complete who, Fox said, brought him
to the Goodacre home and was to wait
for him a few blocks away to pick him
up after the hold-up.
II had lust backed my car out of the
garage into Juniper street." Goodacre
explained. Il was waving good-by to
Mrs. Goodacre, my daughter and my
little granddaughter, Joy, who Is IA
months old, when White appeared.
Threatens to Shoot.
INV motor stalled as he walked
across the street and jumped on the
right side of the car. He pointed
revolver at me and said stick EN- up
and give me that money or Ill shoot
acre warned.
Take your hands of that wheel"
White is said to have commanded as
Goodacre tried to get his car in mo-
ton.
There were leather satchel and
metal box full of money in the car
and Goodacre carried a well-hlled wal
let in his hip pocket.
Apparently knowing Of the existence
of the wallet, the hold-up man began
feeling under Goodacre's coat for it.
Then I figured it would be better to
let him have the satchel than the
wallet" Goodacre declared, since
thought it would be harder for him to
run with it, so knocked up the muzzle
of his gun and jumped out of the car.
As 1 did so, he grabbed the satchel,
which was on his side Of the car, and
ran.
Tries to Head Him Of.
ct commenced shouting and called to
my son-in-law, Carl w. Dill, to bring
me my gun. He came out and We start
ed to circle the block in the car to
head him off.
"On Iris street, I heard my wife shout
to me that she had him on the porch
of house there"
Mrs. Goodacre said that when she
cornered the bandit he seemed badly
frightened and said. Il give up
As her husband arrived, gun in hand,
she pleaded with HIM not to harm the
man.
Don't shoot dad" she exclaimed, che
looks pale and sick"
Ignores Threat Of Gun.
Despite threatening gun, Goodacre
walked up to White, gun in hand, ana
snatched away the hold-up mans
weapon Police were summoned and
White was placed under arrest by Capt..
Joseph Morgan and Policemen F: L.
Tyser R. j. Felber and L. A. Crabbln
of the sixth precinct. >,
At the police station, he said he had
been in Washington for about three
months, coming here from New York
His home was in Nashville, Tenn, he
declared.
According to Capt. Morgan, the man
said he had no place to stay and had
been sleeping in vacant lots and on
park benches for several weeks. He
said he had never been arrested before.