Evening star., 1932-02-04
TRIO SOUGHT AF TER
HOLD-UP SHOOTING
Henry Abrams in Serious
Condition-Companion Es-
capes-JeWeFy Taken.

With his mother maintaining vigil
at his bedside. Henry Abrams, 80, shot
four times last night as he and another
man sat in an automobile in the 1900
block Of Buchanan street, was In a
critical condition today at Emergency
Hospital
Meanwhile, Washington and Balti-
more police we're making an intensive
search for Harry Yudelevit. 1920 Alli-
son street, named as the man who fired
the shots
Police Of both cities also were seek
ing two men said to have been with
Yudelevit at the time Of the shooting,
which occurred during a hold-up in
which Abrams companion, William P.
Moses. 1920 Buchanan street, declared
he was robbed of jewelry valued at $4,-
500. Moses gave police the name OF
Yudelevit as the man who fired the
pistol.
Auto Found Abandoned.
The automobile used by the men who
participated in the hold-up was found
abandoned today at Sherman avenue
and Kenyon street. 1t was taken to the
police garage, where it was to be ex-
amined for fingerprintS. 1t was marked
with four bullet holes.
Meanwhile, however. police were
working on the theory the gunplay may
have been the result of an underworld
feud.
Moses and Abrams who also Is caid
to have been living at the Buchanan
street address, had just driven up to the
curb in front of the house when the
three men appeared.
Before Moses had a chance to move,
he told police, he was forced to hand
over his 3-carat diamond Scarfpin,
worth s1,50O, and a 81 carat diamond
ring, valued at $500.
Two of the men were on Moses side
of the automobile, he said, while the
third-whom he named as YudeleVt.-
stood on Abrams side. YudeleYlt, he
added, suddenly opened fire, each OF the
four shots taking effect in Abrams body
Then, Moses continued, the trio ran
to small sedan parked on the other
side of the street and sped away. He
was not certain whether fourth man
was waiting in the car ready for the
getaway, he said.
Moses got out of his machine, draw
ing an automatic as he did so, and
fired eight shots at the fleeing auto
mobile, he said. II think some OF
them hit the mark" he told police.
The fugitive car almost overturned
as 1t swung around the corner OF SeV-
enteenth and Buchanan streets.
Policeman j. A. Duley, tenth pre-
cinct, who was patroling his beat on
Webster street, between Sixteenth ano
Seventeenth streets, heard the shoot-
ing and began. running toward the
scene. He had hardly gotten started,
however, when the fleeing machine
sWerved around the corner and headeo
toward him. He stepped into tne
street and signaled for the driver 70
stop, but was forced to leap 10 safety
as the car bore down on him.
The car, running without lights anc
minus q rear license plate, continued
east on Webster street, turned north
into Sixteenth street and disappeared
Duley, also was uncertain whether II
contained three or four men, he SAID.
Four Wounds Found.
Meanwhile, Abrams had been taken
to the hospital, where physicians 1ouno
he had been wounded once in the abdo-
men, twice in the left leg and once In
the right leg His mother, Mrs. Marina
Abrams, 813 Ninth street, vas notifled
of the shooting by police and hastened
to his bedside.
A description OF YudeleVlt was broad
cast Immediately after the gunplay
Both Moses and Abrams were unable
to describe the other men. On the
theory one or more of them may have
been wounded, however, hospitals were
asked to communicate with police at
once should any one apply for treat
ment of such injuries.
Moses, according to police, was
warned about two weeks ago that
something is going to happen" the
warning icing issued by a man proni-
nent in vgambling activities here. II
was because of this tip" that Moses
began carrying a pistol, police said they
were told. .-..---.-