Evening star., 1932-11-27
POLICE GUNS HALT
HOLD-UP SUSPECT
Fugitive Captured After
Chase in Which Four Shots
Are Fired.

One of two colored men said to have
held up a taxicab driver last night was
captured after a chase in which four
shots were fired at him by detectives.
The hold-up was one of a series of
robberies in which bandits and burglars
obtained more than $1,000 in cash, jew
elry and other articles.
Charles L. Boteler. 507 Twelfth street
southeast, was the victim CT the hold
I'D. two colored men robbing him of 81
In the $500 block of Sixth street.
The finish Of the hold-up was wit
messed by Detective Sergts. M. j. Ma
haney and Tom Sweeney, who pursued
both bandits. One of the men eluded
the detectives. but they continued chas-
ing the other man, who surrendered
after Mahaney opened fire.
Companion Hunted.
The man was booked for investigation
while the detectives instituted a search
for his companion. He identified him
self as Robert williams 80, of the 700
block of Fairmont street.
Mrs. Margaret Ragan, 1860 block
of Second street northeast, told police
her apartment was entered some time
between 10 o'clock Friday morning and
$50 last night, the place ransacked
and S700 in jewelry, clothing and cash
stolen.
Henry Cherner 300 block Of Fifteenth
street northeast. reported he was held
I'D by two men and robbed of his bill
fold, containing some checks; $40
watch, 81 in cash and his truck.
few minutes after the hold-up police
recovered the truck about two blocks
frc.a Cherners home.
Critic Orndoff, first block Of M street,
was held up in Dingam alley and rob-
bed of SO by two colored men.
John II. Wade, 1900 block Of w street,
told police his home was entered by
Duplicate key and jewelry valued at $40
stolen.
Other Robberies Reported.
Among others who reported hold-ups
and robberies last night were Deed
Buckner, 1900 block of Sixth street,
held up by two colored men who
snatched ST from his hand and fed
through an alley; Esther johnson, 1900
block of Eighteenth street, whose apart
ment was entered and robbed of $4 and
a set of false teeth Thomas Bourke,
1000 block of L street. whose grocery
was robbed of cigars, cigarettes and
cash totaling SIS; Moses r. Sanger, 2700
block of Ontario road, who reported the
theft Of $40 in clothing from his dry
goods store at 1882 Seventh street;
Harold Merchant, 1900 block Of Eight
eenth street, whose store was robbed
of watches valued at S62: Kathleen
Preston, 200 block of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northeast, whose apartment was
entered by a jimmy thief and $12 in
clothing stolen, and Catherine Willis,
800 block of Fifth street, whose purse,
containing $475, was snatched by coll
ored man at Massachusetts, avenue and
Fifth street.
Samuel E. Grant and James P. Con-
way, both Of the 900 block Of Shepherd
street, reported theft Of a woman's
handbag containing between SITS and
$3.50 from the running board of an
automobile parked near Union Station.
Hold-ups were reported by three other
taxicab drivers. William o. Lee, %, of
GIT Pennsylvania avenue, said colored
man robbed him of S6 at Twenty first
street and Virginia avenue. Frank A.
Webster, 800 block Of G street, reported
he was robbed Of $3.50 by two colored
men, whom he had driven to the Senate
ONCE Building. Robert Dishman. COL
ored, 5000 block of Sherman avenue,
said five colored men robbed him Of So
at First and I streets northeast.
Thieves smashed q window Of the
Castleberg jewelry store, 1000 block OF
r street, and escaped with four wrist
watches worth approximately $500 early
today. Police, responding to burg
lar alarm, found no traces Of the rob-
bers.