Evening star., 1932-02-25
Two Men Subdue Clerk and
BeIIboy at Gun Point
During HoId-up.
FORMER D. C. POLICEMAN
HELD FOR QUESTIONING
Merchants and Cab Drivers Rob-
bed in Banditry Wave
Netting $500.

A wave Of bandit-y last night and
early today netted robbers more than
$500 in cash and jewelry, most of which
was obtained in hold-up of the Plaza
Hotel A suspect who described himself
as former policeman was arrested In
the latter robbery, which occurred about
1890 o'clock.
Two white men strolled into the lobby
and suddenly leveled guns at Frank w.
Clark Of 1444 Harvard street, night
clerk in charge, whom they forced into
a cloak room with bell boy, F. T.
Weeden.
The men then took $3.50 from cash
registers at the cigar counter and reg
istry desk and two rings and a wrist
watch left at the desk for safe keeping
by guest, Mrs. James Kearns of Pater-
son, N. j.
Brush Past Policeman.
On the way out through the lobby.
with their two victims still locked in
the closet, the hold-up men brushed
past Policeman j. ]. Mccarthy of No.
8 precinct. who had dropped by to de-
liver message and did not know q
hold-up was in progress.
moment later, however, Clark and
Weeden freed themselves and ran into
the lobby. They told Mccarthy of the
robbery, and the policeman quickly fol-
lowed the men to the street and caught
one OF them a short distance from the
entrance.
The suspect. who said he was Henry
Carroll Patrick Fegan, "a, of the $500
block of Eighth street, was held for
investigation. Fegan said he was for
merly a policeman attached to No 8
precinct, but resigned from the force
several years ago. Both Clark and
Weeden identified him as one Of the
bandits.
Another Arrest Expected.
Fegan, however, was unarmed when
arrested and had none of the stolen
property on his person. Police expected
to make another arrest later today.
The stolen jewelry consisted of a
platinum diamond ring, wedding ring
and wrist watch.
Louis Deckelbaum, who operates q
delicatessen at 1915 Fifth street, was
held UP at pistol point early today by
two white men who took $50 from the
store cash register and then forced him
upstairs. where they took $40 from his
wife. Descriptions of the men were
broadcast to all precincts.
Another merchant, Sam Liberman,
reported he was held up about o'clock
last night by two white men who pro-
duced guns after walking into his
store in the 1900 block Of South Capitol
street, on the pretense of making a
purchase. The men took $40 from
Liberman's pockets and 81 in bills and
small check from the cash register.
They also helped themselves to two
cartons of cigarettes.
Robbed Of Cab and Cash.
A colored man was. robbed of his
taxicab and S3,75 early today by two
colored fares" on NJ street near First
street northeast. The hacker, Thomas
Coleman of 413 L street, said he picked
up the men at Fifteenth and H streets
northeast Police ordered lookout for
the cab, believed to have been aban-
doned in the vicinity.
The fact MuSsolini H. Rodill's pockets
were empty saved him from loss early
today when a young white man, whom
he had picked up in his taxicab, placed
a gun at his head when the vehicle
arrived at Thirty-Seventh and T streets.
Rodill, who lives in the 1900 block of
Thirty fifth street, said the bandit re-
turned the gun to his pocket and
walked away on learning his intended
victim had no money.