Evening star., 1932-08-01
CHINESE WOUNDS
BANDIT IN HOLD-UP
Laundryman Defies Gun to
ROut Intruder-Three
Others Robbed.

An alleged holdup man is in Freed
mems Hospital with a gunshot wound
inflicted by his intended Chinese victim,
but perpetrators of three other hold
ups last night and today made success
full escapes, according to police reports
Undaunted by the menacing gun OF
cclored intruder in his laundry, at
1907 Twelfth street, at 6 O'Clock TINS
morning, Lee Poy dropped behind the
counter, grabbed his own revolver and
answered a demand for money with
bullets. Poy lodging two return shots,
fred two wild ones before planting a
bullet in the Would-be robbers chest.
The colored man fled and Poy not1-
fed police. An hour later William
Smith, cclored, %, was arrested at the
hospital when he appeared for treat
ment of a bullet wound. Poy identified
Smith, police said.
Bandits Lock Up Victim.
In the other hold-ups, the manager
of a downtown cigar store was locked
in the basement by two white men, VINO
rified the cash register Of $l54, ana
two men in Northeast washington were
robbed by a pair OF colored men III
separate hold-ups.
Curtis Hammond 100 block OF L
street. manager of the Schultz store at
Fifteenth and G. streets, told police two
Young white men entered the store late
last night and asked to examine some
pipes. AS the manager stopped TO reacn
under the counter one of the men poKeo
gun in his ribs and ordered him to
the cellar, he said. He was locked up
there for some time before he attracted
the attention of W. E. Butcher, man
of icl1 hot
knocking on pipes connecting the two
places The fire rescue squad liberated
Harmond by saving through partition.
Hammond said $154 was missing from
the cash register.
Robbed Near Station.
John Bowen, "a, of the 900 block of
Tenth street northeast was struck on
the head and robbed of $3.50 early to-
day by two colored men, he told police.
The robbery occurred near the Union
Staten. Bower was not seriously in
jured.
Daniel Gunnells, 80, of the 1900 block
of Orren street northeast, manager of
gas station at Bladensburg road and
Morse street northeast, reported he was
held up by two colored men shortly
after last midnight and robbed of the
days receipts.
Gunnells said the robbers drove up
beside him in an automobile as he was
walking along Morse street northeast
between Holbrook and Staples streets.
One Of the men got out of the car with
drawn gun and demanded his money.
An attempt to break into the Shaffer
Fur Co.. store, 524 Twelfth street, failed
last night when the burglar alarm went
off and colored youth, Sam Thomas
of the 900 block of P street, was ar
rested as he attempted to pry apart
the iron bars guarding a rear window.
Police today are searching for a COL
ored man, said to have held up William
Matthews. colored. 80 of MAYORS Court
this morning and robbed him of $40.
The holdup occurred in the 1000 block
of MAYORS Court. Matthews gave DO
lice the name of the alleged robber,
who he said, escaped in taxicab.
Miss Edna Wilmington, % years old,
manager of a laundry branch at 1903
U street. was robbed of an undeter-
mined amount of money shortly before
noon today by an armed colored man
who locked her inside the shop Police
were informed the robber escaped with
Saturdays receipts and those of this
morning, although the amount could
not be determined pending check-up.