Evening star., 1932-04-12
Sniper Suspect Beaten After
Capture in Spectacular
Chase Past White House.
ENRAGED CHAUFFEURS
TAKE MAN TO HOSPITAL
Another Driver Leaps From Car,
Letting 1t Hit House When
Bandit Holds Him Up.

several of them victims of recent rob-
berries, overlook and pummeled an al
legged bandit into submission early to-
day after a spectacular automobile
chase on Pennsylvania avenue past the
White House. Still another hacker. en-
ragged at delivering up his days receipts.
leaped from the drivers seat last night
and allowed cab and hold-up man to
crash into a residence at 1895 Tenth
street.
The suspect in the first case, CAP
tured at Seventeenth street and Penn
Sylvania avenue first was treated at
Emergency Hospital for lacerations
about the scalp and face, and then
identified by victims in two other hold
ups last night. He will be viewed at
the headquarters lineup tonight by
56-year-old Mount Pleasant street
baker.
Chased by Is Cabs.
The prisoner described himself as
Eleazar John Howder, 26 years old, of
no stated address. His scalp was laid
open by what police describe as "a
blunt instrument" shortly after the
commandeered taxicab in which he was
trying to escape was forced to the curb
by about IS hackers in their automo-
biles.
Howder, police say, was armed with
a 80 caliber automatic of a type used
in the Riedel hold-up Staying and in
the sniper shootings of several weeks
ago. Efforts also will be made to identi-
fly Howder in the latter shootings, it
was said
The chase began at the Rose Coffee
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several hackers had gathered from their
stand across the street.
A man, later identified as Howder.
came IN and Grew pistol on Peter
V!achos, manager of the shop robbing
the cash register of $31 and obtaining
Sl0.65 in bills and change from Vlachos'
person. The bandit ran across the
street to the cab stand and ordered
Harold P. Admire of 1882 I street to
drive him to Fourteenth street and
New York avenue.
Drivers FERN Posse"
The hackers in the shop ran cut
sttc- the rcbber and spread the alarm.
Six or eight Of the drivers lesped into
the-r cabs and started in pursuit One
oTlVe9. whose name was not learned,
was howled over by a passing cab as
he dashed across Thirteenth street to
JOIN the chase. He picked himself up.
however. and fell in behind the pro-
cesSion
Seeing that he was closely followed,
the fugitive leaped from the taxi at
Fourteenth street and New York avenue
sno nailed another cab. driven by Morris
Goodman Of 1o17 K street. In this
automobile the robber sped out Penn
Sylvania avenue. while other taxicabs
fell in with the pursuit
Just after the lead cab passed Seven
teenth street. the passenger alighted
while the vehicle was still in motion and
was hurled to the pavement Goodman
and Altulire, who had followed. police
reported, disarmed Howder with the as
sistance Of two other Stephen
j. johnson Of 1880 n street and joseph
E. McCauley Of 465 H street.
Following a scuffle. Howder was taken
TO Emergency Hospital. where he was
arrested by Detective Sergts. James E.
kenney and Joseph Waloron, who had
been summoned from headquarters.
Money Found in Pockets.
Howder was taken to No. precinct
and picked from a lineup by Vlachos.
The pistol and s4980 was taken from
his person, police say.
A short while later Howder was iden-
tined by Harry E Minor OF 10 Ninth
street northeast as the bandit who
robbed him Of $50 in cash and guam
tity Of prescription whiskey about II:3O
O'Clock last night.
Minor said he was in his drug store
al Eighth and East Capitol streets when
the bandit covered him with a gun and
forceo him to empty the cash register
into paper bag
Minor then was obliged to open the
sale and hand over three pints of pre-
scrlptlon rye. two pintS Of rum and a
quantity Of tobacco.
Before leaving. the bandit ordered
Minor TO remain i'll the rear OF the store
StroIling out. the roboer went only a
little way down the street, Minor said.
and then returned TO see if the drug
g1st had obeyed orders
Minor told police the bandit threat
ereo his life and promised to return to
see if he had handed over all his money.
Paper Bag Forms Link.
Detectives Kenney and Waldron said
they connected the coffee shop and drug
store robberies through the fact that
the robber IN both cases had ordered
his victims TO scoop the money into a
paper bag.
Walter Jackson, colored. Of 1923 Fifth
street southeast, told police he leaped
from the wheel Of his taxicab and al
lowed the machine to run over the curb
near Tenth street and Florida avenue
When q white man robbed him of 81
and hen ordered him to drive on.
jackson, cut and bruised when he
fell 70 the pavement from the moving
vehicle, was treated at Casualty Hos
pltel and discharged. The hacker said
that he believed the robber had been
injured by the impact. and a police
lookout was broadcast to the hospitals
for a white man of about % years of
age who might apply for treatment.
When he told me 10 drive on" Jack
son said, i just waited my chance.
and when I got the door open and
scrambled out on the running board. 1
told him, Mister. you can have this
cab!'"
Gun Left in Cab.
The robber left his hat and loaded
gun in the damaged automobile, and
they were taken to headquarters by
Brig Gen. Pelham d. Glassford, su-
perintendent of police, who was acting
as night superintendent of police last
night and who went personally to the
scene to investigate.
GlasSford also led investigators fol-
lowing the report of the drug store rob-
berry
Another hacker reported that he was
robbed of his cab and 1915 By two
white men whom he picked up al
Fourteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue, with orders to drive to Twen-
ty-first and C streets.
At the latter place James Henry
Tilson of the 1900 block of l. street
southeast told police, the men alighted