Evening star., 1933-01-21
POLICE CLAIM FIVE
CONFESS HOLD-UP
Five Others Detained in Probe
of Death of One Man and
Wounding of Another.
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colOred men, who seized his taxi after
forcing him to drive them to Rockville.
Earlier in the day. however, q look
out for him had been broadcast to all
precincts after it was learned he for
merly was employed as q laborer at
the new House Once Building, where
the pay roll was to have been distrib-
uted among employees Of the Browning
Painting Co. of Brooklyn. N. Y, sub
contractors on the construction job.
Moving swiftly to clean up the case,
detectives, working under
the direction Of Capt. Thompson and
Detective Sergt. H. K. Wilson, head Of
the homicide squad. rounded up IA
persons, including the S reported to
have admitted participation In the rob-
berry scheme.
Four Of those arrested, all colored
men, were released after questioning.
Those held. besides the half dozen
named as actual participants In the
plot. included:
Mrs. Odessor Workman. Is, colored,
wife Of one Of the alleged gunmen,
and Thomas r. Cash, 81. fourth
brother. A 32-year-old woman. found
with Blackwell IN an apartment In the
100 block Of Fourth street southeast,
also was taken into custody. but Capt.
Thompson said she probably would be
released.
Pending the coroner's inquest. Capt.
Thompson declared all six of the al
legged plotters probably would be charg-
would be held until the two guns used
in the shooting are recovered.
Templeton, according to Capt.
Th0mneOn Rafd roHhar roya1vov
used by one of the colored men. was
turned over to him and he, in turn,
passed it on to Oscar Cash. The other
gun, a rs caliber automatic, previ-
ously had been given to Cash, who,
Capt. Thompson said, disposed of both
weapons.
Weapons Not Found.
Capt. Thompson was told, lhe repo-.-
ed. that Cash threw the guns in an
alley near Buchanan street and Gt orgia
avenue. A search Of the alley failed to
disclose any trace Of the weapons, how
ever.
The holdup. according to the con-
fessions, as outlined by Capt. Thomp-
son, originally was planned for last week.
At that time, Capt. Thompson said, Al
bert Cash, Workman, Blackwell and
Myers drove to the vicinity Of the new
House Office Building, prepared to stage
the hold-up. but abandoned the scheme
when they found two policemen in the
neighborhood.
They returned yesterday. however
Capt. Thompson related, Myers and
Workman stationing themselves at the
corner Of New Jersey avenue and c
street southeast to await the coming OF
Ecklund and Stumm.
Albert Cash, according to Capt
Thompson, drove to New Jersey avenue
and D street southeast. where he let
Blackwell out Of his cab. With Black
we'll standing on the corner. ready to
signal completion Of the hold-up, Cash
parked his taxi on D street.
AS Ecklund and Stumm, both resi-
dents of Brooklyn, N. Y. walked up
New Jersey avenue from their rooming
house at 309, Myers and Workman. &C
cording to the statements outlined by
Capt. Thompson, stood in readiness
When Ecklund and Stumm, who were
carrying the pay roll in their pockets
and heading for the new House once
Building, reached the corner. Myers
and Workman ordered them to stick
'em up!"
Instead Of complying. Ecklund and
Stumm continued walking, the latter
laughing at what he apparently thought
was joke. Without another word, the
two gunner opened fire almost simul-
taneously. one bullet piercing Ecklund's
chest, directly below the heart, and
the other entering Stumm'S abdomen
The wounded men were rushed to
Providence Hospital where Ecklund was
pronounced dead and Stumm under
went an emergency operation. Stumm
still was in critical condition today
Both Myers and Workman. according
to Capt. Thompson. admitted shooting
the painting company employees. but
each insisted he did not know which
man he had shot They did not know
one of their victims was dead, Capt
Thompson said. until informed by the
assistant detective chief this morning
Following the shooting. according to
Thompson. Blackwell signalled Albert
Cash. who drove his taxicab into New
Jersey avenue as Myers and Workman
fed south on that thoroughfare. Al
the corner Of D street Myers and Work
man leaped in the cab. Capt. Thompson
said, and were driven away. Blackwell
meanwhile. had fed on foot.
WAl Measure Bullet.
Albert Cash. accor ding to Capt
Thompson, admitted having originated
the hold-up plot, after he had been laic
of at the new House Once Building
and accepted a job as q taxi driver. He
and Blackwell, Capt. Thompson de.
clared, planned the hold-up in detail
arranging with Myers and Workman
who wore overalls in an effort to make
identification difficult, to perpetrate tht
actual robbery.
Ecklund and stumm, at the time o.
the shooting, had just finished pre-
pairing the pay roll and were on theil
way to the new House Office Building
to distribute the money to the EN-.
ployes of the painting company. Eek.
lund, according to J. P. Aylor, pro.
prietor of the rooming house where tht
two painting company employees lived
had q wife and daughter in Brooklyn.
Stumm also has q wife there, Aylol
said.
Those arrested gave the following ad'
dresses:
Albert, Howard, Oscar and Thoma.
Cash, $500 block Of Ninth street
Workman, 100 block of D street south
east; Templeton, $500 block Of Ninth
street; Myers, 1900 block of Fourteenth
street, and Blackwell, 100 block o.
Fourth street southeast.
Arrests were made by Thompson
Wilson and Lieut.. John H. Fowler, anc
Detective Sergts. John c. Dalglish
Jerry Flaherty. George Darnall, Elmer
Lewis, Walter 8. Beck and Dennis j
Murphy, assisted by other headquarters
men.