Evening star., 1934-06-08
.KENDR|CK,HOLD-UP
SUSPECT, IS SEIZED
Local GangSter Wanted for
Mail Robbery Arrested
in Tennessee.
THREE CHOSEN IN wARDMAN CONTEST.

John Kendrick, Washington gang
ster for whom the Federal Govern
ment had offered $4,000 reward, was
under arrest today in johnson City,
Tenn, the fifth member of the notori-
Gus tri-State gang to be captured
in less than a month.
Kendrick, who is said by johnson
City authorities to be wanted in
Richmond for 100000 mail robbery
in which a truck driver was slain,
was held in $4,000 bond when he
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner w. r. Repass. Pre-
liminary extradition hearings were
set for next Thursday.
Kendrick, an escaped Lorton con-
vct who is wanted here for the
Union Station mail robbery last
December S in which a guard was
wounded, was captured as he strolled
out of motion picture theater with
a friend.
Federal agents, johnson City Off
GERS and Frank M. Littlejohn, chief
of police of Charlotte, N. c., who had
followed the gangster to the Tennes-
see town, surrounded the two men
as they left the theater.
Submits With Out Fight.
So sudden and unexpected was the
capture that not gun was drawn.
Kendrick submitted without a strug-
gle. His companion. Ed Henry, was
charged today with harboring a fugi-
tive
The 39-year-old gangster, who left
the trl-State gang some time ago
after split with other members
some of whom are under arrest in
Baltimore and Washington, was to be
brought before the United States
commissioner in johnson City this
afternoon for a preliminary hearing
preparatory to institution Of extradi-
ton proceedings.
Washington is believed to have
priority over other cities in obtaining
the return Of Kendrick. since he es-
capped from the District Penal Insti-
tuition at Lorton, where he was serv-
ing 10 years for shooting Policeman
Tom Bacon a little more than two
years ago. Baltimore and Richmond
also want him in connection with q
series of robberies.
Only Two Uncaptured.
Hendricks capture leaves only Her.
bert Myers and Arthur Misanas of
the seven-member gang at large
William Davis. Robert Mais and Marie
McKeever were captured in Baltimore
Monday night after a gun battle with
police in which Mais was seriously
wounded Barbara Kendrick, es-
tranged wife of the gang leader, was
arrested recently in Philadelphia and
is now in custody here.
= A complete arsenal was found in
the Baltimore hideout of the gang,
most of the artillery" having been
stolen from the National Guard
Armory at Hyattsville last Saturday
night, according to police.
Mais, who may die as the result OF
his wounds, in addition to facing
numerous robbery charges, also is
charged with shooting Mary Elizabeth
Fontaine several weeks ago In Upper
Darby, Pa According to information
released today, by Detective Chief
Frank S. w. Burke, Mais shot the
woman during drunken brawl when
she reached for a machine gun to
shoot another woman in the party
Mrs. Fontaine now is in police Gus
tody in a secret hiding place here
sheltered because she fears another
attempt will be made on her life.
Kendrick, who, according to In
spector Burke, probably had not asso-
ciated with other members of the
gang recently, barely escaped arrest
in Charlotte last week. He had beer
! staying in a house on the outskirts
OF the city, police learned, but be-
fore they got there he had fed.
Littlejohn took personal charge OF
the case and traced Kendrick to john
son City, where he had registered with
Henry at hotel Littlejohn called
in the Federal agents and policemen
OF johnson City and the coup fol-
lowed.
Inspector Burke expressed doubt
that Kendrick himself had any con-
! nection with the Heurich Brewery
hold-up last October.