Evening star., 1934-03-12
POLICE JOIN HUNT
FOR BANDIT AIDES
One of Men Killed in Balti-
more HoId-Up Attempt
Known in D. c.

Washington police joined forces to-
day with Baltimore authorities in
search for two accomplices of local
underworld character and a Mary
land ex-convict shot to death during
an attempted hold-up in that city
yesterday.
The men, Benjamin Kiyitz, 35, who
was known here as Harry Davis, and
Milton Scott, alias James Collins
alias philadelphia Scotty." "a. were
killed when they walked into a Bal
tlmore restaurant, pistols in hand
and tried to rob Willis NJ. King, As,
and Joseph Kelley, 80. hHth well
known figures in sporting circles
there. King had large sum of
money on his person at the time,
but detectives declined to state the
exact amount
Kelley whipped out his own auto
matte and leveled a blast of gunfire
at the pair which dropped both of
them. Scott fell dead in the reStau-
rant. but Davis, with the aid of a
man who was waiting outside the
door, managed to reach machine
left parked at the curb. His body
was thrown out near ST. Agnes Hos
pital short time later, and the hos
pital notified by telephone where it
could be found.
Davis Arrested Here.
Davis had been arrested here sew
eral times for investigation, and once
was held under indictment in con-
nection with the Staying of Milton
(Milsie) Henry, local gambler. Charles
Harris is now under death sentence
at the District Jail for the murder Of
Henry. Davis never was brought to
trial on the charge because detectives
decided they could not make the case
stick.
Detective Sergt Floyd Truscott of
the Metropolitan Police went to Balti-
more yesterday to give investigators
there all information at his disposal
in regard to Davis. The car used in
the hold-up was identified by Truscott
as one stolen here several days ago
from the Capital Motor Co., 2l5
PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast. The
machine was abandoned miles from
the scene of the robbery attempt.
after the license plates had been re-
moved, Its rear cushions were blood
stained
Kelley Is Released.
Kelley was released in custody OF
his attorney, pending an inquest. after
he had told his story to police. He
said he had been in the restaurant
with King for several hours, and
twice observed a car containing four
men drive slowly past the place and
continue on its way. The third time
the machine came around, it pulled
up to the curb and three men jumped
out, dashing toward the door. Two
of them entered, guns in hand, he
said. AS Davis pointed a revolver at
Kelley, the latter reached for his own
gun. and loosed a steady fire at his
assailant. Davis staggered toward the
door and Scott, who was standing
with his pistol thrust at King, turned.
Kelley shot him down in his tracks.
Although 1t was impossible to tell
how many bullets hit each man until
an autopsy is performed, police said
apparently the pair stopped seven or
eight bullets altogether. Neither Of
the bandits fired shot.
King was docketed as a States wit
ness in the case, and also was released
in the custody of his attorney. The
date for the inquest has not been set
Truscott said Davis once served a
prison sentence for passing counter
felt money. Records of Baltimore po-
lice show Scott was a former inmate
of the Eastern State Penitentiary in
Pennsylvania and also of the Mary
land State Penitentiary.