Evening star., 1936-12-17
THREE POLICEMEN
WILL GET AWARDS
FOR HEROIC ACTS
Gold Medal to Be Presented
to Detective Baker,
Hazen Says.
WILL BE PRESENTED
IN NEAR FUTURE
Talbert to Get Silver Decoration
and Doran Bronze
Bar.

For performing services involving
extreme personal risk" Precinct De-
tective Earl L. Baker of No. police
precinct and Pvts. Robert T. Talbert
and william p. Doran Of the sixth
precinct have been selected for awards
for meritorious acts during the past
fiscal year, Commissioner Melvin C..
HaZen announced today.
The men were selected from the en-
tire body of the Metropolitan Police
Department by a committee consist
ing Of Robert v. Fleming, acting chair
man; Henry c. Stein, Police Supt. E.
w. Brown and Fire Chief Charles E.
Schrom.
The committee considered five Fire
Department cases for meritorious
service but decided the incidents did
not warrant any awards.
Oficial presentation of the medals
will be made in the near future at
some public gathering, 1t was stated
by Maj. Brown.
Baker Gets Gold Medal.
The gold medal goes to Detective
Baker. who engaged in battle with
bandit, armed with q Sawed-off
shotgun. on the night OF October 10,
1885, at the Blue Bell lunch room,
1885 Bladensburg road northeast. He
later apprehended the man, who was
identified as Morris c. Beck.
Baker was seated in the lunch room
Uhpn n iv,fo
barrel shotgun at persons in the room
and he attempted to open the cash
register by punching the keys.
The detective arose and started walk
Ing slowly toward the bandit, who
was about 35 feet away. while maneu-
vering to place himself between the
shotgun and the customers in the
room, the report said. The bandit,
finding he could not open the register,
decided to attempt to carry the ma
chine away
"As soon as Detective Baker saw that
the shotgun was not pointed toward
the people in the restaurant" the
citation continues, he shot the man in
the body, aiming at his right shoulder.
The man dropped the cash register
and the force of the bullet knocked
him. almost to his knees. He then
Strengthened up. again pointing the
gun toward Detective Baker and others
in the room.
Detective Baker, thinking the man
would pull the trigger and kill sew
eral people, snapped a quick shot at
him, finding later that this shot just
grazed his chest"
The bandit then fed In an auto
mobile and the officer pursued in his
own car after taking additional shots
at the other car. He later found the
man lying in the road, near the Dis
trict line. Beck died later at Casualty
Hospital.
Talbert Gets Silver Medal.
Pvt. Talbert was awarded the silver
medal for capturing Charles F. Hisey
when answering call August 20,
1885, at 414 Rittenhouse street. Hisey
had killed Virgie Lyttle, q roomer at
the place, the report said. When Tai
bert arrived, he was told of the shoot
ing. As he rushed up the steps to
the second floor Hisey fired two shots
at the oficer, one striking his right
forearm.
AT the risk Of his own life, Pvt. Tall
bert grabbed his assailant, throwing
him down the steps, disarming him,
and held him until assistance arrived, {"
the citation reads. Had 1t not been
for quick action on the part of Pvt.
Talbert, several persons might have
been wounded or killed"
Pvt. Doran was awarded the bronze
bar for his capture of three men, two
OF them armed, whom he arrested on
suspicion when he saw them carrying
large boxes and q suit case, later
found to contain property which had
been stolen from the Sanitary Gro
Gerry Store, 630l Georgia avenue.
The officer placed them in his pri-
vate car and had his woman compan-
lon drive them to the station house.
The officer watched the men from the
front seat. Later it was found the men
had debated shooting at the officer
during the ride but did not because Of
q dispute as to whose "job" 1t was.