The Washington times., 1936-05-04

fic the car threaded its way and
turned north. Harris AtchiSon,
standing on the corner of -Four.
teenth Street and Rhode Island
Avenue, Joined the pair. At Six
teenth and Taylor Streets North.
west the men passed the Dome
gasoline station.
"That place looks ripe for stick
up" said one Of the riders.
Atchison, who had taken the
drivers seat, turned at the next
corner, drove around the block
and pulled up on the side street,
from where the station could be
watched.
Shortly before midnight, the
station attendant switched off the
flood lights and could be seen
making preparations for closing.
Callan and Moreno made a last
inspection of the guns they were
carrying. AtchiSon drove up. the
station runway.
Two gallons of gas was what the
motorists said they wanted. The
gasoline pumps had been locked,
it seemed, but the attendant would
get the keys and oblige. He walked
into the office. Following him
were Callan and Moreno.
Atchison kept the motor run.
ming. The lights in the office were
extinguiShed, a minute or two
passed, then the door burst open
and Moreno and Callan leaped
into the car with a shout:
"Step on it."
Make Getaway
The auto lurched forward and
swayed crazily as it Skidded around
the corner seeking the compare.
tive gloom of less frequently
travelled thoroughfares.
The men knew there was no time
to be wasted, a police alarm had
probably been sent out already.
The loot was counted-$206-and.
in addition, they had the riff
which had been standing in the
corner of the station office.
The rifle-too cumbersome-was
thrown over hedge. The money
was divided and each pocketed
$68. The car was abandoned.
Callan gave his gun to Sam Mo
reno.
Remember, SAM" he said,
"these belong to Nick Eagles-he
only lent them to uS-See that he
gets them back"
Atchison and Callan, leaving
Sam to return the pistols, took a
cab to a U Street address where
liquor and entertainment could be
purchased. Both spent money
freely on bootleg liquor, passed
out" and awoke in a back room
at dawn without a penny. They
had been rolled" for whatever
remained of the gas-station re-
ceipts.
Nick Eagles guns were not des-
tined to lie idle. Four nights later,
five men left Nick's apartment at
319 C st. N. w. One of the guns
was in Nick's pocket-the other
was carried by John Proctor. The
other men, Sam Moreno, John
Shepherd and Jacob Singer were
unarmed. ALI got into Proctor's
automobile and set off in the direc-
ton of Connecticut Avenue.
Near the avenue, Proctor saw o
Chevrolet parked at the curb. He
stopped, opened the door of the
Chevrolet and found the ignition
unlocked. Proctor issued whiS-
pered instructions.
"Sager, Moreno and Nick come
with me in the Chevrolet" he
said. "YOu, Shepherd, follow us
in the Studebaker. When we
stop, you park down ahead Of us
a little way. When we come out
of this store we're going to clip,
we'll get away in the Chevrolet
and then change to the Stude-
baker to throw the cops off the
trail"
The plan was followed through.
The Chevrolet stopped at the
Million Dollar Grocery Store.
2606 Connecticut Ave. Shepherd
parked further up the road.
Eagles, Moreno and Proctor
entered the store leaving Sager
at the wheel of the car. The
trio dashed from the store
shortly brandishing their guns.
The Chevrolet jerked forward
and the Studebaker trailed in it's
wake. The Chevrolet was aban.
doned on a side street and the
bandits clambered into the Stude-