Evening star., 1936-11-25
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Youths Sought in Sentry
kidnapping Indicted in
Robbery.

Three youths now being sought by
Justice Department agents for ques-
tioning in connection with the kid
naping of . Fort Myer sentry and
hunted by Washington and Virginia
police investigating other crimes, were
indicted today on charges growing out
Of the daring hold-up last Friday of
the proprietor of Q market at 1909
T street.
They are Joseph Kurz, 10: William
Nelson Beck, 81, and Paul Berger, 18.
All were charged in the indictment
with robbery.
The Indictment involved only the
market hold-up, but Detective Chief
Bernard w. Thompson said investiga-
tors desire to question the trio con-
cerning the robbing Of three couples
on lonely roads and the kidnapping of
the soldier, whose gun was taken by
his abductors.
Tells Of Hold up.
Michael Armaly, proprietor of the
market, told police that Beck and
Kurz. pistols drawn, walked into his
store about $50 pm. Kurz grabbed
him and pressed a gun against his
ribs, Armaly declared, while Beck
pointed another gun at him and said:
"All right. let's have it."
Both youths then took him to the
rear Of the market and, while Beck
covered him with his gun, according
to the proprietor, Kurz searched his
pockets and then rifled the cash
register. He said they took s352.
Just as they were about to leave,
he told police, Kurz raised his gun
to strike me and Beck said, Come
on, let's get out of here before it is
too late" Kurz desisted, Arnaly
continued. and both ran out of the
store and got into a car in which
another man was sitting.
Armaly identified Beck as having
worked for the former proprietor of
the market.
Abduction Of Sentry.
The abduction of Pvt. Frank Ayers,
20. the Fort Myer sentry, took place
November 16. Ayers was taken to a
deserted spot near Chain Bridge and
robbed of his service automatic, am
munition and spurs.
One of the bandits Is believed to
have used the soldiers gun the fol-
lowing night, when Walter T. Holt
and Miss Virginia Ash were held up
in Rock Greek Park. The same BAN
dts also are believed to have held up
two Fairfax, Va, couples last week on
q lonely road below Mount Vernon.
Indictment of eight colored men to-
day is believed by police to clear
up thefts of some $4,000 worth of
merchandise from the Pennsylvania
Freight Depot at Fourth and E streets
southwest during the past year.
Six of those charged by the grand
jury are said to have been employed
by q local transfer concern which
hauls freight from the depot to con-
signees. The two others were charged
with receiving stolen property.
Named in the larceny indictments
were Edward Harris, Robert Williams,
Benjamin Brown, Sibley Edwards,
Charles E. johnson and Richard Nc
Grit.
Those alleged to have received the
stolen goods were Clyde M. Matthews
and Leary Epps.
Forty true bills in all were returned.
Others indicted were:
Harry s. Ehrmantrout, Clyde s.
Hayes, Mary Frances Nolan and
Katherine Helsing, grand larceny
Harold Schwartz, receiving stolen
property; Richard Jimmerson, Benny
T. Lacks, Charles William Allen. Irv-
ing Parker, Albert T. johnson, Wood
son Hickerson, Charles jackson and
Charles Glasco, robbery; Harold D
! Reed, William Hill, Van w. Robin.
son, Wilson Bruce. Emanuel Gray
James Little, Henry l.. Tinker. Pete
Troy and Marie Harvey, joyriding
Henry L. Tinker, Pete Troy. Marie
Harvey, Joseph Macdonald, Wallace
Lyon, Walter A. Hopkins, Andrew
Standfeld, Frederick Reamy, yelling
ton Jones, John Samuel Brown, Franl
Smith, william H. Jones. Harold v
Jones, Tacie Green and Willie Tate
violation Of the liquor taxing act
Edward Robinson, Frank Williams
jr., william Whitaker. Walter Nc
Kenny and Benjamin Hoffman, gam
bling violations; Hester I. Smith an'
Mansour David, assault with . dan
gerous weapon, and Charles Evan
and Darwin 3. Payne, embezzlemen'