Evening star., 1937-09-10
boy IS ARRESTED
|NE|GHT HOLD-UPS
D. C. Youth, Caught in Bal
timore, Alleged to Have
Admitted Robberies.

An 18-year-old Washington youth
arrested in Baltimore early today has
confessed to eight hold-ups in the
District, according to Baltimore Police
Capt. Charles E. Kahler.
After dispatching detectives to Bal
timore to return here with the youth,
Jack Davis, 500 block of Pennsylvania
avenue, Inspector B. w. Thompson,
chief of detectives, sent out another
appeal to victims of bandits to CO.
operate more closely with police in
solving the crimes.
Inspector Thompson said he was
keenly disappointed last night when
only "a out of 130 recent hold-up VIC
TINS appeared at police headquarters
to look at 80 suspects in the lineup.
He emphasized the Importance of all
victims attending tonight's lineup.
Police Informed by Taxi Driver.
Davis was arrested when James L.
Wilkinson, 35, of 1922 Massachusetts
avenue, driver of a cab which the
youth repeatedly hired to ride to Bal
timore, became suspicious and hailed
a policeman. Wilkinson said he had
noticed that the youth was carrying
a revolver and had canvas sack filled
with money. He paid for his ride in
nickels and dimes, wilkinson said.
Wilkinson told police his fare hailed
him as the driver and Mrs. Edith
Broadus were leaving Colmar Manor
lunch room. Mrs. Broadus came
along, riding in the front seat with
Wilkinson.
The driver put gas into the cab.
He quoted the passenger as saying as
they left the station:
I'm certainly glad to get away
from that place. Did you see those
three police scout cars pull in just as
we lett?"
Quotes Passengers Reply.
Wilkinson asked him why that
mattered, and said the passenger re-
piled:
Haven't you been reading the pa
pers? I'm the guy that pulled all
those hold-ups in Washington. You're
getting break. I usually put gun
in the drivers ribs and make him go
along on a job with me. But I'm not
doing that to YOU
According to Capt. Kahler, Davis
talked freely and revealed he had
robbed Gene Dumas, manager of the
Little Tavern in the 1900 block of G
street, of S22 and then held up James
O. Loff1in, night manager of gas
station at lexington place and @
streets northeast, and escaped with $50
before he hired Wilkinson's cab.
Capt. Kahler said Davis told him he
staged his first hold-up in lunch
room at Seventh and F streets, where
he obtained SIS on August 80. The fol-
lowing day, according to Capt. Kahler,
Davis said he held up street car con-
ductor in Beltsville, and on September
2 held up restaurant in the 1900
block of New York avenue
There the youth allegedly took s18
and two days later returned to the
same establishment and robbed the
manager of $25. AS he was leaving
after his second visit, he tossed a
nickel to the proprietor to enable him
to call police, Capt Kahler quoted the
youth as saying.
Other RObberies.
On September Davis said, accord
ing to Capt. Kahler, he robbed a
Cheverly, Md, bus of $40, and the
following day a Highs Ice Cream
store at First and I streets of $40. In
the latter establishment the robber
overlooked 500.
Davis had s12257 in cash and a
number of street car tokens in his
canvas bag. Capt. Kahler said.
Two new burglaries and hold-up
were reported to police early today.
The residence of Fontaine C. Brad.
ley, attorney, 1920 Forty-fifth street.
was robbed by thieves who entered a
back window and stole clothing valued
at $500. The Bradleys are in Maine.
The theft was reported by Bradley's
brother, DR.. Thomas Bradley, 1901
Twenty eighth street.
Shoes Reported Stolen.
Leo Massey, manager of the Art
craft footwear, Inc, at 1901 Con-
necticut avenue, reported to police that
case OF 81 pairs of shoes were stolen
last night by bandits who entered
through a rear shipping entrance. He
valued the loot at SITS.
Edward d. Lewis, 1112 Thirteenth
street, clerk at the Log Cabin Liquor
Store, at 1900 Seventh street, told
police he was held up, as he was about
to leave the store last night, by two
colored men who robbed him of $81
IN bills at the point of revolver.
Lewis said thev annea red 70 hs auor,