Evening star., 1937-01-02
DAPPER BANDITS
ROB DRUG STORE,
FLEEING IN TAXI
$400 Taken in HoId-up at
18th and K Just Before
Midnight.
CLERK ALLOWED 75c
TO PAY FARE HOME
Driver Tells Police He Was Es'
corted to Scene When Passengers
Covered Him With Guns.

Two well-dreSSed bandits, VINO held
up q drug store at Eighteenth and K
streets shortly before last midnight
and escaped in a stolen taxicab with
nearly $4O0, were being sought today.
Attired in stylish overcoats, soft
hats and suede gloves, the robbers
carefully planned their getaway, hiring
a taxi, forcing the driver to accom-
pany them into the store and leaving
| the machine parked outside with the
engine running.
The cab driver. Harry Santmier. 814
North Carolina avenue southeast, was
| hailed at Thirteenth and E streets,
| he reported to police, and told to drive
to the 1900 block of P street. He
| had driven only few blocks, he said,
when one of his passengers produced
a .38-caliber pistol, ordered him to
stop and get in the back, taking the
| wheel.
Driver Taken Inside.
Pulling up to the curb in front Of
the King Drug Co., 1929 K street, both
bandits alighted. They entered the
store, walking Santmier between them.
Neither wore q mask.
Inside, one of the bandits stood
guard at the door and kept a gun
trained on Santmier, while the other,
who also carried a .38-caliber pistol,
announced a hold-up was in progress.
DR.. Frederick w. Warrall, 1923
Lanier place, manager of the drug
store, was relieved of his pocketbook,
containing s27, and two clerks, Will
liam Glow of Arlington. Va, and
Clarence Paine, 1015 M street. were
forced to empty their pockets. Paine
turned over So and Glow gave the
bandit So.
When Glow protested it was all the
money he had with him, and that he
would have to walk home" the bandit
laughed and gave back rs cents, saying
take a cab"
1911 Taken From Till.
After robbings the employees and
making two woman customers stand
against wall, the bandit who was
collecting the money walked behind a
| counter and opened a cash register.
1t yielded 1911 and some change.
Santmier was left in the drug store
as the two bandits hurried out and
drove away in his taxi.
Police said they did not get the
names Of the two woman customers,
but third customer, William Painter,
1901 K street, also was in the store
at the time Of the hold-up. He had
no money.
Several other hold-ups and robberies
also were being investigated today.
$500 Mink Coat Stolen.
One was the theft of a 81 500 mink
coat and jewelry and other clothing
worth about 5000 from Seward Collins,
New York editor, and his bride of
three months, Dorothea Brande, au-
thor. They told police their room in
a downtown hotel was entered while
they were at Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Nc
Leans New Year eve party.
Francis Car, jr., 1915 First street,
reported his automobile was broken
into and q suitcase containing a
revolver and jewelry valued at $50
stolen.
Other victims included Harry Pix
ington, Arlington. Va, who was
"strong-armed" by two colored men
and robbed of $37 in the 1400 block
Of Delaware avenue southeast; Charles
A. Fitzgerald, Al H street, who re-
ported the theft of $65 from his home,
and Madge King, 1886 r street, who
told police jewelry worth $3.50 was
taken from her room.
John Erven, go, Of 1106 New Hamp-
shire avenue, manager Of filling sta
ton at Eleventh street and Rhode
Island avenue, thwarted hold-up by
calling for help after two colored men
struck him on the head with q piece
of pipe.