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since Wednesday, At George Wash
ington U. little was known concerning
Brauer except that he was a special
student.
Inspector Thompson said he is in
clined to believe young Mrs. Brauer.
daughter of prominent Nevada FAM
lily, was the innocent tool of her
husband. He indicated she may be
released later today under bond as d
Government witness
Brauer and William P. Allen. driver
OF the taXicab in which the man who
actually staged the daring hold-up
made his escape, are being held on
open charges. Inspector Thompson
said they will be questioned in connec-
ton with more than Is liquor store
and Sanitary Grocery Co. hold ups.
Young Brauer's nerve cracked in In
spector Thompson's Office Yesterday
when Police Chief Ernest w. Brown
patted him on the back and sent De-
tectlve Sergt. Shimon. his captor. out
to buy him sandwich and bottle of
milk. Brauer said he had been unable
to eat for three days.
Sobbing bitterly. Brauer confessed
plotting the S. e. w. hold-up. Inspec-
tor Thompson said. and talked freely
OF his career of scientific crime.
RrnOm End Eound
In Brauers apartment police found
numerous volumes on crime and two
reVolvers and a holster. They also
found the brush end of broom. the
handle of which had been used by the
robber to block the doors of the S. &
w. Restaurant while he fed.
Brauer in his confession, according
to detectives, said he planned the res
taurant robbery for more than a week
and believed every detail was fool
proof In accordance with his plans
Brauer entered the restaurant with his
Wlfe-Who did not know the robbery
was planned-to make sure there had
been no slip-up in his plans.
Outside, the robber waited in Aliens
cab. Allen. according to Thompson.
has confessed he had been promised
$50 to drive the man away from the
restaurant.
When no signal came from Brauer,
the 'triggerman" entered and demand
ed the restaurants receipts so casually
the cashiers thought he was joking.
In accordance with prearranged
plans, Allen abandoned his cab at
Twenty-second and I streets and ran
to the Third precinct to report he had
been forced to drive the robber away
from the restaurant
Cab Driver Breaks"
Allen became nervous under ques-
tioning and police became suspicious
When he broke" and revealed the
address Of the Brauer apartment, de-
tectives concocted plan to hull sus-
picions of other members of the band.
Allen was hustled out Of the third
precinct through rear window to the
sixth precinct and Inspector Thomp-
son announced he had been released
Police. said Inspector Thompson, had
no clues, whatsoever.
While Thompson was making this
announcement, however, Detective
Sergt Shimon, w. v. Christian and
M. J. Mahaney were secreting them
selves in Brauer's apartment Mrs.
Brauer returned the following after
noon and was arrested A police
woman was sent to the apartment to
answer telephone calls Thursday
night Brauer telephoned for his young
wife. He became suspicious when
the policewoman told him she was a
friend and said his wife wanted to
meet him at the home of relatives
in Virginia where the policemen had
been stationed
Wept for Is Minutes.
Yesterday morning Brauer started
to drive to Virginia in . newly pur-
chased car when he became sus-
picious. He picked up James w. Will
son, 600 block of Fifth street, who
CHANGED to be walking by. Brauer told
Wilson he had been having trouble
with his wife and gave him IS to 60
to her apartment and tell her to meet
him in the Alexandria hotel.
Wilson was arrested when he
knocked at the apartment door and
delivered his message to detectives
Shimon sped to Alexandria and kept
the rendezvous with Brauer. The
youth had $4ls In his pockets, shimon
said.
Brauer told Maj. Brown he hat
been roaming the streets for three
days, afraid to enter restaurants tt
eat for fear Of being recognized. HI
| wept for Is minutes when Brown
| sympathized with him.
After confessing participation in thu
S. & w. Restaurant robbery, Brauer
according to Inspector Thompson, ad.
mitted he had planned the hold-ur
In which 5000 was stolen from SAM.
tary Grocery Co. store messenger q
Tenth street and Massachusetts, ave.
nue. 10 days ago.
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