Evening star., 1937-09-16
YOUNG BROTHERS
NAMED IN H0LD-UP
Pair, Reported to Have Gone
Two Days Without Food,
Fail to Rob Taxi Driver.

Two youthful brothers charged with
trying to hold up a taxicab driver
after they had come here from Balti-
more looking for work and had gone
two days without food, were indicted
today on charge Of assault with in
tent to commit robbery.
They are Richard F. Stoner, %,
and David G. Stoner, II. The taxi
driver, William j. Atkins, 31l East
Capitol street, told police the youths
engaged his cab just before midnight
August 81 at Union Station and told
him to drive to Fifth and Ingraham
streets.
Arriving there, the older brother
IS said to have grabbed Atkins around
the neck while the other hit him on
the head with half brick. When
Atkins was not stunned by the blow,
they became frightened and fed, the
driver reported. He said he gave
chase and caught Richard. Seeing
his brother captured, David then sur
rendered himself to Atkins, the taxi
driver declared. He then is said to
have turned the youths over to police.
Similar Case.
Another assault with intent to rob
| charge, in similar case, was con-
tanned in an indictment against Noah
w. Anderson and Everett C. Tru-
man, both TO-
They were charged with assaulting
Harry S. Stanley, cab driver, of 1928
Trinidad avenue northeast. on the
night OF August 81, with intent to rob
him. Stanley reported they engaged
him at Fifteenth and F streets and
directed him to drive to the 31O0 block
OF O street. There, Anderson is ac-
cused OF hitting him on the head
With full beer bottle and striking
MIN with his fists. The bottle was
shattered by the blow, but Stanley
retained his senses and shouted for
help. He said his assailants fed and
he pursued them until he grew faint
from loss OF blood Later Anderson
and Truman were found by police
hiding in bushes in the rear yard of a
house in the 5000 block of P street.
Two indictments were returned
against Frank Parr, colored. "a.
charg ng him with two cases Of robbery
and one Of assault with intent to COM
nit rs oe
Police Burst in On Him,
He is accused of holding up the
Elite Laundry branch at Ito Florida
avenue on two occasions. The first
tlme. August 3, he is alleged to have
taken s21.80 from the cash drawer.
plnding with tape the hands and feet
OF the laundry clerk, Nora G. Herring.
The other hold-up was on August
rs, when Parr is said to have tried to
attack the manager, Virginia A. Darne,
alter binding her with tape. He first
had taken $l202 from the cash drawer.
police declared.
Policemen Jacob L. Rinker and An
GREW w. Taylor of the second precinct
burst In the door, which Parr is said
to have locked, and captured him. On
both occasions the woman robbed was
alone in the laundry office at the time.
Others indicted were:
Leroy Fulmer, Andrew Thomas.
Harry c. Harris, James P. Ruth, Char
lie Minnis, Samuel Dent Samuel Cor
don and Samuel l.. Saylor, housebreak-
ing and larceny, Dominick Pennestri
and John F. Sellers. grand larceny;
William McDuffie, Alfred H. Hariston.
Lemuel c. Gillikin, William o. Davis,
Roy Drayton, William Baker and Clar-
ence V. Williams, joy-riding; Arthur
w. Hardesty, larceny from the United
States, and Edward S. Gray, assault
with intent to commit robbery.