Evening star., 1937-12-29
$4,000 BONDS SET
FOR 3 IN HOLD.UP
Youthful Philadelphia Trio
Enter Guilty Pleas on
Several Charges.

While his fashionahly dressed sister
and uncle. reported to be members
Of prominent families In Philadelphia,
stood by. Frederic Hartung, II. and
two companions captured last week
by Prince Georges County police after
an 8S-mile-an-hour chase through
Northeast Washington, during which
nearly score OF shots were fired,
were arraigned before Judge George
3, Merrick in Police Court at Hyatts-
vile, Md, today.
The Hartuns boy pleaded guilty to
charges Of carrying concealed weapons,
hold-up and robbery, and larceny OF
an automobile. but not guilty to a
charge of assault with intent to kill
One of his high-school companions,
Charles Sheldon, ls, had pleaded gull
ty to the assault with intent to kill
charge and to the charges OF car
theft and hold-up and robbery but
not guilty to charge OF carrying
concealed weapons. His father was in
court Lawrence Billerbeck, II, whose
mother was present at the hearing,
pleaded guilty to the car theft and
robbery charges but not guilty
to charges of assault with intent to
kill and carrying concealed weapons.
Blllerbeck was represented by Leon
Weinroth. Philadelphia attorney.
Bonds Of $4,000 Set.
On recommendation of States At.
torney Alan Bowie, Judge Merrick
held each Of the defendants on $4,000
bond for the next grand jury. to be
called during the April term of court,
or for a special grand jury If one is
called sooner.
The Hartung boys sister, an at
tractive brunei about 20 years of age,
and the uncle steadfastly declined to
talk to reporters and refused to di-
Nulge their names. His parents. how
ever. have been prominently associ-
ated with civic work in Philadelphia
Detective James A. Downing of the
Philadelphia police said that plenty
OF detainers" would be placed against
the trio by Philadelphia authorities,
as they are suspected Of several rob-
berries and hold-ups in that city in
recent months. He said that the
owner Of the car the three youths
were driving, Benjamin Shapiro, was
in . Philadelphia hospital recovering
from Z wound received December }
after he was ordered out Of his car in
the Philadelphia suburbs and told to
run.
Jarvis Tells Story.
The beginning OF the wild chase was
told by E. j. Jarvis. proprietor of q
filling station in Beltsville, Md, where
the trio got II gallons Of gasoline last
Thursday night. When he attempted
to collect, Jarvis testified two guns
were thrust at him and he was told
This Is the way we pay"
The car allegedly driven by Har-
tuns, sped away and Jarvis telephoned
County police at Hyattsville. Their
trail, according to testimony, was
picked up a few minutes later by Ofi-
GERS Richard A. Pearson and Henry C..
Briscoe. During the chase. which
finally ended at Third and X streets
NE in Washington, Sheldon allesedly
fired five shots out OF the rear window
and Briseoe emptied hrst his pistol and
then Parsons in = running gun
battle.
During the gun battle both cars
were struck four times. A loaded .32-
callber pistol was found in Hartung's
pocket and q .45-caliber automatic
and another pistol Of German make
were found on the floor of the holdup
car, the officers testified.