Evening star., 1938-01-24
SUSPECT SEIZED
AFTER H0LD-UP
Filling Station Robbery Only
One in 81 in Which Ban-
dit Was Armed.

Thieves turned to more petty crimes
over the week END as means of dodg-
ing the extra police detail of los men.
spread over the city during the last
| five days in an effort to curb a wave
of armed hold-ups.
Of "a robberies reported, in only
one, filling-station hold-up early to-
day, was the bandit armed, and in
that case police arrested the alleged
bandit short distance from the
scene.
Other robberies reported included
II petty larcenies. 3 purse-snatchings,
8 pocket-pickings, grand larcenies,
6 housebreakings and strong-arm
robbery. The total loot was valued at
$1,38237.
Most of the pick-pockets were active
in downtown theaters and at the May
flower Hotel, where the National Con-
ference for Palestine was in progress.
Four delegates to the conference re-
ported they lost a total of $3.50 tc
thieves during one of the sessions.
They were Samuel w. Alper, 1907
Farragut street NV, $50; Morris Loeb,
Alexandria, Va, $50; Harry S. Peikin
OF Atlantic City, Sl10 and Harry Edel-
stein, Perth Amboy, N. j., $50.
Mrs. Hylda Rose Marks of London,
stopping at the Mayhower Hotel, told
police a diamond-studded bracelet,
valued at $1,700, was either lost or
stolen from her while she was en- route
from the airport here to the hotel.
Is Robbed of s14.
James Hartman, manager of the
filling station at 1442 U street NV,
said an armed colored man robbed him
OF his change carrier containing ap-
proXlmately $14. Police in scout car
cruising nearby saw the man flee from
the station and chased him around the
block to make the arrest. Officers said
he admitted robbing the same station a
week ago. He was not charged. how
ever, pending further investigation in
connection with other hold-ups.
Pickpockets at the Earle Theater
took $40 from Edward S. Anderson
OF the Wardman Park Hotel, $50 from
James B. Lazar, 1475 Irving street
NV. and SO from James S Gettemy,
Honey Grove, Pa. Louis S. Bond, 1888
Military road NV, reported a pick
pocket took $40 check from him at
the Rialto Theater.
Theft Of S166 worth of medical in
struments and baggage from an au-
tomobile parked in the 1900 block of
Seventh street NV. was reported by
DR.. William H. Chain of New Haven,
Conn.
Robbed of Five $40 Bills.
Jesse D. Wheeler, SO, of Weldon, N.
c.. said that at the suggestion of q
man he presumed to be a fellow trav.
eler, he left Union Station for a walk
last night while waiting for a train
Mr.. Wheeler said the two walked to
| Third and G streets NV, where they
were joined by another man, who sug-
gested the matching for pennies
When he refused, Mr. Wheeler said
ne was grabbed around the neck by
one. while the other took his billfold
containing five $40 bills.
A ring and stickpin, valued at 1925
were reported stolen from a dresser
drawer in a bedroom at 1881 Trinidad
avenue NE. They belonged to Dora
Zabrek.
A 37-year-old colored man was ar.
rested last night by Onicer w. G.
Shipman Of the first precinct, who
saw the man run across the Capito
Plaza after a purse, containing $6.s7
was snatched from Miss Grace L
Houghton. 40. of the Bellevue Hotel
Police also arrested a colored mar
seen jumping from store window
at Ninth and G streets NV. HI
is being held at the first precinc
station as a house-breaking suspect.