Evening star., 1939-06-03
Ho|dup Victims
Asked 10 Lineup
Of Suspects
IS Invited; Sixth
Man Of Gang Thot
Robbed Hacker Sought

Invitations to attend a police
headquarters lineup of bandit
suspects arrested during yesterdays
wild aftermath of a night of crime
were dispatched today to IS recent
hold-Ip victims, the majority Of
them taxicab drivers.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson,
chief of detectives, said the lineup
will take place Monday night.
Police resumed search for the
sixth man of the group which kid
naped a Washington cab driver
Thursday night and left him, bru-
tally beaten, on a nearby Maryland
road after holding him prisoner
for more than four hours.
A man, arrested after five of the
bandit suspects had been accounted
for yesterday, still is being held
for investigation at the third pre-
cinct. though after questioning him,
detectives believe he is not connect
ed with the others.
Captured Man Near Death.
Meanwhile, one of the suspects,
registered at Casualty Hospital as
Murdoch Oliver Royal, "a, of the
100 block of E street NV, remained
near death with bullet wounds in
both legs, back, chest and neck.
He was shot down by two eleventh
precinct policemen when he jumped
from cab, stolen from the kid
naped driver, in the 1000 block Of
Nichols avenue Sc after police
car had been forced off the road.
Another of the suspects was
under treatment at Gallinger Hos
pital for head and nose injuries
and punctured ear drum. Ac-
cording to detectives, he said he
was hurt prior to his capture in
the Anacostia woods by posse
of civilians who had joined police
in the spectacular manhunt.
Three other suspects. captured at
a rooming house in the 400 block
of Sixth street NV, were ques-
toned at length at headquarters
last night and returned to cells
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Hacker Resumes Driving.
Walter T. Trittipoe, 24-year -old
hacker, principal victim of the wild
rampage. resumed his business to-
day-little the worse off physically
except for a lacerated chin and
multiple bruises.
The thugs took s18 from him after
beating him on the head with the
butt Of a pistol and a whisky bottle.
His shoes, taken from him when he
was left bound and gagged on the
side of Livingston road. Sc. just
across the District line, were found
in the rooming house on E street
at the time three of the suspects
were arrested by detectives.
Joseph Mestesky, 56, slugged dur
ing a liquor store holdup in the
1900 block of Hamlin street NV,
presumably by members of the same
gang, remained in Casualty with
head injuries.
This holdup. in which the bandits
netted more than $50, took place
short time after four of the men
left the Livingston road scene in
Mr.. Trittipoe's cab. Two of the
thugs were left to guard the beaten
driver.
Detectives believe the suspects will
be linked definitely with more than
half dozen robberies in the WASH
ington area during recent weeks.
They said cab driver who was
beaten and robbed by four men near
Alexandria Wednesday night had
identified picture of one of the
suspects already in custody.
The suspected bandit now in Gal.
linger had newspaper clippings of
this incident in his pockets at the
time of his arrest early yesterday
police said.
One of the suspects has a record
of numerous brushes with police
though he has never been convicted,
detectives revealed today, adding
that grand juries have failed several
times to indict him on robbery
charges.