Evening star., 1940-03-17
Crime,
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assailants was placed In charge of
1t. John Fowler Of the robbery
squad; 1t. George Barnall Of the
homicide squad, and Capt. Sidney
Marks Of No. IL Precinct, in which
the shooting occurred.
Officers were told that t>about half
Of the 500 taken from Mr.. Glad
stone was in cash.
Investigators believed the robbers
knew Mr.. Gladstone was collecting
money and trailed him on his
rounds.
Armed Robber Seized.
Employees of a Sanitary grocery
, store at 1141 Ninth street NV. last
night seized an armed robber,
clubbed him, took his gun and held
him until police arrived.
Ernest N. Compton, 1912 Jeffer-
son street NV, the manager, re-
ported that about 7:30 O'Clock the
bandit entered the store and pointed
an automatic at Reginald p. Ray of
2243 Wisconsin avenue NV, q clerk,
who was standing near a cash reg
lister.
The intruder ordered Mr.. Ray to
empty the money from the cash reg
lister into a paper bag. When the
clerk obeyed, the man stepped over
to the meat counter and pointed his
gun at Clarence McDevitt of 2252
Nichols avenue Sc. Mr.. McDevitt
also was ordered to put the con-
tents Of his register into bag The
robber, 1t was said, took the second
bag and stepped back toward the
center Of the store, keeping both
employees covered.
Meanwhile, Clarence g. Smith, a
helper, Of 902 M street NV, slipped
up behind the gunman and threw
his arms about him, pinning the
bandits pistol to his side. Where
upon Mr.. McDevitt dashed from be-
hind the meat counter with q heavy
heavy stick. He swung at the in
truder's head and the man collapsed,
Money Recovered.
The employees held their captive
while police were summoned from
No. 2 precinct station. Omcers re-
ported they recovered the pistol and
money. The man identified him.
self at the precinct as Richard
johnson Roberts, 81, Of no fixed
address. He was booked for in
vestigation.
How two men held him up at
Third and Bryant street NE. last
night, robbed him Of $3.50 and drove
OF in his taxicab was related to
police by Toribio M. Rillon Of 1901
Third street S.W. The men hailed
his cab at Ninth and H streets NV,
he said.
An armed robber was frightened
away from a dry cleaning establish
ment at 1755 Columbia road NV.
last night by the screams Of two
young women employees. The man
fed without taking any money
when the women ran toward the
rear of the store, calling for help.
Two confidence men stole SITS
from him after inducing him to
enter their car by posing as detec-
tives, Calvin Spruill Of 1923
Twenty-third street NV, q 16-
year-old messenger told Bethesda
(Md0 police yesterday.
Had Just Left Bank.
Spruill said he had just left the
Bank of Bethesda with change for
q market on Wisconsin avenue when
the men stopped him, flashed .
badge and ordered him into their
car. The men, the youth said, asked
him questions as they drove along
about some eight globes" in the
District, and told him to telephone
q youth he had been out with the
night before.
The messenger said he was told
to make the call from the Kenwood
Country Club while the men waited
in the car, explaining they would
''take care" of the money. When
the youth returned, the men had
disappeared. He said they were
about 30 years old, and that one
was well dressed while the other
was roughly clad.
A "palefaced" bandit with a re-
volver confronted Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Glenn Phelps of Primrose street,
Chevy Chase, Md, early this morn
ing as they left the home Of friends
ut 1910 Longfellow street NV. Mr..
Phelps told the man that he had