Evening star., 1941-10-30
Sanders Held
For Remova!
To Baltimore
HyottsviIIe HoIdup
Suspect Identified
By Messenger

United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage today ordered Hill
lard Sanders, 81, held for removal
to Baltimore to stand trial on a
charge of participating in the
$526l6 holdup of two HyattSville
bank messengers last month. Bond
was continued at s50,000.
Shortly thereafter, James z
Laughlin, attorney for Sanders,
filed petition for a writ of habes-
corpus in District Court. asserting
his client was being held unlav-
fully because he had committed no
offense either in the District or in
Maryland.
Mr.. Laughin told the court he
was prepared to prove Sanders was
not in Maryland at the time OF the
robbery and had no connection with
it. He contended United States
Marshal John B. Colpoys was de-
tanning Sanders on a legally -insufi.
cient warrant.
Second Suspect Held.
In Baltimore, United States At
torney Bernard J. Flynn said he
had issued warrant at request OF
the Federal Bureau of InVestiga-
ton for a second suspect. an ex-
convict thought to have been the
trigger man" in the crime. Mr..
Flynn said the man was arrested in
New York City and probably would
be brought to Baltimore after a
Federal removal hearing there, ac-
cording TO the Associated Press.
Commissioner Turnage's action
followed a hearing during which
Van G. Stauber. 18. one of the
messengers, stated he was positive"
Sanders was the man who sat at
the wheel of the getaway" car while
two confederates took the money
from the messengers automobile.
Insists on Identity.
Mr.. Turnage pointed out he was
charged with protecting the inter-
ests Of the defendant. as well as
those of the Government, and asked
the youth if he were certain he had
made no mistake in the identity.
'Yes, sir" he replied.
The commissioner then an
nounced he would hold Sanders and
continue the bond. In response to
a question, Mr.. Laughlin said he
would not seek a reduction of bond
at the hearing. but indicated he
would attempt to gain it in District
Court.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Bernard Margolius told reporters he
would apply to District Court for
removal warrant promptly, possibly
this afternoon.
Black Eye Noted.
Earlier. a brief spirited exchange
between the Commissioner and Mr..
Laughlin was precipitated when the
latter. croSs-examining Mr.. Stauber,
asked the messenger whether Sar-
ders appeared at the hearing ex-
actly as did the robber Mr.. Stauber
remembered. The attorney added
comment indicating Sanders
black eye had been inflicted By DO
lice.
Mr.. Turnage objected TO this,
telling Mr.. Laughlin he should be
prepared to prove such a charge,
When the lawyer asked to develop
the point by questioning his client.
the Commissioner held it was not
germaine to the proceeding. Both
then withdrew their statements on
the matter, and the hearing con-
tinued.
The man arrested in New York
mas record of arrests beginning in
1920. In that year he was sentenced
IN Philadelphia to one year for pos
sessing burglars tools. In 1921 he
was given a 20-year term for con-
spring to assault and rob a mail
messenger in Atlanta. The record
also shows two-year sentence for
counterfeiting in LewisDurg. Pa. in
1886 and arrests in Washington.
Hackensack. N. j.. and other places
for investigation of various crimes.
Sanders, alias George L. Thomp-
son, also has criminal record and
is known in the underworld as -Four
Roses"
He was arrested in Charlotte N
C., on information developed by DO
lice and the F. B. I.