Evening star., 1946-02-04
Georgetown Bandits
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Baltimore Robberies

Two youthful bandits, accom-
panied by young woman getaway
driver, who staged two holdups at
gunpoint in Georgetown last night,
gre believed to be the same who
escaped from Baltimore, where two
robberies were committed earlier by
d trio answering the same descrip-
ton. A total of 81 $50 was taken in
the four robberies.
Police said the first holdup here
took place about 7:30 o'clock yester-
day in the Hill & Poole Drugstore,
1859 M street NV. Witnesses said
the two youths, both sporting thin
mustaches and armed with As
caliber pistols, entered the store
when it was empty of customers.
The girl remained at the wheel Of a
black sedan parked at the curb, &C
cording to witnesses.
Keeping two girl clerks, Mrs.
Evelyn Whalen, 20, of 1914 Prospect
avenue NV, and Mrs Ruth Becroft,
covered with their pistols, the ban
dts forced David Cohen of 1345
Randolph street NV, the manager,
cash registers, police said.
Grocery Also Held Up.
One of the bandits stood guard at
the front of the store when two
customers entered, his pistol con-
cealed beneath his coat, and mo-
toned to the clerks to wait on the
customers, according to witnesses.
While the customers slipped soft
drinks, unaware that a holdup was
In progress, the other bandit es-
corted Mr.. Cohen into a backroom
and forced him to open a safe, Total
loss was $3.50.
Ninety minutes later, as police
cruisers converged on the area.
warned by the dispatchers to use
care in apprehending the bandits.
the second holdup took place in
grocery at 1896 Thirty-sixth street
NV.
Three Customers Robbed.
Brandishing their pistols. the pair
held up Charles Wisemuller, owner
OF the store, and lined three GUS
toners up and rif1ed their pockets.
Mr.. Wisemuller told police the men
forced him to hand over $40 in his
pocket and $50 from the cash regis
ter. The men got $19 from Walter
Carter, SO, colored, and so cents
from another unidentified customer.
Kenneth Mayer, IA, of 1905 Thirty
sixth street NV. had no money.
Mr.. Wisemuller told detectives the
bandits herded the four into lava
tory, locked them in and made their
escape. Mr.. Wisemuller finally
broke down the lavatory door and
called police.
Earlier, Baltimore police said two
young bandits herded seven persons
into three telephone booths in one
store and lined seven others against
a wall in another store robbery and
escaped with more than $1,000 in
cash and jewelry.
Escape in Sedan.
Police said they escaped from the
second holdup in a blue sedan, bear
ing Ohio license plates, with a slim,
brown-haired girl at the wheel.
The first Baltimore robbery took
place at 3:15 pm. in Silvermans
Pharmacy. The bandits were in
terrupted by entrance of more than
a dozen customers. Four of them
were told by the bandits that the
establishment was closed, according
to Baltimore authorities, but four
others who saw that a holdup was
in progress were packed into three
phone booths with the store owner,
a fountain boy and another GUS
toner.
Ten minutes later, police said,
the bandits held up the proprietor
of John Paule's confectionery store
and seven customers, then forced
the victims to march into the cellar
and ESCAPED