Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-06

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other members of the picked squad
are Detective Sergts. Nunzio Bonac-
corSy and Joseph Hunt. A similar
squad was formed after the murder
Of Mr.. Knight.
Meanwhile, a client of Attorney
F. Joseph Donohue has offered a
$500 reward for any person giving
information which leads to the ar
rest and the conviction of the Bern
stein Slayers. Mr.. Donohue said
the client did not wish his identity
disclosed.
Detectives said the unarmed drug
gist's slayers were seen by four per-
sons. Thomas F. Nusbickle, 65-year-
old pharmacist and clerk; Mrs. lola
Latney, colored, 81, of 200l Fifteenth
street NV, and Mrs. Virginia Ste
phens, colored, 25, of 1885 T street
NV, both clerks, and a 14-year-old
schoolboy, Jacob Smith, 1921 S street
NV, q customer
Four Held at Bay.
AS police reconstructed the crime
the four were held az pay by the
two gunner during the holdup,
which Melted about $125. The wit
nesses spent several hours at police
headquarters last night, looking at
Identification Bureau pictures, but
police indicated they were unable
to offer any clue to the identity of
the killers.
At the same time police declared
careful search of the murder scene
failed to reveal any fngerprints.
Police said they are basing their
search on descriptions of the gun
men, furnished by the witnesses,
which have been circulated through
out States in this area.
The man who shot Mr.. Bern
stein was described as dark-skinned
SO to 40 years old, S feet 10 or II
inches tall, $50 pounds, having a
small mustache, dark soft hat
with turned-up brim, a beige-col-
ored shirt and dark suit.
The other man was described as
about 6 feet tall. ITS pounds, about
80 years old, wearing dark clothing.
One Remained in Front.
The pair entered the store, at the
intersection of Florida avenue,
Eighteenth and U streets NV, to-
gether, one remained near the front
door, the other approached Mr..
Nusbickel in the rear of the store
with a revolver partially concealed
In his hand, police said.
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asked Mr.. Nusbicle, while his con-
federate watched the women clerks
and the Smith youth. Playing for
time because he knew Mr.. Bernstein,
his employer, was in the basement,
Mr.. Nusbicle said the safe was in
the back but added he did not have
the combination, police said.
who's in the back room?" the
gunman demanded.
In a feeble attempt at bravado,
the elderly clerk told reporters he
replied that there are So men in
the back room" He said he thought
that might discourage the holdup
man.
AT that moment, Mr.. Bernstein
walked up the cellar stairs, passed
around thin partition and came
face to face with the bandit. Police
said the victim had no time to speak
or make threatening gesture.
AS the druggist fell, the slayer
took more than $50 from a cash
register and told his companion to
clean out another near the Florida
avenue front of the store. The con-
federate ordered Mrs. Latney to
hand over about $25 which was in
that register, police said.
Ironically, the bandits overlooked
approximately $1,000 in Mr.. Bern
STEMS pocket.
Police have not discovered how the
men escaped from the store. A
lookout was flashed for all police
cars to be on the alert for a blue
coupe bearing Pennsylvania tags.
Police said such car was involved
in notwithstanding in Baltimore
more than a week ago. Other re-
ports said the killers fled in taxi
cab.
Two suspects, picked up shortly
after the shooting, were questioned
in the Detective Bureau and re-
leased
Mr.. Bernstein's daughter. Carol,