Evening star., 1949-11-29
Arrest Of Gang
Of Seven Solves
Five Robberiies
Weapons Seized in
Roundup Include
Submochineeun

-toting holdup gang have been
rounded up and charged with rob-
berry in connection with five
brutal robberies during the last
month. Inspector Robert S. Bry-
ant, chief of detectives, announced
today.
Inspector Bryant said the seven
gang members, all colored, were
not involved in all the holdups,
but that some were linked with
each of the five robberies.
Confessions Reported.
The seven, all of whom Inspec-
tor Bryant said have been identi-
fed and have admitted their parts
in the robberies, were charged to-
day. They are:
Paul E. Gothard. jr., 18, of the
2400 block of Eighteenth place Sc.
Virgil A. Grymes. 81. of the 1900
block of Pomeroy road Sc.
Robert Paul Young. %, of the
TOO block of Howard road Sc.
Frederick A. Mcdowell, %, of
the TOO block of Howard road Sc.
Clarence A. jackson, 80, of the
1900 block of Benning road NE.
Alvin E. Prue. 1s. 240o block of
Pomeroy road Sc.
Owen P. Wright, "a, of the 1900
block of Stanton road Sc.
Submachinegun Found.
In the roundup. police found a
As caliber Army submachinegun,
similar to the type used during
the war. its magazine holding 19
bullets. The search also netted a
revolver. three blackjacks and a
bag containing hand-rolled ciga-
rettes-contents of which are be-
ing analyzed by narcotics experts
The revolver. its handle taped
up. is believed to be the one
which was broken October 80
when a bandit slugged clerk in
the holdup of Southeast West
ern Union Office.
Police said the crew used two
stolen cars in their robberies. One
was stolen and returned before
the owner missed it and the other
was found abandoned by No. II
Precinct officers.
The robbery of two Capital
Transit Co. bus drivers led indi-
rectly to breakup of the gang
whose activities thus far have
been traced back to October 80.
Passes at Cut Rate Prices.
Detective Sergts. James M
Roach and William L. Sparshott
and 1t. Otto P. Fuss of the Rob-
berry Squad arrested one of the
men yesterday. after a report that
he was selling car tokens and Ca
pisahransit weekly passes on a
downtown street corner at cut
rate prices. He was selling the
passes at 81 each. police said.
His arrest led quickly to other
members of the gang, apprehended
in mass drive by robbery squad
officials last night and early today
First job linked to the gang
police said. was the holdup Of the
Western Union Office, 3117 Nichols
avenue Sc. on October 80.
Crymes and Young. police said
forced an Office clerk, Elizabeth
Atha of 3027 Nichols avenue Sc.
to re-enter the Office about mid
night and forced her to unlock a
safe. After taking $268. police
said. Young slugged the girl, after
which she was treated at Casualty
Hospital for several days.
Bus Driver Robbed Of $45.
Case No. 2, they said, involved
the first bus driver holdup on No.
vember 20. Gothard and Crymes
were involved, police said. rob-
bing the driver of $45. The driver,
Fred A. Hoppe. 1921 Fifty-f1rst
street. Hillside, Md. was at Sixty
second and Dix streets N.E.-the
end Of his run, when the holdup
occurred. ..-, ....:...
Last Saturday night, police said,
Crymes and Young robbed Stephen
Coleman of $1,000 at a Rhode Is
land avenue tourist home. Jack
son and Mcdowell were seated In
a stolen auto outside the home,
police reported. - =.
The bandits struck twice yester-
day, first boarding a Capital
Transit bus in the $500 block Of
Third street Sc, robbing the
driver and slugging him so vi
ciously that eight stitches were
required to close the scalp wound.
The driver, Charles E. Boswell,
%, Of 1912 U place Sc, was
robbed of $26 in bills, $40 in a
change holder, 400 car tokens and
40 weekly passes.
Police said Mr.. Boswell was
struck by Prue, while Crymes and
Wright were waiting In q stolen
car.