Evening star., 1950-04-02
Arlington Ho|dup Car
Found, May Lead 10
DC. Robbery Solution

Recovery of an Arlington holdup
getaway car, also probably used
In a District robbery, gave police
q fresh lead last night toward So
luton Of the cases.
The car was found six blocks
from N. w. Martin & Bros, Inc,
1923 North Quincy street, Arling-
ton. scene Of a $3,887 holdup Fri
day.
Arlington police refused to say
whether a fingerprint check was
fruitful. They also. checked on
whether the green Mercury sedan,
bearing Tennessee tags, was stolen
from that State.
The two young bandits who held
up the Martin sheet metal COM
pany were believed to be the same
who day earlier took 81, 900 from
Local 102, Sheet Metal Workers
Union, 1917 K street NV.
Five Suspects Arrested.
Earlier yesterday the escape car
was reported seen on Route l
about 35 miles south of Washing
ton. It actually was found on
North Eleventh street, Arlington,
Just off Stafford street.
Police also were concerned
about the theft of $1,000 from
a wall safe at Jefferson Junior
High School, and an $85 service
station holdup, but on the other
side Of the ledger they announced
arrest of five suspects in three
other robberies.
Three of the suspects were
linked with Augustine F. Law
renee, 26, of the 800 block OF
Lanier place. Queens Chapel
Manor, Md, a short-order cook
held in $4,000 bond on two rob-
berry charges.
Two of them. Anthony T. De
Pietro, "a, of the $500 block of
Varnum street, Mount Rainier,
Md, and Diane Gale Daniel, "a,
of the 900 block of Fifteenth
street NV, are charged with
helping rob a drugstore at 4141
Wheeler road Sc, March Is, and
the Plaza Hotel a short time be-
fore.
Heavy Bonds Ordered.
A third, Leon J. Cefaratti, 26,
OF the 1900 block of A street Sc.
is charged only in the Plaza Hotel
holdup, which netted $50. Another
suspect is being sought in the
drugstore robbery in which Mar
win Silver, 48. of 818 Xenia place
Sc. was beaten and robbed of
$38 in cash and 1882 in checks.
Heavy bonds were ordered for
Cefaratti and De Pietro, $4,000
for the former and $4,000 on
each of two charges for the latter.
The Daniel woman, described as
Lawrence's girl friend, was held
in $4,000 bond on each of two
charges.
Two other arrests were an
nounced in connection with the
1851 holdup Thursday of Mrs. Ida
Hall, Ga, of the 900 block Of F
street NV.
Charged with the offense and
placed in $4,000 bond each were
Kenneth w. Decker, "a, of the
1900 block of Fairmont street
NV, and Noah It. Nelson, 81,
identified by police as landlord of
the place where Mrs. Hall rooms.
$50 Recovered.
Police said they recovered $50
from the pair, arrested as they
walked in the 900 block of F street
S.W. Mrs. Hall told police she was
robbed by two men who threat
ened her life.
The burglary at the jefferson
School. Seventh and H streets
S.W.. was reported by Hugh
Smith, principal. Thieves forced
open a ground-f floor lavatory win
dow, broke the lock to the prin-
cipal's Office and opened the safe
with an acetylene torch from the
school workshop.
Mr. Smith reported that $500
of the loot was his own money,
and that four of the bills were
500 denomination.
The filling station robbery early
yesterday was at 3103 Rhode Is
land avenue NE. Edgar w. Lafol-
letee. %. night manager, reported
that a gunman took $85.
Women in Canada were granted