Evening star., 1950-04-26
Gang
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the young men obtained the
Drinks uniform.
The men laughed, detectives
said when they were asked about
the Boston robbery. They said
they had planned to use the uni
form in hold-up here, but re-
fused to disclose where they had
obtained it.
Gerald Goldenberg Of 1892 Six
ty-eighth avenue, Defense Heights,
said the arrest of the three gang
members next door to his home
was staged "in a real Hollywood
setting"
Il was awakened when the po-
lice kicked in the DOORS" he said.
when looked out my windows
I saw policemen all over the place
with rifles and shotguns trained
on the house. They really looked
like they expected trouble.
Man and Woman Also Caught.
Mr.. Goldenberg said that about
three hours after the trio were
taken from the bungalow a man
and a woman came to the house
and were taken into custody by
waiting police.
Maj. Barrett said five of the
youths identified themselves as:
William Durwood Campbell, 81;
Byron Eugene Heslop. %; William
Lee Mason, 18; Joseph c. Danner,
"a, and John Mazzone, 19.
HeSlop is suffering from a bull
let wound in the abdomen which
he told police was inflicted on
April II when a .22-caliber re-
volver he was examining went off
accidentally in the Defense
Heights bungalow. Prince Georges
County police questioned Heslop
in the Prince George General Hos
pital at the time and accepted his
story.
Mai. Barrett said some mem
bers of the gang said Heslop was
shot during an argument. Heslop
was in the hospital at the time
of the Fruit Growers Express Co.
robbing.
Policeman Answers Phone.
About two hours after the raid
on the bungalow, Corpl. Emmett
Gray of the Prince Georges Coun-
ty police answered the telephone
in the house. A mans voice
asked to speak to one of the
youths who had been arrested.
Corpl. Gray told him a wild party
was underway and the youth he
was seeking had gone to sleep.
"I'll be right over" the voice
informed the policeman.
About three minutes later a
21-year-old youth, accompanied
by an attractive waitress, arrived
and both were taken into custody
by the policeman.
Maj. Barrett said police picked
up the trail of the gang after
they found soiled shirts in
an abandoned stolen automobile
which had been used in the hold
up of the Arlington firm. Laun-
dry marks on the shirts led police
to a hideout of the gang.
Maj. Barrett said the youths
had been under surveillance for
several days. Last night he said
they were observed on Georgia
avenue. Police had expected
them to stage another robbery
and had planned to catch them
in the act.
Had Planned Another Holdup.
One Of the gang members, Maj.
Barrett said. told detectives they
were planning to rob a Georgia
avenue lumber company, but de-
cided to postpone the job.
When they scattered to their
hide-outs in Defense Heights and
on Evarts street, police trailed
them. 1t was decided early this
morning to round up the gang and
Maj. Barrett went to the scene.
Maj. Barrett, obviously elated
over the capture of the gang, said
he understood the leaders of the
groups came here several weeks
ago from Huntsville, Ala.
Detective 1t. Edgar Scott said
Mason, whose home is in Illinois
met Mazzone in the latter's home
town, Huntsville, Ala. 1t. Scott
said the pair told him they stole