Evening star., 1952-06-09
Eight Charged
In II Safe Jobs
Netting $4,000
Gangs Love Of Fine
Clothes Leads to
Weekend Arrests

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Shopping sprees for expensive
led to the downfall of q
gang Of safe crackers rounded up
over the week end in a rare type
Of police action.
Detectives charged eight. and
announced solution Of ~ safe
jobs with loot totaling $25,000.
They also cleared Is auto thefts
as the suspects admitted stealing
late-model cars to assure quick
getaways.
A squad of 18 detectives, led by
Inspector jeremiah F. Flaherty,
assistant chief of detectives.
worked "a hours without letup dur
ing the week end. It was indicated
that possession of some new, ex-
pensive clothing by the suspects
provided police the clues to break
the case.
They staged a major raid in
the 1000 block of Sixth street INV.
to arrest some of the suspects.
Others were seized at their homes.
Unusual Procedure.
The activity departed from nor
NAL police procedure in solving
safecrackings. Normally. police
|set trap by making a lucrative
safe easily available, then arrest
the criminals in the act.
But the gang evaded police
traps. and a decision was made
Saturday to pick UP the suspects
and confront them with Evidence
gathered in months of investiga-
ton. When this was done, six
admitted taking part in the bur-
lglaries.
Charged with HOUSEKEEPING in
connection with the safecrackings
were:
Frank Glover Perry, %, Of the
400 block of M street NE; Sam
uel Robert Frazier. 18. of the 100
block of Fifth street NE; Mel
vim John Brown. q. of the 100
block Of Sixth street NE; Will
liam Walker Perry, "a. of the 600
block Of H street NE.
Also Hamilton Lucas Rouse, 10,
Of the 400 block of M street NE;
Juan Olden Wilkerson, of the
100 block Of Seventeenth street
NV, and James Samuel Parker.
"a, Of the unit block of @ street
NV. A 17-year-old boy was held
for juvenile authorities. All are
colored.
Bonds Are Set.
/ United States Commissioner
!. Cyril S. Lawrence today set bonds
of $4,000 each for Frank Perry
and Rouse, $4,000 for Wilkerson,
and $1,000 each for Frazier.
Brown. Parker and william Perry.
The cases were continued to FRI
lay.
Police were reluctant to discuss
the nature of the clues which led
to the arrests, but they made
liberal mention of clothing which
the suspects bought in exclusive
shops.
This included $25 shoes. expen-
sive sportswear. and socks.
| Detectives said police had mem-
berS Of the gang under surveillance
for more than q month, but had
been unable to catch any of them
red-handed. In one instance.
police chased several of the sus-
poets fleeing in a late-model car,
but the suspects eluded them.
Burglafies Listed.
Among the safe burglaries in
which police said the suspects
were implicated were:
Kilsheimer Bros. slaughterhouse,
1900 block of Bladensburg road
NE, where a safe containing $4,-
900 and $4,000 in securities was
Grated away. Police said this safe
was recovered yesterday in South
east Washington. Some of the Sc.
curities also have been recovered.
Roger McGrath Construction
Co., 1921 Kenilworth avenue NE.
$100, a safe and a truck on April
"a; Glen Trucking Co., 1925 Perry
street NE. safe and truck. juno
6; F. w. Bolgiano & Co., 400 block
Of New York avenue NE, $500,
February IL, and Gerber Bros,
5000 v street NE, $4,000. May /.