Evening star., 1952-02-02

SIMKINS FAMILY AT HEADQ
(rear), appear at police headqu
night. In foreground is the S
LOrilyn, 4 0eftj, and Roger, jrs
gunmen who escaped with q 1
Simkins
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| in turn fred three times at the
fleeing man. The driver. Sharpe.
was captured. Police said they
believe the fleeing man was
wounded by the gunfire.
In addition to the crowbar and
flashlights, police found a .32-
caliber revolver on the front seal
of the car.
Maid and Children Bound.
In the Simkins holdup police
told this,Story:
A man posing as a telegram
delivery messenger knocked at the
door. The maid, Ertha M. Hill
colored, II, of 1154 Morse street
NE, answered.
The man forced his way inside
and was followed by another man,
wearing a handkerchief over the
lower part of his face. They
forced the maid into the kitchen
where they admitted at least two
other masked men through the
back door.
The bandits, with the leader
carrying a "long black gun. =
bound the maid and Roger w,
Simkins, jr., 5, and Lorilyn, Il on
the dining. room floor. They
ripped draperies from the wins
dows and covered the three. z
Roger jr.. later said he told the
leader:
Don't kill me"
He said the man replied, "I'm
not going to hurt you, son. But
I'm going to kill your father"
Safe Carted Away.
The bandits went to q rear
bedroom on the second floor and
carted away the brown metal safe.
The safe was covered with green
zippered cloth, and measures 8
fleet by 21a feet by 20 inches.
It was this safe which was de-
lscribed by Charles H. Nelson, col
ored, former manager Of the Brass
Rail restaurant, which is operated
by Simkins' wife, when Nelson ap-
Ipeared as a witness during the
Senate crime hearings.
Simkins said he was certain the
robbery had been carefully
planned in advance, and that the
bandits were watching the house
waiting for him and his wife to
leave.
The bandits, he said, 'jimmied
a closet door in his second floor
bedroom but did not take two
shotguns which he keeps there.
They rifled drawers in the bed
room and took a small inexpen-
sive pin and one Of a set Of match
ing earrings.
Left Home to Phone.
Roger SimkinS, ST., said he left
his home about Z pm. to go to a
nearby business place to make a
telephone CALL
Il did that because I know my
wires are tapped" he said, and
added, "And you can quote me
on that"
He said he returned. and left
again about 7:55 pm. to attend
a Masonic lodge meeting.
His wife, Yvonne. said she left
the home about $3.50 pm. to 60
to neighbor three houses away
to have her hair set. The bandits
struck at 1885 pm.
When she returned and got no
response to her knock. she peered
in a front window and saw Roger,
|jr., untying his sister and the
maid. Her son then admitted her
and she went into the basement
Ito call police.
Telephones on the first and
second floor had been ripped
from the wall by the bandits.
"This was brought about by all
this publicity we've been getting
lon television during the crime
hearings. Mrs. Sirnkins told The
Star. Il lay the blame on Sena-
tor Neely chairman Of the COM
|mittee) and Mr.. (Arnold) Bau-
man committee counsel) !"
Bauman Tells His Theory.
In New York Mr.. Baurnan said
he believes the hearings have no
connection with the holdup.
.Simkins has had q reputation
lof being big-time and wealthy
gambler for a long time" Mr..
lBauman said, "and. just as Em-
lmitt Warning learned q few years
lago, is learning that q man In
that position finds himself ex-
posed to the possibility Of robbery,
Il deplore any robbery, OF
course, y he added. But it Is my
Theory that such men are more
susceptible to robbery because
those who rob them feel that their
victims win be a little more re-
lluctant to press an Investigation :
Mrs. Simkins said her daughter
was nearly srnothered by tht
ldraperies that were thrown oyel
THE three.
!, Mrs. sirnkins operates the Hrass