Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-20
Police Seize.7
In Against
Major Crime
Narcotics Addict
Quizzed in Shooting
Of D. c. PutroImun

Police last night arrested a
dope addict who admitted a ST.
TOO holdup and is suspected Of
shooting and critically wounding
a policeman during another
holdup last Saturday.
After the arrest, detectives
rounded up six other addictS in
a dope pad" and said the ar
rests may solve a series of major
crimes here.
Held for further questioning
was James Yates, %, colored. Of
the first block of N street NV.
Linwood B. Richardson, As,
victim of the holdup during
which the policeman was shot,
said today he could not positively
identify Yates as the bandit. Mr..
Richardson viewed him at a
police lineup. -.
Police planned to confront
Yates later today with the
private who was wounded by the
Stickup man.
Yates, described as a drug adj
dict with expensive tastes but no
job, was taken into custody near
his home by detectives who have
been working around the clock
since Monday. The detectives
have been operating in pairs,
with one sleeping few hours
each day in a squad car while
his partner watched.
Police Get Tip.
The search for Yates began
Monday when police received in
formation that he may have
been the bandit who shot Pvt.
Joseph H. Rhodes, SO, No. Is
Precinct policeman, during a
holdup at 1916 Georgia avenue
NV, Saturday. Pvt. Rhodes was
released yesterday from Freed
mems Hospital.
After Yates arrest, police say
they found loot in his home from
yesterdays $1,700 Stickup at
Miller'S pawnbroker exchange,
Hasa H street NE.
Police also found in Yates
room paraphernalia used in adj
.miniStering drugs.
They said Yates wardrobe in
cluded $50 suits, $35 shoes and
$40 hats. He told police he had
worked only a week in the past
three years.
Capt. John Winters, of No. 2
Precinct. said Yates admitted
the holdup and will be charged
with robbery after he faces a
series of police lineups.
1t. Joseph w. Shimon. of No.
2 precinct, led the investigation
and last nights arrests with the
aid of nine detectives.
Capt. Winters said Yates told
police that he and a man he
knows only as George held up
the pawnbroker. Yates was
quoted as saying he met George
at Turner's Arena.
Arrested Twice Previously.
The holdup yesterday came
while police already were on
Yates trail. Last Monday, 1t.
Shimon said, police received in
formation that Yates was ex-
hibiting a .45-caliber automatic.
They checked police files and
found a Bertillon picture of
Yates, who had been arrested
and charged twice with rape, but
was never convicted.
They took the picture to Mr.
Richardson a rental clerk who
was victimized in the Georgia
avenue holdup at the National
Truck Rental Agency there.
Mr.. Richardson said at that
time he was almost positive it
was the man who fled with $114
after shooting Pvt. Rhodes, who
entered the store while the rob-
berry was in progress.
Watch Five Places.
Detectives staked watches on
five places which they said Yates
frequented. Last night they
learned of the N street address
and several carloads Of police
started for the home to search it.
In the party in addition to 1t.
Shimon were Detectives Edward
L. Hayes, Matthew Bailey, Til
man O'Bryant. j. D. Williams.
j. Mclaughlin, Jacob Rinker, Al
Shuta, James Fox and Jimmie
Knott.
En- route to the house, they
(See HOLDUP, Page A-5.)