Evening star., 1953-12-22
DC. Area Lists
SixHo|dupsin
Report
Killing Clue Offered
In Robbery Of Hotel
Telephone Operator

The robbery and beating of a
hotel telephone operator gave
police another suspect today in
the accelerated search for the
slayer of former Marine William
j. Lindstedt.
Police said description of the
man who welded a pistol on the
head of Miss Sue Clark, 49, at
the London Hall Apartments,
1888 Thirteenth street NV.
closely resembles that of the
hunted gunman.
Miss Clark was behind the
lobby desk about $3.50 pm. when
a man pointed a shiny pistol
and demanded the money. When
Miss Clark did not move quickly
enough he vaulted over the
counter and struck her several
times with the gun butt. A
physician treated her for cuts.
Holdup Man Gets SIS.
The gunman, who made OF
with $25 from the cash drawer
and $40 from Miss Clark's purse,
was described as about 20 years
old, S feet 10 inches tall, weighs
ing $50 pounds. and having me-
dium dark skin. He wore gray
hat and overcoat.
The business of questioning
suspects in the LindStedt Staying
picked up yeterday when about
20 men were put through spe-
cial lineups. A half dozen or
more were to be questioned to-
day. They were brought in on
tips arising from distribution Of
an artists conception Of what
the killer looks like.
MIR. Lindstedt was shot to
death December ii IL the 1900
block of Fourteenth street NV.
by one of two colored men who
beckoned to him as he alighted
from a Car with friends.
Several other robberies kept
police on the jump. In one. Elias
Weinkranz, owner of a grocery
at 1893 Fifth street NE, yielded
$3.50 to a man wearing bee
bop" hat. The criminal was
colored, about 25 years old.
weighed 140 pounds and was
wearing a raincoat when he EN-
tered the store about 9:40 pm.
Asking for a soft drink and piece
of pie, he was given change for
so cents and then drew a small,
dark gun.
Robbed of $500.
A Silver Spring loan company,
Fair Loans, Inc, at 1906 Georgia
avenue, was robbed Of more than
$500 in cash by nervous gun.
man who hid his face behind a
yellow scarf and fed after tying
three persons with wire cord.
Present in the second-floor Of
fees were George A. Koplow.
president of the firm; Lawrence
w. Liston, 25. collection man
ager, and Maurice w. Pointer,
SO, of 1917 Twelfth street N w., q
customer.
On entering, the bandit ord
cred everyone to put up his
hands. During the holdup, Mr..
Koplow said, the head of Sill
yer Spring private detective
agency telephoned the Office.
Mr.. Koplow said he was ordered
to answer the phone while the
bandit, who was by then wield-
ing a long knife, listened by an
extension. The private detec-
tive apparently suspected Moth
ing was wrong during the brief
call.
Before leaving, the bandit.
who also wore tan coat, took
the money from the company's
safe. Mr.. KoploW said the mans
gun hand shook with nervous
ness.
Silver Hill Store Robbed.
In another case late yester.
day, two bandits wearing dark
trimmed glasses robbed George
Matthews. proprietor of Matt's
Liquor Store, 3103 Naylor road.
Silver Hill, Md, of about 5000.
About 81 400 was taken yester-
day from the Harry Lustine real
estate Office at 811 Thirteenth
street NV. by~two colored men.
They held up the assistant
manager, Mrs. Marion Horn
stein, %. of 4206 Fourth street
Sc. whose 13-month-old son
Craig was in a back room of the
office.
When one of the bandits tied
her hands and feet with cord.
she said it was necessary to tend
her baby. The man agreed to
tie the cord loose enough that
Mrs. Hornstein could work her.
self free in few minutes, which
she did.
Fairfax County police are SEEK
ing a bandit who yesterday held
up the Idylwood Market and es-
capped with $18.