Evening star., 1960-06-02
Tip, Stokeout
rop Suspects;
Loot Is Located


.holdup of a Loudoun County
(Va0 bank two days ago was
arrested early today as he
crawled through the window of
a house just 3 miles from the
robbery scene.
John Henry Boothe. %, an
IAWOL soldier, walked into the
arms of four lawmen at the
home of his sister, -ln-law in
IPurcellville, the FBI said. Nine
hours earlier his brother, Will
liam Oliver Boothe, 81, was ar
rested about 20 miles away in
Aldie after his girl friend called
police.
The brothers were brought to
Alexandria today tu face Fed
eral charges of robbing the
Farmers and Merchants Ma
tional Bank in Hamilton, Va,
Tuesday morning.
State Charges Lodged
State bank robbery charges
ALREADY have been lodged
lagainSt them, according to
Loudoun County Common
wealth's Attorney Stirling Har-
rison.
Between them, the brothers
were carrying $3,841, the FBI
said. With the $1,795 that Will
liam Boothe said he spent for
a car in Washington yesterday,
all but about $100 of the bank
loot was accounted for.
After the robbery, the bandits
sped away from Hamilton in a
getaway car, and routed a cit
izen pursuing them with a VOL
ley of gunshots.
The brothers split up in Fred
erick, Md, the afternoon of the
robbery, the FBI said. William
spent the night at a hotel there,
and then took bus to WASH
lngton, where he bought a 1858
Ford at a northeast used car
lot, the FBI said.
He then drove to Aldie, where
he contacted his girl friend. She
urged him to surrender, and
when he refused, she contacted
State police. He was arrested
near her home about 6:15 pm.
by Troopers H. E. McNeal and
H. E. Williams.
Police Waiting
The older brother abandoned
the getaway car and revolver
in a river bed near Frederick,
and then took a bus to WASH
ington where he registered at a
downtown hotel, as Jack
Sparks" the FBI said.
He checked out of the hotel,
and yesterday registered again
as Sparks at a nearby hotel.
About 2 am. today, he left
Washington in a taxicab.
Deputy Sheriff Preston Bell,
Virginia State Trooper E. A.
Groves, and two FBI agents
were waiting at the Purcellville
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs.
Lucille Grey, when he crawled
in a basement window about
$3.50 am.
Theodore Reid, vice president
and cashier c. the Hamilton
bank, identified William as the
unShaven young man who
pointed a gun at him and de-
manded money. The bandit
fled after Mr.. Reid ordered him
to "get the hell out of here"
All of the loot was taken by
the second bandit from the
teller'S cage manned by Mrs.
Lewis Whirley.
Charged in Robbery
Both brothers are natives Of
Tazewell County, in Southwest
Virginia, where they are
charged with robbing a grocery
last Thursday. The FBI had
also charged them with un-
lawful flight in that case.
William has been working
as a farm laborer in the Round
Hill area for about a year. His
brother is absent without
leave from Fort Eustis, Va,
the FBI said.
They were arraigned this
morning before United States
Commissioner Stanley King in
Alexandria. He set bond at
SIS, 900 for each and ordered
the hearing continued until
next Thursday so, the suspects
could get an attorney.
Chief Assistant United States
Attorney Henry st. John Fitz-
gerald said he would present
the case to a Federal grand
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