Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1931, Page 19

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. L;[ONDAV Engagement Announced NARLBORD HOLD.P SUSPEG IS HELD Confessed Bank Bandit Tells, of Attempted Robbery. Implicates Another. B9 & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., July 27— | A 18an who is believed to be the missing | member of the trio of bandits which held up the First National Bank of Soufhern Maryland here last April is being held at Ellicott City, Md. and will be questioned by Sheriff W. Curtis | Hopkins of Prince Georges County to- day with regard to the matter. The man held told authorities his name was William Wallace, but he is believed to be the Willlam Richards | mentioned by Plerce J. Lannigan, an- | other member of the trio, in the discription of the hold-up given by Lannigan in a confession recently re-| rted to have been given by him :n llinots. One Bandit Killed. A third member of the bandit trlo, | Joseph Haves, was killed by Claude H. Owens, assistant cashier of the bank here, who frustrated the hold-up. A complete discription of the hold-up from the poiut of view of the robbers was furnished Sheriff Hopkins today when he received a_letter from au- thorities at Buckley, I, where Lanni- gan was captured two weeks ago as he and two other men attempted to hold up a bank. In the capture of the trio in Illino's a deputy sheriff was killed. Lannigan's confession tells how he and William Richards remained at the door of the bank, Lannigan holding a machine gun, while Hayes went behind the teller's cage to gather up the money. When Hayes was shot the remaining two men fled to their car, which they later wrecked at Browns Station. Hunt for Machine Gun. ‘The two men then took to the woods, Lannigan tells, and the machine gun ‘was thrown away about two miles from the scene of the wreck. Prince Georges County authorities were searching to- day in an effort to locate this weapon. Identified by photographs furnished by private detectives, Lannigan was in- dicted by the April grand jury here on charges of assault with intent to kill and assault with intent to rob. Lannigan, with Joe Jasorak and Ed- ward Felder, his companions in the rob- bery at Buckley, IIL, all have signed confessions to a series of post office and bank robberies in Ilinois, New York, Florida, South Carolina, Georgia and Maryland, Sheriff Bernard Phelps of Buckley has reported. The three men have been held for the action of the Illinois grand jury without bond on murder charges. The principal witness against them was Sheriff Phelps. Jasorak confessed to killing Deputy Sheriffl Henry Ennen after the latter had exhausted his am- | munition in a pursuit across three counties, the confessions of the men made in Tllinols said, according to As- soclated Press dispatches. NEW YORK GANG KILLING IS SECOND IN 24 HOURS he Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 27—The body of Joseph Martin, who, police said, was an aide of Arthur (Dutch Schulz) Flegen- MISS LORETTA BICKSLER, Whose parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill Bicksler, announce her engagement to Dr. Albert Giordana of New York, the wedding to take place in the early Fall. —Brooks Photo. SOCIETY ___(Continued From Second Page.) weeks in traveling abroad. Dr. Freed- | man will attend the International Neu- rological Congress at Berne August 23.| The children of Dr. and Mrs. Freeman | will be the guests of his aunt, Mrs. | George W. Handy, at Beulah Farm,| | West Hartford, Vt. during their ab- | sence. o | | Mrs. Edward Halling and _daughter | have gone to Virginia Beach, Va., where ! they are spending several weeks at the | Spotswood Arms. Mrs. J. F. Alvora, jr.. entertained a party of 10 at the dinner dance on the Shoreham terrace Saturday evening. | Mrs. Josephine McCormick announces | the marriage of her daughter Mary to | Mr. Frederick T. Owen, Thursday. July |23 Mr. and Mrs. Owen will be at| | home in’Washington after August 1. | | Dr. Edward Davis was host to a| small party at the supper dance on| the Le Paradis roof garden on Satur- day evening. i Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Freedman and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lewis Freed- man and thelr children. Miss Kitty | Freedman, Miss Margaret Freedman and Mr. Charles Freedman, and Mr. Lewis ‘W. Robinson spent the week end at Ocean City, Md., motoring both ways. | Mr. Richard Cernuschi, 1666 Park | road northwest. will sail on the S. S. | Buleania from New York Thursday for {two months in Italy. Near the end | of August Signorina Lisetta Cacciavail- | |lani. daughter of Signor and _Signora | L. Cacciavillani_of Bergano, Italy, will | become the bride of Mr. Cernuschi | The honeymoon will be spent in a tour | through Italy, the couple returning to | this country on the S. S. Saturnia the | middle of October. Mr. and Mrs. William Grove of Mor- POLICE CHIEF SICK:; TRIAL POSTPONED Chargess Against Capt. Carnpbell of Alexandria to Be Heard Tomorrow. | Special Dispatch to The Sta: ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 27.—A doc- tor's certificate introduced in Police Court this morning caused the hearing of charges against Capt. W. W. Camp- bell, deposed chief of Alexandria po- lice, of breaking into and stealing vege- tables from a stand in city market, to be postponed until tomorrow over the strenuous objections of Commonwealth's Attorney Albert Bryan. Campbell, according to the certifi- cate, is sick in bed and not in well enough condition to appear in court. The police captain was reported as be- ing In bed all day yesterday. The Alexandria police captain was arrested Thursday night on a warrant sworn out by Julian F. Chauncey, the owner of & stand in city market. Chauncey accused Capt. Campbell of | stealing ~ vegetables and other goods valued at $2.63, and claims that he and Carl Winterwerp, a salesman, saw the police captain take goods on three con- secutive nights while they were hiding in an ice box belonging to Chauncey. Charles Henry Smith, attorney for Campbell, stated last night that he had made no definite plans concerning the defense. It was reported Saturday that Smith intended to plead indiscre- tion in the case. Campbell has been captain of the Alexandria police force for the past six years and has a clear record. He has been a member of the force for the past 15 years. His father also served on the force and was killed ii the line cf duty. Campbell has a wife and six children. ALLEGED LIQ One Arrested as One Escapes Truck Being Unloaded. One man was arrested and about 33 gallons_of alleged liquor confiscated when Traffic Policeman H. M. Smith found two colored men unloading a truck in the rear of the 1700 block of Willard street. One of the men escaped. The other gave his name as Azza L. Taylor, 29, of the 1700 block of Willard street. He was released under $500 bond after being charged with illegal possession of liquor. i Upholstered Furniture Fumigated —and rendered Sanitary and free from Moths, at un- usually Moderate Rates. We also give this treatment to MATTRESSES DRAPERIES RUGS and heimer, reputed beer baron, was found | in the Bronx yesterday. victim of the risville, Pa. are now spending a few second gang killing within 24 hours. | days at the Shorcham Hotel. The other was Anthony Capoto, alias | - —e 1eggi from six bullet wounds received Satur- day night in what police said was a fight among rival gangsters over terri- torial rights in a beer war. Authorities expressed the belief Mar- tin's death was in retaliation for Ca- poto’ who died in a Brooklyn hospital | Legion Election Planned. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. | BALLSTON, Va., July 27.—An initia- tion and election of officers by Arling- ton Post, No. 139, American Legion will be held here Wednesday night i the Boy Scouts WOOLENS. Merchants Transfer and Storage Co. 920-922 E St. Phone Nat. 6900 Storage—Moving—Packing—Shipping. New Square Shapes e : g Values up to $1.25 each [7cC The selection embraces Tea Cups and Saucers, Din- Your choice ner Plates, Luncheon PI Plates, Fruit Saucers, Oatmeal Dishes, Soup Plates, Open Vegetable Dishes—Oblong and Round— Sugars, Creams, Sauce Boats, Cream Soups, 11 inch and 13 inch Platters—everything in short to form a set at a remarkable saving. During This Sale— Service for 4 Service for 6 Service for 8 DUuLIN @ MARTIN Connecticut Ave.and L . PARKING SERVICE—Connecticut Ave. Entrance. Hours 9 A.M. to 6 P.M. - SALE! speciaL purcHASE 10,000 Pieces American Porcelain each piece ates, Bread and Butter arpess ., $3.74 @2pes) , , $5.44 (54 pes.) GEN. A. P. BROCKSOM DIES AT MIAMI RESIDENCE Veteran of U. 8. Wars Will Be Brought to Arlington for 4 Burial. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, July 27.—Gen. A. P. Brocksom, 176, U. 8. A., retired, died at his home here last night. He was a native of Zanesville, Ohio. Gen. Brocksom graduated from West Point when 22 and saw service during :S:nr;be‘llm:l‘:hln China. Later he re- ed to country and served in the Indian wars. 4 During the Spanish-American War he was wounded at Santiago and shortly afterward retired from active service. He was recalled during the World War and stationed in the Hawailan Islands. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. POLICE SEEK ATTACKER Park police were searching today for a colored man who, early yesterday morning, attempted to assault Mrs. Daisy Rogers while she was napping with_ her husband, William Rogers, of Mount Jackson, ~Va., in Judiciary Square. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were forced to sleep in the park because of financial circumstances, they told the police. They were on thelr way home from Baltimore, where they had visited an son. |Brother of Ethel Barnes Was CHILD, 9, IS KILLED IN LAUREL BY AUTO Drowned Two Days Before. Special Dispatch to The Star. LAUREL, Md., July 27.—Two days aftor her younger brother was drowned while fishing, Ethel Barnes, 9, was killed yesterday by an automobile near her home in Laurel. The girl was returning to her home on Ninth street near Montgomery from a corner grocery, where she had gone to buy a bag of cakes. She darted from the sidewalk into the path of an automobile and was killed instantly. Albert Nicholscn of Burtonsville, Md., driver of the automobile, was exoner- ated at a hearing yesterday before Magistrate Henry Scott in Laurel. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. Ethel was taken by Mr. Nicholson to the home of her mother and step- father, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Leizure. Friday Ellsworth Barnes, 8, was drowned when he fell into an old mill dam in the Patuxent River while fish- ing. He was with his stepfather, Mr. Leizure, who had turned his back to get a fishing pole when his stepson fell. Another fisherman near by brought the | bo; body to the surface. JULY 27, 1931. SAFE BALKS ROBBERS; LEAVE EMPTY-HANDED Office of Securities Corporation Sec- retary on H Street Is Ran- sacked. Burglars entered the office of Thomas | A. Wadden, secretary of the United | States Securities Corporation, at 1716 | H street, some time between Saturday | noon and 9 o'clock this morning, and | after a futile effort to force a safe, ran- sacked the office and apparently left without removing anything. | Arriving at his place of business this | morning, Mr, Wadden found that the | door of his third-floor office had been forced. The combination dial had been knocked off the safe and a screwdriver SUMMER RUGS —may need a mid-season clean- ing. Phone today and see how quickly and satisfactorily we can | clean them. The cost is nominal. | “Home of Special-Processed Cleaning” | VOGUE @Clean er.s w ATlantic 0023 3rd & Eye Sts. NE. | ¥ B-3 was wedged tightly in the door of it A desk drawer was forced open, but Ve nothing taken, according to Mr. Wadden. | William Harriston, 43, colored, of Awaiting the arrival of fingerprint Sylvester, Md., was overcome by ‘heat experts from police headquarters, Mr. |at Sixth and C streets southwest, short- Wadden said he did not believe the|ly before noon today. He was taken to safe had been opened. Emergency Hospital for treatment. Reupholstering & Repairing| Ask About Our Easy Monthly Payment /Plan Tapestries, Mohairs, Brocades and Velow Also Chair Canelng and Porch Rockers Splinted by Our Experts at the Now Prevailing Low Prices for Two Days Only. Write, Phone or Call Metropolitan 2062 or Residence Phone Cleveland 0430 3721 Porter St. Cleveland Park Estimates and Samples Given Free CLAY ARMSTRONG Upholsterer 1235 10th St. N. L i) )i 5-pe. Parlor Suites—Antiques 3-piece Overstuffed Suites Dining Room Chairs W. . Moses & Sons F Street at Eleventh 58 You should buy your new coat now If you want to be in style— your last year's coat won’t do. The new coats follow the Empress Eugenie mode— high of waist, slimmer of skirt and lux- uriously furred. The new crepey fabrics are utterly different. , pebbly If yéu want to be thrifty— you will take advantage of the extraor- dinary savings we can offer you NOW, before the rush of the season. Our manu- facturers have worked with us to produce QUALITY coats at the lowest possible price. If you have good judgment— you will buy early before the choice furs and fabrics have all been sold. The coats in this sale have been made at leisure, with infinite attention given to fine finishings. FURS include Fox, Badger, Baby Lynx, Fitch, Russian and Ombre Caracul, Skunk, Squirrel, Krimmer, Raccoon and many others. 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