Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1937, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 25 1937, Gems Overlooked THUGS GET 3,00, OVERLOOK §1.200 Safe Robbers Miss Gems in Looting of Beer Firm’s Office Here. Smashing the front door of the Tru-Blu Beer Co. offices at Fourth and Channing streets northeast, rob- bers last night “beat open” a safe and escaped with approximately $3,000. They overlooked about $1,200 worth of Jewelry placed in the safe by an em- ploye. Police expressed the opinion the “job” was the work of a new gang Wwhich has been operating here for the past several weeks. A lookout for men » ‘hanging about” buildings which house money was sent out by police officials several days ago. M. S. M. Mayven, 315 Kentucky avenue southeast, discovered the rob- | bery when he reported for work. The | dial of the safe had been knocked off and the locks “punched in” with an iron bar, police said. A rear door had been smashed to permit escape in event the robbers were seen during the thievery. The jeweiry had been put in the gafe by Benny Southern, a route agent. | His wife was in a hospital and he did not wish to leave the valuables at home, he said. A man with “odd eves” last night CADET TO GRADUATE held up Mrs. Rebecea Weinstein, pro- prietor of a liquor store at 311 H street, | William Prager Cassedy, son of Mrs. and robbed her of $100, after [hr[‘a[-l«y. W. McClaren, 1671 Madison street, ening her with a pistol. will be graduated from New Mexico Tessle Gurvich, proprietor of a 1ia- | nrylitary Institute June 1, 1t was ane Uor store at 1317 Thirteenth street, nounced today. Yas Tobbed of $15 by & man answer-| “voing Cassedy s editor of the ing the same description. He forced Bronco, cadet )'eéx-book, and has been her into a rear room and took Iht“ active in tennis and swimming. He money from the cash register, she told will Teceive a certificate of eligibility police. for commission as a second lieutenant Two 16-year-old colored boys Were | in the Cavalry Reserve Corps, receiv- arrested and & third escaped yester-| jnp“the commission when he. attains day when C. Jenkins, janitor, caught | his majori them stealing the copper roof off the engine room of the Shaw Junior High BENNY SOUTHERN, Shown with his wife’s jewelry, worth $1,200, missed by rob- bers who looted a safe in an office at Fourth and Chan- ning streets northeast. —Star Staff Photo. 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James Liakos, 4, of 1806 Riggs place —_— HIT-RUN MOTORIST SOUGHT BY POLICE District Fireman Injured Seriously—Driver Fled on Foot. Washington and Arlington County police today were searching for a hit- and-run driver who fled on foot after his car was involved in a colli- sion which seriously injured a Dis- trict fireman yesterday afternoon at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery. Six other persons were hurt, two seriously, in accidents here late yesterday and last night. The motorist injured by the hit- and-run driver was Keith L. Bell, 25, of 321 Thirteenth street northeast, a private attached to No. 16 Engine Company. Witnesses said another car, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck Bell's machine and hurled him 20 feet clear of the vehicle. Frank I Ralston of Arlington, Va., reported that he followed the hit-and- run driver toward Alexandria for sev- eral hundred yards. Ralston said the motorist abaridoned his damaged ma- chine and fled. Treated at Emergency. 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