Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-25
Robbery Of q Niser.
A MISERABLE OLD "MENDICANT" ROBBED


OF 50 COO
On the Goth instant an elderly man, whose
appearance indicated that he was a mendi-
cant, called at the Church Home and Infirm-
airy, on North Broadway. and made inquiry
Of the ladies in charge as 10 whether he could
be admitted as charity patient Of the iuSti-
tuition. He gave the name of DR.. Thomas
Mammalian. He asserted that he had no
means in his immediate pos seSSion. but that
he owned land in Prince Georges county.
and that gentleman there whom he named
and who. he said, attended To his affairs.
would shortly be in the c ~ and woald settle
ary Indebtedness mourn 4 in caring for him
His whole appearance indicated extreme
poverty, and GIter some hesitation he was
emitted. The condition of the patient and
his failure 10 conform 10 the rules OF the in
siitutlon as 10 ver@oral cleanliness, bathIng,
&c, Attracted attention and on Thursday
last he was notified that change in this r.
spect must be made. For this purpose z man
named Edward o L.aTy, an smpOya or the
Home, was Instructed 10 attend and assist
the patient in the muciI-u aded ab!utiC~r
TIE Soilsd clothing oi the patient was taken
down into the YaTu by t'Lcary IN orler that
n might be cleanScj When OInarv reached
the yard his attention was a ttI3ctCl 10 some
thing bulky In one Of the pockets OF the pa
TENTS coat. from which. after little search
he drew forth quantity Of bushes VapprS
n lot of poetry, both printed ami written, and
2 number az packages OF medicine. In
The vest was found q gold watch. some
so In small notes, and >eWed up in the
sides two packages developed in newspaper.
One of the packages o Leary says contained
money. for TIE saw the notes through the
worn edges Of the paper inClOsiIg them. Upon
seeing this. he gathered up papers, watch
medicines and money ard carried them into
me building where they were spread ont
upon a table and thoroughly examined by
the ladies In charge. The OLD gentleman was
soon Ietitied OF the discovery and at once
enthusiastically how much money had been
tound. declaring at the same time that be
had over - ,0C0 in the vest and named the
funds thus: 5000 sewn up ON one side and
50 100 on the other, besides three twenty-dol-
hills inc 4
about 81 more, which were loosely rolled up
in one of the pockets. Further search re-
vealed the fact that only one OF the alleged
packages could be found, and this one con
tanned the sum OF -. 100 IN Siul, $50 and Sl1
billS and S24 in snail notes. Although
OLeary admitted the finding of two pack
a. eS, ore from each side OF the vest, and IVES
certain he had brought all the articles into
the house with him, yet he could not account
either for the missing package or the three
tWeniy-dnllar bills which the old man con-
tended had been in his vest when it was
taken Of. As To these bills. however, O'Leary
affirmed that he had not seen Them.
On Friday morning last Marshal Gray was
made acquainted with the case by the
trustees of the Church Home. aud he at once
took steps 10 apprehend the guilty party.
After thorough investigation. lasting until
Monday evening following, he concluded TO
arrest the man. O'Leary, who had been sus-
pected and Swallowed from the first. He was
co fined i'm the middle district station until
this morning, when the marshal, accompa-
MED by O'Ieary, proceeded to the Church
Home, and Detectives Pointer and Hall went
II the Home for the purpose of making q
general search of the building and grounds.
The detectives commenced operations in the
lower part OF the building, while the mar
shall, attended by O'Leary apd an aged
patient OF the institution named Ross. began
searching the outbuidings. In the space of
falf an hour package containing 50 200, in
closed in newspaper, was raked up among
some chips and shavings in the dirt floor OF
the wood house. Detectives Pointer and
Hall Joined the marshal few minutes later,
and subsequent search led To the recovery
Of the three twenty-dollar bills missed. near
the same spot, making the sum - go, the
exact amount which was said 10 be missing.
The marshal at once notified DR.. Mammalian
Of the recovery Of the money, and the latter
expressed his delight in the most eXtraVa-
CANT manner.
OLeaIy was taken TO the middle station
house, where he was locked up for a further
hearing, which viii take place to day
Baltimore Gazette, 18Th.