Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08
Exciting Pursuit of burglars.

ing his remoy al To the pemitentiary.
Exciting Pursuit of burglars.
A CAPTURE, AND RECOVERY OF sILvERw ARE,
JEWELRY, ETC.
For several weeks DaS- there has been a ST.
ries Of bold bjIrglarieS committed in the north
rrn and northwestern portions Of the city.
Dwelling houses have been ranSacked and
stripped of SiiVerWdre. icwelry. and other val
tables, and, Notwithstanding the vigilance of
the police. the perpetrators for Il time escaped
arrest: but about {, clock yesterday morning
the officers OF Lieut.. Greer precinct We're for
tunGte enough to catch one of the villains
Officers Reeder and Young at that hour oh
served two cOlUTed men in the naighbOrhOOd
OF the Church Of the Incarnation. al 18th and
streets, carrying large covered basket.
From the hour and the actions Of the men the
officers suspected that they had been doing
something wrong and followed them.
THE CHASE.
Finding themselves pursued. the men turned
into All alley. between 11th and 12th and NJ and
y streets, and on being hailed they started on
u run. dropping several articles in the aIey to
tighten their burden. The sound of the silver
and other things i'll the basket enabled the Off
GERS 10 trace them up the dark alley and Off
Ger Young noticed one OF them throw SOME
thing over 4 high board fence into vacant
lot. and scale the fence himself The other
man Kept on through the alley with his hands
iull. pursued Ivy Reeder. while Young jumped
The fence after his man. just as he landed in
the lot he saw the thief scaling another fence
INTO another vacant lot which led 10 llth street
and Young blew his whistle. which was heard
by Eeeder. who in the mean time had been
TaIny trying To follow thief No. >.
THE CAPTURE.
Reeder returned To The assistance of Young
and was lucky enough TO be at the exact spot
where Yonng> man scaled a ten foot-high
board fence into the street, and in Il twinkling
had his nipperS on his wrist. He held him
fast and after gaining breath Young Tetraced
his steps across lots, and gathered up about
SO worth of Silverware. iewelry and clothing.
also a three-fnOt steel jimmy. which was
dropped al the first fence sealed, and both
officers returned to the station with their
game. Here. on searching the rascal, a long.
SharppOinted shoe knife was found on his per
SON lie gave the name of George SEWERS.
On their way 10 the station the officers noticed
another suspicious cclOred man trying base
ment doors on VI street, and took him along
with them.
THEIR LATEST ROBBERY.
Later in the morning Mr.. Silas Merchant
who resides al l%lS Il street, reported to the
station that his residence had been broken
and clothing. and describing his goods it was
aScertiined that the goods recovered by Rec
der and Young belonged 10 him. Mr.. Mer-
chants family retired to bed late the night be-
fore and when they awOke about q clock
they found the basement windows and doors
open, and the lower rooms stripped Ofeyery-
thing of value. Entrance had been made b.
cutting some Stats iii the front basement and
the eNit was by Il rear door into the yard and
alley, where III the haste of the robbers To es
cape they dropped MI. Merchant cloak. Both
men arrested were turned over TO Lieut.. Yer
non, who had their pictures taken for the
fogues gallery, and at the Police Court SieverS
was sent 10 jail for the grand jury, in default
OF 5000 bonds, and the other man, named
VIM. Sheppard dismissed, nothing having
been proved against him.
ANOTHER CAPTURE THIS MORNING.
Last night Detective McElfreSh arrested an
alleged eOlOred thief named Samuel Johnson
alias shorty, the supposed accOmplice OF
SieyerS. and locked him up at police head:
quarters, and this morning Detective Me
Dewitt went 10 room at a Shanty corner Sd and
l. streets southwest. to search for goods. He
an a MP Mar Il,
not having yet reached there, but he found
things connecting shorty with the recent
burglary OF a dwelling on Missouri avenue
anu the townsend and Dubant burglarieS.
He Is held for hearing.
THE LATE f. ID. STU ART.-Iast evening. at
the meeting of Friendship Lodge No T.
IOG.F., at their hail. interesting memorial
proceedings were held III relation to the late
r. ID. Stuart. who at the time of his death was
an Ofhcer OF the lodge. and Past Grand Sire
OF the order Resolutions of coincidence. in
which were recited the services of the de-
ceased 10 the order, were reported by Alex.
Ashley, chairman of the committee, who paid
graceful tribute to the memory of MIR
Stuart. a. III. Gawler. grand warden:J f
HaVenner, Grand representative: Samuel F.
Douglas, past grand master: Past Grand Har'
iey, O1 Virginia. and others, made addresses
WHOSE BABE Is THIS:-AIrS. Mary Ole
while on her way TO six o'clock mass this morn,
ing at st. AlOysius church. found on street.
between lSt and North Capitol stS wrapped
mp in q white blanket fine healthy male
child, supposed to be- about ten days old From
ITS clothing the child is supposed to be born OF
mother in good circumstances, as il was
dressed well, and had on new flannel shirt and
The finest cambria linen bandageS, with a long
and new flannel skirt. About a year ago there
was left on the stone steps of this ladvS house
No SO h street northwest. a female child
which she took in aud had it christened.
Two THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF Cot
PONS STOLEN FROM MEAK-NINDED MAN
Yesterday an old man named Roland Franklin
flIeh complained at police headquarters that
ne had been robbed Of about 1000 worth OF
coupons Fifteen years interest), which had
petn clipped from =. 1tNwQrth of United States
an Donds. The man showed evident symp-
IONS Oh an impaired mind, and he was sent TO
tne hospital, his bonds retained and his friends
AT lOWall- WIS, notified He Will be semi home
tomorrow. -''-''
SUDDEN DEATH.-Abosu three o'clock YES
t5iusS anieEi3on OIfcer Pruth, Of the 7th pre-
cIilcI- found The dead body of colored man at
the corner OF Massachusetts avenue and Worfb
sapltol street as stated Ill The STAR last even
ing. He had tiIe body removed 10 the Sta,ion
house and the coroner notified. who SmbSa
1uently made a. examination anS decided
mat death was caused by congestion of the
lungs. The body was Identified as that of
George Brown Il Kell-knOwn rag dea.er. who
lived al 81 L street southwest
ELEI TON OF OFsIeERs.-At 4 meeting of
The senior class of The law department of Co
hmoa University Tuesday evening. the fol
lowing officers were elected l.. H. Cuthbert,
dent; T. d. Wright. second vice president. A.
n. Harvey, secretary u. ID. Smith, treasurer;
n. r.. Davis, chairman executive ceamittea !:
III: Hall, Geo. 4. Sawyer, Nj. G. Stevens, W
H. Nhlttlesey- o. \. jones and Leonard Mar
bury, members of executive committee.
RAID on A BAD HoUsE-A bout o'clock
last night, Lieut.. Hurley. of the fourth pre-
cInct, With Sergeant StufgfS. on complaint Gf
white girl, made raid on a house of i'll repEte
on 18th street, between M ard streets and
arrested the proprietor, Charlotte Mockabee,
noso9Ied, with two abandoned white women in
nSrnSL Oh ihe house. I'm the police court this
w. sshhS the case was fully proved and she
' "hed ~ or sixty days in Jail.
Tor for o al advertised by Fitch. Fox & Cut
fns iol i34norrow afternoon at 4 o'ciock Of
anJ ~ rteSStIehce on III" street hatwean' Iii
ana !oth streets, IRobert s SaT iftn
wei worthy The attention of buvers "Seeej' -
,n AnDIT St6Sa RooN has been made at the
are going on very low, and must ha nc soods
cut. Five wagon loads Of assorted aooS1s
were added TO day,-Add, e'''''