Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-27
A Notorious Burglar i'm Custody.
THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE HOUSE OF MRS. LADD Il
WEST WASHINGTON.

| THE MAN WHO ROBBED THE HOUSE OF MRS. LADD IN
WEST WASHINGTON.
| James McGill, arrested yesterday morning by
Detectives Miller and McDevttt, for robbery OF the
| house of Mrs. Ladd, in West Washington, and as
assault and battery with intent to Kill her, was
this morning taken to the Police Court for hear
Ing. Mrs Ladd fully Identified the robber yester-
day, as also did colOred man, who Started TO pur-
sue him when he was making his escape from the
premises. McGil was arrested in this city Decem-
Der Sd, 1880, On complaint OF Chas. A. Kolb, for
grand larceny, plead guilty, and was sent to
Albany penitentiary for one year. He served ten
months and was released for good behavior on De-
where he and his gang have since been working
| MRS. LADDS GRAPHIC STORY OF HER ENCOUNTER
WITH THE BURGLAR.
In the Police Court, to-day, McGin was called
| up from the cell and charged with the larceny of
a silver spoon, gold ring, pair OF ear rings, a
toilet case and several other articles, from the
residence OF Mrs Ladd, and also with assault and
battery on that lady. He is young white man,
Ladd was telling her story to the court, he stood
in the dock scowling at her. Mr.. A. b. Williams
middle-aged lady. She testified that last Wednes-
day afternoon she left her residence to attend to
some business and returned about 80 O'Clock, and
was aStonfshed to find the veStibule door open
She started to go upstairs and encountered the
prisoner on the stairs. He pointed pistol at her
head and demanded her money or her life. Wit
ness told him that he could not get her pocket
book, and he then came closer and put the cold
muzzle OF the pistol to her temple, and again
to give him her pocketbOOk, which she held In her
hand, and denounced him as thief and murderer,
erty that he had in his pockets He refused 10 DO
So, and clapped his hand over her mouth, still
holding the pistol to her head and renewing his
a sudden movement and thrust him against the
wall with sulIlcient force to remove his hand
which held the pistol from her head. Mrs Ladd.
While relating her encounter with the prisoner
was somewhat excited, and when she concluded
Judge Smell, whose face showed throughout the
M hop hrax
that She was pretty courageous woman. Mrs
Ladd stated that when he that he could not get
her PocketSSok @ he started for the door, pistol in
called for the police, and when some citizens tried
TO arrest him he threatened to shoot them. She
stated that he had picked fifteen locks in the
house when she interrupted him
SENTENCED
McGill was sentenced to eleven months and
twenty-nine days for the assault, and for the lar
ceny he got six months and restitution was or
additional, making twenty months and twenty
nine days in all
AN ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE BY NEGRO ON A
WHITE GIKL.-James Lacey, bad looking young
col0red man, was put on trial in the Police Court
lady named Eliza Cunningham, who testified that
she lives near the Soldiers Home and on the 2Sth
was alone and asked for something to eat. which
she gave him, and he caught hold OF her aud tried
to outrage her, but her cries heightened him
away. The court sentenced him to eleven months
and 20 days in jail. there being some doubt as to
whether this court can sentence prisoner to a
whole year. Policeman Fifield states that he has
been looking for this man ever since July, without
being able TO capture him. Last night the onlcer
disguised himself with burned cork and made a
call at the residence OF the culprit, and had the
pleasure OF finding him home.
TIE GAINEs-THONPsoN MURDER CAsE-In the
charge against Margaret Gaines, colored, OF mur-
deftng Julia Thompson, also colored, on December
SlSt, Mr.. Blunt the prosecuting attorney, stated
In the Police Court to-day that one OF the most
important witnesses = Fanny R0es-was not
present. and he asked that the case be continued
and an attachment issue for Fanny Ross. who has
been summoned and failed to appear. The court
continued the case until next Wednesday, and
directed that the attachment tssnA