Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-17


gets behind the sofa until she put them down;
and to keep her from knowing anyone was in the
house put down the mont window myself; then
she came In there and looked around and didn't
see anyone, and went down stairs. Then walked
out With the things" Leaving the house, he took
the goods to the White lot and then carried part
OF them to Mantz'. ~ walked into the bar room
part" he says, ''and went into the adjoining room
Mantz said, What's that you have got there p l
some more He said 'where?' l said Sin the
Whte Iot.' he said, go and get the balance OF
II Invent back and got the rest, making two or
night9' I said yes He gave me nve dollars,
think, which I think asked him for He says
Ss down 6N d morning Next
him twenty dollars He gave me twenty dollars
altogether, and he didn't say anything. I said is
would hear after While tSeg Sese not Seen np
here-the detectives had not been up here. Seve-
raj weeks afterwards met Coomes and Acton on
Pennsylvania avenue, near 18th. Acton said,
Parker those things have been put back said,
what things were they?' He said that silver
pitcher and that plated ware taken from Vermont
avenue, near street. said, Il don't know any
thing about It. Acton said, IF we could get you
20 place confidence In US, could make you the
went to Mantz, and told him what they had said
TO me. He said don't you do anything like that
because they are trying to put up job on you to
OF them as much as could-always did, because
they had grudges against me, thought because
didn't do as they told me to do"
Parker next narrated the circumstances of rob-
berry committed by himself and Chapman at the
French flats, on street, near 14th sometime after
New Years OF 1882, the piunder consisting of a
ady's seask1n coat, three or four gold breastpins
and other jewelry. They gained admission to the
house from the alley by raising a window. While
outside, called to him that somebody was sperk-
ing them OIL" They then left and ran to the
White Lot Then Parker took the things to
QYttr IN, No
said, What have you got now7' showed him
tire articles. He looked at them. He said, Do
you you want wa IT., any money tonight l said Yes,
We had something to drink together, and then
went out Next morning came down there. He
sixty dollars think. He says, .Whew, its q,
Dig price -, | said that was not q big price; He
s soy tItv WIN ten you what win DO WIN give
He gave me thirty dollars more. I never heard
anything of these things. l would never hear
who would say that they had been returned, and
you can go and get them again, or the detectives,
who would sometimes speak to me OF them"
THE SECOND ROBBERY.
Parker next described second robbery, COM
rnitted by himself alone, at the same French
flats, about the last OF June, 1892 In which very
little plumber was secured, except lady's gold
Chain. BE gained entrance through a window he
found open. ''Ihe reason went there the second
tme," said Parker, "was, I had not heard whether
these things had been returned. but l went back
to see whether they were there or not" ssThe
reason didn't get any more," he adds, s.w-is the
lady came into the room and jumped out OF the
MaoT and fwy the time she was IN was
where Parker sold the goods for S..
THE FINCKLE RoBBERIEs.
The next r1bberies described were those at Mr.
Flnckle'S house on 10th street, near CorcOran:
both occurring in the spring OF 1882 Berry tried
to induce him to engage in the first robbery by
saying that he knew there was money In the
house, "becau5e n girl Who had worked there told
him So" Berry did the robbary alone having
watched one day until Mr.. Finckle went to
market. Berry then entered by a back window.
lie took on his shoes. went upstairs and stole
gold breastpin from d bureau. He was discovered
In the room oy lady and escaped by telling her
that Mr.: Finekie Ind sent him there
down stairs and out OF the front door Berry sold
the pin he secured to SLOUGH, old Jew Oh E. be-
tween 18TH and 18th. for twenty-five cents. Two
another expedition against Mr.. FincKle's house.
While the family were at the supper table In the
basement Berry, by climbing upon bay window,
out a seal skin coat to Parker who was waiting
outside g. When we went inside" the state
ment continues, the locked the doors up as he
thought When he was searching around up
Off from the top Of the s'A bay ~ WINDOW window
TIE thieves escaped to the White Lot grounds.
They took the coat to Manz and left it there with
the usual understanding. Afterwards Berry
that night because he was afraid OF being ar
rested. Berry. however, did start home, and was
"coliared" there. ManE the next day gave Par
ker $13 for the coat Berry sent for Parker to come
out to the second precinct station, where he was
under arrest Parker got Lacey to go there for
him Lacey went there" continues Parker, sand
came back and says Berry says If these things
amt give up he will go to the paniuentiary, sure
So hesitated about giving them up for day or
two. Berry kept on sending for me to come to the
station / fny
arrested about the coat, and wanted to put the
coat back. He said to me: Il can get the coat for
not put that coat back, for E will 60 UP anyhow
Mantz said You take S and give 1t to A. B. Will
lams to defend Ell. Perhaps he VIII be brought
to the court, and Williams would not take the
money which offered him. He said, wait till
he IS brought to court, VIII tent to him Them
Lacey came to me and said, 'Aln't you going to
give them things up?' Then told Lacey would
see about 1t, and would try to get the things I
Lacey went 10 Mantz to see about It. The things
had been carried down to A. B. Williams ONCE, a
lawyer. don't know who carried them there. "A
to Mrs Finckie's by Lacey don't know how
Lacey got It, Lacey and them wanted me to carry
1t back. but !! told him to carry it back himself.
When he carried this coat back the woman did not
want TO consent to allow Ed out until she got her
pin. SO the things were carried back unbe-
knownst to me, and Ed was allowed out uabe-
knownst to me. but they had told me as soon as
she got her things Ed. would be let out She made
a kick about the pin. and after Ell. was out Lacey
saw Ed. and said, You will have to get that pin
or else she will have you arrested again So
gave my brother James S cents to 20 and get
this pin He went and got It and gave 1t to Ed,
and RI gave It to Lacey, and Lacey returned it to
F1nckles, as he told us never heard anything
more OF It."
ovERcoArs FROM GRANT PLACE.
The next robbery detailed was committed
by Parker and Bulldog" in December,
1881, at house on the north side Of Grant Place,
about the NTH door from 10th street. Three over
coats and two hats were taken. They found the
basement door unlocked and Bulldog slipped in
They sold the lot, Parker says, to "a little Jew
named George" on street, between 9Th and eth.
A week or so after this Lieut.. Arnold asked Parker
about these goods, and, continues the latter,
'he says to me, parker, know you didn't do 1t,
but II you get these things for me anything that
you do round here will never touch you for it.
said, Il will try and get them. / win do what
can for YOU He said, IF you don't do this favor
for me, have got my eye on you, and Will have
my hands on you soon, you damned ntgger.'"
Parker. continuing, says he had no confidence In
Arnold, as he thought Arnold had grudge against
him.
THE HAMILTON HOUSE ROBBRRIESL
The robberies committed at the Hamilton
house In June and July, 1882 are next described.
Parker, jim Chapman and Ed. Berry were con-
cerned in the first robbery. Berry got into a win
dow opening into dark room on the X street side