Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-17
THE DETECTIVE SCANDAL.
CONFESSIONS OF A WASHINGTON THIEF.
STARTLING DETAILS OF 80 RoBBER1Es
How the Robberies were Effected and Who
Bought the Stolen Goods.
A Notorious tsFemce H0use'' Within q
stones Throw Of Pennsylvani1 Ave
nue. Frequcnted by Thieves and De.
tectiycss

George Parker. colored, a native OF this city, 20
years OF age, who was sentenced on the 18th OF
November, 1882, to the Erie county N. VI peniten-
tiary for ave years for house breaking the
Hamilton House ROBBERY, under the new law has
made the following voluntary sworn confession OF
all the facts known TO him relative to some thirty
roooerirs committed In the District of Columbia
with which he was connected:
HOW GOT ACQUAINTED WITH MANTz.
George w. Mantz Is on the northwest corner of
11th and streets first heard of him as q dog
ngater and chicken-fgh:er through the boys and
my brother James / got acquainted with him
through my brother when he and / went there to
get drink My brother James, who was, when
left Washington, waiter at the Metropolitan
hOlel hld peen before this a long time acquainted
with aantz-they were Old friends. At this time
had heard OF Mantz' advancing money ON goods
that knew were stolen.
The WAY COMMENCED TO WORK FOR GEORGE ".
MANTZ.
j was arrested for being professional thief.
Lieut. Arnold arrested me. i got ninety days In
the w0rkhou5e. Twas put On 800 or $500 bail, /
disremember which. Mantz came up and went
my bail He was induced to do this because he
knew he could get his money back. So he went
my bail and got out-S1OO ball. I think 1t Was
Ihis bslll was cash money. Then Lacey, he got a
man TO gomy bail for me- paid this man $40 to 60
MY Dsli. ne was q c0i0red man; don't know his
name. He gave me 500 bail and Mantz took his
money back; had some SIS or $50 in my pocket
AFTER came out on ball. Mantz taken
any work for some time. The reason went to
work Ior him was to keep the police from picking
me UP on suspicion or sening me to the work
house for va5rancy, so that might have an en-
ploFmeut The first time went to Mantz' with
any goods-a white fellow by the name Of Hen
Benton-l met him on the street: knowed him
and asked HIM did he want to buy an overcOat:
and he siid he didn't have any money. He asked
me how mu h did want for 1t. i sud g. He said
come on with me and see ii can get the money.
ihen me and him went on down to Mantz,
and | went In the side door and went
In the room adjoining the bar-rOon.
He got s. in Mantz'. don't know whether he got
u OF aantz or not, ana he said, 81 will give you s.
lor The coat; that is all can get" Ma.tz asked
Benton II he knew me, and Benton said was all
right: that was the first time got Intimate with
Mdntz don't rem mber the 1rst time passed
goods through M.lnZ, which he paid me for. 1
wOrheh for MaRtZ as waiter I'm his saloon and as
an errand boy. Iwoutd always tell Mantz where
Porte, MantZ would always ask me II I was salts
het when brought the goods in to him ANY time
anything, or not enough. he would make it up on
sorle other things would bring there, and IL
got TOO much wouii make IL up.
THE DETECTIVES
Every time there was u robbery did which was
reported next morning to the detectives at police
headquarters IL McElrresh and Miller had the case
In hin1 they always came up to Mantz' to see
ABOUT Ito see II the goods was there. After I
had been engaged in this business for some time
the detectives got to know NE personally and the
Il II. MaQtZ
knew Sal Hail and Owens Washington-he
Knew him by the name OF Bulldog
and aa Ed Bsry Acton and Coofnes met
the time, ne.r 18Th street, and said those things
reieFrlIy 10 the silyerware taken from Vermont
asenHe) have been put back said: what
things DO you mean?" Coomes he,rI our con
VeTa,s,lon and walked away. Then Acton said to
M: "1ou can get tiFeln again. You needn't get
give anything In the word TO get them pack All
you want IS the silver pitcher" Acton said to me
,hS Mop ndee aolienGs in him and co9me
END and Miller always came TO Maniz
generally came there toyetherS McDevitt came
there alone; but sometimes McDeYitt and McEr-
ifesn anu Miller, all Of them clme there together.
aeon ana CoOlnaS su,piconed what kind or work
Twas doing They couldn't get on 10 what kind of
WORK was doing; but they knOwei me to be
them or TO send me TO the Denitentilry-I don't
Know which They asked me to do it. George
Inc Ms Jew nad great dealings with tine detectives
ne Always gave up these goods that brought
tnere, TO the detectives when they came after
them, SO he told me.
LIST MY COMPANIONS.
Sosephus Williams, alias ''the Kid" Joe VIII
Hams; Ike Weaver; Owens Washington, alias
"Bulliog;" Link Washington, alias ssthe KID
a.iaS Clothes Linz" Nose Norris, alias 'Tang;n
jim Chapman, alias "Rats;a John Jackson, alias
"Blaeks'rap;" Sadorious Hall, alias Baltimore
Iride Edward Berry. alias "Monk Berry,"
,H WHY h1s,; Henry Williams alias Goose"
VIII Lane, and Lame Cook. The persons in the
above list are all colored. Those who were in
washington when Left are marked
RoBBEKY on STREET
Myself, Henry Williams, and owen Washington
were walking up street, coming from the base
Dali grounds, in the evening from six to eight
O'Clock think. early In the summer. We looked
In window OF a house on street. north side be-
tween l4th and 18th, near the base ball grounds
We saw the people sitting In the front room of the
nous, and then Washington say, Lets 60
around the back way and see if any of the win
COWS Is open, any way TO get In the back way The
Something" Then We went down the back Wv
ana went up to the back window. and one
OF th r,,,S windows lows, was histed. There was
and lower windows got up on the fence and
then got up in the little shelter and looked in this
Henry Williams he I axes OH his Shoes Washing
ton. he goes arouni The front part OF the house To
keep watch Then Williams says to me: 'Pat.
let me- go In this house." said: IAN right So
he gifts up on the fence and on the shelter and
E.ts In the window, and think he lit the 0as
d ~ IN, i, up on the fence and gifts up the top
went through the bureau drawers I stOod in the
Mindow AID SAW him do it After he found all he
which was the front room, ana BROUGHT ont one
9lsnohd gents oreastpin and ladies' diamond
cot suit q g9ia e,oi lEese' n and black broad
hanekerchiefs. and another bruwnsh or gray suit
vi gents clothes; and he handed me the min tho
Iln8 an other jeweiry. l had got into the back
room Thile he went into the front room While 7
was there searched the clothes which he brou mt
INTO ne pSck room, ani then pitchej the clothes
0ut OF the back window on the ground. where they
lay until we came out Williams got the black
Droa1ciofA suit rom the front room which con
slSteI o. pants and coat-no vest The brownish
sun was fouht In the back room, I thiak We cot
one pocket-book that contained fiye-dollar hdIi
snd one-doar bin, either the pocket or on the
oureau, don't remember, and an Old
Mex, exean silver dollar was in the
BtSet OF one of the sutrs
There was, also pocketbook In one OF these suits
when contained two railroad passes Il think nom
Washington to Pittsburg,} and other papers notes.
Dllis, &C. AT IA signal given by Washington that
the people In the house were moving Williams
ana Jumped on the shelter and then on the fence,
ana from there 10 the ground. took the brownest
suit and Williams took the broadcloth suit and we
ran over into the next vacant lot right back of
this mouse put one suit on and Williams the
olher OUT there In the lot, right over the clothes
mat We had on, and some OF the jewelry put In
10y POCKET AMI Some O! IL Williams had win him
washington picked up our shoes and followed us
un',l We slipped In The lot. Washington put some
OF TIE Je'FeIry In his Pocket while I was nut
ing on TIC clothes Then we wcnt to i4lh street
Kept str2lGat down 4th 10 +, turned down TO
l9th ana went over In the White lot There was
where We looked at the articles what we had.
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