Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-06
BOLD BURGLARY IN THE COUNTY.
The House Of Mr. w. J. Rhees Rifled
of Articles Valued at $500 by Armed
Thieves.


at the residence, on Spring street, In the county
OF MrW. j. Rhees, OF the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr.. Rhees and his wife and children We're asleep
about 4:3O O'Clock when they were awakened by a
| voice saying: III you move We Will kill you"
Opening their eyes they saw three desperate-look-
Ing men with cooked revovers in close proximity
TO the heads OF the sleepers. While two men re-
tanned this menacing attitude the other went
through bureaus, closets, &C., In search Of plumber
Nj. RheeS was p0weresS to do anything and said |:
rake what you can md. but don't kill us" After
gesSGg tntse sets % tewelry valued at 500. two
| the contents OF childs bank (by forcing 1t open
M! an % m n1ol s and md Other atess
recognized one Of the parties and at proceeded
with his young son to Lieut.. Gessfords station
where he reported the facts.
The report on the books at police Headquarters
Is very brief and the amount taken is not stated
1t appears that Mr.. Rhees hired man had gone
from the house to see after the stock, as is usual
and il Is believed that whoever the thieves were
they were acquainted with his habits and the hour
he left home. and that they found the back door
| In the house and 1t Is thought that they would
hardly have entered the house without leaving an
accomplice outside. Those IN the house were ef-
fectually masked and they were in the house but q
| few minutes They found Mr.. and Mrs. Rhees par
italy awake, but they were in the room before a
| rootstep was heard. The occupants OF the house
have possible clue as 10 one or more OF the par
| ties, on which the police are working with some
hopes OF success. Lieutenant GeSsfOrd started his
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the robbery to the roads leading from the city to
intercept the suspected parties
| Burglary at a Grocery store.
| THREE MEN AEREsrED-TwO HELD FOR HOUSE
BREAKING AND ONE FOR RECEIVING STOLEN
| GOODS.
| Yesterday morning, about O'Clock, burglars
visited the grocery store OF w. II. Mchaels, No. .
I'd street southeast and effected an entrance by
| cutting out the store window. The store door was
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| s6J worth OF cigars, tobacco and groceries. MI.
| Mchaels reported the facts to the ponce. and
Lieut. Kelly detailed Oricer FentOn TO Investigate
had been carried 70 9, a vacant shaniy in Douglas
| Alley northeast, and from there they had been
! taken in q cab by three white men. The ofticer
| visited the shanty and found q ham, some broken
| cigars, and other articles which had been left by
the burglars. He learned that the cab drivers
and afterward visited the stors OF william Reagan
| corner OF sd and streets southwest where the
goods were recovered, MI. Reagan saying he had
OFFICER arrested Daniel long and Daniel Hart on
| Pennsylvania avenue. They were locked up for q
rsse1ns the GODS and w Ss
| on bail.
TESTIMONY AGAINST THE ARRESTED MEN.
| This morning in the Police Court Long and Hart
were charged with HOUSEKEEPING, 1t being alleged
that they carried on 100 pounds Of tobacco, ono
der Of meat. They pleaded not guilty. MI. Mich
aels testified as to the robbery and identit1ed the
articles recovered as those taken from his store
Mrs Jane Smith, cOlOred, TESTIFIED that she saw
| this defendants near her house A. G1rl who lives
In her house called her attention to Them, There
had been 80 much talk about might doct0fsp that
| the girl though the men had q bag OF bodieA The
men she said took bag ana some cigar.ooxee nom
the house and put them In cab ana 0ove on
| MARY MARSHALL coored, gave similar testimony and
Identified the Defendants w. F. Hammack, the CAD
driver, testified that he was employed yesterday
morning by the Defendants. He drOvesto the cor
| ner OF ID and streets northeast. The defend.
ants put the goods In his cab and he drove them 70
I'D and L streets southwest, where they TOOK Cno
| goods into o store. The Defendants were paid
| some money IN the store. 0nlcer Fent0n te6t1ned
| AZ To the arrest and recovery OF the ARTICLES.
| LONG AND HARr HELD FOR HOUSE Hn8AKtNR AND
| BRA0AN FOE RECEIVING SJ0LRN 0ooD8s
The defendants were held for the action Of the
grand jury; bonds $500.
\ Reagan, the storekeeper where tina goods were
recovered, was charged with receiving the goods
| and his counsel! Mr. Browning. pleaded nOtguilty
for him. Onlcer FentOn testified That he recovered
the goods In closet IN the defendants place.
The DEFENDANT told him that he purchased the to-
bacco nom Dan Hart and gave HIM 40 FOR IL
Lieut. Kelly testlned that the Defendant said he
| would not have bought the t0bac0 nom Long be-
cause he knew him, bus that L0n1 lntrBduced him
i 70 Hart and he purchased the tobacco from him.
Hart told him Qfeaganf that he wanted to leave
| the CITY. The case was sent 70 the grand Jury ;
bonds $500