Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
THE SECOND-sTORH BURGLAR.
Arrest of James Muhler. Of CHICAGO.

HE Is SUSPECTED OF BEING THE MAN WHO HAS
RoBBED VARIOUS HOUSES BY ENTERING A SECOND
STORY WINDOW FROM ADJOINING VACANT BUILD
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For several weeks past numerous rob0eries have
been committed In open daylight. which have
greatly puzzled the police as they were evidently
the work OF a practiced hand. The burglaries were
invariably committed In residences adjoining
vacant houses, and each case the plundered resi-
dence was entered through a second-story window.
In some Instances the vacant house was broken
into and In others the thief would get the keys to
the vacant house, pretending that he desired to
rent 1t and wished to look through 1t. Going the
second-story he would climb from the window Of
the vacant house TO the window OF the adjoining
would escape. He always returned the keys. AS
80 many robbertes were committed In the same
manner the officers had no doubt one man was re-
sponsiole for all OF them. Detectives Ran and
Horne have been Investigating the matter, but II
was not until Saturday that they succeeded in OBJ
esrv b sae which la TO ne
5OSns Manler, and who who claimed I"'' to Be
the officers satisfied themselves that 1t was being
done by other than local crooks. and their suspi-
until YESTERDAY morning. Wnen they aTgested 6I
saturday afternoon. about o'clock the house OF
J. r. McCooch, No. 4l5k LIST street northwest, was
manner above descrbedD and robbed OF a quantity
Of .1ewelry. AT this house, however, the thief
had not entered the house unop,
Sue OF the street by Miss Ella Marsley and Mr..
Edward Campbell NJ attention was paid TO him,
however, as they supposed he had right there;
but when they learned that the house had been
robbed they remembered the man they saw, and
were able to give the oflcers description Of him;
Their description Tailed with that OF Muhler, and
the off1cers then concluded to arrest him. They
went TO a boarding-h house at No 222 street
northwest, where Muller was stopping. He had
not then returned home, but the off1cers remained
about the neighborhood until about O'Clock,
when Muller, with several other persons, ap.
peared and entered the house. In order to give
him no cnance TO escape the officers waited until
everything Quieted down, and then summoned
squad OF Officers from the sixth precinct to sur
round the house. The officers Knocked at the door
He showed the officers where Muhler's room was,
and they proceeded up the steps. They
Knocked at his door, but being too slow
In ooT spa es Srse
sprangfrom the same bed as the officers entered
one would have jumped from the window had not
Detective Horne grabbed him. Another hid In
wardrobe. and Muller stood against the wall as
though he could not move. He denied knowing
anything about the charge against him, but after
being icen ,ified, he admitted the McCooch rob-
berry. but denied the others. He Is also
suspected OF the following robberies: On
the 2lst instant, suit OF clothes and
Mrs. Fletcher, No. aoao street: on The 18th in.
slant a quantity or Jewelry from the residence OF
Mrs. McLane, No. 1704 L street; on the 9th in
Walker, No Io14 18th steeet; on the Atm inS ant
quantity or Jewelry from the residence Of L. E
Cammack, No. 3O43 street, and on the LIST In
Darling, No 200 Street MuhIen is held at the
second precinct station to await the result OF q
further Investigation. Yesterday afternoon the
oficers arrested young man named James Spady
and locked him up on q charge or receiving the
property stolen from the house OF Mr.. McCOOch.
He Is also held for a hearing.