Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-21
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.
A Notorious Negro Burglar Captured.
A GREAT DEAL OF JRwELRY AND OTHER STOLEN
PnoPHRTY RECOVERED.

Detectives Carter and Mahon made an important
arrest yesterday by the capture Of the notorious
negro burglar James Moore, with several aliases
wno 1t Is thought, has been roobing houses in va
Iious parts OF the city, and especially in East
washington. In connection with the arrest the
omcers recovered considerable 1ewelry besides s45
In cash, and q number OF miscellaneous articles.
He Is an expert burglar and has done time in Al.
oany Tor roboer1es committed in this city. He Is
the famous umbrella thief. He had rope ladder,
on the ends Of which were iron hooks An exten.
SION nandie was connected with an umbrella, by
means OF which the ladder could be raised and
nOoked onto the Second-story window OF q house.
Three years ago Sergeant Robey arrested him for
ruary last he returned from Albany after serving
tnree years. He Is thirty-seven years old
TUE CLUE.
About f1ve weeks ago the house OF Messrs. Fred.
A. Grant and Walter Grant, No 2OS East Capitol
street. was entered and robbed OF gold and silver
watch and some money. Two weeks ago the gold
watch stolen from MIR. Fred. A, Grant, and on
which were his initials, turned up in VIM. Nc
Auley's pawnshop In West Washington, where the
the watch and he pawned 1t in the name OF Frank
A. Gross. which he gave to correspond with the
or me ma gave ,h sne oeers Eo1 %
locate him for the time being. After the Grant
robbery several others followed, and the derec-
as IL was evidently being done by an expert.
REPRESENTATIVE GRIMES ROBBED.
Yesterday morning Representative Grimes who
lives at the house OF Mrs Jones, No. Is 1st street
northeast, visited police headquarters and re-
ported that about O'Clock yesterday morning the
chain and $50 belonging to the Congressman; a
Gun button and s. belonging TO Katie Barr, the
servant senn and napkin ring belonging to Mrs
went
IN MISS BARR's ROOM.
The young woman was awakened by the noise
he made. and thought he was the colored servant
In the house. She got good look at the man, and
seeing he was q stranger she was afraid to make
an outcry. The negro was on his knees looking
through waShstand near the foot OF the young
look over the bed at the young lady to see II she
Was awake or not. Finally, after securing what
plumber he could the negro left the house.
ON THE TRAIL.
The detectives investigated the case and
located the negro at the house Of Charles and Mary
Sullivan, colored, No. slS Freemans alley SOUTH
west Mary sullivan is Oricer Blocks washer
woman, and the detectives invited Oncer Block to
60 with them 10 her house.
THE ARREST.
Upon their arrival at the house the officers found
Moore, and placed him under arrest. He resisted,
and after some trouble lie was taken to the fourth
precinct station, where the pawn ticket for Mr..
Grants watch was found on him. The young
the man who was in her room yesterday morning,
and the pawnoroker had no doubt about his
being the man who pawned the watch.
Mary sullivan, the washer woman, denied
having any knowledge or the presence on
her premises Of any stolen property. Moore WIS
then informed by the officers tnat he had been
fully Identified, and they questioned him closely
regarding the Whereabouts OF the balance OF the
property. He told them that II MaIy sullivan
had anything belonging to him she would give 1t
10 them; but she claimed that she knew nothing
OF his property. she told the onicers that Moore
the confidence placed in her, her house was not
then searched, and she steered them OF by re-
ferrfng them TO another cOlOred woman in South
Washington
FINDING TIE STOLEN PROPERTY.
After spending some time there the officers re-
turned to Sullivan's house and made a thorough
search. In several places about the house they
found pieces OF stolen jewelry and SIS In money,
and tied up In an old sock In the yard they found
quantity OF Jewelry. Among the goods recovered
were gold watch and chain belonging TO Mr..
ing to Mr.. Waiter Grant; gold and silver watch
and chain and other property. stolen from the par
sonage OF 81 stephens church, belonging TO Father
Wilson, OF Harpers Ferry; silver watch which
the prisoner says he obtained In trade In AleXan.
dria; Waterbury watch, which the prisoner does
t." lot OF 1ewery stolen from Chas. W. Geddes,
OF No. go 1st street northeast; two
pen-knives. o number OF cuff buttons and other
small pieces OF Jewelry which nave not been iden-
titled. FEW days ago Moore called at police
headquarters and asked for pistol which was
did not want the umbrella; that he had no use for
1t now, as he had enough and was going TO lead an
honest Life. He Is he'd at the station and Will be
taken TO the Police Court Tomorrow.