Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
THE sECOND.STORY BURGLAR.
Arrest Of James Muller. Of Ch,c.~e.

BE rs SUSPECTED OF BEING THE NAN WHO HAS
ROBBED VARIOUS HOUSES By ENTERING A SECOND
STORY WINDOW FROM ADJOINING VACANT BUILD
NGs.
For several weeks past numerous robberies have
been committed In open daylight which have
greatly puzzled the police, as they were evidently
the work OF practiced hand. The burgiaries were
invariably committed In residences adjoining
vacant houses, and each case the plundered resi-
dence was entered through O second-story window.
In some instances the vacant house was broken
into ana In others the thief would get the keys to
the vacant house, pretending that he desired to
rent 1t and wished to look through II. Going to the
second-story he would climb from the window OF
the vacant house TO the window OF the adjoining
mouse, and after securing what punder he could
would escape He always returned the keys As
so many rooberies were committed in the same
manner the officers had no doubt one man was re-
sponsiole for all OF them. Detectives Ran and
was not until Saturday that they succeeded In OBJ
tanning clue which led TO the arrest at
an early hour Yesterday morning. OF
John Munler, and who claimed to be
from Chicago. From the character OF the work
the Officers satisfied themselves that 1t was being
done by other than local crooks, and their suspi-
ci0ns rested upon Muller, whom they watched
until yesterday morning, when they arrested him:
saturday afternoon, about O'Clock, the house OF
j. r. McCooch, No. 41551 LIST street northwest, was
entered through an adjoining vacant house On the
OF jewelry. At this house, however, the thief
served. He was seen from the opposite
siqe OF the street by Miss Ella Marsey and Mr..
Edward Campbell NJ attention was paid 10 him,
however, as they supposed he had a right there;
but when they learned that the house had been
robbed they remembered the man they saw, and
were able TO give the of1cers description OF him.
Their description Tailed with that Of Muller, and
the officers then concluded 10 arrest him. They
went to a boarding house at No. 222 street
northwest, where Muller was stopping. He had
not then returned home, but the officers remained
about the neigh6orhood until about O'Clock.
when Muller, with several other persons APP
peared and entered the house. In order to give
him no chance TO escape the officers waited until
everything quieted down, and then summoned a
squad OF officers from the sixth precinct to sur
round the house. The officers Knocked at the door
and an old cOOred man answered their summons.
lie showed the officers where Muhler's room was,
and they proceeded up the steps. They
knocked at his door, but being too slow
In answering, the officers pushed open
the door and entered. Three men and a woman
sprang from 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 idenLfied, he admitted the McCOoch rob
suspected ' Of the following roo6eries: at on
the 21st instant, suit OF clothes and
some Jewlry from the boarding house OF
Mrs. Flel cher, No. 2O20 street; on the 10Th in
Mrs. McLane, No. 1704 street; on the 9Th in
slant, suit OF clothes from the house or A. +.
Walker, No. 10I4 18th Steeet; on the Atm instant a
quantity or Jewelry from the residence OF L. l.
Cammack, No. 3043 street, and on the LIST In
slant a quantity OF Jewelry from the house OF L
Darling No. 200 Ii street. huhlen is held at the
further investigation. Yesterday afternoon the
Officers arrested young man named james Spady
aud locked him up on a charge Or receiving the
property stolen from the house OF MIR. McCOOch.
lie Is also held for a hearing.