Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-04
THIEVES AND PICkPOCKETs.
Some Of the Work Already Done by the
Light-Fingered Gentry.

Within the past three days the city has
been filing up with all manner Of crooked peo-
pie. 1t is not within the memory of the police
force when 80 many fakirs have over-run the
city, and it is not stating it too broad to say
that a majority Of them are crooked They
have good opportunities while making
sales to locate strangers watch,
pocket-book or jewelry. They have confed-
crates who do the ''knucking" (pocket picking)
act. The detective corps here has been REIN
forced by quite number Of outside officers,
and there is no doubt that many Of the light
fingered gentry will fall by the wayside.
lady named Cook, while viewing the deco
ration at the pension building Friday after
noon, had her pocket picked of every cent she
Dr. N. r. White, Of 72e 10th street. while go
ing from 7th-street car to the transfer agents
stand on the avenue, had his pocket relieved Of
gold watch.
Miss May Miminsee, of 1920 10th street, while
looking at the pretty things in the windows Of
Lansburgh's store Friday afternoon, had her
pocket relieved of $40 note.
Mr.. Julius Baumgarten, of the committee on
public order, while seeing that order was main
tanned about the Baltimore and Ohio depot. was
Mortified. when wishing to ascertain the time
from his clio gold watch that it was not in his
pocket.
A lady gave a colored man q eco bill at the
Baltimore and Potomac depot Friday night to go
and get 1t changed She has not, as yet, seen
the man or the money. Another lady at the
same depot handed q strange negro her satchel
to carry, but white man took it away from the
negro and gave ii back to her, saying that il
she cared to ever see her baggage again she
had better not trust it to every one who comes
along.
Miss Mary E. Coleman, Of 1911 NJ street, while
waiting to meet friends at the Baltimore and
Potomac depot Friday night, had her pocket
book containing SIT takoD
Mrs. Francis Lentz, Of Des Moines, Ia, has
learned lesson from carrying her pocketbook
in the outside pocket Of her sacque. This lady
is minus "a in money, a return ticket to her
home and her trunk checks.
Belle wilkins. residing at 1918 street
northwest, about 7:45 o'clock Saturday night
ne ar her home, was seized by the neck by Q
yellow man. who presented pistol and dared
er to scream, and then robbed her of %.
John Firestone, Of Bladensburg road, reports
that his house was entered Saturday night and
$3.50 in money stolen, in e20, $40, and IS bills
NJ. ]. Fowler. of HOO street northeast. had
his pocket picked of hunting-case gold watch,
short gold chain with onyx charm and intaglio
figure, valued at So
Henry L. Hinkell Of 1916 Corcoran street,
reports that there was stolen from him Satur-
day night a gold hunting-case watch, a gold
chain, gold locket etc., all valued at ISL.
W. s. Kengla, of So street northwest. reports
that there was stolen from him on an Avenue
car gold and silver nugget, valued at $685..
William 7. Walsh, of Charlottesville, Va, re-
ports that Sunday morning he had his gold
hunting-case watch snatched from his pocket by
anegro thief.
b. B. Chase, Of All 18th street northwest re-
ports stolen from his store a gold-headed UNI
brella.
John Wesley church on Connecticut avenue
was entered on the night of the first instant and
a silver water pitcher and tray stolen.
"; W. McNair, OF 3l42 l. street. gave trunk
OF clothing worth S225 to a colored man with q
push-cart at the Baltimore and Potomac depot,
with instructions to deliver the same at his
residence Saturday afternoon. The man and
trunks have not showed up vet.
Yesterday afternoon Detective Mattinplv ar
rested colored man named Geo. W. Pickett
who claims to be porter for the Pullman Pal
ace Car company. Pickett is accused BY a lady
named Miss Rosa Sullivan with attempting to
pick her pocket.