Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-15
THE TYLER JEwELRY ROBBERY.
Trial OF George Parker I'm the Grim
inal Court

In the Criminal Court, Judge Bradley, this
morning, the trial OF George Parker. colored.
on the charge Of housebreaking and the larceny
of jewelry, valued at over $4,000, from the
residence of Lieut. A. C. Tyler on March 10,
was resumed-Mr. C. Bendheim for the pris-
oner and Assistant District-Attorney Lipscomb
for the government
Detectives Raj and Horne testified 20 the
arrest of Parker; 70 Waters being confronted
with him. and that Parker acknowledged that
be did the job and Waters had nothing 10 do
with it,
The defendant called James Waters Cwho d
charged with receiving the stolen goods) and
he testified that Parker and a small black man
called on him at the ST. Cloud building aud
sald that they wanted 20 transact some business,
and they went IN his bedroom, where after
ward ne sawa quantity of jewelry; that the
omcers came TO him and said that Parker had
sent them for the box, and he took them TO
lniontown and gave the box TO them; that they
took him to headquarters and then 20 the
station.
PARKER's STORY.
The defendant, Parker, took the stand ana
testified that he was twenty-four wears old,
that he was at a saloon at 10th and L streets.
| when little man named Brown came in and
| called him out and asked him 70 take a walk
| and they walked down TO Waters. the little
man saying that he had something he wanted
him to take care of for him: that they went 20
Waters bedroom and put the things on the
bed. and he told Waters 10 take care of them
| tlu morning. He denied that the shoes he had
on when arrested were the ones exhibited, aud
tried one on and kicked IL off easily Witness
at the station said: You've got me now; prove
II on me, but he did not mean to say that be
| committed the robbery
On cross-examinstion witness at first declined
| TO say If he had been in the penitentiary, but
| finally admitted that he had been sent up for
| hye years and got seventeen months of for
good behavior. He denied that he told the
Citizens committee that he had committed
twenty 1--WE burglaries. He denied that
he was thief, and insisted that he
bad served but one term in Jail for
lighting and one in the penitentiary. and then
he stopped in New York till July Sd last. when
he came home. Brown said he wanted him 10
put away stun. He (witness) might be con-
ylcted, but he had only been guilty OF helping
the man to put away the stuff. Witness WASH {
| saying this because for HOUSEKEEPING be might
get ten years and for receiving goods but three
years. Witness got out of the window the
night of his arrest; thought that he was wanted
for fighting and lac didn't want 90 be
locked up. There was no doubt but
| he was guilty of receiving the stolen
goods. twas true that he attempted to escape
Saturday, and ran four squares, and he would
have run more if he had had a chance The
| reason he ran WAS because he had received
word that his wife was at the point of death and
| he wanted TO see her. He acknowledged that
he knew of a loose board in a floor at the LIE
Droit building where goods were placed He
denied that he knew anything Of the Job at Sem
| ator Dawes
VERDICT OF GUILTY.
The jury within five minutes found YER
dict of guilty rs indicted. He was remanded
till other similar charges against him are dis
| posed of.