Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-28
BOLD NEGRO HIGHWAYMEN.
Three Robberies Within Two Days
Two of Them In Public Parks.

There were three cases Of highway robbery
in this city Friday and Saturday-two of them
in the public parks. These occurrences have
called attention to the fact that there is q very
small force of men to guard the public grounds
either in the day time or at night. In some OF
the larger parks the trees planted for the pur-
pose of identifying the grounds afford hiding
places for the thieves, and after a robbery is
committed the villains escape through the
thickets. where they could not be seen on a
cloudy night even if the gas lamps were lighted
The robbery Of Miss McGrath was mentioned
in Saturdays STAR. She was knocked down in
the Agricultural grounds Friday in broad day
light and robbed by two negroes. Citizens
came TO her rescue and caught one OF her
alleged assailants while the other escaped.
Judge Miller made sure that he would secure
for trial the one who was captured and held
HIM IN 81. go bail.
The second assault and robbery. also pub
hshed in Saturdays STAR, was the one in whlcn
Mrs. Susan Duvall was the victim. AS hereto
fore stated. the lady is eighty-tour years old
Her sssailant was negro. Mrs. Duyall maie
a stout resistance for such elderly person
and il was not until the nesro's finger nails al
most tore the flesh from her hand that she re-
l. ased her hold OH her pocket book. The OH
GERS OF the second precinct have made several
arrests, but have not yet succeeded In caPtur-
ing the right party.
A yIRGIyIAS KNOCKED DOWN AND PLCEDERED.
The third case in which negro highwaymen
figured was one in which the victim was seri-
ously injured and large amount of plumber
was secured by the thieves. The victim in this
instance was Mr.. Chas. Galloway. wealthy
livery stable keeper in Warrenton, Va. He had
been in Beuna VISTA Va, attending to some
business and he stopped here on his way home,
intending to have visited Laurel, Md, on his
tf,rt, trfY, Ga4n ha
Monte Carlo and came out winner, playing the
races. He left the pool rooms late in the even
ing and started down town. Ii is thought that
two negroes followed him and Swallowed him
until some time il the evening. when they
robbed him.
MR.. GALLowAYs STORY.
Mr.. Galloway says he met the two negroes
and inquired OF them the way to the Baltimore
and Potomac depot The negroes kindly con-
scented to show him the way and they got on a
street car together. They got off the car some
where and entered park. Then they started
as MIR. Galloway thought. for the depot. When
they had reached dark spot ID whatever park
they were in presumably the Smithsonian
grounds) one OF the negroes Jagged behind.
Presently he called to his companion. Give IT
10 him" Then blow was delivered with some
heavy instrument ON his side and he was
knocked down. He made desperate resist
ance. but the negroes gave him a severe beat
ing, backing both his eyes, They robbed HIM
of moIe than 500 and watch and chain.
Even his hat was taken. Mr.. Galloway says he
had taken several drinks. The last drink, he
says, was drugged.
WHAT THE DETECTIVES LEARNED.
The detectives in investigating the case
learned that Galloway was in a saloon drinking
at nearly O'Clock and that he was then pretty
well intoxicated before he was robbed. 1t was
about midnight when he reached police head
quarters to make his complaint While at the
race pool rooms MIR. Galloway bet ON eleven
races and won ten of them.
Persons who we're AT the pool rooms Satur-
nay remembered having seen a negro following
him during the afternoon about the pool
rooms.
Ills assailsnts have not been arrested and
the case is difficult one to investigate as it is
not known positively where or at what time
the robbery WAS committed.