Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-02
THREE BURGLARS CAUGHT.
They Are Captured by One Policeman and
Locked I'm.


Policeman Jacob Heller of the first precinct
distinguished himself Saturday night by cap
turing three alleged colored burglars, and that
without any assistance. Reports had been
made concerning the repeated robbery Of Mr..
Eendrickson's commission store. No. 921 Louis
lana avenue northwest, and the policemen on
the beat were instructed to keep q lookout for
the burglars. The robberies were always COM
United by entering the place from the rear, on
street. and in that way the burglars had kept
out of sight Of the watchmen ON Louisiana ave-
nue.. That Part of street is dark and narrow.
There are but two dwellings. one the New York
Lodging House. so that burglars might spend
an hour or more there and not be detected.
Officer Heller made up his mind to capture
the rascals if possible and for several nights lie
spent considerable time waiting and watching.
With DIR. Hendrickson, son of the store pro-
prietor, the officer secreted himself in the rear
OF Ratclife, Darr Co. auction house Satur-
day and again waited for the burglars.
THEY CAME IN WAGON.
They had not been there many minutes be-
fore a wagon, in which were seated two colored
men, drove up and stopped at the curbstone
near Mr.. Hendricksons store. The men came
in such a bold way that the officer could hardly
realize that they were tie burglars. 1t was
only 1870 O'Clock, and the negroes evidently
thought that such boldness would render them
less liable to suspicion. One of the men, who
was as dark IA the night itself, walked
across the sidewalk, broke open the cellar
door and went down the steps. In couple Of
moments he reappeared and handed his COM
panion box CT oranges. The officer was then
satisfied that the men were the ones he wanted
and he walked across the street while Dr.
Hendrickson went to the front of the store to
proven. the man inside from escaping by
means of the front door.
ALL COVERED WITH REVOLVER.
The negro who was waiting for another box
of oranges was covered with the officers pistol
and he stood there holding up his hands, when
another negro. who had been standing On the
corner watching for the police. walked over as
though nothing the matter. He did not
STE the officer until it was too late. and like the
other prisoner he WIS made to throw up his
hands and stand in front OF the officers shining
revolver.
But a few seconds had elapsed when the
man inside appeared with another box of
oranges, and he, too, was compelled to sur
render in tine same name; AS his companions
There was the officer with the three alleged
burglars standing before him. He was afraid
to start with them single handed and 80 he
held them in a row With their hands up until
small boy came along and went for DR.. Hen
Erickson.
ALL MARCHED TO THE STATION.
The three negroes were then marched to the
station and locked up. The one who had en-
tered the place gave his name as William Dade.
He had been arrested once before, and it was
through Mr.. Hendrickson that he was saved
from the penitentiary.
The one who had put the oranges in the
wagon was John Higgins and the wagon be-
longed to his father.
William Grayson was the name of the pris-
oner VINO. 1t was charged. did the watching.
his morning they were mea SIRED and pho
toSraphed for the roguas' gallery and later they
were taken to the Police Court.
The court heard the testimony and held
them in 81 900 bail each to await the action Of
the grand jury.