Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-11
SUPPOSED GRAVE ROBBERS
An Outfit Captured By the Police on the
Brentwood Road.
Three Men Well Provided With weap-
Ons-Early Morning Expedition
prisoners Held for Trial.

Mounted Sergeant John NJ. kenny and
Policeman John Morgan were riding along
the brentwood road in the vicinity OF the
Columbia Harmony cemetery about l 3
O'Clock this morning when a common mar
ket wagon passing over the road attracted
their attention
They have been otu to the cemetery
whispered one officer to another and a mo-
ment later the scene on the dark country
road was an interesting one.
The wagon had stopped and the officers
had both ends of the wagon covered with
their sllstening revolvers.
sergeant Kenny stood at the head of the
team while the ofricer went to the rear
OF the wagon. Reaching in the vehicle he
Here's body" he said to the sergeant
but in an instant the supposed cadayer
rose and not knowing what was going on
said: HELLO, what's the natter"
Nothing" replied the officer 'except
that you are under arrest"
Some Suspicious Articles.
In the wagon the officers found a large
sack, such as is sometimes used by grave
robbers. and rope ladder, which could
De used in getting over d tall picket fence.
Each of the three colored men in the wagon
mad loaded revolver in his pocket and.
OF course, they were taken to the station
and locked up.
Two OF them proved to be George Mar.
low, ST. and George NARROW. jr. his son
VINO are Wen known to the police They live
near Ivy City, and their flrst excuse was
tnat they were on their way to market
The third member of the trio gave his name
as John Jones. and he is also known as
jackson He lives on Reeves street in the
city. His statement was that he had been
at kernan's last night until IL O'Clock.
HeorSe MARROW, ST., was known to the
orncerS He was arrested here a number OF
o ccrN hv-T N1Nz
then precinct officer. Marrow had robbed
hen house, and 1t was claimed that he
mad stolen horse from a dairyman named
Quackenbush in the county. In making
mat investigation the officer took plaster
cast OF a loot print in the hen house and
~ proved an imuortant piece of evidence al
the trial For that offense NARROW was
given sentence of seven years at Albany
In the Police Court.
This morning when the prisoners werear.
raigned in the Police Court Lawyer Moss
demanded for them jury trial
Sergeant Kenny told the Judge of the cir.
cumstances under which the men were ar.
rested.
One of them, he said. took a pistol from
his pocket and threw it under the wagon.
He thought at first that the man was going
to use the weapon, and came near shootins Z
him, but he waited long enough to make
sure what he was going ~ do with the
weapon.
Officer Morgan had the three pistols and
rope ladder in court, and he exhibited them
to the Judge
Detectives Rhodes and Lacey were In
court. ready to tell something Of the char
acter of the Marlows, but Judge Kimball
said he had heard enough, and fixed the
bond at 500 as to each of the three de-
PENDANTS.
1t was thought by officers of the court
that the prisoners are the men who have
been robbing houses and destroying SC
much furniture, carpets and valuable house
hold effects at houses in the county.
The officers went out to Ivy City this at
ternoon for the purpose OF searching the
house Of the elder NARROW.