Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-29
SHE WAS ROBB ED
A Washington Woman Held Up by Masked
Men in Baltimore
Mrs. WinslOw Thinks Her Companion
Had a Hand in the Affair."
He Is Arrested.

Mrs. Marearet Winslow of this city had
an exciting experience during a trip to
Baltimore Wednesday night when she was
robbed by masked men of diamonds and
jewelry valued at more than 81 900. Mrs.
Winslow is an attractive blonde and keeps
boarding house on 9th street northwest
between 1 and X streets. Ray c. Snowden
young man. is held in custody in Balti-
more charged with being an accessory to
the affair.
Mrs. Winslow's story Of the affair as re-
lated by her in Baltimore is as follows:
Until Snowden was arrested / thought
his name was Richard Van Allen. 1 re-
ceived letter from him Monday asking
me to meet him in Baltimore. 1 came to
baltimore, where Snowden met me, and We
went TO the Howard House. After little
time he went out and did not return until
after o'clock, when We had dinner to-
gether Snowden proposed that We go to
the Casino and said he would get cab.
We walked around to Halls livery stable.
where a buggy was in waiting. We drove
a long distance out into the country. When
we reached dark piece of woods three
men, with masks over their faces, Sprang
from the bushes. One fired pistol SO close
TO my face that / thought l was shot and
fell from the buggy in a faint. When 1
recovered consciousness one of the men
held pistol to my head while another tried
to pull my earrings from my ears. 1 was
jewelry and pocketbook. After they left
we were forced to walk back to the city,
the robbers drove off in the buggy Snowden
had hired
with the man who is in custody. She first
met him either in the depot or on train,
SO the officers say. when he showed fond
ness for her child that made her think kind
ly of him.
After the Robbery.
AS stated by Mrs. Winslow, the affair
happened in a lonely spot on the road. and
her companion, Snowden, forced her to
walk ten miles back to the city, instead of
walking only short distance and taking
the owl train on the Northern Central
railroad. 1t was some time after midnight
when they reached the Howard House
where Mrs. Winslow was stopping, and
then Snowden wanted to leave the hotel
and go out to make complaint to the police
But Mrs. Winslow pretended that she OBJ
jected to publicity, and about a m. yester-
day she informed the clerk briefly of what
had happened and had him send word to
P0ulton arrested Snowden, who protested
his innocence. Mrs. WinSiow being unac-
quainted with the roads about Baltimore
could not tell exactly where the robbery
took place. but the police soon learned that
the robbery was committed on Belvidere
avenue. about a quarter of a mile from
Cylburn station on the Northern Central
railroad.
Capt. Cadwallader and Lieut.. Fullem Of
the western police district took Snowden
in dayton wagon over the route he drove
with Mrs. Winslow Wednesday night. The
first stop. Snowden said, was at Hammett's
roadhouse. on Park Heights avenue. They
then drove back toward Baltimore, he
stated. until Belvidere avenue, which ex-
tends east from Park Heights avenue to
Charles street avenue. was reached. Snow
den said he turned his course there and had
driven about mile further. when masked
men jumped out from a clump of bushes
near a bend in the road and committed the
alleged robbery.
At the spot where the robbery occurred
the footprints of the horse and wheels of
the carriage Were noticed and the officers
found 81 on the road. which was evidently
part Of the money taken from Mrs. VIM
slow.
The articles of which Mrs Winslow says
she Was robbed are q pair of diamond ear
rings. gold bracelet. seven finger rings
and a pocketbook containing ST.
Snowden, who is said to be newspaper
writer. is said to have written articles for
the Pail Mall Gazette and Chicago paper
He is held for a hearing on Tuesday of
next week.