Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28
R 0 BING VISITORS
Pickpockets and Thieves Arrested Promptly
by Police.
Bold Burglars Clean a House of It's
Water Pipes--fn Court This
Morning.

Some of the light-fingered gentry have
come here with the crowd of spectators and
are making their presence felt while some
of the ordinary run of local thieves are also
doing their best to get possession of proper
ty belonging to other persons While some
of the officers are in court prosecuting the
captured ones reports of other thefts are
being received and the cases being investi-
gated.
Early this morning delegation of six or
eight of the visiting Pythans appeared at
police headquarters and entered a COM
plant. They said that tbey stopped at the
Emerich Hotel on New Jersey avenue, OPP
posite the Baltimore and Ohio depot last
night and three of them were robbed of
about $50.
John W. Leasur of Latrobe. Pa, reports
stolen from the camp Sunday night a trunk
containing his uniform.
Sunday night Mrs Susan Atkinson's peck
ct was picked of 50, and yesterday a hand
some solitaire diamond ring was stolen
from the store of William Breuninger on
Pennsylvania avenue by some expert thief
who probably visited the store and pre-
tended he wanted to make a purchase The
most indignant victim was an old soldier
from Hampton, who gave his name as
Richard Brown.
He came here to see the parade and en-
JOY himself, so he says. and, among other
places he visited house in Louise alley.
where he saw several females There he
says he was robbed of $40. but the woman
gave him $40.
Fl saw her take the money! he said
but ! was SO full Of benzine that I couldn't
stop her. / asked her to leave me $40 Ia
blow out, and she left it,
In the Police Court.
Policeman Matthews of the eighth pre-.
cinct was a witness in a court case TODAY
and he had some of the evidence I'm the
case In bag. Persons who saw him enter
the court were under the impression that
he had case of stealing chickens, but in
the bag that he carried he had a quantity
or lead pipe fixtures from the house of Prof
Riley, in lexington. The house is vacant
at present, and yesterday morning three
colored men went there ard cut the lead
pipe from the closet and other water fix.
lures. Fortunately, the water had been
turned on, and the house was not flooded
Inc negroes went to the house about
breakfast time. and one of them sat on the
front doorstep and did guard duty while his
companions entered the house through the
cellar window. Persons In the neighbor-
hood saw the man on guard, who became
impatient and used profanity when he cali.
ed to the men in the house to hurry
Al that time the county officers on that
particular beat were not in lexington
ard so the men got away with the pipe
] end sold II before they We're apprehended
When Officers Matthews and Foley learned
| OF what had been done they started in pur.
| suit of the vandals. ard II was IL O'Clock
| last night when the third member of the
| trio was landed behind the bars The pris
| oners gave their ames as George Payne
William Smallwood and William Spriggs
| Snallwood came here from Richmond only
| a few days ago.
| The prisoners were given six months each
| and fined $50
| Then Policemen McGlue and Hause haC
| three negroes, Robert Carter. Thomas Kinl
| al q George Frank lin rhargel u{fh hfff.
| larry. They entered the house of Clinton j
Ashton. No. 26i+ l. street. during the alb
| scnCe of the family and carried off a guam
| tity of various articles, including wearing
] apparel and household goods. They wer,
held in $500 each for the grand jury.
| Thomas Johnson, negro, was on trial fol
entering James Rays saloon, on ID street
/ last Sunday and stealing liquors. A number
| of witnesses were examined, and Judg,
Mills held the prisoner for the action of ths
! grand jury.