Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-23


-FOUR gold rings, twelve plated forks, twelve
plated knives, butter knife, gold bresstpin.
two pairs Of gold bracelets. dozen silk
hahdkerchlefs. one wooden shirt, four linen
Shfts' pair lady's kid gloves. pearl neck-
lace. small revolver, pair OF shoes, portiera
seven pairs of trousers, two vests, three
sack coats
The plumber was turned over TO the
washington officers without any t-ouble
and they returned home, reaching here last
night about IL 80 O'CLOCK
Identifying Property.
rms morning at police headuarters tbs
plumber brought from Virginia was spread
on inspector Holnnberger's desk. where
II remained during the day for the victims
of the slasher TO look over.
The first article identified was a silver
watch and chain, the property of Leon
Arnold, taken from the house Of MAI.
Brooks, on High street extended, where
the work of the slasher was felt as 70
was at other houses. A watch taken from
the house of Nick Young, IN Mount Pleas
ant, and the handsome pearl necklace taxi
en- from Mrs. Wallis house, on Pomeroy
street, were also identified Others came
in during the day and Identified various
pieces OF Jewelry and clothing, and the
officers are now certain that they VIII
have fully twenty cases of burglary against
the prisoner
Precinct Detectives Burrows and Barnes
worked on the case all day yesterday and
property. A more thorough search OF tie
loft in which the negro lived for some
days previous to his capture WAS MADE,
and secreted in the flooring beneath a piece
Of cotton was a book issued by the Per-
petual Building Association, showing a de-
post Of ssh made by Taylor on the 9Th OF
February. and on the rRfters the officers
found several pieces Of jewslry. a IS gold
piece and 81 in silver. In the sleigh was
a broken china cup. and this was identified
as having been taken from the residence
OF Mr.. David Lusby, in Georgetown.
Was n Mfser.
During the exploits of Jack the Slasher"
there We're no large amounts of money
taken, the $40 taken from the house of Mrs.
Wall being the largest amount secured az
any one place. At other houses amounts
ranging from s. TO SO were taken.
Tie statement made yesterday that
Taylor was a miser, well as a thief 10
shown by the investigation OF the officers,
and the Indications are that during his
stay here he never spent a dollar unless
1t was for railroad fare. when he went
home to hide his plumber, and even hen
he may have beaten his way on the cars
and tramped home He is known TO have
worked at several places for his meals, and
he was cunning enough to appear honest
at these houses and not steal anything, for
then he might have been detected and his
slashing operations made known.
In addition TO the building association
deposit of $50. the officers found in the chest
at his country home bank book showing
deposit OF sl12 and these, together with
the money found in the stable, and make .
total Of s16S
An Accomplish Possible.
Ibid Taylor have an accomplish" is the
question that is now agitating the minds Of
the police.
In his pretended insane rankings he said
that another man worked with him, but
the recovery of the money and jewelry. the
police think, indicates that Taylor worked
alone. as there was evidently no divide
OF the plumber, and the footprints OF more
than one person at the houses where the
slashing was done probably had no con-
nection with the slasher's work.
On the other hand, Il is thought possible
that Taylor. being a shrewd man. did the
stealing while his accomplice did the watch
ing and kept what he took. The slashing
was done for the purpose of throwing the
officers of his track and leading them to
believe that the work was being done by
an insane man, or by a man with one oc
the peculiar manias with which criminals
now claim TO be afflicted.
The robbery at Fort Myer has been
traced TO Taylor, published in yeste--
days Star, and at that place the removal
| OF a large and heavy chest. the officers
think, could not have been done by one
man. although there is nothing delicate
about Taylor, and IL is possible that ho
carried the heavy burden alone.
Peter Hunter. the man arrested and held
for the robbery at Lawyer Holland'a
was released from jail yesterday.
Picking Out JeweIry.
The prisoner was taken to police head
quarters this morning and he was accom-
mOdatiEg enough to pick out different ar
tcles of jewelry and tell from where he
had taken them. Detective Horne had a
private talk with him in a room on one OF
the upper floors. and when he returned ID
inspector Hollinberger's room and saw
several officers, reporters and others he be-
came nervous and frightened and acted like
a n an who feared that mob law would
prey al and he would be lyr ched. But De-
tective Horne disatused his mind OF any
such tdea, and he beotme more reconciled.
Taylor is unable TO read or write, but
during the slasher excitement cOlored
woman read to him an account Of his oper-
atoms Of the night before printed I'm The
Star, and he exhibited interest enough in
! the story to ask that she read II again. ana
| thea lie remarked: And they didn't cotch
him."
Il believe you are Jack the slasher.'" re-
marked the woman TO him, 1okingly, and
4 George simply smiled.
Connic.ing Statements.
To a Star reporter Taylor said that he
never drinks anything, and while here he
had no companions.
| II don't know whatever made me do
| these things" he said.
! He stoutly denied that he had any com.
panions here. either male or female, al
! though Yesterday he said that white ma
| from Rappahannock. Va, had been with
! him and done watching. This man, he
! said had been in the habit OF loafing about
J the division" Detective Horne made IN
/ quiries about this man, and learned that
4 he had been in the Division. There is no
| evidence however that he was In any way
] connected with the slasher except the bare
! statement of the latter made yesterday,
I During the Investigation today il Was
{ discovered that there was no slashing done
/ when his first robbery was committed in
! August, but when he commenced the whole-
! sale business he used his knife, causin 4
/ hundreds of dollars damage
| InsD.ctor Holm MERGER is thoroughly sat-
| isfied that the prisoner is not insane. but
I 20 the contrary, he is of the opinion thar
! he is en- expert thief, and the other officers
| share in this belief.
| The slashing, Inspector HollinberCor
| thinks was done 10 cover his tracks . :
! OF putting the insane idea I'm the minds q,
the officers. This. the inspector thinks
was undoubtedly his idea. and after his
| capture he did his best to make insanity
| HIS excuse for his many crimes.
| This afternoon the prisoner was measured
| and photographed for the rogues' gallery
| and returned TO the police station, To.
! morrow morning he viii be taken 10 81.
/ Police Court. On charges of burglary o.
a preliminary examination.
Minister Thurston Recalled 10 Haw.u
San Francisco press dispatch saws.
1t is stated this evening that letters rs-