Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-11
ANOTHER RAID ON SEFER BLOUSE

ANOTHER RAID ON SEFER Blouse
Sefer Blouse was robbed again last
night-the third time in the last seven
or eight months. Last summer, it will
be remembered. four negro toughs
knocked him down 10 the night time
just after heavy rainfall, robbed him
of all the money he had on his person
and endeavored to drown him in an
overfowing gutter The police discov-
cred the parties and they are now in
the penitenliary. About a week or
ten days ago burglars forced an en-
trance into his saloon after he and his
wifi b ID ret d, rilled The money draw
er and helped themselves to his liquors
aud cigars. About nine o'clock last
night four negroes had marked his sa-
loon for another incursion. The saloon
mad beeu closed and the front door
bolted. Mrs. Blouse Was lying on
lounge in a back room and her hus-
baud was in the yard, when there was
knock 1t the front door which Mrs.
Blouse answered When she unlocked
the door she found four negroes on the
pavement, three Of whom entered, one
remaining on the pavement, having
apparently been placed as guard. The
trio which entered called for beer and
when the woman turned her back to
them in order to get The bottles from
the ice chest two Of her pretended Gus
toners seized her and choked her al
most into insensiblity, one of her as
sailants in the meatime placing razor
to her throat and threatening her with
instant death if she made any outcry.
The frightened woman struggled as best
she could to free herself, but to no pur-
pose. and was compelled to see the
money drawer distracted from the
counter by one of the party, after
which thew all left and ran around the
corner. She followed them to the
street screaming and soon attracted the |
attention of neighbors who ran 10 her
assistance. Her husband subsequent
" appeared took her into the house,
A telephone message was sent to the
station house and Officers Arlington
and Davis boarded a street car and
rode as far as the Fayette street depot |
from which point they double-quieked
to the scene Of the robbery. Officers
Young and Beach also appeared and
the four secured the entire neighbor-
hood in search of the rascals, but with
out success. The negroes, after com
hitting the daring robbery, ran around
the corner where the contents OF the |
till (only small sum, fortunately was
divided, and the drawer thrown away.
Later negro, in an excited condition
and trembling, entered Mr. Ahern's
store with man of his own color and
called for whisky. When it was
poured out for him he was
too nervous to drink it, and it is believ-
ed he is one of the guilty parties: Mrs:
Blouse says negro named Edward
Stilliards was one of the four she saw
on the pavement, where he had been left
on guard. He was arrested, togeth'
er with three other negroes, but no
positive evidence could be obtained
against either and the case was contin-
ued this morning by Mayor Strauss I'M
til some other arrests can be made.
Lieut.. Smith to-day telegraphed to
Washington for the arrest of three col
ored men vino are believed to be i'm
plicated in the robbery. Later he re-
ceived message to the effect that Joe
Jones, one of the suspected parties,
had been taken in custody Later Or
ficers Smith and Webster went to
Washington and secured the arrest of
the three others (all xconvicts) and
Mrs. Blouse went to that city for the |
purpose of identifying them. 81