Evening star., 1895-12-18
MANY THEFTS REPORTED
Light-Fingsred Gentry Are. Active These
Days. ="
Punishment to Fit the Crime Melted
Out in Some 1n"tancf- To-day
Police Court Cases.

Both the police and crooks are active,
and while thieves of every description, on
small scale, are robbin& citizens, the
police are doing their best to fill the jail
with them. Yesterday afternoon Miss NJ.
A. Reed, clerk in the pension office, who
lives at Chevy Chase, was robbed OF her
watch while on 7th street car. After
office hours she went to see dressmaker'
and from there she started home on cable
car. The car was crowded, and Miss Reed
had to crowd in one of the grip car seats.
She got on the car at K street, and when
the train reached P street she discovered
her loss. Miss Reed values her watch and
chain at s1OO The timeptece has black
dial and bears the initials IN. A. r..
Ogram's drug store, corner OF fenhsyl,
vania avenue and 18th street, was visited
by shoplifter, who carried of about S4o
worth of toilet articles
Mrs. Clara Kelly of 337 Pennsylvania
aver ue complains Of the theft of number
of articles. including watch ana some
clothing.
H W. Robinson reports that his bicycle
was stolen from in front of 1916 18th street
last evening.
Bicycle KIeptomaniac.
John Martin, thought to be a stranger in
the city, was one of the victims in the Police
Court today, and the complaint against him
was that he had stolen a bicycle from IN
front of Calvary Baptist Church. The bi-
cycle is the property of F. w. Vaughn OF
1882 10Th street, who attended meeting at
the church last night. About the time that
the owner discovered his loss Policeman
Newkirk found Martin in Jackson Hall
alley, trying to SELF the bicycle for SO. He
told his prospective purchaser that he would
have to keep the wheel under cover for
couple of weeks. Before the sale was made
the officer appeared and made the arrest.
Il guess I'm guilty was the prisoners
plea when arraigned, but l was drinking
ing, for he was held for the grand jury and
was committed to Jail in default of $500 Sc
curity.
Mysterious Affair.
George w. Stewart and John Maher,
young men, We're in the tolls on a charge of
stealing eight loaves of bread from in front
of Ulrich Banfs place of business 1t ap-
peared in proof that they had slept in
blacksmith shop, and when found there in
the morning the bread was in the shop near
them.
How it got there the prisoners claimed
they did not know.
I'VE slept there all night" they said,
''and in the morning when we got up the
bread was there
Judge Miller knew that the bread could
not walk, and he was equally certain that
no charitable person had stolen it and put
1t there for them.
The young men were held guilty and
fined $40 or thirty days each,
Rhody Ashton, colored, was given
hearing on charge of .crooAedness. He
had worked at Child's Brick, yard for
long time and bore a good reputation, but
several days ago. when sent, out on busi-
Eess by his employer, hes handled a check
for $3.50. and this papsr writing, it is
charged, he raised to 5000.
Judge Miller heard the, evidence of sew
eral witnesses, and held. the, prisoner in
$500 security for the action Of the grand
jury. IN
Samuel R. Beach, a young man who is
not stranger in police circles, was arrest
ed yesterday by Precinct De@ctvc Sutton
or a charge of engaging in The worthless
check business. 1t is alleged that he made
a purcf ase. at the store rpf Saks Il Com
pany, and presented an ALLEGED worthless
check, which was refused9 ThtIyoung man
is held until his alleged ilteg7lt transactions
can be further investigated.
This morning Detectives Horne and
Weldon arrested Walter Hammond, alias
Skillet" colored, and locked him up on a
charge of stealing gold watch, the prop
erty of Miss jane Jenkins who lives at
No. 105 H street northwest, where the
boys mother was employed as domestic.
The watch has been recovered, but Ham
mond denies that he stole it. He IS held
for q hearing.