Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-14
AL REEVES IN COURT
Charged With Attempting to Snatch
a Pocketbook.
IE PROTESTS His INNOCENCE
Remarkable Resemblance to a
Well Known "Crook."
THE CASE GOES OVER

| When it comes time next year to book his
show for the fall and winter of 1896 the
chances are that Mr.. Henry Reeves, gen.
orally known in the theatrical profession
as AL. Reeves, will give Washington the
go-by.
Reeves is the proprietor of the show
| which has occupied the boards at Kernan's
! Tbeater this week. He is one of the best
| known men in the profession and has hosts
| of friends all over the country. but his ex-
periences in Washington this time have
| been of such an unpleasant character that
! he will not soon forget them. Early in the
! week he left his waistcoat in the toilet
room of the Hotel Lawrence, and when he
went for it found that he was minus a
handsome gold watch and SUI" Of money.
| Total loss, s254. This has not yet been re-
covered and the police are still on the look
out. Last evening Mr.. Reeves was put
under arrest the charge of assault and
attempted larceny from the person. The
complainant against him is Mrs. D. J.
Canty, the wife Of a clerk in the interstate
commerce commission.
! Besides being the manager Of the show
Reeves does banjo turn on the stage
| but he does not come on until late, SO last
| evening ne decided that he would go down
and see part of the show at the Acad-
| envy. When he got to 9th street he found
| that he had none of his cards with him to
present at The box office and started back
| as he thought, in the direction of kernan's.
and was up by New York avenue before
| he inquired his way of small boy and dis
covered his mistake. Then he boarded an
electric car gazing south.
Attempted Robbery of Mrs. Canty.
About the same time, or about $50
O'Clock, Mrs. CAVITY, who was walking on
9th street between G and H streets. was
| approached by well-dressed. smooth
faced man, who attempted to take pock-
| ct book she was carrying in her hand
Failing in this he ran off in the direction
| Of an approaching car Mrs. Corridor
| was walking with Mrs. CAVITY at the time
] and she succeeded in getting a good look
at Mrs. Cantys assailant, who, she says,
| boarded car. Harry Preston, a special
| delivery boy, employed at the city post
office, who happened to be passing on his
| bicycle, saw the occurrence and also saw
| the man board the car. He rode ahead
and at the corner of 9th and d streets
| found Policeman Carlson of the first pre-
| ci,Ict station and notified him. When the
car approached he pointed out Reeves as
| the man who had made the assault, and
| Carlson at once put him under arrest.
! At the station house both Mrs. CAVITY and
| Mrs. Corridor positively identified Reeves
| as the man and insisted that there could
be no mistake.
| Reeves was greatly taken abaek by his
! arrest and asserted that there must be
some mistake, as he was not the sort of
| man to try to steal iady's pocket book.
After some delay arrangements We're made
for his giving bond and this was furnished
! in the sum of $500 for his appearance for
| triai in the Police Court.
A "Ringer" for n Crook
The case is a mysterious one from any
point OF view. The two women are positive
! as to the matter of Identification. Yet
Reeves says he rode on the motor car from
| New York avenue. while one of the pas
sengers on the trailer has appeared to say
| that at the corner of 9th and G streets a
| man. who is the living image Of Reeves
l boarded the trailer and rode for several
blocks without going onto the motor car.
This raises the question of a possible mis-
! take in the matter of identity. Several
members of the detective force were in the
| Police Court this morning and had a good
| look at Reeves. They say that he is a
dead ringer for a well-knewn crook by
| the name of Farrell. whose face is in The
rogues' gallery. and for whom Detectives
| Weldon and Horne have been looking for
several days. Farrell, who is known to
have been in this city for two or three
days, is said to make a specially Of the
| very sort of work that was attempted last
| night. The detectives say that the re-
! semblance between the two men is most
| remarkable. and they all seem of the opin-
| ion that Farrell was the one who tried to
| rob Mrs. CAVITY. Mar ager Herman says
! that it was just SIS when he and Reeves
| separated in front of the thea.er. At first
ne luouSHl IL was d june WITCH lax lSdi ASu
| that Reeves had been arrested as a high
wayman.
| In the Police Court Today.
| There was quite a sprinkling of theatrical
| pc ple in the Police Court this morning
| when the case was called: Reeves had Sc
| cured the services of Mr.. Campbell Car
rington as his lawyer. and the court room
| was crowded in the expectation of an in
| teresting case. They were disappointed,
| for Mr.. Darlington asked for jury trial,
| heard for several weeks.
| In taking this action Mr.. Darlington said
| that he did it in order that they might get
| some additional evidence. He said that
! this was the most remarkable case he had
| ever met with in all his practice. He was
| satisfied beyond question that Mr.. Reeves
| was innocent, and yet the evidence against
J him seemed very strong. He was certain
| that they could prove not only that Reeves
was not the man wanted, but also that
! this man Farrell is the man.
The Case Goes Over.
The case then went over. the bonds of
| $500 being continued. Reeves show is
booked to appear in this part of the coun-
! try for several weeks, and he expressed his
| entire willingness to come back whenever
he might be wanted. He seemed anxious
! to have the case disposed of today but his
| lawyer would not hear of it.
ADMIRAL KIRKLAND OBJECTS.