Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-23
ALL KINDS OF THIEVES.
Many Cases of Larceny Heard In I
Police Court.

Many Cases of Larceny Heard In the
Police Court.
There were two colored men in Judge
Miller's court today on charges Of horse
stealing They were George Washington
and William Stewart. The former is the
man who was arrested two days ago by
Officer Sullivan because he was found
trying to sell a horse, the owner Of which
has not yet been found. Stewart was
arrested at the market yesterday. He
was trying to sell a horse worth about $40
for one-fourth its value. When arrested
he claimed that the animal belonged to
i MS father but he made desperate at
tempt to get away. 1t is Thought that
the horse was stolen from the Burrows
Md.
Both cases were continued for a week.
and the officer will endeavor to find the
owners Of the animals.
The case of George Beverly, colored,
charged with the theft OF bicycle from
IN front OF the residence of Mr. Oscar
Wells, in lexington was heard.
Inc bicycle was new one when stolen,
out when recovered 1t was badly wrecked
and mutilated in order to prevent identifica-
not been effaced
bicycles will fill the peniteptiary II this
thing keeps up" remarked the court. 1--WE
are having about one case u day now"
y,
and the prisoner was committed in de-
fault of $500 security.
George Young. a young colored man, was
in the tolls because he stole a gold watch
from the housie of John A. Green in Ana
costa Young was employed there at the
mouse putting down carpets, and soon after
ne lert there the watch was missed. Po-
liceman Creagh recovered the watch from
James Garland. who paid Young sl.25 for
How do you expect thieves will stop
stealing when they can find purchasers for
their stolen property" asked the court
You must have known 1t was stolen when
You bought it for song"
=! had witnesses who saw me buy it,"
said Garland.
Detectives Horne and Weeden were in
court to tell of the prisoners confession.
and Young was sentenced to Jail for six
months.
Next in the line Of persons charged with
theft was Lewis Allen, colored, and it was
charged that he entered the store of JOS
eph Crobo on Canal street and stole q
| uantity of tobacco and groceries. Police
man Curry made the arrest and recovered
some OF the stolen property. Allen was
held IN 800 security for the grand jury.
IN me dock was colored man known az
buddy Nelson, and the charge against
MIN was stealing. He was arrested yester-
DAY py Detective Lacy and he admitted his
guilt. His arrest has put a stop to a series
OF annoying thefts. Some time ago the
house of Mrs. E. Kurtz Johnson, 16Oo
NAaSSncHuscttS avenue, was visited by
thieves. who ripped a large section of cop
per spouting from the front of the house
From there they went to three houses on
connecticut avenue between Q and
Streets where they stripped the houses OF
as much copper pipe as they could. Going
around in the alley in rear of the vacant
houses they battered it until they were
able to get 1t in bag, and then they went
or and sold the metal. There were go
many cases of the kind that the detectives
were much annoyed and Detectives Rhodes
and Proctor recovered some of the metal in
junk store.
The arrest of Nelson followed, and the
case will be heard next week
Two young colored men, Edward Parker
and jeremiah Addison, We're called upon to
answer charge Of theft and each accused
the other of being responsible for the tax
irg of Sara CassaSsa's shoes.
When the shoes had been taken the de-
PENDANTS went to the house of a colored
girl and wanted to sell them. Then the
girl informed on them, and now they Will
have to live in jail for two months.
William, alias Dennis Hawkins, colored,
arraigned for the theft of ten chickens
from the Center market, said guilty and
vert to Jail to await the action of the
grand jury, as it was his second offense.