Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-07
CAUGHT A BURGLAR.
Lively Chase at TakOma Park This
Morning.


Morning.
This morning about 2 o'clock Policeman
Speer of the eighth precinct figured in an
exciting chase in the woods and succeeded
in capturing an alleged burglar. The officer
reached the railroad station at Takoma a
few minutes before O'Clock and waited
[, ere for the arrival of another officer.
While waiting he heard noise some little
distance down the railroad track, as If
made by the smashing Of pieces of iron,
and he went down to make an investiga-
ton.
AS he approa ched the scene of the noise he
saw the figure Of a man rise from the track
and make an effort to get away. The Off
Ger then realized for the first time the i'm
portance Of quick action. He first imag-
ined that some one was tampering with
the railroad tracks, but without waiting to
consider tire matter he started in pursuit
Of the fugitive. The latter had not gone
far before he reached wire fence and
was stopped. Close behind him was the
officer, and he was unable to stop before
reaching the fence. Consequently he ran
against the obstruction and piled over the
man. When he fell he grabbed the man
and held to him. The latter was anxious
to get away, and would in all probability
have disappeared before the meeting or
the ground had it not been that the fence
stopped him.
when the officer had secured mis- man he
returned with him to the station, and then
discovered that he was white James MUIR
ply was the name he gave and he had on
him nearly s. in silver coin. On the rail-
road track Wkere the officer had heard the
noise he found the broken pieces of a small
iron safe and a heavy steel instrument,
which, it was thought, had been used as a
burglars Jimmy.
The prisoner explained that he had
tramped here from Pittsburg saying he
was a shoemaker looking for employment.
Because Of the finding of the broken bank
and jimmy, the officer thought the man
had probably operated about Takoma, al
though he denied that he had committed
any offease.
Soon afterward, however, the policeman
learned that the drug store Of Arthur b.
Burrows had been burglarized. The shut
tiers in rear of the store had been pried
open and the store entered. Roth money
drawers in the store had been broken and
the iron safe. the fragments of which were
found on the railroad track, had been taken
This morning Murphy was arraigned in
Judge Milier's court on a charge of bur-
glary. and he entered a plea Of not guilty.
Policeman Speer described the circum-
stances under which he made the arrest of
the prisoner, who was in his stocking feet.
Il only have one Shoe" interrupted Muir
ply.
The officer exhibited the Jimmy. the
broken bank and the money, and DR.. Bur-
rows told Of the burglary at his store. Muir
ply denied the charge.
Il tramped here from Pittsburg," he an
swered, land got in yesterday afternoon.
Where did. You get this jimmy?' the
court asked.
II never had it," was mis- reply.
There was another man arrested at Ia
koma Sunday" the officer said. He was
a colored man named Charles Green, and
he said he was from Pittsburg.'
Whats become of him?'
He was brought to court yesterday and
Judge Kimball took his personal bonds"
There will be no personal bonds in this
tnse," said Judge Miller. Murphy will
have to give 5000 bonds for the grand
jury or be committed.
The man could not give the security, and
SO he was sent down.