The evening times., 1897-04-14
BILLY williams IN THE NET
The Notorious Crock Arrested
for Assault and Robbery.
AN ACCOMPLICE TELLS ON HIM
He and Two Other Men Said to Have
Decoyed a Stranger Iuto the White
Lot, Struck Him Unconscious and
Stolen His Valuables Williams
Criminal Career.

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rious criminal who ever made the District
his home. was arrested last night by Po-
hcemen Owen and Ward, and turned ovei
to detectives Helan and Sutton. who locked
him up at the Twelfth street station, on
the charge of assaulting Isadore Efren.
Efren was decoyed into the White Lot
Saturday night by two men whom he met
on the street The man is a merchant o
San Antonio, Tex, and being a stranger
in the city placed himself under the guild
ance Of the two men who promised &c
conduct him to the house where he was
stopping.
When the party reached dark spot in
the White House grounds the men turned
on Efren, and one held him while the O ther
secured his valuables. In the scuffle Efren
received hard rap over the head and was
rendered unconscious. He was discovered
some time afterward and taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where he recovered
sufficiently 10 tell his story The case
was assigned to Detectives Heian and
Sutton. who called in Policeman Kilmartin
10 assist them. The officers first arrested
James Burley, cab-driver, whom they be-
| lieved, from the description furnished by
| Efren, to be connected with the case
1 A cell proved too much for Burley, and
| after he had spent a few hours behind the
bars, he weakened aud promised to tell
all. Burley's story implicated Williams
and Albert Tolsen. Tolson was found by
the officers at his home, No. $50 c street
southwest, and taken into custody late
yesterday afternoon.
Burley tells story which reveals plot
Go rob woman named Morton, who keeps
a Ciisorderly house in the Division. He said
Williams, Tolson and himself had met at
Fifteenth street and the Avenue to talk
over their plans, and that Efren came along
while they were talking. They saw that
he was a stranger, and Burley said VIII
lians conceived the plot of enticing him
into the White Lot.
When questioned by the police Williams
denied everything concerning the robbery
but admitted having met Burley and Tol-
son up town between 8 and II D. m. The
case will probably come up for a prellmi-
nary hearing tomorrow.
Besides the robbery for which Williams
is arrested number of similar cases where
strangers have been decoyed into unfre-
Quented spots and sandbagged have oc-
CURED in the city lately, and the police
are certain that they can fasten several of
these upon their prisoner. They feel GER
tain, at least, of the case of William ia
cobs, a hackman, who was enticed into
the Capitol grounds, and To rob whom an
attempt was made. Through the appear
ance OF another vehicle at an opportme
moment, the crime was frustrated, but the
hackman identified Williams picture at
police headquarters as that of one Of the
men who were engaged in the attack upon
him His evidence will be used in the
trial
Much interests added to the case against
Williams by the fact that about year ago
he announced that he had gotten re-
Iigion,' and reformed. A number Of char
liable persons in the District interested
themselves in his case at the time and Sc
cured him employment. They will no
doubt be much chagrined to learn Of their
protege's backsliding.
Williams record includes An ATTEMPT.
when scarcely more than a boy, to kill
Police Lieutenant Amiss, who caught him
in the act OF robbing house; the murder of
Policeman Arnold about ten years ago:
the Tobbng and burning Of the steamer
Lady of the Lake two years ago, and more
recen ntly the blowing open and robbing
safe at the Alexandria ferryboat wharf
This last Job was done about a year ago
Williams saved himself by informing on
has two accomphces, Buck Aufert and
Jack Dempsey.
When seen by a Times reporter this morn
ing he said:
Il don't know any more about the rob-
berry than the most innocent man in town.
Only the police have my record, and when
any crime is committed and I am in the
neighborhood they come and nab me.
II am sorry principally on account of my