Evening star., 1897-06-09
MEMBERS OF A BAD GANG
Three Colored Toughs Who Are Suspected Of
Various 0fenses.
One Makes Confession of Having Been
Present When ZadOck Kesslef
Was Shot in February.

Detectives Lacy Horne and Weldon have
succeeded IN arresting two colored men.
ard a third one is already in jail, who. It Is
said. are wanted on charges of having COM
mitted several serious offenses. The men
are all colored. and named Ike Jones. Bliss.
alias Will Clark, and William Hawley
alias Hall. respectively.
The capture. Inspector Hollinberger
thinks, Is an important one. The principal
accusation against them Is that they visit
ed the store Of Mr.. Zadock W. Kessler
about 10 o'clock on the night OF February
q last, for the purpose of robbing him, but
escaped from the place without getting
any money. but not until after Clark had
shoot Kessler in the neck.
Mr.. Kessler. who Is an elderly man. keeps
a store at 2iS 10Th street northeast, and tine
shooting caused considerable excitement
IN the neighborhcod, having the effect also
OF making other Storekepers uneasy. Mr..
kessler was getting ready to close his store
the evening he was shot. Two colored men,
whose races were partly covered with
handkerchiefs, entered and made demand
for money. Mr.. kessler refused their de-
mands. and one of the men opened fire on
him.
Detectives Get n Clue.
y few days ago the detectives got a clue
to his alleged assailarts, and Monday they
arrested Jones. no willingly informed on
the other two men. His statement was
that he bad taken the revolver from the
house of friend and loaned it to Clark,
VINO atterward told him that he Clark
was the man who had shot Mr. Kessler.
The morning after the shooting so he
told the detectives. Clark read to him an
account of the affair printed in Il city
paper. and said he was the man who had
committed the crime. He denied that he
was with the men vixen they went to the
store.
When Jones had been locked up the off,
GERS went after Clark, and searched several
houses in South Washington, including the
homes of his mother and a young woman
with whom he had kept company; bat it
was not until this Afternoon that they man
aged to apprenend him.
1t Is also suspected that these men rob-
bed the store of J. n. Ridgely, No. 10 10Th
street northeast. In this case two colored
men went to the store and asked for the
change of dime, and while the proprietor
vas making the change one of them grab
bed bag containing between s. and 81
and ran off.
Held Up n Street Car.
Jones admitted to the officers that he
had participated with the others in the
hold-up" of an Anacosta street car one
hisht last winter. They got on the car
and had struggle with the driver. he
says. and when he and Clark left the car
they supposed Hawley had secured the
cash box, and We're disappointed to find
that he had not.
Clark is Identified
Mt kessier called at police headquarters
this afternoon and fully identified Clark
as the man who fired the shot While
Ciarks companion went behind the coun-
ter. he said. Clark came up to MIN and said:
want your monay and want it quick.
too"
This brought the merchant to his feet
ana ne was about to deal Clark a blow
pistol and fired.
me bullet is still in Mr.. Kessler's possess
sion, having entered his neck near the
"lhdPipe and passed around his shoulder
ana lodged in his neck, from which it
vas extracted. 1t is likely that
the case will be heard in the Police Court
tomorrow, unless the detectives want time
for a further investigation.