Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-01

Thousand dollars Of the money to his own
use. Policemen Frank Helan, Thomas Nc
Nance. Michael Muller and Frank Baur
We're promoted from the ranks to the de-
tective force. Following the investigation
made by Commissioner Wight Of the escape
Of James, alias Pat" Carr, Lieut. D. H.
Teeple was reduced and Sergeant John
Kenney was promoted to fill the vacancy.
Lieut.. Teeple, who w6s' reduced to a pri-
vate OF the second class, was made assist
ant sanitary officer, In place Of Officer
Amiss. who was sent back to precinct duty.
Another change madeCwaS the eduction Of
Lieut.. Charles r. Vernon, who was made
a private Of the second class at his own re-
quest, and detailed at headquarters in Maj.
Moore's office. Numerous transfers were
also made. The system of receiving in
formation at headquarters was changed by
Central Bureau" and Policemen E. l..
Phillips. Samuel Murphy and w. H. Amiss
were detailed as operators During the
year the police made 24,47I arrests, 1878
white and 1909 colored. There were 1884
females and 1,3.o males. OF the males
who were arrested 7.120 were married end
1913 were single, while there were 1,16S
married females and 2.216 single females.
In the month of January Policemen Foley
and Evans were tried and dismissed be-
cause OF charges growing out of q visit to
the Division; 1t appeared that Evans
had parted with considerable portion of
his months salary in an alleged disre2uta
BILE house, and the next day he took his
brother officer to the house 70 play &C.
tective. This was done for the purpose of
getting back some of the lost money. but
the officers got dismissed instead. Follow
ing this came complaint from Madge
Fisher. young woman in the Division
CT alleged ill-treatment on part of the
police The investigation resulted in
complete exoneration Of the charges. Maj.
Harries. as chairman Of a committee of
the board of trade, made an interesting re-
port on fire, police and National Guard
matters. A new police boat, called the
Ntfrf1o mt
rual parade of the police and fire depart
ments showed off both these dspal tmen:s
OF the District government to the best adj
vantage. There was a competitive drill by
the police of the several precincts, and
Lieut.. Amiss' command of the first precinct
carried off the prize, a handsome silk flag,
donated by Commissioner Wight Maj.
Moore's annual report showed a decreased
number of arrests compared with the work
of the previous year. Among the men re-
ported missing were William Fredericks
and A. ]. Tucker Fredericks was n manu-
featuring jeweler, and after his disappear
ance articles that had been left with him
for repair were recovered in pawnshops.
Miss Mamie Harvell and Miss Florence
Jordan were also reported among the miss
ing. as was Pearl Maltby. In each case
man figured, and the female in each in
stance was finally restored to her parents.
Florence Jordan eventually became insane
and was brought here from Philadelphia
and put in the asylum. Another matter
else of executive clemency in the case of
ex-Poiceman Terry, who killed Willis
Washington. The killing occurred during
the time that Jack the Slasher'' gave the
police so much trouble. Edward Turner,
colored, figured in police circles because
while insane he entered st. Domincs
Church and caused about 500 damage by
smashing furniture. He was arrested and
was afterward turned over to relatives.
Crimes.
Ten homicides were recorded during the
past year as against thirteen during the
preceding year. Although. Dorsey Foultz
was the only alleged murderer to escape,
not one of the others Is under sentence of
death, and several Of them have not been
tried. The first criminal fatality of the
year was the fatal shooting of Robert Jones
by John Jones, his brother 1t was a boys
quarrel, and John. who was only thirteen
years old, was given Il mild sentence. In
May came the killing Of Charles Robinson
by Dorsey Foultz. This murder occurred in
the daytime, when pedestrians on the
street were numerous. but the man who
used the revolver got away. From time to
time 1t Was reported that he had been seen
in different places, among them in the big
sewer near Howard University. Hundreds of
houses have been searched. and the police
have spent many restless nights, but Dor
sey Is still at large. June Jacopo Ferarri
shot and killed Mrs. Chiara Guiliana III
II and | streets. and then committed sui
eide. The double tragedy was the out
growth of n love affair that existed between
them in Italy. Ferarri went to the house
OF the Guile as early in the morning and
committed the crime. In July Joseph Smith
was held for killing Edward Johnson with
a stone A month later Farmer John d.
Marshall of Maryland was shot and killed
near the Pennsylvania avenue bridge.
Frank johnson. colored, was arrested for
the killing and held for trial. William NJ.
Strothers, young colored man, killed Rosa
Talbert, his mistress He used a hatciiet on
her head while she was asleep, but he re-
fused to give any reason for his conduct
Next came the brutal murder of Edmonia
jackson. for whose killing Edward Smith
Is In custody. This affair happened in
Chew's alley. and the crimes of burglary
and arson were added to murder. Smith
was under the influence of liquor, and was
the last person seen with her. Her hus-
band was In jail when the offcnse was COM
mitted. December ID Charles Winston COL
ored, killed his wife at their home in South
Washington, on Sd street, and then made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide. The
mystery of Sam Lungs broken head has
not been solved. He was assaulted in his
laundry, on I'd street, by an unknown COL
ored man, and, although physicians thought
ne would not live many hours, a Chinese
doctor saved his life but his assaiIant was
not found. Another serious assault was
that committed on IsadOre Efren Of Texas
In the White Lot. He was also robbed and
Williams end his pals were sentenced to
the pelitentiary.
Michael Donoghue and Henry A. Stewart
were connected with an alleged assault
case, ard the former was acquitted of re-
sponsibility for the latter's death Mabel
Dunn and her companion, F. Wilson, were
assaulted Oh the Conduit road while on
their wheels one night, but their assailants
were not captured. Charles E. Barber. n
patent attorney, and Edward D. Hayes.
colored, of Baltimore, each committed sui.
eide. after an attempt to commit murder.
Barber shot Miss Dorothy Squires. form
er acquaintance. because she refused to
recognize him, and Hays shot mis- sweet
heart, Mildred Robinson, because she re-
fused an unreasonable request. The cases
of Patrick Carr, for alleged felonious as
sault on little Mollie Robinson and Darre-
dine Di Nunzio, for an alleged similar crime
on Dora AK, attracted some attention,
Carr was caught after some delay and is
serving a sentence in prison. while Di Nun
zio, after a conviction, was granted new
trial and released. Howard Freeman, a
colored boy, arrested for alleged assaults
on two small girls, was sentenced to JAIL
There were several reports Of robberies and
yste rious conduct Of people reported,
WHICH upon investigation, proved to have
teen without foundation. Deputy Collector