Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-03
ALLEGED CROOKS CAUGHT
Officers Round Up Several MODS" During
Parade Last Night
They Are Placed Hehind the Bars ms
Suspects-vigilance of the
Police.

| the appointment OF an able corps OF de
| tectives, proved effective 50 far as the big
| crowd Of last night was concerned. The
number of robberes reported was unusually
| small. while the arrests Of alleged profess
| sional pickpockets was large Severa
| "mobs" were flushed by the detectives
| and eleven of the visitors who came here
| it is alleged. to prey upon unsuspecting res
idents found themselves behind the bars
| before midnight.
As stated in yesterdays Star, there were
no New York detectives among those
| brought from other cities, but the New
| York crooks who came did not fare well.
| When the officers went out from headquar-
| tiers yesterday they were given instructions
| by Inspector Boardman to use every effort
| to round up the light-fingered gentry, as
| we'll as 10 protect property. The hotels and
| depots We're watched early in the day, and
at night the detectives went where the
crowds were thickest, and special attention
was paid to the street railroad transfer
functions. Many of the detectives were in
| the dense crowd about the Dewey stand,
| and others were scattered along the line of
parade.
When the procession ended and people
were breaking for the street cars to reach
their homes there was great danger of rob-
berries and then it was that most atten-
ton was paid to the street cars and trans
fer stations Detectives Weldon and Har-
tigan. with Detectives Humphrey of Balti-
more and Hamm of Philadelphia, were
near the corner of 9th street and New York
avenue watching the crowds at the trans
fer junction, when they noticed several IA
miliar faces. Some of them had been seen
in the gallery at headquarters and some of
the officers had met the men themselves.
Discovery Made.
There's mob around here all right"
remarked one of the detectives to his COM
paniOns, and presently the word was
given The suspects made break when
they discovered that the officers were after
them, but the latter were close in pursuit
One of the alleged crooks turned down sth
street, hoping to disappear in the dark
ness and make his escape, but Detective
Humphrey determined to get him. AS soon
as he got where he thought he could use
his revolver with safety, the officer drew
it and fired. The bullet struck the pave
ment and. glancing, passed through the
fugitives shoe and made a wound in his
heel. More frightened than hurt, the fee
ing man stopped with a cry of alarm, and
surrendered. He proved to be Louis Leib,
alias Little Lew alias Little Dutch"
although he gave the name of George Mon
roe to the detective.
Others who were caught at that time
proved to be George Hilton, alias Teddy
Kingston: James Wallace, James Williams
alias Kid Evans, and Henry Johnston,
alias Schaeffer. The man whose heel had
been hurt was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where the doctors found that
his shoe was more damaged than was his
heel, and he was soon sent to station
and placed behind the bars.
Without stopping to make explanations
or further inquiry, the detectives went in
search of others. They succeeded in cap
turing Dan Nugent, alias Davis, said to be
one of the best all-round crooks in the
United States. He makes Chicago his head
quarters although he is well known in
other sections of the country. The Of
ficers found him on 18th street. He ex-
pressed surprise at being apprehended, al
though he had been similarly treated here
several years ago.
Five More Caught.
Detectives Helan, Boyd. Parham, Gala
her and Browne with. Detectives Grim Of
Cincinnati and O'Donnel of Baltimore, sue
ceeded in landing five alleged crooks in the
station house. Charles Willis, one Of those
arrested, had a gold watch and a large
sum of money on him, including some gold
coin. He was taken into custody near the
Dewey stand. The Baltimore detectives
recognized him as having been arrested in
their city on one occasion.
Samuel B. Gordon, also an alleged Balti-
more crook, had revolver on him, and he
will have to answer charge of carrying
concealed weapons. James Jordan, Ed
ward Marden and Robert NJ Cas- hburg were
the other persons arrested. Cashburg has
the reputation of being check raiser.
Detectives Horne, Peck and Miller ar
rested two men and held them as alleged
suspicious characters.
Dresses INITIATED.
Two cases in which dress skirts were cut.
sunnosed tn have hoe, tho work ne niok-
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po'he'a' were iepoi'eo " Tie poiice. oiie
of the ladies to whom the rogues thus gave
their attention was Mrs Stutler wife Of
Mr.. Warner Stutler. sunerintendent of the
st,.oo. 1910. ,<,ea., ~
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VIE OF Attorney VIM Earle Ambrose, was
the other. In the former case the dress
was cut in a number of nlaces Indicating
to the police the work of vandal in addi-
uon to that OF thief With Mrs. Ambrose
.rie uiess Ma9 - oiis "hele 'He POCKET
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came all the way from Cleveland ohio to
see Admiral Dewey, was relieved of $50,
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