Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-26
Detectives Take Into Custody an
Alleged Noted Crook.
AN ACCOMPLISH MAKES His ESCAPE
Exciting Chase After Men Who
Had RevoIvers Drawn.
L II e LOCA l. Is L RG LA r E S

jubilee season was made about . o'clock
last night. Henry Clark is the name of
the man arrested, and he belongs in New
York. His partner, who was with h4m and
who is known as one of the most skillful
professional crooks in New York, escaped.
Both man were armed.
The credit for the arrest of Clark and
the recovery of considerable properly is
due to Detectives Charles W. Proctor Of
Inspector BoarGmaT'S s,af and NJ. NJ Null
hail. former secret service detective. who
also belongs here. Clark was taken into
custody after an exciting chase and after
he hal drawn his revolver on Detective
Mulhall aud threatened to shoot him. Two
burgiaries are charged against Clark and
similar charges will be entered against his
companion in the event of his capture. The
houses of Mr. Frank p. May, No. A.; NJ
street, and Mr.. Wilber j. Carr, at No. 1115
on the same street, are the houses the men
are alleged to have robbed. At the latter
Mr.. Alexander Summers, who had rooms
there, was also loser. The property taken
from the houses consisted of jawelry and
money and other valuable articles, and Mr..
Summers lost revolver with the owners
name engraved on it, and also other val
uahles
a jimmy on which was the mann j. NJ.
Clifford was found where one of the bur
glars had thrown it. This piece Of iron
was used by the burglars to effect entrances
to the houses. The JOB at the residence
of Mr.. May was done first. and only a short
time afterward the burglars called at Mr..
Cars house. NeighbOrs saw the men
ringing the door bell to satisfy themselves
that there was nobody at home. and in
this way good descriptions of them We're
obtained.
Damage to Doors.
The doors at both houses were terribly
disfigured by the use of the Jimmy, while
the outer door leading TO Mr.. Summers
rooms was almost torn from the hinges.
When reports of the robberies were re-
ceived at police headquarters the detectives
we're not at all surprised. for they realized
that many hundred houses had been left
unprotected while their occupants had gone
TO see the fireworks.
At each of the residences bureau drawers
were emDtied on the floors and the houses
had been ransacked. Each presented the
appearance of anything but place of hab-
i;ation, and for this reason it was some
time before the members of the families
could tell just what had been taken.
Inspector Boardman summoned several
detectives to headquarters and gave them
orders TO make a search for the men. De-
tectives McDevitt and McNamee started in
one direction, while Detectives Proctor and
Mulhall went in another. The latter were
not far from Mr.. Cars house when the
robbery was actually committed.
1t was before . o'clock when Detectives
Proctor and Muhall ran across the two
men near 18th street and Massachusetts
avenue, but one of them. the one who was
caught had not been properly described.
There's your tall man. with the light
suit" Detective Proctor remarked to his
partner.
The Discovery and Flight.
Then the officers separated and Swallowed
ri r bpy bn.l ip1 horse ga 90
ing south on 18th street. Detective Proc
tor took a seat beside the men, while De-
tective Muhall remained on the rear of
the car. When the car reached 18th and
f streets the alleged professional crooks
to leave. Thinking ii was about
time speak to them. Detective Proctor
began by saying, Gentlemen. | would"
And before he could add like to speak
to you the men jumped from the car and
ran.
Each officer picked out a man, and then
the exciting chase began. The fleeing one
who proved to be Clark was selected by
Detective Mulhall. He ran east on f
street and turned north on 10Th street:
When he reached St Patrick 5 Church and
saw the open space to the south of the
building he went in the direction of it, evil
IDENTITY thinking he could reach an alley in
the rear. Soon after passing over the park
ing Clark found himself up against hedge
fence through which he did not succeed in
passing. Turning, he went against the
church wall. and, pointing his big Smith &
Wesson revolver at the officer. he said:
IF you come any further I'll shoot
AS quick as a flash Detective Mulhall low
cred his head and rammed it against the
alleged burglars stomach with such force
that the latter was winded. SO suddenly
was this done that Clark did not have an
opportunity to shoot. and the shock caused
him to drop his weapon. The men then
clinched and lively struggle ensued. For
fully twenty minutes they struggled on the
lot and persons who We're called upon for
assistance refused to pay any attention to
the officers appeals. Clark was finally sub
dued and taken to police headquarters,
where he merely gave his name and age
He refused to make statement.
Search for the Pal.
While all this was going on Detective
Proctor was searching for Clark's pal
After leaving the car his man went south
and turned the corner of + street. In his
flight he drew his weapon and had it ready
for business when Mr.. Middaugh, citizen.
grabbed at him.
"Ill kill you said the fugitive. pointing
his revolver at the citizen
The latter got out of his way and the
man then entered a saloon, with Detective
Proctor not far behind him Proctor had
his weapon drawn ready for use, antiC. pat
ing trouble in event of cnrnering his man
A hasty search of the place was made, but
the man wearing light suit and carrying
a pistol IN MS nant was NOT found. He
had climbed fence in The rear of the sa-
loon and passed out through a building on
f street. This was learned when Sergeant
Shilling and Detective Proctor made a sec
ond search of the premises.
Detective Lacy, hardcuffc1 to the pris
onsr. went from police headquarters in
search of the stolen property. Detective
Mulhan returned to the vicinity of St. Pat
rick's Church. where he had seen Clark
throwing away property and recovered
most of that taken from Mr. Cars house.
About 1 o'clock this morning. after an all
night search for the missing burglar. De-
tective Proctor made investigation on
the grass plat next to ST. Patrick'G Church,
and found the revolver and jimmy.
Prisoner Has Nothing 10 Say.
This morning Clark was taken to police
headquarters and measured. Later he was
photoera pied for the gallery and was then
locked up at the first precinct station. He
had nothing to say and would not consent
to have his friends notified of his arrest
Detective Mulhall says that both Clark
and his pal who escaped, are professional
crooks. and are known as expert store men.
One of the gang with which they are con-
nected, it is said, was caught shoplifting in
PHILADELPHIA not long ago A woman who