Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
HENDERSON CONFESSES
ACKNOWLEDGES HAVING SHOT MoY
SING, A LAUNDRYMAN.
Other Crimes for Which He Assumes
Responsibility - Exonerates
James cambridge.

Robert Henderson, colored. who was ar
rested Sunday morning by Policeman Nc
Grath of the second precinct after he had
entered the laundry of Lee Hing at 1414i5
street northwest and engaged in shoot
ing ARRAY with the Chinaman. as published
in yesterdays Star. admits that he fired
the shot recently which came SO near kill
ing Moy Sing, another laundryman, at 10th
and P streets. He also confessed that he
robbed the laundry of Moy Sam. at 18th
and Sampson streets. 1t is believed by the
police that he will confess other robberies
before he is tried and sentenced.
His confession, made last night, exon
crates James cambridge. who was identi-
fed by Moy Sing as the man who shot him.
At the time Dandridge's case was before
the Police Court Mr. Mullowny, the prose-
cutting attorney, doubted the prisoner S
guilt and consented to small bond being
given for him
Yesterday afternoon Inspector Boardman
detailed Detectives Lacy and Browne to
assist the second precinct officers in the
investigation. After they had been with
the prisoner some time the latter weakened
and made three writtsn confessions.
Resolves to Reform.
In the first one he said:
II was in Rev. Mr.. Lees church, on Yer
mont avenue between @ and r streets
northwest. on the night that Mr.: Lee asked
to have money given to help clear James
cambridge OF the charge of shooting Moy
Sing. then knew that cambridge was
not guilty, and felt sorry for him, as had
done the work myself
In connection with this confession he said
the appeal of Preacher Lee was very touch
ing, and said II the minister had talked
much longer he would have got up in the
church and confessed his guilt. He con-
cluded that he would reform, and that he
would not allow cambridge to be punished,
but afterward he was in need of funds, and
therefore broke his good resolution.
The second confession concerns the case
in which Moy Sing was shot, and in it Hen
dersOn says:
II broke into Moy Sings laundry at the
corner Of 10th and p streets and shot Moy
Sing. l also stole two shirts from this
laundry. The pink candle / bought from
store at 18th and streets northwest. A
boy waited on me, and I paid him l cent
for 1t. The coat that was found In the Chi
namans hall l left there when 1 ran, and
1 bought the coat from secondhand store
on It'll street. There was no money in the
drawer of the laundry. The knife Cleft at
Moy Sings has one side of the handle off,
and would know the knife again If saw
II. The blade Was broken off by cutting the
window out"
Another Crime Confessed.
A third time the prisoner was in a talka-
tive mood, and he then signed the following
statement:
II also broke into the laundry on 18th
street near Samson street northwest, and
fired one shot through the side window to
scare the Chinaman. | did not get all the
way in, as the Chinaman woke up, and it
was then that ! fred at him. Then /
walked away and went to my home. Z
Frye's court. I tore the coat that 1 now
have on trying to get away. l have at
tempted to rob three Cinnamon, and In do
Ing so have shot two Of them
Gives Particulars.
Henderson yesterday told the police all
about the robberies and assaults that he
confessed having committed. He told
where he had bought tn. overcoat that he
left at Moy Sings place and about the red
candle that he used while efecting an en-
trance. Moy Sing. who had previously
identified James cambridge, saw Henderson
yesterday. but failed to recognize him.
This morning Henderson was seen by other
Cinnamon, but none of them could identify
him as having either robbed or assaulted
them. The prisoner admits having served
term Of two years in the penitentiary at
Richmond for robbery committed at Gull
pepper.
Major Sylvester received letter this
morning from Constable w. c. George, jr.,
telling something about the prisoner. He
says that Henderson was arrested at Gull
pepper in 1897 for robbing store and June
% of that year he was sentenced to two
years Imprisonment. Several robberies
were committed by Henderson al Culpeper,
the constable says, and in each case an en-
trance was effected through rear windows
doors. The prisoner Will probably be
taken to court tomorrow morning.