The semi-weekly messenger., 1900-03-16

and The Evening Star of the same date
have extended reports IF the arrest OF
Mike Dowling and an accomplice III
that city on the charge Of robbery The
Evening Star under the caption, De
Hberate Robbery" says:
Michael F. Bowling, who says he
formerly kept a saloon in Norfolk, Va,
and Eugene l.. Wilson, who claims Bal
tirnore as his home, were today ar
raigned in the police court before Judge
KimbaH on the charge of robbing Rich
ard E. Lewis, a drug man Of Baltimore,
Of 81 in money and a diamond ring val
ued a $40. The accused were held in
81, 600 bonds for the action of the grand
jury.
The evidence showed that Thursday
evening about o'clock Officers New
kirk and Murphy were approached by
two newsbOys, who told them they had
seen the accused men take Q stranger
who was very much intoxicated, into n
house at the corner Of Az and g streets
northwest. The officers al once went
to the place. and secreting themselves
in room back of that in which the
men had taken their victim. awaited
developments. Bowling and Wilson be-
gan operations by urging Lewis to give
them % cents with which To buy a half
pint of whiskey. After some persuasion
Lewis took about $2 in change from
his pocket. and one Of the men tDOk 80
cents from his hand. with which he
sent for some whiskey by cOlored
boy emplOye in the place. Upon get
ting the liquor one Of the accOmplices
held Lewis while the other poured
nearly the contents of the bottle down
his throat
Lewis at once became helpless, and
fell over on the bed upon which he
had been sitting. The men then un-
dressed Lewis and searched mis- 10th
ing, piece by piece. succeeding il get
ting about 81. They then took he dia-
mOnd ring mentioned from Lewis
finger, after which they carefully COW
cred him in bed.
The accused men, who had appar-
emily been strangers, shook hands with
each other, one remarking that they
had done an act which would make it
necessary for them to stick closa to-
gether in future and each pledged
fidelity to the other.
Wilson and Bowling then made
preparations to leave the place. Seeing
this Officers Newkirk and Murphy de-
cided to at once arrest them. The pris-
oners were dumfOUnded when told to
consider themselves under arrest, and
made no resistance. They were sent
TO headquarters, where yesterday they
were measured, and later they were
photographed for the rOgues' gallery.
Lewis did not awaken from his stu
pOr until noon yesterday He expressed
establishment when the experience
which he had passed through was re-
lated to him by the officers
THE POSTS STORY OF ARREST.
Referring to the arrest, The Post OF
the same date says:
Eugene L. Wilson, who represents
himself to be q Baltimore salesman,
and Michael F. Bowling, a former Sa-
loon keeper, of Norfolk, are held At the
Sixth precinct station under the allie
CATION that they rifled the pockets of
Richard f. Lewis, a member of the
firm of Lewis & Co. dealers in drugs,
Ut 1OS Hanover street. Baltimore, while
the latter was under the influence OF
liquor. ana after they had daringly
forced him To enter house at the cor
ner Of f1S and c streets northwest last
Thursday night. Lewis is also held at
the police station as a witness against
the men, who were closely watched
from behind a curtain by two police
men while they robbed the Baltimore
an Lewis did not regain sobriety until
l o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
story Of the hOld-up was related to hin
and he seemed to regard it as a fairy
tale. He said he had no recollection OF
all that had occurred. and was not de-
sirOus OF prosecuting the men. Police
men Newkirk and S. Murphy, however
were witnesses to the affair, ana in
formed him they were determined &c
prosecute. The prisoners will be grant
e6 Il hearing in the police court this
morning.
BOYS WARNED THE POLICE.
shortly after o'clock Thursday
night two boys ran up to Policeman
Newkirk. at the Sixth street station
and Informed him that two men haC
taken a stranger in the aforesaid
house against his will. The youths 80
the man was under the influence o
liquor and besides being apparentl,
unknown to the two men, refused Il
accompany them into the dwelling. H,
was then forcibly taken up the step:
and into the house. The boys wer,
questioned and said they met Lewis oil
Pennsylvania avenue He offered then
10 cents to guide him to an eatin:
house. and they took him as far as tn
corner of Four-and -a-half street ant
the avenue They were about to lea'
him TO a retaurant on the north side o
the street when Wilson and Dowlin;
appeared. and took Lewis from tn
boys. the latter stated. leading him Vi
e street to the corner house.
Policeman Newkirk and Murphy wen
TO the boarding house in which the rob
berry is alleged to have occurred. whicl
is In a respectable neighbOrhoOd, RAM
the door bell, and found that every on
had gone out except a porter, who sait
that two men had just brought
stranger into the house The polio
learned that Wilson had engaged tn
lower front room last Monday for /.
week. Bowling had not been seen ther
prior to Thursday night.
Both officers concealed themselve
in a back parlor. adjoining the from
room They opened the communicative
door a short distance without attract
ing the atteAtion Of the three men il
the front parior, and watched from
behind q tapestry curtain. They sa
that Wilson and Dowlng at first wer
pleading with Lewis to let them hav
70 cents with which to buy some whis
key. He refused, but finally shovel hi
hand into his pocket and brought ou
some change, from which Bowling j
said to have taken a so cent piece an
gene out to buy some whiskey Levi
was not i'm a condition to resist tn