The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05
MANY VICTIMS OF THIEVES
PickpOckets Successfully Work tbs
Inauguration Crowd.
A Number of Visitors Relieved of
Watches and Purses - Detectives
From other Cities, Aided by the
Local Force, Arrest Four Suspects.


Thieves were busy yesterday and numer-
Gus complaints have reached the police.
mostly from visitors in the city. Four
suspects were arrested during the day and
locked up until the Inauguration crowds
have left the city. The prisoners are said
to be noted pickpockets, and were ar
rested by both outside and local detec-
tives.
It was apparent early in the day that
crooks were at work. for reports Of thefts
began to reach headquarters long before
noon. William j. Downs, residing at Port
Republic. Md. called early to enquire
| whether the police could recover $3.50 in
cash taken from his pocket while ne was
| asleep late Saturday night in an Avenue
| hotel He told the police that he came to
town for the Inauguration. and was going
| to Baltimore. Md. later in the week to
settle a business transaction. Saturday,
| late at night. he registered at the hotel
! and went to bed. When he awoke next
| morning his cash had gone and there was
| no clew to the theft. Last night the au-
| thorities furnished him with transporta-
| tion to Baltimore. Md.
Pickpockets robbed James Martin, Of
Brocton, N. Y, while he was viewing ths
| parade yesterday afternoon not far from
the Baltimore and Ohio depot Martin
| says that he had a two-carat diamond
stud. worth $40. in his shirt when he en-
| tered the crowd to see the soldiers march.
but shortly thereafter he discovered that
the stud mad disappeared. Martin found
his way to headquarters and told the de-
tectives of his loss.
Joseph Geirers, who lives at 761 Ninth
Street northeast. has missed his gold
trh Nrh ha had in n -1,a-,
he watched the procession yesterday near
the Treasury Department According to
Geirers, the watch disappeared while he
was being j0stied in the crowd but he
has no idea who possessed himself of the
property. Last night he saw Inspector
Roardrsan and asked him to recover the
watch If possible.
The pocket OF August MulIin, 81 South
Third Street. Philadelphia. was picked
some time yesterday afternoon. Mullin
says he standing in big crowd near
Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest. while Mr.. Hanna rode by with
tdhe President. and was so intent on the
spectacle, that he did not notice the thief
who got his purse containing SIS, a rail-
road ticket, and receipts.
Somebody rified the pocket of William
&. tiiiI, 5Io Eighteenth Street northwest,
who is employed at the Southern Railway
Building. Hill was interested in the Dis
trict National Guard and forgot that
pickpockets were abroad. Just after Gen
eral Harries passed by at the head of the
guardsmen Hill says he noticed that his
purse was gone from his coat pocket The
pocketbook contained S13.
James Payton says he was robbed yes
terday while in saloon enjoying cigar
and chatting with friends. There was a
crown in the place. which is near F'if-
teenth and f Streets northwest.
Joseph Waters. who lives at 116 Tenth
Street northwest. has suffered the loss OK
a pocketbook which contained so. Waters
thinks the thief robbed him while he was
standing at Thirteenth and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
George r. Underwood keeps a lunch
room in the Northern Liberty Market.
and late Saturday night he says his slot
machine was broken open and robbed Of
a small amount
picion the following, said to be noted
crooks: Harry Briscoe; aged twenty
three years. who has been in the city
three weeks Briscoe was lettering about
the lobby of downtown hotel when seen
by Detectives Brann and Pratt, OF Baiti-
more. and Flather, of this city. He was
searched at headquarters and locked up.
Detective Pratt says that Briscoe Is well
known as thief and safe-blower. 1t Is
alleged the prisoner came here three
weeks ago, and has since been employed
as a nurse al local hospital. Clarence
Garland was picked up by Detectives
Hartigan and Parham. of the local force.
and ODonneli. OF Baltimore. Garland
was met on Pennsylvania Avenue. near
Third Street northwest. Nothing was
found on the prisoner. Peter Corcoran
and Max Panimo, both alleged thieves,
are held as the result of their arrest yes
terday. Corcoran was getting on a car
of the metropolitan Railroad. at Seventh
and F Streets northwest Wnen the oeiec-
tives met him. One of the sleuths. De-
tective Sergeant Sheridan, of New York,
knew Corcoran, and the latter was soon
locked up
Panirno SAYS he is a printer. and twenty
years old. Pinksrton Detectives Minister
and Reed met the prisoner on the Ave
nue.. and took him into CUSTODY Fanimo
is known as Buffalo Kidd