The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-14
DIAMONDS And CASH GONE.
A Thief Makes a Rich Haul and
Eludes the Police.
Almost Two Thousand Dollars
Worth of Jewels md MONEY Sc
cured - Delay in Reporting the
Robbery-An Arrest In baltimore.


One of the most daring and successful
robberies that has been committed in this
city for some months occurred about mid
day yesterday at the house of Kate An
derson. 1850 c Street northwest About
sl.70o worth OF diamond jcwelry was
cured in addition to So In cash. After an
exciting chase the man. who is described
as an elderly man. distanced his pursuer
and disappeared in the direction OF the
Potomac flats. at the corner of Seven
tenth and b Streets northwest.
For some reason Police Headquarters
was not notified OF the robbery for over
two hours after 1t took place. and to this
fact is ascribed the escape of the cuiprit.
Whether the police OF the First precinct
are al fault or whether the inmates of the
house failed to notify the policeman on
duty has not been ascertained. and will
probably be the basis for an official in
vestigation.
The owner of the missing property Is
Hazel Saunders She together with the
other inmates of the house. were called
down to hreakfast :: Il .is.zz5 O'Clock They
had just sat down to their meal when the
house maid had occasion to go into the
hail. She saw an elderly man coming
down stairs. Several words were ex-
changed he walked rapidly toward the
front door. and as he passed through to
the street the people in the dining room,
attracted by the unusual language. came
into the hall and saw him as he started
on run toward the White Lot. They ran
to the door and called to colored mes
senger boy to follow the man as the
Saunders woman went upstairs to see il
anything was missing. She had but
few moments before opened her bureau
drawer where she kept her valuables. to
pay her washwoman and had failed to
close or lock it.
A glance showed that everything OF
value had been taken. After losing sight
of the fugitive the colored boy returned
to the house and on his way is said to
have notified a park Waterman ard he
claims to have Immediately notified a
policeman whom he found on the beat.
However. this may be- there seems to have
been an unwarranted delay somewhere.
for while it is said that it was about II: 30
when the robbery was committed it was
40 before Lieutenant Amiss called up
Captain Boardman on the telephone and
notified him of the robbery.
Detective Sergeants HeIan and Boyd
were at once despatched TO the place,
where they found such an aggregation of
take the women to Police Headquarters
to get the story of the crime. They also
secured heavy chisei and d double skeIe-
ton key that had been abandoned in the
room by the intruder. 1t was 2:15 in the
afternoon. nearly three hours after the
crime. before a general lookout was sent
out for the apprehension of the man. and
similar warnings were sent to the police
of the nearby cities.
In addition to the So in cash which was
taken Miss Saunders gave the following
as list of the missing articles, with their
values attached:
Round stick pin, ruby in centre of seven
diamonds $500, horseshoe pin, seven stones,
SIS; pin, green enameied four leaf clover,
diamond in centre, surrounded with dia-
monds, $lS5; diamond sun5urst, eighteen
stones. $3.50; wishbone pin. clover leaf dia-
mond in centre, green enameled- SO. soii-
taire diamond ring, three and three-quar-
ter carats. $3.50; ring. opal in centre of fif-
teen diamonds. s1s5; small solitaire dia-
moEd ring, s9o; ring. three diamonds, set
oblopg. $50, gold hair pins, set with pearls,
SIS; silver chatelaine bag marked H. s,
S1T; three gold collar buttons. pair of gold
cuff buttons. and lot OF gold baby pins
The detectives believe that they have
secured a clue that will quickly result
in the apprehension of the par.les want
ed. Detective Sergeant HeIan left last
last night for New York where he ex-
poets to recover the missing Jewels, if
not to capture the thief. Before he left,
a woman giving the name of Sadies Stew
art was taken to Police Headquarters,
closely questioned, and later sent to the
House of Detention 1t appears that she
has been in the city but short time,
and that she has on several occasions
stopped at the house where the robbery
was committed.
About o'clock this morning the po-
lice received a despatch from Detectives
Horne and Browne in Baltimore, TO the
effect that Ward Steward, alias Steward
Snyder. aged thirty-one years, was I'M
der arrest in that city, charged with rob-
bling Hazel Saunders The news was also
contained in the telegram that much of
the missing jewelry, including diamonds.
had been recovered at the lodging house
OF Steward. 566 West Fayette Street,
Baltimore.
At Headquarters after midnight il was
said that Steward and Sadie Stewart. the
name given by the woman arrested la.G
yesterday afternoon on suspicion. cams
here from Pittsburg. Pa. two days ago