Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-26
ALLEGED JEWELRY THIEF
QUICK WORK AT REQUEST OF BAL
TIMORE OFFICIALS.
Man and Woman Appreciated ON a
Charge of RobbfnE a MOnu-
mental City store.

Edward Smith, alias Casey, and Mabel
Harris, the former a Bostonian and the lat
ter from Philadelphia, were arrested here
last night by Detectives Hartigan and BOYD
for the Baltimore authorities 1t Is charged
that they stole a pin set with sapphIres ana
diamonds from Jewelry store in That CITY.
They were taken to Baltimore by Detective
Kratz last night The pin alleged to have
been stolen was taken from Smith and iden-
titled by Harry Folkenson, clerk IN the
store. Besides this pin the officers TOOK
from Smith number of articles OF jeweiry,
including a gold chain with diamond locket
attached. a Knights Templar charm and
other articles, supposed to be worth ABOUT
$500. The jewelry clerk identified Smith
as having been in the store yesterday
afternoon looking at jewelry, ana, IL is
charged the prisoner took the pin While
the clerks head was turned. Two Pn!a-
delphia pawn tickets found on Smith lEdi-
Gated that he had been in the Quaker city,
and the authorities there were notified OF
the arrests Clerk Folkenson became slis-
picious of Smiths conduct while the latter
was in the store, and soon after he left an
examination made of the tray OF pins
showed that one of them had been taken.
The Baltimore detectives found that
Smith and his companion had taken train
for this city, and Inspector Boardman was
notified of their movements. 1t was thea
too late to apprehend the couple at me
depot for the train had reached here some
minutes before the telephone message Was
received.
Arrested on the Avenue.
About $50 o'clock Detectives Hartlgan
and Boyd arrested Smith and the woman
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue as they were get
ting out of 4 cab to enter a lunch rooin'
When conveyed TO police headquarters ne
man gave his name as Edward Smith and
ca d he WAS forty years old. Mabel Harris
said she was twenty-eight years Old She
said she first met Smith at No. AZ North
11th street Philadelphia, she being AT Inc
time an inmate of the house mentioned ana
Smith she said. came there about CLOCK
Thursday morning and she accepted MS IN
yitation to visit this city with him. Iney
stopped in Baltimore yesterday, but she ue-
MED knowing anything of his alleged Cs-
honest TRANSACTIONS
When searched at headquarters there was
nothing of value found on the woman In
addition to the pieces of jewelry smith nau
about $50 in cash in his possession lie
consented to return to Baltimore without
the Formally of a requsition, and Inspector
Boardman held the jewelry for identinca-
ton.
Roth prisoners were considerably under
the influence of liquor, and while At head
quarters Smith became very familiar WIN
the officers He suggested that they take
the jewelry and let him go, telling 1hehl
they were not in the police business LOT
their health. 9,.,
A message was received from the fnila-
delphia authorities last night telling OF the
thefts of iewelry committed at stores IN
that city Thursday, and describing some vi
the articles stolen. Later the quaker CITY
police were told of the arrests and OF the
pawn tickets found on the man.