Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-08
Mrs. Olivia Starring Loses Some
Valuable Jewels. .
ARREST OF MAN. SUSPECTED OF CRIME
Detectives Claim He is Described
in Book Of Criminals.
L Fl E C "a ARGE DEN led

[ Mrs. Olivia Starring Of 1865 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, who has lost con-
! siderable property in recent years through
burgfarles committed at her house, was
again robbed yesterday afternoon Of 5000
| worth of jewelry and $400 cash., The police
were told of the affair ard Detectives He
Ian and McNamee arrested Lewis Mortimer
Monroe on suspicion Of having committed
the theft He gave his age as forty-three
years and told the police he was an in
| ventor The detectives took him into GUS
tody late yesterday afternoon after he re-
turned from the Zoo. where he went with
Mrs. Starring for a bicycle ride.
When placed under arrest Mr. Monroe
expressed surprise at the action of the de-
tectives and objected to being locked up.
He was taken to police headquarters,
where he said he was a resident Of New
York and had spent many years of his
life In Paris. The detectives removed all
his clothing and gave them thorough
searching, but failed to find any of Mrs.
Starrings property. In a. small bag pinned
to his undershrt they found $50, and he
prisoner was conveyed to the fourth pre-
cinct station in South Washington and
locked up for the night
1t is said Mr. Monroe met Mrs. Starring
1A'o''e SiA .iioIllilS ago, anu IL Is uIutTSIOOu
she became interested in an invention of
his. He called on her from time to time,
and yesterday afternoon they went to-
gether, as stated. for a bicycle ride to the
zoo. When they returned to the house
Mrs. Starring was informed by one Of her
servants that a secret compartment in a
cabinet in the studio had been found open
shortly after her departure on her bicycle
1T required but a glance for Mrs. Starring
to see that her jeWelry and money had
been taken.
Mr.. Monroe sympathized with her. and
remained In the house until the arrival OF
the detectives. They questioned every
body in the house, and then asked Monroe
to accompany them to police headquarters.
Upon arriving there he realized he was
under arrest, and then 1t was that he be-
came indignant.
Mrs Starring lives alone in the Massa-
chusetts avenue house, and during her alb
sence trusted servants care for her prop
erty. During recent days she has been
preparing to take a trip to Europe. and
her diamonds were placed in the cabinet
with her ready cash for safe keeping.
Among the stolen jewelry were two pieces
valued at $1,000 each, a pair of diamond
earrings worth $500. a. gold watch and
various other articles.
Detectives Claim to Identify Him.
Inspector Boardnan and Detectives Wee
don and Parham express the belief that the
man under arrest is none other than Chas.
Rohan, alias Del De AFFORD and Mills,
whose picture Is IN Inspector Thomas
Byrnes book Of noted criminals. The pris-
oner, the detectives state, has two small
pox marks on his forehead and scar on his
hand such as are said to be on Rohan in
Byrnes' book. Monroe denies emphaticaliy
that he is the man whose picture is In the
book
The description in Byrnes' book is as fol-
lows:
"Thrty-two years Old in 1895. Born in
w
build. Height, ) feet 10s inches. Weight
1913 pounds. Brown hair. blue eyes. salIow
complexion. Marks. &c; Scar on left hand
between thumb and forefnger. Two small
poX marks in center OF forehead"
According to the publication "Rohan Is
notorious house thief. He Is an cleo
trician and an inventive genius. having in
vented several things, ar'ong them street
sweeping machine. He is well known in
Ohio and New York states.
"Under the name Of Charles Ward he
pleaded guilty to grand larceny In the sec
onu degree, and was sentenced to Sing Sing
prison for two years and six months by
Judge Gildersleeve of the court of general
sessions of New York city on January Is,
1888.
at o'clock on the morning Of April IL,
1885, Rohan entered the house of Joseph
Cohen, in East 10th street. New York city.
Miss Charlotte Cohen awoke to find Rohan
in her room. She screamed. He shot at
her three times and then made his escape
A week later Rohan was arrested at Cleve-
land, Ohio. for completely in a burglary
with one Frank Dunn. The latter received
sentence of seven years. Rohan was
about to be released, when officers from
New York appeared on the scene with
requisition papers. That worthy, rather
than go back to New York. pleaded guilty
to the charge made against him in CIeve-
land and also received sentence of seven
years.
Under Another Charge.
"When his time expired in November,
1890, he was brought to New York city and
charged with entering the home of the CO.
hens. He denied it, and said he was never
in New York in his life until brought there
in this case. He was tried in December.
1880, and the jury disagreed on the ques-
ton Of identity. He was later on identified
by the prison officials of Sing Sing prison
and the boarding house lady whom he
robbed in 1882 This settled beyond a doubt
the question as to whether he had ever
been in New York before and Rohan. real
izing that his only hope was gone, pleaded
guilty to the charge of burglary and was
sentenced to three years and eight months
IN state prison on December %, 1891. bv
Recorder Smyth, court Of general sessions
New York. city"
1t Is stated that when Mrs Starring ans
her escort reached the Zoo yesterdav ia
latter left her for fully thirty minutes IT,
day Mrs. Starring returned to the 700 viii,
the detectives, as the latter were anxio,s
TO search for the diamonds and money
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