The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
CLEARING THE CITY OF CROOKS
Many Tales of Robbery Reported to
the Local Police.

Thieves are still busy in this CITY, as is
evidenced by numerous complaints made
to the police. The local detectives are
deprived of the aid of outside men. for
Detectives Minister and Butler. of the
Pinkerton Agency, left town last night
for the North Every effort is being made.
however, to clear the city of crooks.
William A Smith was one of those to
call at headquarters yesterday and report
a loss by theft He says he went to the
Corcoran Art Gallery Tuesday and while
looking at the pictures was robbed of
diamond pin worth s125. Mr.. Smith was
in the crowd and was badly jostled sew
eral times, but until he missed his pin he
did not think of thieves. He lives at 90
Clifton Place. Jersey City, N. J.. and came
here week ago.
While at the Inaugural Bah Monday
night Mrs. Catherine Norwood was robbed
of gold pin. set with diamond, valued
at So She says the pin was taken while
she was in the crush. but has no idea as
to who robbed her. When she missed the
pin it was time to go home and she did
not report the theft until yesterday. Mrs
Norwood lives at i53 o Street northwest.
A e. T. Hansman. giving his occupa-
tion as a clerk in the Patent Office, has
lost an oVercOat through the maniDula-
tions of thief. The coat was hanging
in the search room Tuesday afternoon
while Hansman went out TO luncheon. but
was not to be found when he returned an
hour later.
Somewhere between the National The
atre and the Raleigh Hotel a thief robbed
j. Il. Alexander. of 10l7 Fourteenth Street
northwest, and the police are now look
ing for valuable pair of opera glasses
belonging to the victim. Alexander saw
Inspector Boardman yesterday and told
of his misfortune. He said he got in the
crowd Tuesday ErEt nrIt
all his property.
Joseph l.. Underwood living at Takoma
lark. d. c.. told a similar story at head
quarters last night. While Underwood
was cheering the District National Guard
his pocket was picked of a gold watch
and chain. worth $50 His initials were cut
in the case of the watch.
The grocery store of DOWN Ellis 2S05
Fourteenth Street northwest has been
forced and robbed of money and provis-
ions Ellis says a jimmy was used in
getting into the place, a rear window
was pried open by the thieves. After
taking money from the cash register The
burglars found provisions to their taste
and appropriated them
William II. Riddle came here from Ohio
for the Inauguration and is stopping with
friends at us Massachusetts Avenue
occurred March 4. when he was viewing
the passing of President Mckinley and
Mr.. Hanna in the Inauguration parade.
Riddle says a solid gold watch worth 800
WAS taken lTOHl MS pOChtI-
August y Nau, of 73T Seventh Street
northwest. reports that an unknown man
entered his bedroom Tuesday night and
stole SIC from the pocket of his trousers.
He is unable to say how the thieves got
in the house, as no windows or doors
were forced.
Nathan Cohen. who lives at 29S East
Fifth Street. New York City. says that
soldiers knocked him down in front of
622 ID Street northwest and took from
him Sl2 in money and n display board
filed with medals worth S62 This was
Tuesday night, and the property is still
missing Cohen will likely file a claim
against the State Of Pennsylvania for his
money and goods.
John Mcintyre. of Six Mile Run, Pa,
went Tuesday for a stroll on Pennsyl-
yania Avenue northwest. While in tis
crowd he met a crook who relieved him
of his purse. containing so in cash and
George W. Mccormick. living at 21
1O6th Street. New York City. is
minus a gold watch by the work of
"A pickpocket. who accOsted him in a
crowd on Pennsylvania Avenue Tuesday
afternoon Mccormick did not know the
man was n thief. paid no attention to
his valuahles, until the stranger had de-
parted. Then he noticed he had been rob-
bed and informed the detectives