The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-29

Louis Bertole and Margaret Ryan are
under arrest in New York for alleged rob
berries committed in this city two weeks
ago. They are held to await warrants and
requisition papers. and Detective Parham
has gone to New York TO be present at a
hearing before n United States commits
sloner. at which both prisoners will he
arraigned The arrests were made yes
terday by Central Office detectives, the
woman first being captured.
On the night Of the 18th the stores Of C..
q. Stott & Co, stationers. 800 Ninth Street
northwest, and at Stott's drug store in
the National Hotel building, were robbed.
The night following thieves entered the
cigar store of Robert NJ Ferris. corner of
Tenth and f Streets northwest. From the
stationery store OF Stott Co case con-
tanning more than sIXty fountain pens was
taken. besides many minor articles, valued
in aggregate at $500. The cash register
in the drug store vas broken open with
sharp instrument and about SIS in money
taken. Both these robberies were reported
TO the police as was that at the Ferris
cigar store. where the thieves secured 500
cigars and a number OF valuable pipes,
worth in all abou, $50.
Detectives Horne, Boyd, and Hartigan
worked on the robberies for a week and
a description of the fountain pens, pipes
and other stolen property was sent to
many cities. Several days a6o about fifty
of the fountain pens we're found in the
stock Of a second hand dealer in ID Street
northwest, where they had been sCld by
the thieves. A description OF the parties
who sold the pens was given the detec-
tives and a search was begun. 1t was
learned that man and woman answer
ing this description had left the city for
New York and all trace of them was ap-
parently lost. Word of the recovery of
the pens was sent to New York, together
with the description of the parties wanted
for their theft.
Inspector Boardman was called up on
the long-distance telephone yesterday by
Chief Titus, of the New York police force.
and asked whether all the missing foun-
tain pens had been recovered. Enquiry
at the Stott stcre developed that about
a dozen were yet missing from the stock.
an6 word then came of the arrest in New
York of Margaret Ryan, who was diseov-
cred on the Bowery, trying to dispose CT
a number of pens similar to those stolen
from Stott * Co. The woman answers
the description of the one who appeared
g. the second hand store here, and De-
tective Parham was sent to New York
last night to identity her Meanwhile tie
Gotham detectives were securing the
Bowery for Bertole who is believed to
have accompanied the woman and been
implicated in the rcDberies. He was ar
rested last night ard both prisoners are
held pending their removal 10 this city
for trial.
in an Investigation of the rc55eries the
detectives noted that an entrance had
evidently been obtained By means OF
duplicate key in each instance. There
was no forcing OF windows or doors ap-
parent, and the doors were all locked Sc
cureiy. 1t is said. in each store when the
robbeTie5 were discovered by employees
on the morning following the thefts.
Moreover. The detectives ascertained that
the same key fitted each front door of the
three stores robbed. a coincidence which
is yet unexplained to the police. When
the Ryan woman was searched after her
arrest she had taken from her the foun-
tain pens and much other small property
said TO have been stolen in this city. he
prisoners will likely have a hearing to-
morrow in New York. and may be brought
here for trial at the end of this week.