Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-18
A BURGLAR AT WORK
WHAT AN OFFICER SAW
THROUGH A STORE WINDOW.
When the Prisoner was Searched Jew
elry Worth Nearly 81 900 Was
Found on Him.

A man on his knees behind showcase
helping himself to jewelry was the scene
that was witnessed by Policeman Michael
l.. Raedy of the fifth pr, cnct about 30
o'clock this morning when he stopped 10
look In the window at the store of Mr..
Bradley S. Dixon. No. 137 Sth street south
east That man was burgiarizing the plac ice
the policeman had 10 doubt The man, he
knew, was not Mr.. Dixon. and how he was
going to effect the arrest single handed re
hardly knew. The front door was locked.
and the officer realized that to make an
unsuccessful effort to enter might only
brighten off the supposed burglar.
Hurrying to the home of Mr. Dixon. only
few doors away. the officer procured the
key to the front door. But little time was
consumed in this move and the door was
opened before the intruder realized that he
had been detected Anticipating trouble.
chleh' on account of the numper of armed
men who have been arrested here recently.
the officer entered prepared for action. For
all ne knew the man was one of the alleged
dangerous men who had recently escaped
from the building known as the workhouse.
he proved to be an eX-memi e. of tn =
United States Marine Corps however said
to be named William Hayes. although he
gave his name as James Mcclure when he
reached the fifth police station.
You We got me- WIS the remark the man
made when Policeman Raedy pushed open
tHe uooI III hurry ana TuSntu To WntrG
the former was helping himself to jewelry.
Don't you think you are treating me
father mean?'' inquired Mr.. Dixon Of the
alleged burglar, who had made but little
effort to shield himself from sight of pedes-
TRANS who might happen to pass the store.
What would any other man have done IL
he had had the same chance?' the intruder
asked the proprietor of The store. The
place was tempting he added, and L
came In
There in the presence of the owner of the
store the prisoner was searched and jew
elry worth nearly $1,000 was taken from
him. The property included four gold
Watches two gold pens. one silver pen. TWO
trays of rings, pair of dia nond earrings.
a box of old gold and eight packages of
unset stones.
The prisoner had but little to say about
himself to the police. He did tell the
officer that he had been under arrest in
Baltimore for jumping freight trains his
way here during the encampment. His
man showed signs OF having been drinking
yesterday.
The police were informed that the man
under arrest had received a bobtail dis
charge from the marine corps, and that
yesterday he was trying to sell pawn
ticket for a watch. When questi med about
the watch transaction he said n mad lost
the ticket. The watch. he said belonged
to him and he pawned it in Baltimore. lie
was taken to police headquarters today,
where he was measured and photographed
for the gallery. Later he wa staken before
Judge kimball and ARA gned on a charge
of burglary. A plea of guilty was entered
and the case was sent to The srand jury
Bond was fixed at $1,000 Bel lg unable to
furnish the security the prisoner was COM
mitted to Jail letter found on him was
addressed to William Hayes.