Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-10
A SUSPECTED CROOK
Rabail E. Fennell Captured in
Baltimore.
PROPERTY RECOVERED
MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING
HOTELS IN WASHINGTON.
Note Found in His Possession Greatly
Interests the Police De-
partment.
PROPERTY RECOVERED

An important arrest was made In Balti-
more at the Hotel Rennert yesterday after
noon on the request Of Captain Boardman
of the detective bureau of this city. The
name the man gave is Rabail e. Fennell.
He says he is twenty-five years old and
that he is from Denver, Col. 1t is alleged
that the prisoner robbed rooms In the RAJ
leigh and Arlington Hotels this week. His
alleged victims are General Robert Beath OF
419 Walnut street, Philadelphia, whose room
at the Arlington was robbed OF two gold
watches, a handsome brooch, $50 gold
certificate and So In change: A. B. Coulter
of Chicago, whose room at the Raleigh was
robbed of two watches and $40. and j. F.
Corbly. also of Chicago, whose room at the
Raleigh was robbed of a gold watch and
chain.
Detectives Weldon and Peck were assign
ed to the cases, and they concluded that the
thefts were committed by a professional
They soon suspected that the man known
Rabail Fennell was the man wanted and
when they learned he had gone over to
Baltimore they had Captain Boardman wire
Captain Humphrey request to have his
men arrest him. Detective Flannery went
with Round Sergeant Riley to the Rennert
and the former went to room 49, where he
found Fennell and a companion examining
jewelry.
The detective grabbed Fennell, who an
swered the description forwarded from this
city. Round Sergeant Riley was on the
lower landing and was unable to capture
the second man, who dashed through the
hallway and made his escape. He cried
Stop theft" but nobody intercepted the
fleeing man and he got away.
Contents Of Two Grips.
After the prisoner had been locked up
the officers took possession of two grips
found in the hotel room and searched them.
The property taken from the prisoners per-
son and effects included eight gold watches,
several other articles of jewelry and money.
besides a number Of checks and cards. Gen.
eral Beath's watch, which was among the
collection, was easily identified, as it bore
the inscription:
Presented by vote of the National En-
campment of the Republic held at Provi-
dence, r. l.. June 26, 1877, to Commander
Robert B. Beath in appreciation Of his serv
Ices as adjutant general during the years
1875 and 1876"
A card on which General Beath's name
was printed was in valise. Two checks
for large amounts were found on him One
was for s., 400 and the other was for 50, 500.
Both checks were made payable to Mrs.
Lourancy King, and bore the signature
Ralph 7. King. They were Endorsed, and
were made transferable.
Among the letters taken from his effects
was one which greatly interests the police.
1t was postmarked Chicago, and dated
september -, l9o2.
Addressed to "Dear Bob"
1t reads:
Dear Bob:
Did you see what happened today? We
were not IN it, and capital is intact
I settled with Porterf1eld & Co. this after
noon. and we now have $319.43, not very
good for the time that has passed, as [ said
before. but still very good when we con-
slider that we are on the bull side of bear
market, and We will certainly have better
chances a little later to make up for lost
time. The brokers don't seem to think that
the bottom has been reached yet, SO Well
have to go easy.
''Mr. Felton, left this evening and I will
have plenty of time the rest OF the week
1 really can't help feeling quite swelled up
over getting along with him 50 nicely. Don't
think there's any question now about my
staying here. and if our good luck will con-
tinue Wen have some coin In a few months
AS wrote to you before, l will add some
to our capital tomorrow, and hope to hear
from you in the same strain. The more we
have the safer We are, II we are careful
and the more chance of striking the good
things 1t is very hard to say anything
definite, but If things look right tomorrow
| may buy Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central or Atchison, and as soon as
there is a profit will block up so we can't
lose, and then let them go as high as they
will.
x.
hard day, will close. hoping for good luck
tomorrow. Yours, sincerely FRED"
Articles Recovered.
The property recovered by the police in
addition to the watches includes one gold
ring with pearl setting, one gold ring set
with garnets and pearls, one plain gold
ring. one cameo ring, pair of chip-dla-
niond cuff buttons, four gold studs one
500 gold piece, one 81 gold piece
one small gold cross with black en-
amel. one lady's breastpin consisting of a
bow with fitted arrow and emerald setting
inscribed Dawson one gold cigar cutter,
used as watch charm; one breastpn gold
eagle pierced by arrow on bone; one Cali
forna gold dollar. used as watch charm:
TWO copper q: A. r. badges marked Dele
gates from Pennsylvania; one copper q
A. r. button.
Detectives Weldon and Peck went to Bal
tmere this morning for the purpose of pre-
senting the prisoner with charges and get
ting him for trial in this city