The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-27
THE WASHINGTON TIMES. SUNDAY. MARCH o. 1904
Cabinet of GrueSOn1e
Reminders of Crime
Collection of Relics at Police Headquarters
Contains Implements and Weapons
Used by Criminals.

corner Of Fifteenth Street and New
York Avenue for some imaginary inius-
tice together with a razor found on him
at the time OF his arrest, is found next
to the small piece of an umbrella, with
which Beverly Johnson killed an antag-
onist by forcing the above named tip
into the latter's eye. The bludgeon with
which George Holmes committed muir
der, a small piece of the skull OF the
baby who was buried alive by its negro
mother. the handkerchief in which
stone was tied and then used as sling
shot by Babe" Bedford and three assn
ciates In numbering Philip j. Hearth,
the razor with which Antonio Wardelio
killed a fellow-countryman. while the
latter was asleep in an old house n that
section OF the northwest known as the
camp" several small files and pieces
of pipe found on John Riley, suspect
ed burglar; implements used by burg
lars. found on Charles Edwards and
Edward Raymond. convicted OF grand
larceny, and sent to the penitenuary;
nippers and socks used as evidence
against George Mason, charged with
HOUSEKEEPING. and many other articles
are to be found in the western corner
Of the case.
Sensation Which Failed.
No. is is we'll remembered by two
local newspaper reporters who came to
grief because of its manufacture. 1t is
a harmless looking box Theoretically
sealed but withal presenting some
what suspicious aspect. 1t is registered
as "a bogus internal machine left at
the residence of Chief Justice Waite OF
the Supreme Court of the United States,
together with an explanatory note, for
the purpose of creating a newspaper SEN
sation" The safe workers outfit used
in blowing the safe at the Aibaugh
Opera House. and about twenty other
til. - INN -frarn q
history. are found in the center of the
case but the west side" has the re-
vOlvers with which most of the muir
ders of sensational character were COM
mitted.
While 4drs Benjamin Hawkins was
enjoying herself at a parlor social back
in the SOS. her husband invited her out
side and promptly killed her by plung-
ing a knife into her heart. The knife
is TO be seen in the case. Taylor Carey,
an inmate of Freedmans Hospital, got
out Of bed one night and went to the
ward in which his brother was sleep
ing and killed him. Taylor died while
awaiting trial The revolver used by
Col. James Tracey. in his alleged ct
tempt to murder Capt. =, IN b. Tanner,
hangs in the case beside the one with
which Malvina Boyd murdered her
faithless lover. Dorsey Luber killed
James Payne with the knife which is
numbered 40. Revolvers used by Rob-
ert Logan. Richard Lee, James Payne.
Robert Robinson. and others in COM
hitting murder are all found in one
corner OF the case.
Dorsey FouItz's Knife
The table knife used by Dorsey Foultz.
while an inmate of the Reform School.
in an attempt to Kill a fellow-inmate
Of the institution. is highly priced by
Major Sylvester and carefully guarded.
With the revolver, No. A, George
Bush, a negro, killed Osborne Basey,
negro. and Private Americas Crippen,
OF the Police Department. on November
/ s. 1883. Bush invited Basey out Of
poolroom at Eleventh and Q Streets
northwest and then opened fire on him
/ The policeman was one block away and
heard the shots. he corneder the negro
land shot him twice after being wounded
himself. All three died.
! ABOUT No. 50 he red book says This
chisel was found on two thieves found
in a house IN the northwest section Of
| the city The burglars took about 500
worth OF Jewalry and valuables nd
were quietly eating and smoking in the
tdiningroOrl when arrested BY the pO-
: lice OF the Third Precinct"
] Policeman Doyle went to the home Of
/ Mrs. John Shea on Maryland Avenue
4 southwest on September 20, 1871, TO ar
rest her for conducting a speakeasy.
and she killed him because he broke
into her house. She was exonerated and
/ released.
Last. but by no means least is the
sInaII DlOWplpe cOntTiVance taken from
Henry f. Hill. alias Coleman. alias
/ Watson. alias Holtoa, a professional
bank sneak. on May 3 1900 In the
language Of the school boy it is a long
! 'spitball blower" II is used for strik-
ing and picking up paper money at a
distance too great To be reached with the
arm II is worked by blowing a small
! hook which Is attached to about eight
Ieet CT small green covered wire
! through the pipes The hook pIunges
into the paper bill and then tho operator
hauls In the wire like a fishing line.