The Washington times., 1905-09-10
ALLEGED HOLD-UP
IS BEING PROBED
Six COlOred Men Charged
With Robbery.
INVESTIGATING THE CASE
Five Have Been Arrested and One
Other Is Being Searched
For.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Sept. s.-Six col
ored men. Horace Greeley Diggs, Henry
Stuart. Robert Carter. Harry Timbers.
Charles Diggs, and Bud Frey, all. with
the exception of the latter. who has not
yet been apprehended. are under bond
at this place. to answer charge of
robbery, committed on August % last,
near Cabin John bridge. this county.
Horace Greeley Diggs. Henry Stuart.
and Robert Carter were given a pre-
liminary hearing before Justice of the
Peace John B. Brewer, at. this place,
today, with the result that Diggs is in
Jail to await the action of the Novem-
ber term of COURT Stuart is out on
bail. his mother, Henrietta Stuart, hav-
ing gone his security. and Carter is out
on bail. his father. Henry Carter, hav-
ing stood for him.
The testimony adduced at the hearing
this morning showed a determined eff
fort on the part of a party of six col
ored men TO rob two white men, WILL
lam o. Johnson and Thomas Coffman,
Oh the date mentioned
The evidence of Mr.. Johnson made
manifest that he and Mr.. Coffman had
received their wages from their en-
ployer on the evening of Saturday.
August 26, last. Then they went to
Washington to get shaved. After they
had purchased a few articles. they re-
turned to Cabin John Bridge on the last
car that night They went up the con-
duit TO bridge No. g. where Coffman
lay down TO take a short nap and John
son sat down In a short while a crowd
of six colored men came up behind them
and passed by. After they had gone
a short distance, Johnson heard one
of the men say, There are those two
men who have the money, let's go back
and get the stuff
CormaI1 was reused by Johnson The
latter suggested that thew run. and. so
doing, they found that a short distance
only could be covered, and they were
compelled to jump the fence on the side
of the road and hide as best they could
in the grass The crowd of colored men
saw them and fired a shot close over
their heads They lay still. When an
other shot was about 10 be fred John
son called out that he would surrender,
but before doing so he took his pocket
book from his pocket and hid 1t in the
grass Then he came up On the road
One man pointed revolver toward him
while another searched him without re-
suit. After Coffman came out he also
was ordered to hold up his hands Two
Of the men held Johnson under cover
while the other four attended to Coff-
man. From the latter they got S8I5
The main part of the evidence on the
part or the State was the Identification
OF the defendants. Mr. johnson was
quite positive that Stuart was one of
the men. because when they were be-
Ing searched by the robbers he heard
one OF them say in a grufr voice: .Hold
him, hold him." and this morning, when
he saw Stuart in jail the man spoke
in the same tone OF voice. With refer
ence TO Carter. an effort was made by
the defense 10 prove an alibi, which was
that he and Archie Williams went that
night TO the campground near Cabin
John, and. after returning, went home
to bed. and were not seen until near
morning.
This case has aroused the entire
neighborhood OF Bethesda and Cabin
John. and indignation is expressed on
all sides
Harry Timbers and Charles Diggs have
been arrested. charged with the same
offense- They have waived a hearing
and given bond for their appearance at
the November term of court