Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
ANACOsTIA AND VICINITY.
Police of Satisfaction Put in an Unus-
ually Busy Day.

The members or the ponce department
performing duty in the suburbs across the
Eastern branch found their energies and
the facilities OF their station house taxed
yesterday IN the disposition of a number
of cases coming to their attention. The
business of the day began at an early hour
in the morning when John Wright, a COL
ored man living at 1873 Sheridan avenue,
Hillsdale, complained of his Wifes clothes
line having been visited the previous night
by a thief, who stole therefrom all the
wash, consisting of three pillow cases. some
underwear and two children's dresses. A
few hours afterward Policeman David
Crouch traced the theft to Sally Davis col
ored whose home is Nichols avenue
HiI4sdale Sally was found with some of
the stolen garments hidden on her persLn
She was content to be permitted by Sergt
w. T. Anderson to deposit $40 at the sta.
ton and secure her freedom.
The village where this occurred was the
scene of an unusual episode also calling for
the Intervention OF the police later in the
day. The wagon Of Washington furniture
house appeared at the home of Robert
DOUGLASS a colored resident of Nichols ave-
hue and eight men demanded admittance,
in order, it was stated, that they remove q
kitchen stove, alleged TO have been unpaid
for by the family named Smallwood occu-
plying d portion of the building. Two wo-
men who We're in the kitchen ironing the
stove being in use for this purpose re-
fused to admit the visitors. Thereupon, 1t
Is alleged, the men forced an entrance by
breaking the screen door, which was fas
tened against them, and. 1t is charged, they
made an assault on the two women, throw
ing them to the floor, according to the
statements Of the colored people to the
police The men then seized the hot stove
and removed 1t to their wagon. Policeman
Crouch learned of the affair and made an
effort to arrest the men. Through his
prompt use of telephone they were In
tercepted as they were about to cross the
Eastern branch bridge The eight men
were taken to the police station, where 1t
was decided proper to obtain their names
In order to secure warrants for them today.
Policeman c. K. Brown was the officer who
succeeded in overtaking the furniture men
before they left the precinct.
Mounted Policeman ]. w. Mccormick was
startled yesterday afternoon while at Con-
gress Heights to learn, through lnessen-
ger sent on horseback after him, Of a citi-
zen being beaten and robbed by two men at
Washington Highlands, mile farther
south. The officer went to the place indi-
Gated at top speed and he was able to dis
tinguish the sounds of cries and means as
he approached. He also saw two men in
house bending over a third man. 1t de-
veloped the man living there, who was J.
Ford Taylor a real estate agent, had been
taken very i'll and two friends were assist
ing him. neighbor who had heard the
groans and noticed the two men over the
PROSTATE man thought crime was being
committed, and so sent word to the police.
Ford was sent to the Washington Asylum
Hospital by Policeman Mccormick in the
patrol wagon Of his station.
Charles Wilson, mild-mannered colored
man, whose home Is in the city, was badly
frightened by a gang Of negroes on Walker
road near Good Hope late yesterday after
noon. He was driving to tho country when
a crowd OF colored men, brandshdng knives
at him. grabbed his horse and turned the
animal in the wrong direction. Wilson. who
had heard of number of hold-ups on this
highway, thought he was attacked by foot
pads. Policeman Joseph elliott was sum-
moned and found number Of colored men
were engaged in killing hogs in the neigh
borhood. Some of them had stopped VII
son and attempted to have some fun at his
expense. elliott arrested Richard Coats,
William Payne and Edward Monroe for ma r.
ticipating in the affair. They were locked
up in the local station house.
The police were asked yesterday to try
and locate Edward B. Blain, who left his
home, below Congress Heights. without no.
tifying his friends where he was going. He
was described as being thirty-two wears
old, having a wooden leg and with one ear
disfgured through being bitten. The police
think they Will have no difficulty in finding
Blain.
Yard Master Charles Smith of the Ana
costa freight yards last night requested
the police to investigate the robbery OF two
freight cars in the yards named, the cars
having been broken into between midnight
THURSDAY and late yesterday afternoon.
Lusby and M L. Raedy the knowledge that
Christmas dainties were contained In the
cars referred to proved an irresistible temp
tation that the thieves succumbed to- From
one car there were stolen bucket OF choc-
olate drops, weighing ten pounds; bog OF
grapes, which was broken open and half
OF the fruit carried OF, box of almonds
removed and twenty-five pounds taken;
half bushel stolen. while from the other car
was distracted bucket of mfncnmAaf