Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-03
Wife of a Policeman Attacked While
in Rock Creek Park.
SNATCHED HANDBAG AND RAN
Woman Was Armed and Fired Three
Shots at Fleeing Thief, Who
Seemed Surprised.

learned that she mad ueeu assaulted ana
robbed Dos a co!ored man
Neigntors of Mrs Fields FASTENED in
search of her assall5u. and policemen from
the Auiro~tia station. were soon upon the
scene. Sergt Anderson, through whose
ingenuity, J.. is stated, Edward Shorter, col
ored was made 10 admi; that he had as
eluiJed Miss Arc,andcr, directed the in
vestieatiou. /; was only few minutes
after he heard OF what mad occurred that
SergL Anderson had policemen securing the
woods and watching the roads and bridges
for the purpose of apprehending the rob
Der The latter had few minutes start
but SerEt Anderson said ne felt confident
that the efforts Of his men would result in
success
Mrs Fields whose husband is on the
United States ship Dolphin, visited a store
IN Auarosti3 this morning to DO some shop
ping and on her way home she stopped at
The house of Mrs. Harrison, a neighbor
+ She rcInained there only a few minutes and
f 1hen proceeded home, There she discovered
a colorcd man in the dining room. He was
stranger 20 her and she was surprised to
see him
VIVA, do you wan, in here" the woman
&. inquired.
Il have nothing TO eat for YOU she told
. him. land you will have 20 leave.
Struck With Curtain Pole.
The intruder said he would not go until
lie got ready and beat Mrs. Fields over
the head and shoulders with heavy cur
tain pole. She screamed for assistance, but
the louder she screamed the harder he
I9iued the blows upon her. When he had
succeeded in cutting and bruising her head
and face ne grabbed her pocketbook, In
which she had So in bills and some small
change After securing the money he hur-
rled from the house and escaped from the
T,fFr lAg
neighbors Search for the woman's assaIl-
ant was promptly instituted. DR.. J. j.
MundelI was summoned. and ne found that
Mrs Fields had received Il number of cuts
and bruises about her head and face, and
that her throat was bruised and SCARED
The injury 60 her throat was inflicted by
the man choking her while he was trying
to force her To release her hold upon her
purse.
While her injuries are painful and she Is
in a nervous condition Mrs Fields is not
seriously hurt. Dr. MuudelI dressed her
injuries and told the police of their ma
ture Mrs. Fields was able TO relate TO the
police her experience. II is thought that
her assaiaut may have seen Mrs Fields
IN the store with the money. and that he
went to her house for the purpose of rob-
hing her. She had been away from home
only short time.
Sole Purpose Was Robbery.
Had me gone there FOR the purpose of get
ting something 10 eat. as ne pretended, the
police think the man would not have walt
ed until the return Of Mrs. Fields. Their
belief is that lie was there for the sole pUr-
pose of committing the robbery.
Il Was not more than an hour after the
pusiCe heard of the affair before they were
upon the track Of the robber They traced !
him To- the house of coIored woman
considerable distance from the place the
robbery was committed. but he had left
and gone in the direction Of Fort Stanton.
The house where he called is a short dis
lance from the estate Of Frederick Doug
lass.
Soon after the police started In the di-
reCtiuu of the fort they were Uvertaken by
the woman who resides iu the house above
referred Co and told that the strange col
ored man had returned and asked for d
change ui clothing. She said she had no
recollection of ever having seen him be
fore. and her description Tailed with that
furnished by Mrs Fields He was de-
scrlbcd being about .eet or inches
tail. very black and Has.uE thick lips. He
wore d brown suit Of clothes and brown
cap
Policeman's Wife Held Up"
Remembering the experience Of Miss
Edele Arctande- In Rock Creek Park last
Friday. Mrs. Emma Jet Wife of Pci.ce-
man Edy ard Jet of the tenth precinct
armed herself with a revolver lass night
when gHoGt To start rom her hoHe n
the pa-k. While ON her way way home
about 1920 O'Clock, she states she mad
ceras.,1 f, NO.. tf,, ,-..,,,,,, NJ -. -.
v,orf.I a. ne ,,1Iir- az t,rt,,,-,,, 80 -,
1lo'clock that a colored man had snatched
- ,''''.l,i,'H ".NIC On I'Sf way nome ana
"SH vuiS oOCut ~ \%TdS from her mouse
.l'S. J'lt H'd refused an oHer OF escort
from t'iNefleh Idghtioot and Owens only
rev minutes before she says she was
Iohpta- She had - and car tickle; in
Ter handbag, she told the police. The man
who robbed her was cOlored. He Is de
scTibcd as being very black and wearing
derby hat.
Policeman Jett and Bis wife occupy a
house bon ;be PARK and the former worked
hard lssf night FL an effort TO cant,rn tbs
gssaII7ut OF Miss Arrtsudsy He usturaIjv
discussed the case with his wiz 'ond ebe
thought ia wen to rata en,,e r,r,ca'I,,,,,,,
sgairsr fl.. ,,.esiltrf.,. -, -, - - ~ Io4''
hen she started To- visit the home of her