The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-04-29
ARMY OF POLICE
SEEKS MISCREANT
Miss ArctaDder's Case
ArOuses the Force.
SUSPECT NOW LOCKED UP
Detective Goes to Hyattsville to Hunt
for Thief-Forty Men Scour
Pax
SUSPECT NOW LOCKED UP

Forty policemen and a dozen Central
Office detectives were securing Rock
Creek park and the contiguous territory
at an early hour this morning in the
hope of finding the colored man who is
wanted for feloniously assaulting Miss
Edele Arctander. a massage and physi-
cal culture teacher. Of 1913 Fourteenth
street northwest
number OF suspects were arrested
during the night. but after a rigid cross
questioning, all but two or three of them
were released.
Shortly after 3 o'clock a young man
who stated that he was employed at the
Boys Reform School on the Bladens-
burg road, rushed into Police Head
quarters, breathless and excited, and in
formed Captain Boardman that he had
seen a man answering the description of
the woman's assailant near Mt Rainier.
Md, which Is only short distance from
Hyattsville.
Detective Sent Out.
Detective Frank Helan was immedi-
ately detailed 10 go to HyattsvilIe and
get a horse and buggy and search all
night If necessary in order to find the
man. At o'clock this morning Helan
had not been heard from
Half dozen Police Department en-
"loyes. in charge of Captains Boardman
and Amiss. were busy at Detective
Headquarters last night sending out sew
eral thousand circulars to the small
towns in Virginia and Maryland. In
half-inch type. the circular announces
that 800 reward will be paid for the ar
rest of the woman's assailant.
The colored man is said to he very
black, thirty-five years old, five feet six
inches tall. stout build, broad shoulders,
broad smooth face, vicious looking: wore
blue jumper Cor overall coat. black
trousers, brown fedora hat, and is Of
rough appearance
A Minute Search.
Yesterday morning and afternoon A
squad OF mounted policemen. under Ser
geant Slattery and Private Jet. both Of
whom are familiar with every nook. and
corner of Rock Creek Park. where the
assault and robbery occurred. went over
almost every foot of ground looking for
traces Of the colored man, but met with
no success.
Central Office detectives and detectives
from the Tenth and Seventh precincts
visited the scene Of the assault and
struggle. which the woman says lasted
half an hour
Detective Estes. Of the Tenth district.
one Of the first to reach the scene of the
encounter, found several torn pages
from the magazine which the woman
was reading when the colored man
picked up her sable handbag and start
ed away.
Scene of Struggle.
A number Of hair pins. some lose
strands Of hair, a safety pin, and hat
pin We're found on the bare space, COW
ering an area of about five feet square.
where the woman struggled desperately
with her assailant in order to regain
possession of the handbag
Captain Boardman last night leaned
10 the belief that the man who attack
ed Miss Arctander IS the same person
who assaulted Mary Hunt. of 2325 I
street northwest, on Massachusetts
avenue extended Thursday afternoon.
Moses Cross, son of Robert Cross.
who lives half a mile from the scene
Of the assault on Miss Arctauder. was
arrested yesterday morning by Police
man Jett and is now locked UP at the
Tenth precinct Miss Alexander will
see him at noon today. Yesterday aft
ernoon four suspects were brought be-
fore her but she did NOT identify oD,-