The Washington herald., 1907-05-10
PAIR CAUGHT ON FLY
Police Drag Two Men from
Moving Train.
HOTEL GUESTS THE VICTIMS
Officers Trace Suspects by Their
Suit Gases and Place Them Under
Arrest as They Are Leaving the
City-PrisOners Deny Their Guilt,
but Are Held in Custody.

! Passengers to Baltimore on the o'elocis
train last night were astonished to see
three large men rush madiy from the sta
/ tion after the train had started. board
/ the smoking car. make a hurried survey
of the occupants. and seize two we'll
dressed young men who had been chat
ting amiably together. Then they drop
/ ped from the car with the pair as 1t was
/ leaving the yards.
! Another kidnapping. many Of the pas
/ sengeTs thought. as they thrust their
| heads out of the windows and saw the
group vending its way toward the sta
ton. but those familiar with the local
police department Immediately recognized
| Detectives Hartigan, Mullen, and Evans.
who had made a search of the city yes
/ terday afternoon for several hundred dol
/ lars worth of clothing and other articles
and 500 in cash, which were stolen from
the Riggs House some time Wednesday
night
The men who were taken from the
train are thought By the police to be
the ones, and it is hoped that several
other hotel rObberies which have occurred
during the past two weeks can be traced
to them.
Prisoners Give Names.
When brought into police headquarters,
after expressing their Indignation and
surprise at being arrested in such an IN
usual manner. the men gave their names
as Frank A. Adams. 564 East street
Camden, n. J.. and Henry Atwood, 217
West Thirty-eighth street. New York
City
They had no letters in their pockets.
and even the trademarks in their clothing
had been torn out, although several pic
lures, taken in the West. which were
found in their travelling bags. lead the
detectives 10 think that they are from
that section Of the country. After Sc
we're sweatbox examination, during the
course of which each man denied know
ing the other, except with a casual ac-
quaintance, they were sent % the lookup
When the robbery was reported the
three detectives Immediately began "a
search for the articles which were miss
ing. Among these were several valuable
dress-suit cases. which finally led to the
arrest The dress-suit cases We're finally
located at the Pennsylvania station late
yesterday afternoon, where they had been
checked.
The detectives sat down near them TO
wait for the owners, and il was nearly
train time last night when colored
porter came for the bags and started
with them for the train.
Have 10 sprint.
So quickly did he secure them and get
to the train that the detectives were
forced 10 exercise their best sprinting
| abilities to reach it in time Following
/ the porter. they saw him give the bags
to the two men. VINO received them un-
concernedly and began talking.
IN an instant they were in the hands
of the officers. Atwood was violent In his
remonstrances, and said that he would
I bring all sorts Of difficulty on the heads
of the detectives for causing him the loss
OF so much time.
Among the rooms entered were those of
Snven B. Bennis. of jamestown, y. Y.
who lost $50 worth of apparel. Or. Charles
E. Lane, of Poughkeepsie, whose loss
amounted to nearly 800; Miss Ida H.
Pelher. Of Winona. MINI. whose room
was Tansacked. DR.. l. W. Rose. who lost
A4i Charles G, Leavens, the cashier Of
the hotel, who missed a gold scarf pin
and SIS, and Miss Williamson, Of Cameron.
n. y, who lost S36. None Of the money
has been recovered. but the dress-suit
cases and their contents are held at the
headquarters.