The Washington herald., 1907-08-15
MANS RAZOR MAKES TROUBLE
Gives Police and Friends Several
Hours of Exciting Hunt.
StartIes Ahieck's Drug Store and
Harvey's Restaurant-Is on Way
TO New York SanatOrium.

The report received at the First precinct
station about o'clock last night that
man armed with a razor was running
amuck in the streets, caused Rc little
amount Of excitement in police circles.
and for several hours the command at
that station and two detectives from po-
lice headquarters were kept on the alert
until he was finally located and placed
in custody.
The first information of the mans ac-
tons was received by Lieut.. Hartley at
the First precinct station from the clerk
in charge of Afleck's drug store on
Pennsylvania avenue. near Fifteenth
street. He stated that man Of about
thirty years Of age had come into the
store and. after partaking OF some re-
freshment AT the soda water counter,
had turned 10 "another portion of the
store and questioned one Of the clerks
about some razors which were Oh dis
play The druggist said that the man
appeared 10 be suffering as If under a
mental strain. and became angry when
a companion, who had followed him into
the place, urged him to give up the idea
OF buying a razor and come along with
him.
After obtaining a promise from his
companion that he would go away and
leave him alone. the man said he would
not purchase the razor. and would i'm
nediately proceed to his hotel, intimating
that he was stopping only few doors
away. The companion had hardly left
the store when the man grabbed Up the
razor from the counter. where he had
dropped It, and, throwing the necessary
money for its payment on show case
started out Of the place 1t being com
pulsory by law to get a full registration
as to the purchasers name, age. descrip-
ton, &c, when dangerous weapons are
sold, one OF the clerks called for the man
10 stop and then made after him in hopes
of persuading him to return and follow
out the regulation.
On seeing that he was being pursued,
the man rushed to the middle OF the
street and jumped aboard a passing car
bound for Georgetown, leaving his fol-
lowers behind.
Working on this information the police
Of the First precinct notified the patrol
men stationed on the streets. and made
all efforts to cause the apprehension of
the man. who was known 20 be armed
with the razor.
Hardly had this information been re-
ceived, when two men, claiming to be
travelling companions Of the man then az
large. called at police headquarters and
asked assistance in the search for their
friend. From what the police learned,
the two men, one OF whom was a doctor,
were accompanying the man from a point
IN the South, to New York City. and that
by his trick at the drug store he had got
ten away from them.
Detectives Evans and Hartigan were
Immediately assigned to the case. and. ac-
companied by the two strangers, started
on the search for the man. Hotels were
visited. but no trace Of the man was
found until the management Of Harvey's
restaurant. corner Of Eleventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue, telephoned to the
First precinct station that a man was act
ing queerly in that place, and asked that
an officer be sent there Immediately BY
the time the policemen arrived at the
restaurant the man had again disappeared
and the detectives were as much at a loss
as to his location as they were at the be-
ginning of the hunt.
AiteI SedICH oL q mar hOUr or more,
however, the detectives finally located
the man in the lobby of the National
Hotel, where he had gone and engaged
a room for the night. Shortly after ar
irving at the place, it is said that he
telephOned TO his former hotel to the
doctor who had been accompanying him.
and it was By this that his apprehension
was effected. The man consented to be
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detectives, and was taken to one Of the
precinct stations, where he was kept for
the night
From what the police learned about
the matter, the mans name is E English.
and he was on his way from At
lanta, Ga, TO New York, where he is 10
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