Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
CRIME AND CRIMINALS
DECREASE IN ROBBERIES-ONLY
ONE MURDER UNsoLvED.

Police records for the year just ended
show that thieves were not so active as
during previous years. Many robberies were
committed but most of them were of lit
tie consequence. There was noticeable
absence of burglaries by professionals,
much of the stealing having been done by
servants and sneaks Bicycle thieves were
much in evidence. about 100 wheels having
been carried off. but more than 800 of them
were recovered. Most of the thefts of any
Importance committed here during the year
were solved by the members of the de-
tsotive corps or the precinct police. and
the numbers of the lght-fngered gentry
who were sentenced to Moundsville and the
local prisons mentioned as evidence of
the activity of the local police.
1t is shown by the police records that
many women were assaulted upon the pub
lie streets roads, along the line of Rock
creek. or IN about their homes, but the
most sensational case of the year was the
shooting and killing of Arthur NJ. Brown,
former United States senator from Utah,
by Mrs. Annie Bradley. The shooting took
place the afternoon of December IN
room at the Raleigh Hotel, the wounded
man dying at the Emergency Hospital four
days later. The woman is in Jail awaiting
the action of the grand jury. The VIII OF
the victim of the tragedy has been filed.
and in ii Brown made no provision for two
of Mrs. Bradley'S children. of whom she
claimed Brown was the father. Counsel
for the woman went to Salt Lake City,
Utah, the former home of the woman and
her victim, TO obtain evidence to present
when the case is called Or a hearing.
Other murders were commit during the
year. but in none of them did persons of
prominence figure.
Mrs Amelia Fields was at her home in
Anacostia the morning of May 3. when a
colOred man entered and assaulted and
robbed her A colored man was arrested
I'd identified and
brought here to be tried for the ofense
Miss Edele Arctander was assaulted and
robbed by colored man while she was In
Rock Creek Park The colored man,
whose name was Edward Shorter, con-
fessed that he robbed the young woman,
and entered plea of guilty to the charge.
He was sentenced to serve twelve years In
the pententiary at Moundsvili- Mrs. Rosa
lie Moore was assaulted near IN and II
streets northwest while on her way home
from the theater. Misses Alice and Clarice
Regan We're held-up near the corner of Sd
and @ streets northwest Dy coored man
and beaten RuffianS assaulted two girls
near Camp Good VIII about September 1.
and week later Miss Tessie Bywater3 and
J.. III. Settle We're ASA ulted near -Four Mile
Run Va Another assault was committed
near Luna Park, the victims being Miss
Mabel Risley and Forrest Gooding. John
Wright, colored, was arrested for the as
Bault upon the woman, and he is under
sentence of death for the crime Miss Liz
Eia Welbinder was assaulted on the road
near Tuxedo, Prince George county. Nd,
about the middle September. Her as
sailant was subsequently arrested and sent
to prison in Maryland.
The shooting of Mrs. Frederick Joachim
and her daughter III their nome on II
street northeast occurred January L. Both
women recovered and appeared as wit
nesses against their assailant. former
cabman in this city. He was sent to
prison to serve twelve years. Capt. Mat
thews of the fourth police precinct solved
two murder mysteries for the state OF Viz
ginia and sent the murderers back there
FOR trial In one case ne fastened tne
I.cayeil. The crime was committed in
Fairfax county, near Balls HILL and Lea
veil first buried the body in the woods. but
later disinterred 1t and tried 10 noat II
down the river Failing in that. he dragged
the body from the water and hid 1t behind
q rock, where 1t was found LeaFeH was
sentenced to nineteen years In the peni-
Tertiary at Richmond. Bicycle Foifcehah
jackson worked with Capt. Matthews III
the case OF Samuel Fortune, boatman,
who was killed when his boat went ashore
near Nomini. Va. John Wright and Peter
Ckamblain who were arrested for the muir
der confessed. and they were sent TO Mon
tross TO be held for trial.
Frederick Miles, colored. was murdered in
Dead Mans Hollow" near Rosslyn, Va,
during the latter part of July, and about
the same time OF the year an infant was
abandoned in the woods near the same
place. The remains of a colored woman
were found in the woods not far from
College Park, Prince George county, out
the body was SO badly decomposed that it
was impossible to tell whether or not she
had been murdered. With one exception
the police solved all homicides committed
IN the District during the year. the excep-
ton being the case Of an unidentified In
FAINT whose throat was cut
An interesting case brought to the atten-
ton OF the police was that of Miss Eulaha
Pucket a clerk in the Agricultural Depart
ment against whom an Indictment con-
tanning fourteen counts for alleged for
gerry and false pretenses has been filed.
The claim against her is that she negotiated
loans upon property belonging to others,
obtaining IL Is charged about 81 coo. Detec-
tives Pratt and Hewlett arrested her j.
j Mackey, alias Schlessinger. who played
TIE part OF detective In the Fighting Fate"
theatrical company. was charged with rob-
bling the offices of dentists. He was released
on bond in the sum of $1,000, and the bond
was forfeited because he failed to appear
for trial. He also wanted In other
cities. Charles +. Watson, government
clerk. was charged with having imper-
sonated his brother in civil service ex-
animation.
Victor Adler, a prominent merchant. was
shot by Alphonso NJ. Newell. who had been
IN his employ for many years Newell was
8 .ntenced TO three years in the penitentiary
al Moundsville. DIR. Edward Leon Thomp-
son. better known DR.. Leon. was ar
rested and charged with having performed
criminal operation upon Miss Viola
Strother whose home is near Culpeper Va
The arrest followed the killing OF Will F..
Bywaters. who had been forced by her
brothers to marry Miss Strother. Philip
ard james Strother admitted shooting By
waters. and they are now under bond to
appear at the next term Of court.
la Anne Arundel county. Nd. only a few
days before Christmas a colored man
named Henry Davis was lynched for hay
Ing committed an assault upon Mrs. John