Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-23
POLICE ROUND UP
DANGEROUS GANG
EIGHT ARRESTED AND NINTH
IS KNOWN
Six Men and Three Women Are Held
Responsible for Many BurgIaries
and HoIdups of Recent
Occurrence

Nine persons, six men and three
women, members of the same gang, are
responsible for the numerous holdupS
and house robberies which have oc-
CURED in Los Angeles during the last
eight weeks, according to the officers
who arrested four of the men and two
women Wednesday night and one other
man and a woman yesterday The
sixth man will be arrested today.
The eight persons who have been
arrested are H. G.. Donnelly, Fred Mo-
demo, H. Lynn, w. ]. Harvey, William
Powers, Bessie Wilson, Pearl Walker
and Dollie Corwin.
William Powers and Pearl Walker
were arrested yesterday in the room
they occupied on Temple street, after
Powers had made a sensational effort
to escape from the officers. This man
and the Walker woman are said to
have been living together. When the
police visited the house yesterday they
found the door leading to the room
and were informed that the occupants
were dressing, but would open the
door in a moment.
Tries to Jpmp
Patrolman Allen went into an ad-
joining room and looked out of the win
dow just in time to see Powers pre-
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the pavement two stories below. The
officer drew his revolver and shouted
at the man to stand where he was and
the door leading to the room was
broken in by the other patrolman.
Powers endeavored to fight and it was
necessary to place the handouts on him
in order to take him to the Jail The
man has at the present time a day
suspended sentence hanging over him
and it is probable he will be compelled
to serve that as well as an additional
one.
The Walker woman also has thirty
day suspended sentence for Vagrancy
hanging over her and she will be
forced to serve that time in the city
Jail.
The police are confident they have
behind the bars one of the most daring
gang of crooks that has ever visited
this city. The officers are confident if
they only have sufficient time they will
be able to prove that this crowd has
robbed houses in this city and San
Francisco and also that it's members
have been guilty Of a number of hold
ups.
In order to gain this time it has been
decided to force vagrancy charges
against the members. Yesterday DON
nelly was sentenced to serve twenty
days on this charge and Bessie Wilson
and Dollie Corwin were arraigned on
similar charge. The two women
pleaded guilty and will be sentenced
this morning. Modeno was released
by the police, as he is said to have
been with the gang but a short time
and it is improbable any charges could
be made against him. The officers say
they are confident he has committed
several crimes since he reached Los
Angeles, but he is said to have prom
ised to leave the city at once if re-
leased, so he was allowed to CO.
The women members of this gang are
said by the detectives to be among the
most dangerous Of their sex who have
ever held out in this city. They are
said to have acted as stalls for the
men. That is the women would meet
men on the street and invite them to
visit rooms occupied by the gang. When
the men reached the rooms they would
be given drugged liquor to drink and
the men would then rifle their pockets
Accused of Robbery
They are also said to have frequently
robbed men themselves when their
companions were not present. Accord
ing to the officers it has been learned
mat the women frequently visited lodg-
ing houses in the city and engaged
apartments. Later they would assist
their male companions to enter and rob
the houses In this way several rob
berries were committed in a number Of
the most exclusive hotels and apart
ment houses.
The entire crowd came to Los An
geles from San Francisco eight weeks
ago and the members are said to have
at once begun operations.
The women are all young, pretty and
dressed In the height OF fashion. It is
said they are we'll known to the po-
their descriptions have been mailed 70
all parts Of the country In the hone that
other jobs can be fastened upon them