Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
Got Away With Purse.


who snatched the purse of Mrs. McNab
earlier in the evening and the police say
that it would have been easy for him
to have been at both of the places. Mrs.
McNab was walking with her husband
and saw the young colOred man with Il
cap drawn over his face approaching
them. She paid but little attention to
him and as he passed her he made Il
quick movement and snatched her purse
which contained a small amount of money
and ran. Mrs. McNab exclaimed, THAT
man has robbed me- as the colored man
took to his heels. Mr.. McNab took up
the pursuit but as the pocketbook
snatcher was feeter of foot he was soon
outoistanced
When arrested Young told Detective
kleindienst that his main employment is
building a fire each morning at resi-
dence i'm the northwest section of the
city. He stated he has no other employ
ment. He could not account satisfactorily
to the police where he spent his time late
yesterday Afternoon and last night. Young
is about nineteen years OF age and very
dark and gives his residence as 242 143
street northeast.
Clifton Brown Is believed by the police
to be the assailant of Miss Mamie O'Con-
nor, whose pocketbook was snatched at
the corner of 18th and B streets northwest
Wednesday evening. He is tall and has a
very light complexion. He says that he
was at his home. in D street northwest,
when the robbery occurred The police
are investigating the record of both men,
Hill. the police believe, may be connected
with the robbery of Mrs. McNab.
New Cases Reported.
Miss Jennie Doing of 18th and X
streets northwest was one of several per-
sons who have reported to the police late
yesterday afternoon and today of having
-
boarding street car at the corner of 14th
and L streets northwest early last even
ing. when she happened to drop her
purse. A colored man, who was standing
Immediately back of her, seized the peck
etbook as it fell to the street and ran
down 18th street before she could make
an cutlery.
Josephine Cain, who is employed at 1888
10Th street northwest, has also reported
that as she passed 18th and III streets
northwest yesterday afternoon she asked
a colOred man standing at the corner
where she could find a certain department
store. He said he would walk to the door
with her she states and as they neared
the place he suddenly snatched the pock
etbook she was carrying in her hand and
hurriedly around the corner.
The purse contained several dollars.
Miss Verne Fidetto. who resides on n
street northwest, while in a local depart
ment store was relieved of a valuable
gold watch The timepiece was in her
pocket and was attached to IA fob.
One Case Cleared UP.
Miss Amanda Harleroad, who resides in
the southeast section of the city, and
who believed that she had been robbed
of her purse while near the corner OF
18th and Pennsylvania avenue northwest
found the purse this morning in the
lining of her dress, where it had slipped
through hole in her pocket. While
walking down Market place she felt
pull upon her cloak if some one was
attempting to reach her pocketbo She
felt for her purse and found that it was
missing She was examining the dress
this morning, when she found the purse
containing about So snugly tucked in
the lining.