Evening star., 1908-01-17
$40 each and placed in care of the board

$40 each and placed in care OF the board
of children's guardians.
October 29-Mrs. S. " Vail stated an
attempt was made to snatch her pocket
northwest at $50 pm. No assault Clel-
land Clarkson and William Roliin ar.
| rested October 30 fined SO each and
placed with the board of childrens guar
dians.
November Mrs Mary Hickman. a19
Cd street northeast. reported that at lO:io
O'Clock that evening colored man
snatched her handbag containing 10 cents.
etc. No assault.
November 9LMrs. Catherine Baer. 11l3
from her hand. about pm. by a coiored
boy. fifteen years old. pocketbook and 30
cents. etc. No assault.
November IS-Mrs. Bette Smith. col
ored. reported while going through the
| White Lot she was knocked down ana
robbed OF a handbag and cake OF soap.
etc. by a colored man.
November 21-Mrs. Robert Hickman
was knocked down and robbed in front
of 1o23 l. street northwest about o clock
pm. Could give no description OF the
party. Handbag. watch and pin.
--latest Cases Reported.
December 1o-Mrs Jennie Williams of
| Maryland reported her handbag snatched
| by. colored man at I'd and streets
northeast. containing small change and
car tickets. No assault.
| December lith-Mrs. Alwine Perkins.
| 1885 18th street northwest reported her
1 handbag snatched at = O'Clock pm. con-
/ tanning gold watch. etc. Frank Brown.
colored. arrested and sent 10 the grand
! jury.
! December 2Sth--Mrs. Tyler. 1891 /. street
northwest. reported being robbed about
S:45 o'clock of brown purse, s. and car
| tickets.
l
knocked down and roboed at $50 pm. in
| front OF 1910 18th street northwest by a
colored man Of handbag and four 25-
cent pieces.
| January 9.-Ellen Upshur 3O5 y street
| northwest, reported an attempt was made
to snatch her handbag by a colored man
on street between Sth and 9th streets
northwest.
! January 14.-Miss Kelly reported being
| knocked down on Vermont avenue be-
| tween J. and VI streets northwest and
robbed of a bag containing $3.50, keys
/ and cards.
In all these cases detectives have. been
| continuously at work. and for a week or
| had completed their active regular work
/ have been giving their reserve time In
an endeavor to clear up these cases"
Maj. Sylvester's Conclusion.
In conclusion the major reported:
cincts to the precincts where some of these
occurred: rewards have been offered. and
with the force in hand everything possi-
BILE is being done to apprehend parties
guilty Of these offenses. The extensive
beats. made SO by limited and inadequate
patrol force, as fully set forth in my an
nual report, make their prevention diff
/ cult.
David Windsor. colored, who answer
| ed the description in some Of the cases,
was brought in Monday. He was an
| escaped Reform School man. and admit
ted having done this kind of work but
| gave locations which would not tally with
| reports. He has been returned to that
| institution.
1T being impossible TO secure identi-
| fications of parties arrested adds TO the
| difficulties of this character Of cases
| Most of the beats include many and
| extensive blocks and alleys, and owing to
the inadequate force of patrolmen atten-
| tion is invited to the first page of the
accompanying report showing the disposi-
| ton of the force