Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
POLICE WORKING IN DARK
Have No Positive Clews as to Who
Struck Down Woman.
CONTRADICTORY STORIES TOLD
Victim May Recover, But Is Not Al
lowed to See Others Than
Hospital Attendants.

Detectives from the central Office and
men detailed in plain clothes from the
seventh precinct have been working un-
ceasingly for the past thirty hours
in effort to apprehend the assailaat
of aged Mrs. Annie Il. Gladman, sixty
two years old. who was viciously assaulted
and robbed last Friday afternoon In her
little store at 1910 2Sth street. George
town, by an unknown negro.
So far a general roundup has been
made of suspicious characters by the
police. Up to a late hour last night
ten suspects in all had been taken to
the seventh precinct station, where they
were subjected to a rigid examination.
Each of the men arrested was required
to give minute details of his wherea bouts
since Friday noon up to the time OF his
arrest. AS a result it was determined
to hold six OF the ten until their stories
could be more fully Investigated.
1t was intimated by the authorities last
night that one and possibly two of the
men now In custody might know some
thing OF the affair Although evidence
so far obtained is Of fiimsy character.
1t will be thoroughly sifted and run to
the bottom.
Conflicting Stories Told.
The stories told by this pair. 1t is stated.
are conflicting. and probably untrue. An
examination of the clothing worn by them,
however, shows no indication that they
have recently gone through a struggle,
as would be evident In view OF the fact
that Mrs. Gladman welded a blackjack
until she was exhausted and fell to the
floor under unrelenting blows.
The names of the men now In GUS
/ nd 1fy,n -
Davis. John Smith. alias Pig John; Harry
Donaldson. William Evans, William Mil
Ter and Daniel Newton. These six are the
hold-overs Of the days work yesterday,
and are the men whom the authorities
believe are capable of committing the
crime
The two principal suspects are included
In the list given out by the authorities.
Beyond that nothing more definite could
be obtained
Detail Is Enlarged.
1t is stated that in addition to the
regular detail Of detectives and police
men there are working on the case Po-
licemen Pratt. Hewlett, Cox and Ber-
man Of the central Office. and Grove. Gray
and Walsh of the seventh precinct. The
commanding officers of the latter have
placed number of pigeons to work in
various parts of Georgetown where the
| HcSIO STATUTES are the most dense, IN
the hope of picking up any stray clews.
So far the authorities have been work
ing in the dark. with the exception OF
one or two contradictory statements made
by several suspects now in custody.
AT late hour last night the police
were in the far end of Georgetown lock-
ing for a colored man who Is said to
answer the description given out by Mrs
Gladman at the hospital, and who Is well
known to the neighborhood of the rob-
since Friday afternoon.
1t was stated at the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital last night the injured
woman's condition exceedingly good
in view Of her injuries. but that she
was not out of danger. She is consta utly
under the care of one of the house physi-
clans OF the institution. No one Is per-
mitted to see her outside of her immediate
attendants.
During the day yesterday she spoke con-
stantly of the assault and again told in
detail the story of the assault and rob-
berry, but added nothing of Importance