The Washington herald., 1908-08-08
FIND THIEVES LOOT
In NEGRO'S CABIN
JeWelry and SilYerWare Be
long to PhiladelphianS.
SUSPECT WOMAN IN HOSPITAL
Local Police Recover NaIuabIes
Worth More Than 500 in Shanty
Annie Banks, Alias Brown, Former
Servant, Is Wanted in Philadelphia.

Jewelry and silverware valued at more
than 500. believed 10 have been stolen
from prominent families in PhiIadslphia.
was recovered last night by Central once
Detectives Evans and O'Dea from ne
gro shanty IN Garfield. D G. Just out
side Of Anacostia
The pattern and dates engraved on the
silver indicate that the pieces belonged
10 an old family Several spoons Of an
cient design are dated ISL Nearly all
the silver bears the initials j Z R %
a Il. R. OF plain p Several
pieces Of jewslry are evidently family
heirIOoms- A loving cup IS engraved
-'Sherborne Dougherty,'' and a jewel case
bears the name E. P Langley"
May Arrest NeEress.
No arrest has yet been made. but II Is
understood that q negro woman, now in
q local hospital. viii be arrested when
she IS able TO leave the institution. and
viii be held for the Philadelphia authori-
ties She was formerly employed as z
servant in the Quaker City. and is be
lieved 10 have been implicated in numer-
Gus robberies reported in that city with
in the last six months.
Detectives Evans and O'Dea were noti-
fed several days ago by Policeman GeloJt
and SergL Stevens Of the attempts OF a
negro woman TO sell some valuable jewel
r and silverware- They learned that a
woman known as Annie Banks. alias
Brown, had tried 10 sell several pieces Of
silverware and q number Of stickpins.
The woman was located at the house OF
relatives in Garfield Last night the de-
teCtIves visited the house, and learned
that the woman was in a hospital They
searched the house and obtained a suit
case full Of plunder.
Dozens Of knives. forks, spoons. soup
ladies'. and sugar scoops. Of all descrip-
tons, and other silverware used al table
were IL the suit case. With the exception
Of a few pieces. marked e P l." all
bore initials ending with r. The dates
started at 1S5I and ran down 10 1856. 1885,
and 1888 In jewel box was an old-fash-
ioned gold watch the dial and figures in
gold fhgree- The watch was engraved.
Mary B. Randall. from T. c. Randall.
1850 A seven-stOne cluster diamond. ring
was marked IN the same way.
Jewel Case Full of Gold.
One Jewel case was marked e. P.
Langley and contained eleven scarf pins.
nearly all set with diamonds. and an
assortment Of cuH links. buttons. shirt
studs. and pins
Among other things in the suit case
was a silver loving cup engraved Point
Pleasant Golf Club Tournament Of
July 4, 1885. Presented 10 Sherborne ".
Dougherty-'
Lieut. Peck. night chief Of detectives.
communicated with the Philadelphia au-
thorities and learned thai several war
rants are held for the arrest Of the
Banks OF Brown woman
a Philadelphia directory shows that
Sherborne W DOUgherty is a physician
and lives at 256 South Sixteenth street.
2. p. Langley IS recorded il the directory
as being cashier Of the Equitable Life As
suranCe Company OF the United States.
and his address IS the same as Dr.
Dougherty's- Nc Randall could be located
whose initials correspond with those on
the silEerwaTe-