Evening star., 1908-01-17

$40 each and placed in care of the board
| of children's guardians
October 29-Mrs. S. y. Vail stated an
attempt was made to snatch her pocket
book in the vicinity of 17th and w streets
northwest at $50 pm. No assault. Ciel-
| land Clarkson and William Rollin ar
rested October 30, fined SO each and
placed with the board of children's guar
dians.
November Mrs Mary Hickman. a19
I'd street northeast, reported that at 10:i5
o'clock that evening colored man
snatched her handbag containing 10 cents.
etc. No assault.
November a-Mrs. Catherine Baer. 1115
from her hand, about p.m.. by colored
boy. fifteen years old. pocketbook and -
cents. etc. No assault
November 1S-Mrs Bette Smith. coll
White Lot she was knocked down and
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 1873 J. street northwest abou. 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. a colored man at I'd and L streets
HoTtlledSt. Containing small CildnSe ana
car tickets No assault.
December lith-Mrs Alwine Perkins.
| 1895 Eth street mort invest reported her
! handbag snatched at : o'clock pm. con-
! tanning gold watch. etc. Frank Brown.
| colored arrested and sent 10 the grand
/ jury.
December osth-Mrs. TYLER. 1881 |. street
| northwest. reported being robbed about
S:45 o'clock of a brown purse, s. and car
| tickets.
| January 3.-Miss Fawks reported being
Knocked down and roboed at $40 pm. in
| front of 1910 18th street northwest by a
colored man of handbag and four 20
cent pieces.
/ January 9.-Ellen Upshur 305 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 l. and VI streets northwest and
robbed OF a bag containing $3.50, keys
| and cards.
| In all these cases detectives have. been
continuously al work. and for week or
/ SO past the members OF the force who
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:
Men have been sent from their pre-
cncts 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 10 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 patromen atten-
ton is invited to the first page of the
accompanying report showing the disposi-
/ tion of the force