The Washington herald., 1908-07-03

Three negroes are locked up in the
Ninth precinct station and will be charged
with housebreaking.
The arrests were made after a series of
thrilling events, Capt. Daley, Of the Ninth
precinct. Policeman Delamlco, OF the
same precinct, and Sergt. Lohman, Of the
First precinct, being the principals in the
pursuit and capture Of the prisoners.
The negroes have confessed TO robbing
five houses. and were caught in the act
Of robbing the sixth They told where all
the stolen property had been sold. and
showed the police the houses they had
robbed
About II o'clock yesterday morning a
woman telephoned to the Ninth precinct
station and notified the desk sergeant
that burglars were in the act OF entering
the vacant house at 1O5 Fifth street north
east
Capt Daley ordered Private Defiant,
co, footman. 10 mount bicycle and
hurry TO the house, while he and Private
McGrath followed in the patrol wagon
DeliamicO rode 20 the house and found
three negroes in the act OF getting
through a window which they had forced
open. He seized the nearest negro, a man
more than six feet tail and weighing
about 80 pounds who gave battle The
two men struggled from the rear Of the
house 10 the front yard and into the
street.
Negro Gets Best of IL.
Dellamico IS a small man and his op-
ponent was powerful enough 10 lift him
completely from the ground. The police
man was holding his own. however, when
the other two negroes. who up to this
time had been passive spectators. rushed
10 their comrades aid. II looked like
Denamco was 70 lose his prisoner and
receive good drubbing when Capt Da-
ley dashed around the corner Of Fifth
and A streets, a block away.
Seeing his man fighting with the
negroes, Capt. Daley called back 10 the
wagon, which he had left at Sixth and
A streets. TO hurry TO the house He
then ran 20 DellamicO's assistance. lie
was in time 20 keep the big negro from
escaping. but could not catch his COM
paniOns.
Putting the first captive into the
wagon, the captain and Dellamico gave
chase to his pals The men ran to
Sixth street down Sixth to A street.
and one was captured on Sixth, between
A and y Streets
The other negro ran southeast. lie
was running down Seventh street south
east when Sergt. Harry Lohmann. who
lives at Jos Seventh street ran from his
home. attracted by the noise OF the pur-
r-rrF~
chase and arrested him near Seventh
and streets southeast. He tuned the
negro over 10 Capt. Daley and his men.
who were following in the patrol wagon.
Confess to Many RobberIes.
At the station-house, the first negro ar
rested by Dellamlco gave the name Of
William Campbell and HIS residence as
l23 Lstreet southeast The others We're
Garfield Williams. twenty-six years old
OF 1860 Nolans court southwest. and Al
bert Smart, twenty-one years old, OF 40
Grace court southeast, The men confess
ed 10 breaking into POI street southeast.
3l9 South Capitol street S21 L street
southwest. and 425 and 427 First street
northwest. In each instance. the house
was stripped of all the plumbing and
other fixtures that might be sold TO
junk dealer
About the same time that the burglar
call was received at the Ninth precinct.
an automatic burglar alarm gave notice
to the Mutual District Messenger Office /
at 1114 Connecticut avenue, that some one
was in the house at 2lOl Wyoming avenue
northwest.
ElwoOd Phelps. employed in the Office
was hurried 20 the scene He entered
the house and explored the upper floors.
but could find no one. He then went 10
the basement. and found a negro cutting
the lead pipe from the gas meter. He
seized the negro at the same time blow
ing a police whistle and calling for help.
The negro gave battle, and captor and
captured rolled from one end OF the cell
lar 10 the other. The negro. a powerful
man. finally threw Phelps TO the ground
with such force that he was stunned and
then made his escape.
The house broken into formerly was
occupied by the late Judge and United
States Senator Louis McComas. OF Mary
land The property is now in the hands
Of the Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany. Nothing was stolen