The Washington herald., 1908-07-28
THIEVES HAUL RICH
And TASK IS EASY
Another Days Report Shows
Crime Wave at Zenith.
DON'T WAIT FOR DARKNESS
Nor Does Il Matter IL the Owner of
the Coveted Property is Looking.
Horse and Wagon and Baby's Toy
Auto Are Taken While Owners
Voices Rise Indignantly.

/ That the wave CT petty crime that is
! sweeping over Washington is serious.
/ Notwithstanding denials, was demon
strated yesterday. when in sentencing a
man for petit larceny in the Police
Z Court. Judge Ivory G. KimbaH imposed
/ the longest sentence the law allows for
/ this offense. saying that he did so be-
I cause Of the numerous cases Of this IA
I ture in the District
Judge Kimbau said that petty thieves
would receive the limit when brought into
I his court. He expressed himself as de-
termined 10 do all in his power TO break
I Up the wave OF minor crime that is evil
denced in daily reports 20 the police
/ Yesterday the reports Of larcenies, rob
l berries, and finl-fam cases poured into
I the Central bureau in undiminished num-
I bers.
{ John H. label. Of 7SS Fifteenth street
northwest employed by Thomas J. Fisher
+ & Co. reported that a negro him-fammer
I had obtained SIS from the Fisher COM
I pa1y by representing himself as an insur-
ance collector The same negro obtained
I S1225 from Hamilton. Colbert. Yerkes &
{ Hamilton. lawyers in the Century Build
Z ing. BY the same scheme Exactly how
I the negro operated was not explained. but
/ IL IS understood that he went to the
Offices in the guise Of an insurance man
and collected the various amounts on al
legged policies.
I Central Office detectives were assigned
/ TO the cases. and II IS believed that other
I victims of the negro VIII be found No
arrests have yet been made
Church Twice Robbed.
For the second t,me within TWO weeks
/ reported that his church had been robbed.
The first robbery was committed week
/ ago. the thief slipping IN after service
and stealing a gold chalice from the altar.
I The last robbery occurred Sunday night.
when thieves slipped into the church
I after one Of the services and made OF
with the money box. containing contribu-
tons for the poor. The night watchman
was on his rounds At the time The
church IS kept open az al hours. render
] ing entrance easy for thieves. Central
/ Office detectives are investigating.
a negro sneak thief in the afternoon
[ pushed a cart into the alley in the rear
E of Taylor. Roberts & Cos store. 81 Elev-
/ enth street northwest and carted OF
I twenty-five empty gallon jugs The prop
I erty stolen was not very valuable. but
I the manner OF the theft. committed in
broad daylight. while clerks were about
I the premises all the time. demonstrates
I the b0ldness OF some OF the thieves who
7 llfest the city
Drives on Market Team.
/ Another negro walked down the B street
side Of the Center Market. jumped into a
T wagon belonging 10 4 II Davies. Of ses
/ 3 street. and drove OF. right before the
owners eye Employees about the place
I yelled at the negro. but he only Iashed the
I horse and disappeared around the corner.
[ Showing that the thieves viii steal any
thing they can lay their hands on. a re-
T port was made 20 the police yesterday BY
/ Mrs Philip Corr. Of 5os P street north
west Of the theft Of a child's automobile
wagon from IN front Of her home The
wagon was left standing OF the sidewalk.
and a negro ran on with Il while the
mother called 70 him from a second-story
window.
/ Sneak thieves yesterday entered the
I home OF Mrs. Mary Thomas. at go Rhode
Island avenue northwest, and stole q gold
watch from the bureau
r o. Everett, OF 1022 Vernon. avenue
northwest. reported that . woman's gold
watch was stolen from his pocket while
.
Sunday afternoon. Everett was positive
that his pocket was picked by one OF
crowd Of men on the rear platform At
{ police headquarters. however. the theft
was put on the doubtful list as being
: lost OF stolen.
Taken in Bright Daylight.
Thieves who have preyed on delivery
/ wagons fo- some months broke out again
Yesterday. when they stole box con-
taining a suit Of clothes. valued at $50.
I from q wagon Of the Merchants Delivery
Company The report was made by John
Kelley. The box was stolen in bright
daylight while the wagon was being
driven between Pennsylvania avenue and
/ D street northwest
George AIcDufie. OF I904 r street north
Z west, reported the theft Of a gold watch
valued at SO As McDu1fie expressed a
/ doubt as to whether the watch was lost
or stolen the report vas put on the lost
and lockout book
Report was made by Nina B Reichard,
Of 80 First street southeast, Of the theft
Of gold breastpin, about the size of
quarter. set in the center with a large
diamond The theft Is believed to have
been the work Of a sneak thief
Jams n Coleman. OF 81 Florida avenue
northwest, reported last night the theft
Of pair Of diamond earrings valued at
500. and ruby and diamond ring valued
at So Coleman could give no clew 70
the theft. but believed il 70 be the work
Of a sneak thief, who entered the house
IN the absence Of the family
\ sneak thief IS also believed TO be
responsible for the theft OF a valuable
gold chain and locket stolen yesterday
from Rltten z Brown. OF rs street
northeast