Evening star., 1909-05-10
TOURING CAR THEFT CHARGED
FRANK II. ORLANDO ACCUSED OF
TAKING AN AUTOMOBILE.
Admits That He Brought the Ma
chine Here From New York.
Roomed With Policeman.

Charged with the theft of a S4,.O
Packard touring car belonging to {. B.
Church of New York. Frank H. Orlando
is locked up at the third precinct station
awaiting the arrival of a detective from
New York. while Policeman j. r. String
fellow of the third precinct, who made
the arrest and recovered the automobile,
is awaiting the arrival of the $500 re-
ward offered for the arrest and recovery
Orlando admits he took the automobile
and toured from New York to this city.
telling the police the name of its owner.
He had arranged to leave the city at
O'Clock this morning, it is believed. ana
had left word that he be called at $50
The policeman called at : Am, instead
of waiting for $50. and locked him up.
Orlando was occupying a room In the
house of Policeman Stringfellow, 2139
Pennsylvania avenue. having made the
acquaintance of the latter last Thursday.
The young man from New York met the
policeman and told him he was here on a
visit; that he was not satisfied with the
room he had engaged and wanted to make
change.
Rooms in Policeman's House.
Il have a spare room at my house.
Stringfellow told him, never suspecting
there was anything wrong with him.
Orlando jumped at the opportunity to
get room in the house of his newly
made acquaintance. and moved his few
personal effects there. Last evening the
New Yorker and policeman enjoyed ride
in the big touring car, returning to the
Pennsylvania avenue house about IL
o'clock Arrangements had been made by
Orlando to keep his automobile at the
garage at 18th street and Ohio avenue,
and last night. after leaving the police
mans house, he went there in the ma
chine
was a poster tackled on the wall giving a
description of the automobile and man
who was alleged to have taken 1T from
New York. The contents of the circular
proved SO interesting to Orlando that he
backed the big machine out of the garage
and returned to Stringfellow's house, tell
ing him he had received word of the seri-
Gus illness of his brother In Buffalo and
that he would leave in the automobile for
that city this morning. explaining why he
would leave the touring car in front of
the house
Policeman Becomes Suspicious.
Policeman Stringfellow became suspic-
ious that there was something wrong
about his roomer, and when he learned
he had telephoned to Union station for In
formation about the departure of the
early morning trains he concluded Orlan-
do intended to go away on train and
not in the touring car
81 wish you would call me at $50 in
the morning. said Orlando. ''as l want
to get started by s o'clock"
Following the information he had re-
ceived from other sources, Policeman
Stringfellow returned home about 2
o clock in the morning and aroused his
roomer.
rs it 6:3O?" asked the sleepy man when
awakened.
Not quite" was the response of the
policeman, ''but It's time for you to get
up
Orlando, when informed that he was
under arrest for the alleged theft of the
automobile admitted his identity and ex-
pressed a willingness to return to New
York without demanding requisition
The circular offering the $500 reward was
sent out from New York by private
detective agency. Inspector Boardman
notified the New Yorw police department
of the arrest and officers are expected to
come here for Orlando tonight.