Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
BURGLAR RUN DOWN
Captured Under a Bed by the
Police.
HELD ON THREE CHARGES
Found in the Home Of Mrs. G. A.
Shallenberger.
PHONE SUMMONS BLUECOATS
Prisoner Admits Guilt in Another
Case-Damaging Evidence
Against Him in Third

| What is believed by the police to be
one of the most important arrests in this
| city of late occurred last night when
| Policemen Mundie and Walsh of the
| third precinct captured George White. an
eighteen-year-o boy. under a bed in the
home of Mrs. G. A. Ehallenberger, 1416
18th street northwest.
The prisoner was taken to police head
quarters this morning and measured and
photographed by the Bertillon system.
Later he was taken into the squadroom,
where all Of the members OF the head
quarters Office force talked with him. He
Is detained on three charges Of house
breaking and will probably be given a
hearing in the Police Court tomorrow
morning. The police are investigating
several robberies In houses and apart
ments which have occurred recently, and
they believe the prisoner knows some
thing OF them.
During the investigation at police head
quarters this morning Detective Warren,
who has been investigating robbery
which was committed last Friday night
at the New York Clothing House, 3O7 7th
street, when suit OF clothes and a hat
were stolen. discovered that White was
wearing the stolen articles. and an addi-
tional charge Of housebreaking was
placed against him. as the store had
been entered through transom.
Entered Two Houses Last Night.
About o'clock last night a telephone
message was received at the third pre-
cinct that the home of Miss NJ. L. Heint-
zelman. I'LL n street northwest, had
been robbed Policemen Mundie and
Walsh went to the house and discovered
that a gold bracelet and ring had been
taken from the place, while quantity
of jewery valued at about 500 had been
left on a sewing machine. After search
ing the house and falling to find the rob-
Der the policemen left the place. They
had returned to the station house, and
were making a report of the robbery,
when second telephone message was
received from a man who said he lived
at 1904 street northwest, saying that
he had seen man climb through a Sec
ond-story window of the home of Mrs. G.
A. Shallenberger.
The two policemen lost no time in
reaching the Shallenberger home. One of
the policemen went to the rear Of the
house, while the other rang the front
door bell. Mrs. shallenberger was informed
that a robber was in the house. She was
very much surprised. She went to her
bedroom and. upon turning on the cleo
trio light, discovered a man under the
bed. She screamed and the two police
men were soon in the room. With drawn
revolvers. they ordered the man to come
out from under the bed. The man was
Immediately searched but no weapons
were found on him. He was then taken
TO the station. where. upon being thor
oughly searched, the police say, they
found the gold bracelet and ring which
had been stolen from the home of Miss
Heintzelman. They say the prisoner then
admitted he had committed the robbery
in the Heintzelman home.
Miss Heintzelman had left her home
earlier in the evening, maid being left
in charge. The maid had occasion to 60
to her bedroom and was badly fright
ened when she entered and found the bu-
reau drawers pulled out. She ran down
the stairs screaming and went to a neigh
bors where Miss Heintzelman was visit
ing, and informed her of the robbery. It
is believed the maids screams scared the
robber away.
Story Told by White.
According to the police, White told
them he was born in Georgetown and
lived there until he was nine years of
age. when his father. who conducted an
Ice business. died. He said he went to
New York with his mother and later
went West. He claims to live at 1928
Olive street. st. Louis, Mo-, and said he
had recently worked in a shoe factory
there. He said he came to this city last
Thursday and had stayed at the Home
ward Bound Mission 10 Pennsylvania
avenue, since that time. He said he
had recently been in Cincinnati, Ohio
Louisville, KY, and Cumberland. Nd. The