The Washington herald., 1909-07-18
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Sneak Thief Leads Detectives
an Exciting Chase,
CAPTURED IN CLOTHES CLOSET
Negro AccOmpIice Assists Officers in
the Pursuit-Had Been Used as n
Tool and Pavned the Jevveiry
stolen by His White Companion.
Crowd Cheers the CaDtOrs.

After making desperate efforts 20 elude
two detectives by running over housetops
and climbing out OF third-story windows,
Edward G. Carrick. twenty-eigat years
old, who has been in the police tolls on
more than one occasion. was yesterday
( brought to bay and arrested in small.
dark closet Before the detectives we're
able to capture Carrick they were forced
TO enlist the aid OF a negro who was
arrested on suspicion OF being implicated
in the offense for which the white man
was wanted
The police allege that on Friday last
Carrick visited friend. William Nc
Donald, who occupied a room IN Penn
sylvanla avenue hotel. While engaging
| Mcdonald in conversation, the police as
/ sert. Carrick took from bureau a pair
Of gold cuff buttons valued al S4 and
slipped them into his coat pocket.
Probably fearing arrest II he tried 20
/ dispose OF the cuff buttons. Carriek gave
/ them TO Rufus Cooper. a negro bellboy.
I who. the police say. pawned the stolen
/ property. Detectives Burlingaue and
| Weldon arrested Cooper on suspicion at
( noon yesterday and then began the search
I for carrick-
/ He was located IN his room In a board
fng-house at 453 g street northwest Ac-
! companied by Cooper. Buriingame and
/ Weedon went 10 the house. Weldon re-
/ mained AZ the front door, while Buriin-
1 game went around 20 a rear yard and hid
/ IN a woodshed. Carrick failed 20 fall in
thu snare laid by the detectives and re-
/ fused 70 leave the house Then Il was
/ 1aa 20 . Hr NH -
/ man
/ When Cooper started I'D the steps 20
/ the third floor. where Carrick was hiding.
/ the fugitive climbed through a rear win
I dow and up a rain spout 70 the roof
| When cooper reached Carriek's room he
/ found the bird flown and the nest empty.
! Cooper leaned out the window. and Bur
/ linGame told him the fugitive had es-
/ capped 10 the roof. Cooper followed. and
/ reached the roof IN time 10 see CarricE
trying 10 climb down a chimney. Car
rick saw Cooper at the same moment.
and. abandoning the chimney as a
method OF escape, started 20 run. Cooper
| followe5. crying out. Hey. stop there %
But Carrick refused 20 obey the com
nanc. and a game OF tag was played
about the chimneys and skylights on the
roofs Of the houses in the block.
Cooper nearly caught Carrick several
times. but on each occasion the white
man showed himself more nimble than
his pursuer. Finally Carrick decided 20
make a bold dash Tor liberty. Quickly
raising the TOP OF The skyIght on the
house where he lived. he dropped fifteen
feet 70 the fioOr Of a hall below and dis
appeared. Cooper ran 20 the edge OF the
roof and called down 20 the detectives:
Hes coming down; catch him"
/ When Carrick did not appear, the de-
tectives entered the house. They searched
without success until they reached the
third floor In q hall was the door OF q
small closet, which was opened quickly
Covering beneath clothing hanging from
a small shelf. Carrick was discovered
He was almost overcome By the heat and
lack Of afr.
The chase had attracted a large throne
Of persons When the detectives appear
ed in the street with the prisoner they
were greeted with a cheer,
/ Carrick was removed 20 the First pre-
cinct station and locked IN q cell, charged
with petit larceny The police say ?.
admits the charge. He IS a paperhanger
and is said 70 be married