Evening star., 1909-08-20
BOLD ROBBERS DEED
Mrs. Heinrichs and Daughter
Held Up by Negro.
CRIME ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY
Miss Heinrichs Surrenders Pocket
book to Footpad.
LATTER EXHIBITS REVOLVER
Small Sum Of Money and Car
Tickets Taken, Articles Of
Jewelry Overlooked.
LATTER EXHIBITS REVOLVER

Maj. Sylvester, superintendent Of police,
last night offered a reward of 500 for the
arrest of a young colored man, who is
wanted to answer charge Of having
robbed Miss Minnie Heinrichs of 1000 9th
street of s. and several car tickets yester-
/ day afternoon. The negro committed the
robbery on the Military road, only short
distance from Camp Good Will, exhibiting
a revolver for the purpose of frightening
| Miss Heinrichs and her mother, the two
being together strolling along the road.
Mrs. Heinrichs and her daughter had
gone to Camp Good VIII early in the
afternoon to take some fruit to the chill
dren who are enjoying an outing there
and to enjoy a stroll in the country. They
had spent a pleasant afternoon, and about
3 O'Clock they made start In the direc-
| tion Of Brightwood. intending to board a
] street car there and return home, but be-
fore they had gone far they were over
taken. held up and the young woman re-
| lieved of her money.
! The police were told that the colored
man indulged in no threats against the
women If they did not surrender their
money to him, nor did he actually point
the weapon at them. Miss Heinrfchs
| being well satisfied toilet him have the $3
| and get away She considered she had
been fortunate in getting Off as well as
/ she did. Complaint was made to automo-
| bilists policemen and civilians. and it was
but short while before the woods In and
| about Rock Creek Park were being thor
oughly searched for the robber.
| Description Of the Footpad.
Both Mrs. Heinrichs and her daughter
were able to give good description OF
the colored hold-up man, and the police
are hopeful of an early capture. He
| Ehnly IL 1orIxy hot
and pair Of slippers. and is described
as being a mulatto about twenty-three
years of age. Mrs. Heinrichs and her
daughter say he has long, smooth face
and prominent nose. If the thief has
been in the habit of wearing the suit he
was wearing yesterday, 1t Is believed he
will soon be In custody. but II he donned
1t for the occasion his capture may not be
so easy a task.
Mrs. Heinrichs and her daughter noticed
the colored man, who was some distance
behind them. shortly after they left
Camp Good Will, but paid no particular
attention to him. as he showed no incli-
nation to speak to them. nor did his ap-
pearance impress them that he was bent
on robbery. There was nothing about
Ibis appearance or conduct to cause the
ladies any alarm until he actually over
| took them and exhibited his revolver,
which was followed by demand for
money.
Their statements to the police were that
the footpad rested his revolver on his
arm, and that he did not point 1t toward
them when he demanded money. Miss
Heinrichs had her pocketbook In her
hand, and she turned 1t over to the robz
Der, but when she offered 1t to him he
i told her to throw 1t, down in the road
way. She complied and the highwayman
picked it up, taking what money 1t con.
After taking the money and car tickets
he handed the pocketbook over to Miss
| Heinrichs and started away.
/ to ride home" Miss Heinrichs remarked
| to her mother, while the coiored man
/ was still there
"Do you want a car ticket?" asked the
ton to accommodate her.
Yes the young lady answered, but
not from you"
Disappears in the Woods.
The colored man then disappeared in
the woods, and was not long in getting
out of sight Resuming their journey
along the road. Mrs. Heinrichs and her
daughter related the story Of their ex-
perience to number of persons. in
cludfng the policeman at Brightwood. The
| officer heard their story, and at once
notified the tenth precinct station. Mount
| ed Sergeant Harry at once LETT the sta
tiOn to participate III Inc ocdICI loi tho
robber, while Capt. Schneider led detail
from the seventh precinct. The squads
| of policemen separated, and made as
| thorough a search as possible through
/ Rock Creek Park and adjacent woods, but
| the best they were able to learn last
| night was that man wearing khaki
suit had been seen there by others than
| Mrs. Heinrichs and her daughter. al
though those who had seen him denied
knowing anything Of his identity.
i Inspector Boardman dispatched Detec-
4 tiyes VermilliOn and Barbee to the county
/ TO participate in the investigation. Mem
hers of the police force spent the entire
/ night In the woods engaged In the search.
| hut when day dawned they were still
/ without their man. Mai. Sylvester also
/ took an active interest in the investiga-
ton. He did not hesitate to offer the
reward for the capture OF the colored
man, believing it would be the means of
| enlisting the aid of many persons not
| connected with, the police force. Discuss
ing the robbery, Maj. Sylvester says the
i case once more brings to the, front the
question of an inadequate police force.
II He realizes that many more men are
n needed in that section. but under exist
ing conditions he is not able to increase
the number.
Mai Sylvester last night directed that
II the police Of other cities be requested to
look out for the robber, and had the au-
II thorities Of the several Maryland coun-
description of the negro and advising
II them OF the of1er Of the reward for his
n arrest This morning Lieut.. Sattery Wis
Fl tied the Heinrichs home and asked for
n additional information about the affair.
n but they could only repeat their state
II ment already made and again said the
robber had made no threat or attempt to
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