The Washington herald., 1909-02-09
SOME OF THE THEFTS.

SOME OF The THEFTS.
Wednesday. February s-Arthur L Evans. $50
Fuu1esuth street; :eve,7y and money or the yaaus
o, ssA
Thursday. Fss-uzry Mrs. J. R. BroEn. $50
G street northwest. ieWel-y Of the vaiue q s. 80
Saturday FebuIsry s-F. wExga johnson. ia
Psnzsyira1ia s7cuue; diamond rnE valued At
S.G0
wednesday. Fsbrsary S-Nrs. Water E Hilton.
iaal Deishsld plaos northwest; tevelry and
runey q the ralne of SaSO
wednssday Fe5-ua-y 81. H. wood. l5oc Del1-
fad place ne-thusst; ,Einkets q snaL vaius-
Dick Osborne, safe blower. ex-convict,
and notorious crook was arrested IN
New York City last night by Central
ofHce Detective Burlingame. Of Washing
ton. on charges Of grand larceny. He
VIII be brought to Washington as soon as
requisltion papers can be obtained
The arrest is one OF The most important
made by Washington police IN years. 0s-
borne is believed to be the head OF an
organized band Of thieves and burglars.
who for the last two weeks have proved
upon the city. obtaining plnnder valued
at more than s4eoO. At least four Vic
tins are known to the police
The story Of th& trailing and arrest
reads more Ike fiction than truth. A
woman 70 whom Osborne paid attentions.
ana his betrayal BY a member OF his
band, put the police on a search, which
ended in the Orpheam Theater. OF Brook
lyn- The burglar was watching the play
when Burlingame and New York de-
tective took him from his seat
BroOkIand House Raided.
At the tine Osborne was being arrest
ed seven men from Brooklyn police head
quarters raided a house at - Ashland
place. that city. and arrested four men
and = woman. Burglars tools. nitro
glycerine, drills. nuggets OF gold. believed
to represent the proceeds Of many rob
berries boiled down; watched and jevveIry
and S2oo in cash were found.
Camille Gray. the woman with whom
Osborne was infatuated while In Wash
ington, and 10 whom he gave several
pieces Of stolen tewelry; ?. Warren John
son, from whom Osborne is believed TO
have stolen q diamond ring valued at
s. 600: Mrs J. r Brown. who was robbed
Of 5ewelry valued at s2.509, and Detectives
Hewlett and Pratt. Of the Central Office,
left Washington at 1910 o'clock last night
for New York. where they win appear as
witnesses against the prisoner 81 the
hearing to-day
ROberies iu Washington
The New York police have records to
show that Osborne served seven years in
Clinton penitentiary. that State. being re
leased only two months ago. He is be-
lieved 70 have organized and planned
many OF HIS robberies while in prison,
having communication with the outside
world through trustees
Those arrested in the Ashla Il place
house were Ernest Edwards, Peter Peter
son. Henry Brennan. James Crosby. and
Mrs. Helen Poole Edwards and Osborne
were locked up at the Adams street sta
ton, Brooklyn. on charge Of being fugi-
tives from justice The other prisoners
were held as suspicious characters.
Following a struggle with two men
after the robbery Of two houses near
Fourteenth stret and Delafeld place,
Washington, last Wednesday night. Sergt.
Harry. Of the Tenth pzecinct. locked UP
a man identified as Clarence Kelly.
The prisoner was closely questioned by
the night chief Of detectives, Lieut.. Peck.
and finally gave Information which led
the police to look at a downtown hotel
g. a. r-1E -
the fugitive we're obtained. but he. evsdeG
the detectives They learned. however.
OF his acquaintance with a woman in
this city. and Sergt John Cats. Of the
First precinct, began an investigation u
locate her.
With Detectives Hewlett Pratt, Wee
don. and Burlingame searching every part
Of the city. and Sergt. Cats looking for
the woman. Osborne successfully engi-
neered several other robberies.
The net was steadily closing about him,
however, and his hotel had been located
when he made the mistake Of giving the
woman. Camille Gray. a watch fob and
gold pin. proceeds Of the Evans robbery.
Arthur Shoemaker, q cabman- saw the
jewelrv and heard the woman tell Of the
diamonds possessed by her friend Hav-
ing read IN the newspapers Of the rob
berries. Shoemaker told her he believed the
presents were part Of the proceeds Of the
thefts.
Miss Gray, upon learning of Shoe
makers suspicious. recalled that Os-
borne had told her in confidence he had
treated it as 2 joke, for he had not told
her OF his operations in Washington
Becoming convinced CsDoTne was thief,
Miss Cray told the police what she knew
Of him. and gave up the presents he had
given her.
Woman Meets Gray.
The stnrv told hr Mss Gra, rs hat