Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23

ploye of the railroad company, being
among those notified. He found Foro
walking along the tracks between 'ne
Bladensburg road and Eastern branch In
the District, and placed him uhoer az
rest. Being armed. he had no trouble
OBTAINING the prisoner until the arriva! OF
Sergt. Mccormick and Policeman Strooei.
While Ford was being detained there to
await the arrival of the police. searcners
from Prince George county appeared. TWO
of them were armed with shotguns, one
had q club and others had reviewers.
They realized that the suspect was not
in their Jurisdiction and they also knew
there had been no Identification OF the
prisoner. and no attempt at violence was
made. Some of the men followed TO the
police station and did some talking ABOUT
what they would like to do.
Shortly after the colored man was
taken to the police station he admitted
the many troubles he had experienced In
police circles. and told of having been In
prison. His photograph was found In
the gallery. and no trouble was expert
enced in tracing his record. Ford Is q
native Of Charlottesville. Va. having LETT
there, he says, when he was twelve years
old and came to this city. When he was
still boy he was arrested and sentenced
to a local reformatory. escaping from
there in the summer Of 1893.
He remained about the woods as fugi-
tive several days. and then robbed houses
in the vicinity of Queen Chapel and
Brentwood roads. Sergt. Harry and Po-
liceman knupfer arrested him for the
hurglaries and found stolen goods on him.
At that time he was known under the
alias of Richmond Tom" He told the
police he was a brother of Irving Ford,
assailant and murderer of Elsie kreglo.
but now he declares he never knew the
man who was executed for that crime.
Served Terms in Prison.
Sentences aggregating thirteen years
imprisonment in the Ohio penitentiary at
Columbus were imposed for the burgla-
res. Ford served eight years and was
discharged, returning to this city about
eighteen months ago Since his return he
had committed several offenses which are
now charged against him, and only about
three weeks ago he was seriously as
saulted while engaged In a saloon brawl.
This morning his room was searched and
articles of wearing apparel. including the
slippers he wore at the time he robbed
Miss Heinrichs, were found. They are to
he held as evidence against him. The po-
lice think they will be able to fasten adj
ditional crimes upon the prisoner.
In Police Court this morning Miss Helm
rich said she was held up by Ford on
the Military road on August 10. Accord
ing to her, she was walking with her
mother when negro approached her and
asked for her pocketbook. She thought
that the road was too we'll Travelled for
a highwayman to make successful at
IOulpI Ole tHcIclOIc pdIlSyCo Will llC
man, but he 1eveled a revolver at her
head and Miss Heinrich's mother advised
the daughter to give up the pocketbook
quietly. Miss Heinrich threw the pock-
etbook to the ground and the man grab
bed 1t.
Please leave us 10 cents for car fare
said one of the women. and then Ford
threw the pocketbOok away from him.
after having taken about s.. He neglect
ed to take gold watch which was in the
pocketbook. =.
The mothers testimony was substan-
TALLY the same as Miss Heinrich's.
When arrested Ford was wearing the
khaki suit such as was described by Miss
Henrichs at the time she was robbed, al
though he had on pair of striped over
alls.
This morning Constable Wallace E..
Raybold took Miss Harvey from her home
to Bladensburg. where she swore out q
warrant before Magistrate Augustus H.
Dahler. alleging an attempt at felonious
assault. Constable Raybold consulted Dep
uty Sheriff Garrison, and the latter then
asked Inspector Boardman for the pris-
oner.
An effort is being made today to have
requisition papers made out In time to
obtain the signature Of Gov. Crothers to
them without delay. 1t is deemed prob
able that one Of the justices Of the Su-
preme Court of the District will be asked
Monday or Tuesday to surrender the pris-
oner. 1t Is stated that the penalty In
Maryland for the offense charged is from
eighteen months to twenty-five years.