Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
POLICE HAD ADVANCE TIL

Thief Gets Cash and Disappears
While His Quarters Are
Under Surveillance.
The police department il on the aui
| leader Of the band of bank swindlers
which operated SO successfully In this
city Friday and yesterday.
David Simon and Morris Robinson, two
| members Of the, gang in custody. are
held In different police stations during
| the investigation. No admissions made
by them lead to Millers lair.
Officials Of the Fourteenth Street Saw
ings Bank. 14th and streets northwest
are particularly anxious to effect the
apprehension Of Miller. The swindle he
operated at their expense is the first loss
OF such character it has suffered during
it's four-year existence.
Detectives Had Advance Tip.
The detective force Of the Burns and
Sheridan agencies. specialists in protect
ing banks from crooks were arprised of
the presence Of the gang in the city.
After the capture of Simon and Robinson
they were working in conjunction with
the police to capture Miller. leader Of the
gang.
The authorities had discovered Miller's
place Of abode. 11G2 14th street. They
were watching the house at II O'Clock
in the morning. at the very hour when
he appeared at the bank, nine blocks far
Their north, where he presented the bogus
check for $,25l. signed with the forged
Endorsement of Frances A. Blundon,
Washington real estate operator. obtain
| ed the cash for 1t, and disappeared.
The discovery of Millers forgery was
| a matter OF minutes after its execution
Within the brief period he succeeded in
making good his escape.
The police were watching the house
at 1102 18th street. where Miller dweit
with his wife. who was known as Nine.
Marie. clairvoyant When they finally
forced the door and searched the prem
Uses. only bare rooms greeted them Miller
and Nine. Marie not only had succeed
ed in getting away with their personal
effects. but they had removed all their
household possessions.
Search Is Extended.
asked to make an effort to find Miller.
The authorities are anxious that a COM
plete case may be presented when Simon
~HN &sVOaioOh &IC OI0Qkut 10 tfI8t.
Detectives Harry B. Martin and Row
J. Kelley. representing the Burns-sheri-
dan detective agency Of New York and
Chicago. are still In the city. They are
searching high and low for some trace of
Miller.
Inspector Boardman said last night
That the police have ample proof to
connect ee1bsr r the three men; They were TO-
bank OF the American Security and
Trust Company. 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue. Miller and Robinson waiting on
checks stolen from Chicago.
When Simon had obtained the money
ne walked from the bank and met his
two confsderates. The three men went
the bank. Simon left the saloon long
enough to get change for one OF the
bills.
Payment Stopped Too Late.
At that time it was not known that
the Chicago checks had been stolen. BY
the time word came from Chicago to
stop payment on the stolen checks the
men had disappeared.
Just where they separated. and where
Miller went. the detectives do not know.
They expected Miller would return to
the 14th street house Friday night, and
yesterday the house was watched. but
0ltleT anu Ills Wiz ulO not return.
Simon and Robinson went to a house
on 1 street and rented room, and re-
tired for the night. Shortly after mid
night they were aroused and taken into
custody.
They offered no resistance, giving up
what they had in their room, and ac-
companying the detectives to police
station.
Union Trust Not Caught.
A.. 6r.t e moe ranorted tbot Tho c;,.,o,,
Robinson transaction. by which $3.50 had
been secured on stolen travellers checks,
had been contaminated at The Union
Trust Company. 18th and II streets
northwest E. J. Stellwagen, president of
this institution. last night declared that
none of the officials of his bank lad
been duped by the swindlers. Suisse
| ouently it was learned that the money
| had been secured at the American Sc
curity and Trust Company, 18th and New
York avenue.
Simon. who cashed these checks, de-
clares that his right name Is David :.
Simon He admits that he is Known by
| other names, but says there is no use
:.tte mpting denial that his right naMa
| Is Simon.
Eimon's Bad Record.
The polics record gives his aliases as
Toe Simon Louis Franks. Moses d. ST.
mon, Joe Cohen, Ed Simmons, Sam
Hayes. Dave Cohen, Sam Marks and
..Sheeney" Dave. His criminal specially
is given as pickpocket No mention is
made of any former connection with
check workers.
Beginning March 10, 1895. he was ar
rested in Chicago on a charge Of bur-
rlary, The grand jury did not indict
him. He was arrested then as David
simon.
| Under the same name, three years
| later, he was sentenced to the Eimira,
n. Y, reformatory. The charge against
| him was grand larceny.
In April, 1903. he turned up in St. Louis.
under the name Moses D. Simon. alias
| .Sheeney'' Dave. He was fined and
given six hours In which to leave the
| city.
! Four months later he was under arrest
at Fort Wayne, Ind. and was hued $35
| ana costs for lettering. There he was
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