Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-01

JOHN GLE.
| With more than $3.50 worth of stamps
in his possession. thought by the police
| to be part of the proceeds of a post Office
robbery, John Gile, twenty-one years old,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives
Weldon and Burlingame and held on sus-
picon of being one of a band of alleged
| "yeggmen who are supposed to have
operated in nearby states.
Three alleged companions of Gle are in
the workhouse. Gle was recently re-
leased from that institution on payment
of his fine. His companions are James
Quinn. Scott Monroe and Peter Girard.
| The four men were arrested by Police
man Garfield of the sixth precinct and
Special Policeman Miles the night Of
February on charges of disorderly con-
duct and were each sentenced to pay so
or spend sixty days on the farm.
Several days ago the fine of Gile was
paid. He left the city shortly after his
| discharge, the detectives say. going to
| Norfolk. Richmond and Alexandria. 1t
| is thought by the detectives that he went
| away to sell stamps and raise money
| enough to pay the fines of his three
| friends Last week the detectives learned
that the men were in the city and they
started to search for them.
Said He Was From Florida.
When they succeeded in locating the
trio in the workhouse they, went to the
prison to see them. The men were
working in the field. but later Supt
Zinkhan had them put in place from
where they cannot easily escape. 1t was
not until yesterday that Gile returned to
the city and was arrested. He said he
was from Taylor county. Fla. although
he made no claim to having a perma-
nent home at this time.
At the time of the arrest of the quar-
| tet not one of them claimed a fixed place
OF residence, and Peter Girard was the
only one who had any money. He had
1895, and Gle had watch. They were
| arrested near Pennsylvania avenue and
7th street northwest, and were locked up
at the sixth precinct station until they
were taken to court the next morning.
There was nothing about the appearance
| or conduct OF the men to indicate they
were members of the dangerous class
and they were committed to the farm in
default of payment of their fines.
Photograph Sent Out.
| Had it not been for information OBJ
tanned by Detectives Weldon and Bur-
| lingame, Gle probably would have dis
| posed of stamps enough to have paid the
fines of his companions this week. After
| being questioned at police headquarters
yesterday afternoon Gle was measured
| and photographed. and copies of his pho
tograph have been mailed to the police
departments throughout the country, Maj.
| Sylvester and Inspector sBoardman hop
| ing they will be able to get it identified.
The post office authorities also have been
| advised of his arrest.
Gile gave his occupation as that of
horseman. He has only one eye, a bone
has been removed from one of his elbows
| and he has q sailors head tattooed on his
forearm and an anchor on the back of
| one hand. 1t is thought by the detectives
that Gle is the member of the alleged
band Of "yeggmen' who goes ahead and
| locates the places to be robbed, afterward
assisting in disposing of the plumber.
To Watch Men in Workhouse.
1t is the intention of the police to keep
tab on the three men in the workhouse.
| and they will be measured and photo
graphed before being permitted to leave
this city. 1t is regretted by the police
that the stamps taken from Gile do not
contain q mark to indicate from what
section of the country they came. Such
a mark of identification. they assert,
would be of assistance in tracing the
| stamps if they really were stolen from a
IF we could only tell from what state
| they came" remarked member of the
! police department, I'VE might be able to
get on the track of the men who took
them. 1t seems that the government
might easily mark the stamps that are
sent to the several states, as such mark
| ing would no doubt be of great assist
| ance in cases such as the one under in
vestigation."
1t is believed by the detectives that
some of the men in custody were i'm
plicated in the blowing up of the safe in
the ONCE of the Columbia Oil Company,
| Rosslyn. Va, several weeks ago. Many
| robberies by ''yeggmen" have been COM
| mitted during the past winter, in some
| instances the residents of small towns
having engaged in pistol fights with
them.
One Prisoner Has Criminal Record
This afternoon the three men were
taken to police headquarters from the
workhouse and questioned. One who gave
| his name when arrested as Peter Nc
| Bride admitted he had served five years
| In the federal prison at Atlanta for blow
| ing safe in a Virginia post office Nc
| Bride said his right name is John Nc
Gowan and that he was born in Phila-
| delphia.
| James Quinn. as another of the quar-
! tet gave his name, told the detectives
/ his name Is Joseph MCGOWAN and that
1 he was born in Philadelphia. He would
say nothing more about himself Scott
| Monroe. another of the quartet, said he
had given his right name. He said he
| was born in this city, but did not care
to discuss his family connections. In
| spector Boardman had all the prisoners
measured and photographed
| Inspectors Keene and Barclay of the
Pos Office Department. an inspector from
Baltimore, Detective Bradley of Balti-
more and Policeman Knight of Alexan-
dria saw the prisoners at headquarters
this afternoon and they will particina to