Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12
Andrew Lee Admits Having
Served Thirty-Five Years.
LOCK PICK IN HIS KIT
Quantity of Stripped" Jewelry Also
Found by Police.
COURT HEARING GOES OVER
Continued Until Next Thursday, at
Request Of the Prisoners
Attorney.

Andrew Lee, with numerous aliases. the
man whom the police accuse Of numerous
burglaries, was before Judge Mullowny in
the Police Court this morning for pre-
liminary hearing upon one charge of bur-
glary and another charge Of attempted
larceny. At the instance of Campbell
Darlington. his attorney. the hearing was
continued until next Thursday morning.
Lee was sent back to a cell in default of
$1,000 bail.
Attorney Darlington explained there
were several matters. some of them con-
nected with the alleged identification of
certain property found in the prisoners
possession, which prompted him to ask
for the continuance. The request was not
opposed by Assistant United States Attor-
ney Ralph Given, who appeared for the
government.
The courtroom was crowded when Lee
was arraigned. In addition to an array
of central office detectives, uniformed
policemen from the eighth and ninth pre-
cincts and several commanding officers
who have been working on the case
dozen or more witnesses were on hand to
t testify for - government: Members OF
whose house the defendant is alleged to
have robbed of several hundred dollars
Huck of 76 s street, whose residence he
is charged with having attempted to en-
ter. were on hand as prosecuting wit
neSSeS
Thirty-Five Years in Prison.
Detectives BurNngame. Weldon and
Kleindienst of the central Office in an in
terview with Lee yesterday learned, so
they say, that he has served total of
h ~<r, G,,n
He thought we knew his entire
record" said Burlingame this morning.
so 1t didn't take much persuasion to get
him to speak about it. He told us he
had served nine-year term, one seven
year term, two five-year terms and a
The two years and the two five-year
sentences were in Massachusetts, the
crimes having been committed in or near
Boston.
whats your right name?" he was
asked.
'Oh, Lee will do. If you don't like that
call me Wilson," was the reply.
Lee continues to assert that he knows
nothing of the crimes attributed to him.
mot thing. These fellows have it
wrong" he declares.
Where did. the stuff found in your
suit cases come FROM" he was asked.
The interview is closed" he snapped
in reply.
is evidently an Englishman. He refers
frequently to things that happened
across the water
When asked where he got the 5000
found in his possession at the time of
his arrest the prisoner looked as though
he were mortally offended.
1t was announced that five cases in all
would probably be filed against Lee. And
If can add to those five we won't be
slow about doing it, said one Of the de-
tectiveS.
Carried Burglars Tools.
Among the exhibits is bunch of lock
picks" used by professional burglars in
making their way into a house. The
bunch contained four picks for door locks
and two for locks usually found on bu-
reaus and wardrobes. There is also a
quantity Of jewelry-rings. brooches and
pins which have had the precious stones
removed. Much of the jewelry has been
identified by members of the Cam family
as coming from their home. The picks"
were found in the prisoners posse ssion
when he was arrested and the stripped"
jewelry in his suit cases, discovered by
the police yesterday.
Late today Superintendent of Police
Sylvester received messages from the
police departments of Boston and Phila-
delphia giving information about the
prisoner. The information from Philadel-
phia is that he was arrested there the
latter part of January, 1899, and given a
long sentence for burglary. In Boston he
has record of two sentences, one of ten
years in the penitentiary and another of
nine months in the house of correction.