The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-20
DOZEN ROBBERIES
ROUSE DETECTIVES
Reports of HOuSebreakingS
Start Big Crusade.
BOARDMAN ISSUES ORDERS
Five Central office Men Detailed to
Investigate Many LBrcenies I'm Diff
ferent Sections of City-Organized
Band May He Mt Work, Is Theory
of Some of the Officials.

With the assignment last night of five
detectives 20 the cases, Capt, Boardman,
OF the headquarters detective bureau.
last night began a determined effort 10
run down the thieves responsible for thir-
teen larcenies reported TO the police
within twenty-four hours.
While Central office men do not believe
there is any organized band working the
city it was the expressed opinion last
night Of a police official that there is
needsSor greater vigilance on the part of
the street patrolmen.
Entering the house by means of dupli-
cate keys, thieves ransacked the residence
OF Carl Elliott, at 1896 Sixth street north
west, yesterday. Sixty-fve dollars in cash
was taken.
Edward z. Korts, of 92S + street north
west. reported that his house had been
entered and a lady's gold watch, left
lying Oh a bureau, stolen. The loss is
placed at s45
Ransacking a bureau in the residence
OF George r. Barber at l2i Massachusetts
ryenue northwest. thieves took a bank
book made out in the name OF Elsie F.
Hopkins. a relative of Mr.. Barber. con-
tanning $40 in bills.
Thieves Take Cash Only.
At the residence Of Mrs. Anna Waller
niger, 327 4 street northeast, the house
breakers were evidently looking only Tor
money. bureau on the second floor
was forced oPen and from pocketbook
s. in bills stolen. An eyeglass case
where 81 had been hidden, was also dis
covered and the contents stolen. From
Mrs. r. Z. CoIson. who occupies apart,
ments at the house. s. was taken from a
pocketbook in a handbag In each room
jewelry and other valuables left lying or
bureaus were untouched.
Elsie Haggermaker. Of 11O4 o street
southeast. reported her house entered anc
! silverware valued at SIS stolen.
William r. Dayne. at 46l Missouri ave
nue. northwest, was relieved Of a suit OF
clothes valued at $25.
Charles Bust. manager of the grocery
stores of J. T. d. Pyles. made report tC
the police that a branch store at III
Fourteenth street northwest had beer
entered and watch valued at so stoler
from the cash drawer. The money had
been removed 10 the safe. which was not
tampered with.
At the residence Of Watson 3. Mundell
/ 1900 Corcoran street northwest. a lady:
coat was stolen from a hall rack. The
I coat was valued at SO
Some one evidently acquainted with IN,
premises searched several garments lef
hanging on a board pile at the new build
| ing under course Of construction at Nine
| teenth street between Lamont and Parl
road. Six dollars in bills was stolen from
the coat Of John Greer, OF Chevy Chase
Nd.
VirginIan Il Robbed.
a similar case was reported from the
new Capital Traction Company building
/ in Georgetown. where Harmon Schuring
! Of Cherrydale, Va. missed 81 from {
| coat.
John Crowen Of Vienna. Va. reported
at police headquarters last night that h,
! had been robbed OF SO while in Lower
Pennsylvania avenue. He told the polio,
! that he had talked with several stranger,
and thought that one had touched" hin
during conversation The money wa;
| carried in an outside coat pocket.
/ John II. Hunter. who lives az los T
street northwest, reported TO the polio,
OF the Seventh precinct, that while walk
/ ing across the bridge about one mil'
/ above Georgetown a stranger accosteC
/ him. asking him for a match. Aftel
/ leaving him the loss of a gold watch
valued at $50. was discovered A de
! scription of the man was furnished th'
/ police.