Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-25
REWARD IS OFFERED
Police Seek Information Lead
ing to Arrest of Firebug.
after WOMAN'S ASSAILANT
Detectives Assigned to Get Man Who
Entered Home Of Miss
Annette Miller.
AFTER WOMAN'S ASSAILANT

A reward of $50 has been offered by the
police for Information leading to the ar
rest Of the frebug believed to be respon-
sible for the mysterious fires that have
recently broken out in the southeastern
section of the city. and liberal sum
has been offered for Information which
will assist In bringing to Justice the per-
petrator Of the assault on Miss Annette
Miller at Ii 10th street southeast, Thurs-
day night
The assault following so closely the
several incendiary fires in the southeast
section of the city has aroused the people
Of that section and caused alarm among
many Of them.
Police officials said this morning that
they think there is no connection between
the drebug and the assailant OF Miss Mil
her. recalling that at one Of the incendiary
fires colored man was said to have been
seen to leave the premises about the time
the blaze was discovered. They think
that some of the fires were started by
boys.
Investigate Assault Of Miss Miller.
Detectives Bauer and Cornwell were to-
day assigned to the Investigation of the
assault upon Miss Annette FILLER. clerk
in lne quartermaster's ofnc( War Depart
ment. who was roughly Handled. Com
plant Of the affair was made early Thurs
day night. shortly after the assault was
committed. and the precinct police made
an investigation. The detectives were not
assigned to the case until today.
Capt. Mulhan Of the fifth police precinct
has had men In civilian attire on duty in
that section at night during the past
three weeks or more. Two men, who are
said to have been not q great distance
from the home Of Miss Miller at the time
she was assaulted, knew nothing Of the
affair until the assailant had escaped.
floor OF the house. while her sister. Mrs.
Walter d. Simpson. was asleep on the
upper door. Mr.. Simpson and his mother
an-iaw were away from the house at the
entrance Miss Miller was unable to tell
the police. The first she knew Of his
presence In the house was when she
went to investigate crealking noise and
saw him.
Wore Dark Mask, She Says.
She declares he wore a dark mask. but
was able to tell he was white by his
hands. which. she states. were not those
Of a working man. but indicated they
were not accustomed to hard work. His
VVlCe lilOlCotcu NC was pIOOaOiy VI 1Oi.
eign birth or extraction. Miss Miller
was In the dining room reading when
she heard the Suspicious noise, she stated
to the police, and when the man made
q demand for money she quickly told him
what she had was upstairs.
When he caught hold Of Miss Miller's
wrists and made an effort to throw her
down she was 50 terrified. she says, she
was unable to make an outcry. and her
assailant warned her that If she did he
would kill her. The young woman went
to the front door when the man started
to the upper floor. but he quickly turned
and ran past her out the front door.
II think I would recognize his hands"
Miss Miller told the police.
Both Miss Miller and Mrs. Simpson
were made so nervous by the affair that
Il was necessary to summon q physician
70 attend them. Yesterday the former
was too III to attend to her duties at the
War Department