Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-19
HELD IN CONNECTION
WITH THEFT OF GEMS
Man Working at Home of Maj.
McLemore Taken in Custody
by Detectives.

James c. Woodward giving his address
as 1909 Water street southwest, was ar
rested last night by Detectives Evans and
ODea and held in connection with the
investigation of the theft of six hundred
and forty-six dollars worth of jewelry
from the house of Maj. A. S. McLemore
United States Marine Corps, 1856 North
ampton street, Chevy Chase, yesterday
thing of the jewelry. AT the time Of its
disappearance he was working about the
house, taking down awnings.
A daughter of Maj. McLemore told the
detectives that she saw the awning man
leave the house before LOOM Woodward
denies that he left at the time the girl
says she saw him, claiming he did not
go away from the premises until his
work was finished.
When Woodward appeared at the house
and asked for the job of taking down
the awnings and storing them he pre-
sented the business card of another avn
ing maker He said he was employed
by big firm last season when he work
ed at the house, and was given the job
yesterday.
When Mrs McLemore discovered her
jewelry had been taken, she summoned
the detectives and had them make an in
vestigation. They quickly found the man
whose name was on the card Woodward
had presented and he told them Wood
ward was undoubtedly the man who had
taken down the awnings.
Woodward denied having given the
wrong name at Maj. McLemore's house,
and said he merely presented the card
bearing the other mans name.
Get Grapes and Cakes.
Detectives are investigating a robbery
that was committed last night about 9:45
o'clock at the store of j. T.. D. Pyles, 1714
14th street northwest. The burglars went
to considerable trouble to enter the store.
and probably were disappointed at finding
only 30 cents in the cash register. A
basket of grapes and quantity of cakes
were taken. Entrance was gained by
tearing away part of the house about a
second-story rear window. The robbery
was discovered shortly after it was COM
mitted, but no clue to the perpetrators of
it was found.
Eugene Austin. chauffeur, who resides
at 1116 Park place northeast, complained
to the police that he had given up $3.50
to an unidentified man who had employed
him to look after his car. The man who
employed him, he says, told him his wife
had asked him to do some shopping for
him and that he had left the Office with
out any money in his pocket.
Just let me. have $50" Austin told
I'll return it later in the day.
Austin says he has not seen his en-
ployer since he loaned him the money.
Steal Gems Worth $85.
Jewelry valued at $50 disappeared YES
terday from the house of Mrs Martha
Dodd, 491 I street southwest Complaint
was made to the police that the intruder
had entered the house by climbing
through window.
Miss Rita NJ. Hayward, whose home is
at Halifax, n. S., last night asked the
police to recover a sapphire ring that be-
longs to her. The ring, she stated. was
taken from her room at + jackson place
northwest.
Mrs M. A. Edie. 1910 1 street north
west, complained to the police of the
theft of two lace wells worth $50. The
wells. she said, were taken from her
house.