The Washington times., 1912-03-27
POLICE: SAY HAWKINS
HAS CONFESSED TO
THIRTY BURGLAR|ES
Believe Colored Mans Ar
rest Solves Epidemic of
Housebreaking.
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The police. say that finally Hawkins
said to them.
AN right, you've got lot of stuff
on me; I'll tell you the rest
After that. it is said, he unfolded n
story covering 4 series OF robhcries for
more than three months. Some of she
places he entered. he told the police,
remember the 2xaCt location nor eX-
aCuy what he had obtained.
Police Prepare List.
After Hawkins reported confession
this morning, the, police Immediately
got busy making up list of the rob-
berries which they expect to charge
ins did not know the names of the per-
sons he robbed or the number of all
the places, and the compiling OF this
list will probably consume most of the
day Almost hundred robbie rtes have
been committed since the first OF the
year, and from Hawking statement the
police say they expect to fasten many
Of them on him!
The police say Hawkins told them
that he robbed both night and day. IT
was because of this fact that the de-
tectives thought at least two men were
doing the work. The robberies seemed
to be of two dstinctively different
classes of work and they did not be-
lieve one man was responsible.
The information on which Hawkins
was arrested was furnished by Joe AL
bany, a colored man, living near Vienna,
Va. Albany was suspected of having
been implicated in the theft of the
safe from Satterwhite's pool room, and
also of breaking into the same place
last December and stealing revolver
and several other articles. Three other
months ago and held in connection with
the safe job.
Albany Makes Admission.
Policemen Gilfoyle, Cullinane, and
Holmes went to Albany's home one
dav last week and placed him under
arrest He Is now in Jail. On Monday
Albany told the police that Hawkins
had hand in the safe job, and II was
decided to arrest him as a suspicious
person. Gilfoyle went to the pool room
where he found the Colored man and
him under arrest.
Among the robberies which the police
say Hawkins admits, is the theft OF
$500. In bills from the home of ]. s
ington Gas Light Company, living at
1929 Riggs street northwest several
weeks ago. Mr.. Mc1lhenny's home was
entered BY a duplicate key and the
money ia ken from the pocket of. his
trousers. which were on a chair in a
room adjoining his bedroom.
According to the police, Hawkins also
admits that he has robbed apartments
in the Imperial, in Columbia road,
houses in Swami street northwest,
houses in Ontario road, houses in De-
catuf Park and numerous other streets
in the northwest, as well as fifteen or
twenty apartments &
To find out just what places the col.
ored man had robbed, the police will
take him around, in carriage and lei
him point out the places he has en-.
tered. ell told the police that he would
do this.
The police are also endeavoring tc
trace the jewelry Hawkins says he stole
other than that found in his room
The police say that the disposition OF
certain articles may result in other ar
rests. Hawkins says that he spent al
the cash he obtained. He had only s.
when arrested. He is married and lived
with his wife in the Twenty-sixth street
house.