Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-04
EVANSVILLE ALSO VISITED
Seven Houses Entered, But His Loot
Totals Only $2.05.
POLICE OFFER REWARD OF 500
Burglar Active Last Night Believed
to Be Same Who Entered
Boarding Houses Here.

Abraham Genburg, a grocer of 965
Florida avenue northwest, was held
up last night at his store at the point
| or a revolver in the hands of a young
man. AS the hold-up comes right on
the heels of the seven robberies of
early Sunday morning the police are
OF the opinion that all the crimes are
attributable to the same culprit
Genburg was robbed of about $40 in
cash. The robber. who was apparently
about twenty years old, according to
the story Genburg told to the police,
casually entered the store, carried on
little conversation and then drew
the revolver and forced the grocer to
give up his cash.
When notified of the eighth robbery to
occur within twenty-four hours, Maj
Richard Sylvester, superintendent Of
police. offered a reward of 500 for the
apprehension of the man whom he thinks
is responsible for all of the trouble.
Reward to Be Paid for Either.
The reward, however will be paid for
the capture of either robber If it is found
that the same individual was not at work
both nights.
Genburg gave to the police good de-
scription of his unwelcome visitor. The
Sunday morning burglar, however. was
masked, and his victims We're able to give
only meager descriptions of him to the
police.
When the mar entered Genburg's store
last night there were no customers pres
ent, but Louis, a SiX-year-Old son of the
| grocer, was there. Despite the threats of
| the robber and the efforts of his father
to quiet him, Louis persisted in yelling.
When the man had made his haul Gen
burg pursued him into the street with a
butcher knife. chasing him for a short
distance. Genburg then notified the police
| at the eighth precinct Genburg said
the robber appeared to be an Italian, and
| that he wore a brown suit and light cap.
Enters Seven Hyattsville Houses.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
EVANSVILLE, Nd, December "A
| burglar believed to be the daring robber
who has entered half a score of houses
in Washington during thes past few
nights. paid visit to Hyattsville last
| night. and before he left had entered
seven homes. All the houses visited are
| located in Shepherds subdivision. and
each other. The robber obtained little
money for his nights work. the amount
totaling only sos. The fact that silver
ware, cut glass. clothing and other ar
| ticles of value We're left undisturbed in
the houses entered strengthens the be-
lief that the Hyattsvlle marauder is the
| same man who has been robbing board
ing houses and stores in Washington, as
the methods of the two were Identical
The home of Harry j. Robinson, on
Cecil avenue. was entered through a
window opening on a side porch, the
burglar getting $1.25 from a purse that
had been left lying on the sideboard At
| the home of w. Vernon F'iske only 30
cents was found by the burglar, who
piled up a lot of silverware and cut
glass. but evidently changed his mind
and left the valuables on the floor. En-
try was made through kitchen window
the burglar standing on hogshead to
| unlock the window.
Turns On All the Gas Jets
| Edward keegin's home, on Cedar street
was visited. though the burglar failed to
find anything of value. Probably in a
spirit of vindictiveness the burglar be-
fore leaving, turned on all the gas Jets
on the lower floor. and Mr.. Keegin and
members of his family narrowly escaped
death from asphy xiation
| Mr.. keegin was aroused early this
morning by the OdOr of escaping gas. Go
ling downstairs. he turned off the gas
jets and discovered the kitchen door
lStanding open, as the burglar had left 1t
in making his getaway.
Fifty cents was all the burglar got at
the home of Mrs. Jessie Howarth The
homes of w. r. Walton and A. l.. King
also We're entered, but the burglar got
nothing. SilverWare and other valuables
besides clothing were left. the latter in
every case being searched and then
thrown aside. while valuable papers were
left scattered over the floors.
| Apparently the burglar confined his at
tention to the lower floors of the houses
entered. report has been made of
any nocturnal intruders on the upper
floors AT all the homes entered, it is
said, considerable sums of money might
have been found had the burglar taken
the trouble to walk upstairs and search
the bedrooms.
Saloon Robbed of $50.