Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Boy Burglar Confesses to En-
tering Two More Places.
PILOTS SLEUTHE SCENES
Baker Identified by Actresses as One
Who Looted Their Room.
SEES MOTHER AND WEEPS
Accused Young Man Soon After As
sumes Attitude of Gayety-Balti-
more Doctors Discuss Case.

more Doctors Discuss Case.
Leroy Baker. the self-confessed boy
burglar who entered and robbed a num-
Der of residences and who was arrested
Wednesday night. today showed detec-
tives where he had entered two other
places.
Accompanied by Detectives Spring.
mann. Pratt and Brien. the young rob-
Der left police headquarters shortly after
o'clock. He took them about various
parts OF the center OF the city where he
had committed robberies. At the home
Of Mrs. Clarence Taylor. 9o1 18th street
northwest, Baker is alleged to have
stated he stole about $50 worth OF Jew
elry. The detectives say Mrs. Taylor did
not know that she had been robbed
Some of the jewelry taken from her
home. however, the detectives say they
recovered.
Entered Apartment House.
Baker also told the police that he had
entered the Regina apartment house. at
1214 L street northwest. He declared.
however that he did not enter any of
the apartments nor take anything. He
was unable to remember any other places.
aside from those on last Monday morning,
that he had entered. He also could not
recall the dates he entered the places.
Shortly after noon the detectives re-
turned the young man to the first precinct
station. He probably will be taken to the
Police Court tomorrow morlng for a
preliminary hearing.
The grand jury today took up tho
A..t
weller and Miss Jane kearney, the two
vaudeville actresses who We're visited by
Baker last Monday morning in their
room at JOSH 18th street northwest, Civ
ing their testimony. They are to leave
the city tomorrow night and Inspector
Boardman had them go before the grand
jury with Detectives Cox and Berman
10 give their testimony. At the time
Baker robbed the two actresses he shook
hands with Miss Kearney and before leav-
ing returned to her dollar from the roll
he had taken, in order that she would
have something with which to purchase
food.
Identified by Actresses.
The two actresses Identified Baker as
the man who was in their room and
robbed them.
The discovery OF much jewelry in the
room occupied by Baker at sos 9th street
leads the police to believe that many
TODDtTlto COIiltlItSu Recently Will
be cleared up. Five stickpins found In
Bakers room, the detectives declare, have
already been identified as among articles
taken last Monday night from a house at
941 H street northwest.
The nerve of the boy burglar broke last
evening for the first time after his arrest.
His mother faced him at police headquar-
ters and the young man broke down and
cried.
The boys parents I'm Baltimore had been
notified by the authorities of his arrest
on a charge of HOUSEKEEPING, and his
mother came here last evening TO see
him. He was taken to police headquar-
tiers from the first precinct police station.
where he has been confined since his
arrest. AS he entered the room and saw
his mother his nerve gave way. After
she had left, however, the boys care-free
air returned. and he spent the time dur
ing the evening and night reading the
newspaper accounts of his acts.
Wrote to Police Chief.
1t was learned today that after Baker
escaped from the st. Mary's Industrial
School at Baltimore, where he had been
sent on a charge of robbery, he wrote a
letter to Marshal Farnan, chief of police
of Baltimore, asking him to stop looking
for him, as he wanted to live good life.
William Sebastian. proprietor of the
roomng house at SOC 9th street north
west, who is credited with having inform
ed the police of his suspicion that his
roomer Baker, was the young man
sought by them on the charge of enter
ing the seven houses Monday morning.
will not get a reward of 500 for his IN
formation
Mai. Sylvester. superintendent of police.
stated today that no reward was offered
for the information or arrest of the per-
son who committed the robberies last
Monday. He said he offered 500 reward
for the arrest of the man who held up
and robbed Abraham Genburg. a grocer,
in his place of business. $50 Florida ave-
nue. northwest. last Tuesday night.
Mr. Genburg yesterday afternoon saw
Baker at the first precinct police station
and declared he was not the man who
robbed him. The police have yet OBJ
tanned no trace OF the man who COM
mitted that hold-up and robbery.
Opinions in Baltimore.
According to a dispatch from Balti-
more Johns Hopkins physicians and Mar
shall Farnan say Baker is suffering from
an uncomfortable desire to steal, ire
spective Of results or punishment
That Baker is a study for criminologists
there is no doubt. Marshal Farnan be-
neves he should be a study for the war
den of a jail or penitentiary, and that
the young man is a determined thief
Baker gained much notoriety in BaIti-
more by his daring robberies in that city
AS a young Rallies" he led the police a
merry chase until he was caught for the
first time in July, 1911. Baker. a strong
ly built youth, while out on bail on the
first charge. went back to his old game
with a stronger intent the police say,
using chloroform to quiet a woman while
robbing the house.
After many escapades he was brought
to trial. but on account OF his youth he
Nd a few weeks ago he was sent to ST.
Marys Industrial School on the charge
Of larceny. He frankly admitted his
guilt.