The Washington times., 1912-12-05
YOUNG RlBBER
FRANKLY REVEALS
STORY OF CAREER
Tells Of Burglarizins lnnu-
, .mersbIe Homes 10 Broad,
H.. =" Daylight.
tcou.inusd from yirss pase.)

La. DsysB"''
(continusd from FRA Pase.)
Ing the last ten aays. but - As 10 net
familiar with the city, ne saSl ~
cguld act, tell the locstion, Of tho
pIsces he had robbed. Detsctfyss THE
onss9s = % 11s ~s
WHOM f'aSs x. pG,t. ssi .as sS%'. 'ss e
last nisSt lie police believe that ;sy:
erAl more Sensational robbertes would
have been credited 70 him In the early
hour! Of today. In hs roem vas
Sss Ssss:s. aoss ss.sss Sssss: Il Il. ~ ssin
~ Of Washington Circle Hnd y ie
the belief of the. police that ~ ka1
planned to rob them after n1du1Oht
as.s ; ntS rTs Ts'; .nS :: s:r:s SSs
hexipe taken down the addrssess.
when hG faced the detectives at head:
quarters tooay and told them. detail
y detail. hew g g hs'd up Hnd rSSnso sSssa
houses xoaday morning. he sASd: =
Wat I did. II you Ssd Sssn IN my fix."
says He Was Hungry.
He added that II vas hunger and his
inability to obtain employment that
started him to thieving after he came
% Washinston.
Following y q list Of houses which Il
is charged the youthful burglar. With Z
handkerchief over hiS face and . revol.
yer % one hand. and IN electric Hash:
during the early hour. Of Monday morn.
Thirtcenth street: sosK TnirtcsnSh
street; 1875 L street. 1901 X street: Tenth
and Grant place; "a II street. and IN
He 10 rsssfdsd - one Of the most un.
usual prisoners that the police have
hsd 70. deaf with In years. There wss
no sign. Of nervousness about him - hs
told bis story: no evidence Of regret for
what hs had done: no apparent fear Of
the long sentence that stAres him In the
face ~ result Of his own admissions.
X couldn't get . job the boy said.
Il had to eat. I had to live. This
wouldn't have happened II I could have
found 70 ,,S work: Lack Of money on which
II didn't rob from, choice. I was
these stories saw in the papers about
my being nervous when I wis robbing
people were not the truth. I didn't
Cbses0 ouO I Wo8U ! USSI0Os ne OtneS
people were. though. but not me-"
Tells Of Eseape.
Young Baker then told how. two days
before Thanksgiving. he had escaped
from Ct. Mary's Industrial School, Bal
timore. where he had been sentenced
for thefts committed in that city, and
came to Washington, where he again
went to work robbins houses and apart
HIS home: he says. 10 at laa4 Mosher
street. Baltimore. He went to hieh
schsoa IN Baltimore until he got in trou.
, Ss tesrs e shs %opths 60 and was
He told the. police that he had no idea
how many places he had robbed since
he had been In Washington. His hrst
sensational work. he said. was early
ase :eSsa dnn sou:s: .ssn In hi e essn:
, roomers to hand over their money at
the point Of . revolver.
s ssd RsSsas RSsss ':y sS.l B:
ment.. and homes in different parts Of
the city In the day time. Ascertaining
that no one was at home BY ringing the
door bell. 10 would enter tho house v
Of the places. however. did he make a
big haul, obtaining only articies Of
small value. He said he was not ia.
miliar With the city. and had no idea
he had entered were located. or how
many he had entered.
In dress and appearance and manners
young Baker. who was arrested abort.
y before midnight last night by Central
Oince Detectives O'Bren and SPRING
man y the exact oppoSate Of the usual
type Of housebreaker or hardened crook.
He 10 not even the typical bad bad"
Manners Are Polished.
His voice II soft and auist. His man
!. ners arc polished. He gave courteous
answers to all Of tho questions asked
MIN ana conversation showed that he
has bean we'll educated. He was neat.
ly dressed In a dark green suit, caro-.
fully pressed: He wore a stylish dark
cap ana his linen was imma culate,
The arrest Of Baker has cleared IN
the most banling and daring serles Of
robberies that has occurred In Wash.
inSton IN recent years. and much credit
10 due Detectives O'Brien and Spring.
man man. Tor ..,;y,., ;Sp,p.,rshendins = young man
. had kept the entire department on the
gui vive. 4 reward Of tlco had been Of
fered for his arrest.
Trailsd Him To Shows.
Early last evening tho two Central
onics man got on Bakers trail. They
followed him for nearly three hours,
Visiting moving picture shows, and
other places of amusement whore he
went to while the time away Finally
No went to his room at . lodging house
N Ninth street northwest. Five min.
utss later the detectives entered.
Detectiye o'Br'en raped on the
door. which was locked. As Baker
turned the key Detective Gprtnamen
took hold Of the knob and forced the
door open. Baker made . motion as IL
to grab for the revolver which he wore
IN q holster around his waist. But the
Setective was too quick for him.
SSprinsmsn grabbed both wrists before
was disarmed. and the detectives
Drought him TO headquarters.
When searched. Baker was found to
nave on his person az complete q
our9lars outnt as any prisoner ever ar.
rested In the National Capital.
Had 0ua and Maska ..
Besides the revolver. which he car.