Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
POLICE AFFAIRS.

made by the police during the year.
Reports recorded at police headquarters
indicate that there were the usual num-
Der of robberies committed and swim
dies perpetrated. arrests having been
made in many instances, while in other
instances the offenders went unpun-
ished
PROBABLY no case attracted more at
tention than that Of LIE Roy Baker. the
Baltimore youth who wore a mask when
he visited number of apartments and
pointed pistol at his intended victims,
although his daring work netted him
but little The police considered them
selves fortunate in capturing him be-
fore he killed somebody
me years murder record contains the
names Of twenty-five victims. there
having been two victims in one case.
that in which Samuel Rauen killed his
wire and brother and was later tried
and convicted of a charge of murder in
the first degree In three instances the
slayers committed suicide.
Kills Woman and Self.
James Fornshell. bartender. was the
nrst OF the three slayers to take his
life. He shot and killed Viola Sockwell
in house on c street northwest and
shot himself. The woman died i'm
medlately. but Fornshell did not die
until about month afterward. That
happened the latter part of February.
March IL John Griffin shot and killed
ms wife and ended his own life near
the root of Half street southwest.
"nefe GRIMM lived aboard a houseboat.
The third case, in which it is record
ed that the slayer of another commit
ted suicide, involved the deaths Of Mrs
Mary {. Wehrkamp. an invalid. and
MISS Katherine Wehrkamp. her daugh-
ter. Early in July mother and daugh-
ter were found asphyxiated in their
home at 1903 l. street northwest, and
the coroner reached the conclusion that
the daughter had turned on the gas to
end both their lives.
One murder mystery of the year re-
naming unsolved involved the killing and
robbing of Lee On. Chinese laundry
man at 343O 18th street northwest, the
middle of February. He was beaten into
lnsensibility and died without being able
to give the police a description of his as
sailant.
In three homicide cases the perpetrators
OF the deeds escaped. The police were
able to learn the identity of the alleged
murderers. and the particulars of the
killings. but the slayers have not yet
been placed behind the bars
4AASSAuR o1uCc Mdrc1.
Ernest Mcneil. colored, is one of the
alleged slayers for whom search has been
made since the latter part of March,
when, it is 60 .ged, he shot and killed his
Wife. He left the house by the back
door when the police appeared at the
'front.' door, and several times the police
thought they had him located, but he is
still in Dorsey Foutz's class.
another of the trio at large is George
jackson, colo-ed, who is wanted to
answer a charge of shooting Charles
Brooks. also colored The shooting oc-
Cured in South Washington. following a
dispute. jackson escaped across the river
into virginia, where he remained several
being sought
John Brown, alias Roy, colored cut
Andreas Nelssmann, his employer, in May
I9l1. and death occurred nearly a wear
later. Nothing has been heard of Brown
since the night the cutting was done
Charged With Killing Wife.
Henry johnson was defendant in one q,
the numerous homicide cases during the
year 1t is charged that he inflicted ar
injury to his wife's head which caused
her death. John Johnson was arrested in
another homicide case The charge
against Ilili Was tIldl lie caused the death
of Lille Straightener. colored..by striking
her on her head with a stone.
Louis c. Jones. colored. of 1897 1Otl
street. shot and killed Walter Boyd, also
colored. relative, the latter part OF
March, it was charged. May l. at III II
street southwest. George Reed, colored
sustained a cash in his throat. diving
from loss of blood. Richard Warren was
arrested and charged with having in
ficted the wound with a razor.
Capt William III. Beck of Baltimore
was detained at the second precinct DO
lice station several hours June 10 to an
swer for killing Reed Adams, colored
Adams was in the act of attempting to
kill Policeman Thrift when the captain
shot him. Capt. Beck was eXonerated by
coroners jury and was afterward given
medal for bravery.
Seven Defendants Named.
Seven defendants We're named i'm the
case which involved the killing and rob-
bing Of John Spencer colored, on Benn.ng
road the middle of July They are Frank
Dougherty, Joseph O'Donnell, Joseph
Needham, Robert Maxwell, John j, Pat
ton, Albert Nalley and William Cornell
Spencer was beaten with stick and
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