Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-22


THOMAS SULLIVAN, ALIAS RYAN,
STONE AND MAHER.
night on suspicion of completely In the
obbery Of $1,000 from Charles A.
Clements, a clerk In the disbursing Of
Ace Of the patent Office, while the two
we're in an elevator in the Interior
Department last Thursday afternoon. q
we'll dressed young man. giving the
name Of Thomas Sullivan. was brought
to this city this morning by Detective
Burlingame.
A man giving his name as Charles
Billings was arrested the day Of the
.obbery. after an exciting chase
through the Interior Department and
over the streets to 9Th and F streets.
He did not have in his possession the
money package. which was taken from
The insiue coat pocket Of the dtsburs-
ing officer, but he was held, charged
with completely in the theft
Billings was held In bond N the sum
Of S5.vNV to await the action of the grand
jury, and was committed to Jail. Re-
Gently IL was learned that friends inter-
ested In the prisoner were going to make
an effort to procure his release, and II
was due to the friendly interest shown IN
MIN that the arrest of Sullivan, man
with many aliases, was accomplished.
Sullivan was due to reach Alexandria
some time yesterday, accoi ding to intor'
nation obtained by the police, and De-
tectiyes Buriingame. Weldon, Forteney
While in custody in Alexandra last
nixhI. the police say, the prisoner hal
nothing to say ABOUT himself or the
reason for his arrest.
Not identified by Clements.
Disbursing Officer Clements saw the
mrs, ner at rolice headquarters today. he
was unable to recall having seen him be-
FORE He followed Billings from the eie-
vator the day the ROBBERY was commit
ted, and did not see the alleged accom-
piice.
rhe colored man operating the elevator
at the time Of the robbery also was I'M
able to IDENTIFY the prisoner, and the po-
Ice say they have notning 70 connect
Sullivan with tine robbery, put ne Las
MT yet been released.
Al day yesterday detectives from thia
city were on qua d An anu about A-ex-
andria expecting the appeai ance oi an
alleged crook to keep an engagement with
stranger SAID to be from me west an
who was regis, ered at a local hotel. He
did not appear, as expected. and early
last night the washington officers re-
turned home, leaving Detective herns o.
Alexandria on the job.
About Ii o'clock the st anger ahghted
from a train from the south and went
to the Hotel Rammel He was In the bar,
holding a glass of Deer in his hand. when
Kerns entered. placed his hanL on has
shoulder and motioned him outside, tell
ing him he wanted to see him.
sIs he here?" he asked. before being
placed under arrest, evident referring
TO the man from the west with whom he
had an engagement.
Yes" the detective answered, come
around here.
Soon the two men were away from the
bar and were on their way to police
Headquarters. taking a. short cut through
an alley.
His Suspicious Aroused.
Where are you going?' Sullivan ask
ed, becoming suspicious of the detective,
land who are your
Kerns threw back the lapel Of his coat
and showed his badge.
"Pl not go with you" said the pris-
II.
Presently the detective and prisoner
clinched, but the detective was too
much for the suspect Concluding that
the blackjack exhibited by Kerns was
Nv. Maher was the name he frst gave
the detective, but at the station he
said his name was Thomas Sullivan.
and that Is the name he signed to the
card at police headquarters
in this city.
when the prisoner reached the local
bureau of Identification his familiarity
with the work Of taking measurements,
I,ngel prints and Photographs made 1t
evident that 1t was not his first ap-
pearance in such place, although he
denied that he had ever before been ar
rested
Photograph in the Gallery.
Before Photographers Sandberg had
had time to photograph him. A. r.
Lamb found his photograph In the gal
lery. -,
ing. when shown photograph taken of
him in Baltimore. but / was acquit-
ted"
casual search Of the records soon
showed that the prisoner had been ar
rested in Omaha. Neb.. August II. 1909.
and sentenced to eighteen months inn
prisonment for pocket-picking. July 30,
In st. Louis and fined 800. Records
show he also was arrested in Brooklyn,
New York city, Yonkers, ~. Y; Provi-
dence. R. l., and Lowell, Mass, his sew
eral aliases being Sullivan, Ryan, Stone
and Maher.
Henry Crumr. employed as messenger
hy the First National Bark OF Alexandra.
thinks that sullivan may be one OF the
three men who robbed him OF g. 600 while
- time Crump was jostled by three men
while getting aboard an electro tram Tor
Alexandria at 18th street and Pennsyl-
Vania avenue and upon reaching Alex
andria discovered his loss
Mr. Crump WAS conveying the money to
- bank in Alexandria. 1t was In large
envelope aand contained three onc-thou-
sand-dollar bills. At the time Of the
robbery 1t was suspected that the men
rho committed Il had Swallowed him
from the bank he had visited to the tralns
Where the robbery occurred.