Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
SOLDIERS CAUGHT.
IN POTOMAC PARK
Alleged AssaiIants of Abraham
YockeIson Arrested Early
This Morning.
DENSE THlCKET USED
AS REFUGE FOR NIGHT
Joseph E. Dennison and Albert &.
Robertson to Face Charge of
Beating Clothier.

After spending the night in the dense
thicket In lower Potomac Park. elud-
ing the soldiers and policemen who
sought to capture them, the two SOL
diers who are alleged to have assaulted
Abraham Yockelson, clothier of 621
4h. street southwest, were arrested
this morning shortly after daybreak.
They gave their names as Joseph +.
Dennison and Albert r. Robertson. The
former is a private and the latter a
bugler, in Company c. Engineer Corps,
stationed at Washington barracks.
The men were first seen in Potomac
Park yesterday afternoon by people
who were in the park Witnessing the
cavalry maneuvers. The blood on their
faces attracted attention and a woman
told Policeman Smith. Policeman Smith
started after them, being Joined by
Policeman Downs. The soldiers saw
they were being pursued, the police
men say, and ran for the thicket.
Policeman Downs fired several shots at
them, but they did not stop. Seeing
that they would be unable to capture the
two men in the thicket. Policeman Smith
covered the only avenue OF escape on the
river side, while Policeman Downs sum-
rnoned assistance. The reserve from the
1OurIn precinct, al0cO Oy a SQus1Q Oi SUI
diers, beat the bush until sundown with
out effect. and the soldiers withdrew,
the police continuing the task alone un-
der the direction Of Capt. Williams and
Lieut.. Flather. II the men had not been
captured early this morning 1t was ar
ranged to have soldiers on duty again
today.
Precinct Detective Raymond Klein
dienst and Policeman Harney of the
fourth precinct Surprised the men when
4 4 E.--~ 4 -. rS~r-tt y, ,s,
the unimproved part of Potomac Park
and started In the direction of the rail-
road bridge. No resistance was offered
by the two men, and they were taken to
the police station In South Washington.
Flashlights Prove Useless.
Flashlights were used by the police, but
SO dense was the underground that they
were una BILE to locate the soldiers, and
this morning Dennison and Robertson
reaiizinE ttair qpix chance was to gel
away before the arrival OF additional
searchers. left the thicketsapd' Started in
the 1ifsctsofi Of the raflfoad .es
Many policemen were on guard at the
time, burt the precinct detective and Po-
licen1an Haraey were in a position to get
and weary soldiers in civilian attire quiet
ly surrendered when they realized the
uselessness IF putting up fight. They
were taken to the fourth precinct police
station in the patrol wagon.
When the police went to the clothing
store Yesterday and found that fockle-
son had been beaten and his face badly
bruised they hurried him to emergency
Hospital and it was not until later In
the day that they learned, of the taking
of the two suits of clothes and the leav-
ing Of the uniforms in the clothing
store. and it was not until several hours
after that that the alleged deserters and
assailants were seen in Potomac Park.
Yockleson remained IN the hospital
only long enough to get his wounds
dressed II appears from his complaint
that the soldiers visited his store and
asked to be shown clothing. Each Sc
Iected and tried on suit. after he had
donned undcigarments and socks.
The dealer and his customers were IN
a small room in rear of the store, and
it was when Yockleson started to figure
what the men owed him that the trou-
BILE began EIe claims that one of them
snatched several dollars from him. Going
out the back door, the soldiers jumped
several fences and got out of the neigh
borhood without having attracted atten-
tion-
Seen Near Highway Bridge.
When Yockleson left the hospital he
went to the police station and gave the
police a description of his alleged assail-
ants. A message was received from .Po-
liceman Smith, at the Higrway bridge,
telling of having seen two men with
bloodstains OH them.
Smith explained that the men were on
their way in the direction of the bridge
and they seemed surprised when they
sighted him. Shortly after Smith saw
the pair a woman told Policeman Downs
of having seen two. suspicious-looking
men and It was when he went in pur-
suit of them that he fired the shots to
stop their fight.
1t was about $50 o'clock this morning
when the two soldiers were arrested.
When they reached the police station they
showed plainly the effects of the nights
stay in the swampy ground near the river,
and they were, glad to see food that was
hrought them from a nearby restaurant.
Cant Williams was told that the two
men had been seen by members or his
visiting saloons yesterday morn
ing Robertson whose age appears on
the army record az .twenty-fhree wears.
gave his age as eighteen years. and said
he was from, Old Town, Me, white Den
nisor gave his age as tpenty-one years.
and Said his home was at Union City,
Conn.
Charges OF assault and robbery We're
preferred against the prisoners. Capt.
witt ms had them photographed at po-