Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Victims of Robberies.


the second floor of the ID street house,
the police say, has been identified as part
of the proceeds of the following robber-
les:
White Company, Incorporated, ~; 7th
street northwest, clothing valued at
81 $50; B. Berman, 7t7 Sth street south
east. clothing valued at 800 John ].
Costinett, 1872 New York avenue north
west, fraternity pins and souvenirs val
ued at $500: Henri Papineau, 1221 Penn
Sylvania avenue northwest, souvenirs val
ued at $500: Samuel Bernstein, 461 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest. clothing. in
Guiding twenty-eight suits. $500: n II.
Henpler, 22:; 8 street northwest drills
torch, screwdrivers and other implements
used for automobile repairing
Before the detectives made the raid
on the . street house last night De-
tectives O'Dea and Boyle went to the
room occupied by Gray and Coleman
travelling bags. filled with alleged
stolen property. Gray and Coleman
were not in their room at that time
but they returned later. learned OF
what had happened and went to the
. street apartment to visit the Phillips
sisters, and were there when the place
was raided.
Lawson, Gray and Coleman, the po-
and their photographs We're already in
the gallery at headquarters. Gray
they state, was arrested two years ago
for alleged completely i ma robbery COM
mitted at Myers military shop, 1881
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, and was
known as one of the buckle boys" be-
cause buckles taken from the store were
distributed among women in Baltimore
Other Articles Recovered.
The detectives this afternoon recovered
number of articles from young wo,n-
an residing in South Washington. They
| were given to her by Lawson she stated.
Much unidentified property is held at
police headquarters for Identification. The
police Will ask the Baltimore authorities
to verify statements made to them con-
corning the identity of the girls who
gave. their names as Phillips.
1t was shortly before 8 o'clock when
the party of detectives left police head
quarters in an automobile to so to the D
street house. The detectives had been
told that the persons they wanted prob
ably would be found in an apartment on
the second floor, and it was also said
that they would have trouble getting oc-
cupants to answer a call.
When the police reached the house they
plugged" both entrances and started to
the upper floor. Detective Burlingame
went quietly to the door of the apart
ment and was picking the LOCK, it is
stated, when Coleman sighted him and
gave the alarm.
| Coleman was placed under arrest by
Detective Burlingame, while Detective
Boyle followed the other men to the
| rear of the house Gray and Lawson
F., started over the back fence. the detec-
| tives say. but the men on guard in the
alley served to turn them back, and a
| few minutes later Gray was caught
| near the I'd street entrance to the alley
| by Detective ForteRey..
! Lawson easily got out of sight Of the
detectives. Detective Boyle fired two
shots at him he made his way over a
| fence, but neither shot took effect, and
several members Of the raiding party
| man. 1t was not until about an hour
| after the raid was made that Lawson
I was detected hiding beneath table In
| the house at 207 D street.
Woman Gives the Alarm.
A woman occupant of 207 saw the in
| truder. She screamed and became hys-
terical. and it was during the excite
ment that followed that Policeman
Conrad arrested Lawson as he was
about to make his way through the
| alley in rear of the D street houses.
While the search for Lawson was pro-
| crossing a crowd of more than 800 per
! sons gathered Oh the street. in the
apartment on the second floor of 2I3, de-
tcctivcs found the two young women
! who gave their names as Dorothy ard
Rose Phillips, and placed them under
: arrest
| Search of the apartment revealed large
quantities OF stolen goods. the detectives
| allege, and the officers took possession
| Of what they say is one of the best