Evening star., 1915-12-05
TO GUARD SHOPPERS
At HOLIDAY PERIOD
Mai. Pullman to Have All Avail
able Detectives in the
Business Section.
WOMEN WILL BE EMPLOYED
TO CATCH SHOPLIFTERS
Numerous Robberies in Various
Parts of the City Reported
to the Police.

in the business section. Owners of
some of the larger mercantile estab-
lishments. it is stated. also will have
detectives of their own on duty, and
members of the light-fngered gentry
who are caught helping themselves to
property belonging to others may ex
pect to find themselves behind prison
bars little later.
Mai Pullman and Inspector Grant al
ready have advised members of their
command of the Importance of being
on the alert during the holiday season.
and in order to make the work of the
department more effective, il is stated,
policew women will be on duty in several
of the larger establishments.
Women often are able to accomplish
more than men in the larger stores"
said Maj. Pullman, and for that reason
it is deemed advisable to have them
on duty"
Precinct Detectives to Aid.
1t is the intention of the superintend-
ent of police to have detectives from
some Of the precincts augment the
regular force. and, it is stated. some of
the uniformed men also will be in evi-
-dence- Some of them will be charged
with the duty of preventing congestion
on the much-traveled thoroughfares-
Inspector Grants men last week
learned of the presence in this city of
q notorious shoplifter, who has been in
the tolls several times and who, it is
stated, always goes after valuable plum
der. She was trailed from place TO
place for several hours, the police say,
and. probably discovering she was be-
ing shadowed. she went 10 Union sta
tion and boarded an outgoing train.
Robberies Reported
Miss j. j. Corbey. 1910 Fairmont
street, yesterday afternoon had reason
to believe that at least one Hght-hn-
gered individual had concluded not to
wait until the stores are better pro-
tected- She reports that while rid
ing in elevator in 1th street
store she was relieved of $50 The
money was taken from her handbag.
Mrs. +. Clements. 227 Sd street
northwest, was another victim. She
was in an elevator in a store on Penn
sylyanla avenue, she stated. when her
handbag was robbed of s22 in bills
and a small amount of change. In an
elevator in the same store, according
to the report made to the police, Mrs.
A. 5. Harvey, 1896 W street northwest
was robbed of a card case containing
$3.50 in cash and several car ticketa
The card case was taken from her
handbag.
MIS- Leroy tIOLl- L0Uo ave-
nue.. complained of the loss of s25. she
was in store on street about noon
yesterday, the ~polce were informed,
when her handbag was relieved of the
cash.
Loses Pocketbook and $50.
Mrs. 81. c. Sands, 612 LongfeIlow
street, told of losing mesh bag con-
tanning a pocketbook and $50. She
was unable to give any definite infor-
nation of the circumstances attending
the loss.
Joseph T. Harris. PISS California
street. reported the loss of card case
containing sl1 in cash and a receipt.
He said he could not tell how the card
case and cash got out of his pocket.
William Hahn Il Co. 7th and X streets
northwest, reported to the police the
theft Of a case of shoes, valued al s65.
The shoes were taken from where
they had been placed in front Of the
firms place of business.
Leo F. Long, i307 New Hampshire
avenue. reported that burglars visited
his house Friday. gained entrance by
breaking glass panel from a door
and carried of about SIS worth of
property, mostly wearing apparel.
john Sakelartdis. rear of 1914 /
street northwest. complained that he
was held up at the point of a pistol
Friday night and robbed of about ss in
cash. He was in an alley near 18th
when Young man. who was accom-
panied by woman, forced him TO give
up his money. The robber, he stated.
spoke French
Charles Fairweather. 3l7 L street
northwest, reported the loss of an over
coat valued at SIS. His coat he said
was taken from a cloakroom at How
ard University.