Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
THREE FOOTPADS GET
SMALL SUMS Of MONEY
Snatch Pocketbooks With an Ag-
gregate of Less Than Five
Dollars.
Unidentified White Man Wanted for
Robbing Residence-Other Thefts
Reported to Police.

Three pocketbook snatchers robbed
three women on the streets yesterday
afternoon and last night. The footpads
|probab bly, were somewhat disappointed,
as the sums of money they obtained
aggregated less than IS.
Mrs. Marian Howlett, $40 18th street
northwest, old the police she was at
18th and Corcoran streets about $50
o'clock in the afternoon, when a col
ored boy about sixteen years old, VINO
wore "A gray coat. gray and RED
sweater and gray cap. snatched her
pocketbook that contained 50.
Loses Meshbag and 81.
Mabel Marquette, 1884 1st street
northwest, was at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and ed street, she stated, when a
colored man about twenty-three years
old snatched a silver mesh bag from
her hand. The bag, she stated, con-
tanned less than 81. The robber wore a
short overcoat and a dark cap
Mrs. p. J. Mcintyre. 1884 K street
II reported that a colored man
about thirty years old last night
snatched her handbag that contained
less than 81 and a rosary. She was
near cath and X streets when she was
robbed. Mrs. Mcintyre told the police
that the colored robber was about
thirty years old and that he wore a
brown golf cap. felt boots and rubberS.
A cap, size, SIS, may be the means of
identifying one of two boys or young
men who Saturday night were seen near
the refreshment stand at the ZOO shortly
after the stand was robbed. Special Po-
liceman Edwards saw the young men
leaving the stand, he stated, and one of
them. he declared. lost the hat. a mail
pouch, chisel and fashlight also were
left at the stand.
Man Wanted for Robbing Residence
An unidentified white man is wanted
by the police to answer for a robbery
committed at the residence of Mrs. Ida
Ellis, 3414 p street northwest, last night
about $50 O'Clock. He gained entrance
through a rear door, the police were told.
procured IS and departed.
Mrs. Ellis described the intruder as
being a man about thirty-fve or forty
years old, smooth face. scar on left side
of his face, a gold tooth on the right
side of his upper jaw and a tooth out on
the left SIDE. She said he wore a long
overcoat with a slit in the right side. TIN
shoes and rubbers.
Randolph Rowles, 2112 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. complained Of the loss
of an overcoat. The garment was taken
from A building at Pennsylvania avenue
and 9th street northwest. he stated
A yellow travelling bag. containing
five silver dollars, Masonic pin. some
Confederate money and articles of
wearing apparel, disappeared from the
room of J. r. Price. 1922 ave
nue.. during the past three weeks,
Yesterday he told the police of the
theft.
Sweaters and Undershirts Stolen.
Abraham Fox. SIS Az street, reported
the theft of five sweaters and two un-
dershirts. The theft was committed at
his place of business yesterday.
William Bowman, 1872 Dixon court
southwest. reported the loss of so
cents. Two unidentified white men. he
said, took the money from him.
The theft of clothing, a cheap watch
avid n razor was reported by Charles