Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-15
THESE TWO CROOKS
SAFE BEHIND BARS
William Mccoy And William Beach
Held Under $500 Bail Each
BOLD ROBBERY AND HOLD UP
Stole Pistol Then Held Up Victim OF
ft--Captured By Lonis Stern,
Pawnbroker. AT Risk OF
His Life

Under $500 bail each, William Nc
Coy and William Beach, two strangers
to this town, young white men. are
reposing in the Calvert street jail,and
have time to mediate behind prison
bars on their checkered career in this
city in the last few hours
Both are charged with assault and
highay robbery They had hearing
yesterday afternoon before Justice c.
o. Dulin who found them guilty upon
the evidence in each case, and held
them each under seven hundred dol
lars bail for their appearance at the
October term of Court
The "doings' of these two men in a
short day in Annapolis would fill a
goodsize volume. They started their
career here early yesterday morning
by appearing at the pawnbroker' 5
shop of Louis Stern, on Market Space,
between 10 and IL a. M, and asking
to see some pistols
First Stole Pistol.
Mr.. Stern saw from their appear
ance that they were suspicious-look-
ing characters, and he refused to sell
them the pistol, but they insisted and
he finally showed them three
While the pawn6roker was looking
at them, one of the men stole one of
the three pistols and both left the
store. Mr.. Stern called them back,
saying he could show them something
cheaper in the way of firearms, but
they declined to return and made a
good getaway In the meantime the
pawnbroker notified the police
Later in the day man and woman
came into Mr. Stern's shop, asking
to pawn a watch for which they want
ed $500, but which only brought So 90
at the pawnshop. They told the
pawnbroker a tale of woe. They said
the man is captain of boat hailire
from Wilmington, Del, and gave their
names as Capt and Mrs. White. On
the way here they were importuneG
by a yong man down the bay, at q
place where they were at anchor, To
take him aboard and bring him to An
napolis. He told a hard luck story.
and in the goodness of their heart.
Capt. and Mrs. White took the young
man on their boat and brought him to
this city. Upon landing, the young
man left the boat, and after he had
gone the captain and his wife discov-
cred their purse empty, and an over
coat missing. They had no money and
were obliged to pawn the watch They
told Mr.. Stern they had seen and
identified the young man walking on
the street as they came from the boat
in company with another man. They
called to him to stop, but he pretend
ed not to hear They also told their
story on the police
Stole Suit of Clothes.
The pawnbroker asked for a de.
scription of the man, and it tailed
with that of one of the men who had
stolen the pistol. Mr.. Stern kept a
lookout for the culprits, who later ir
the day went to the tailor shop of
Greenfield, corner of Cathedral all !
Franklin streets, where they bought
suit of clothes One of the men
who made the purchase asked to go
into Greenfield's kitchen to try on
the suit, which he did, and when he
returned to the store wearing the
clothes he was asked for the money,
but in lieu of the amount he pointed
the pistol he had stolen from the
pawnshop at the tailor and told him
to take that instead, at the same
time making his escape.
Greenfield gave chase up Franklin
street. but the two men had the adj
vantage and made their escape. The
victimized tailor went to the Court
House and notified Deputy Sheriff
Boone, and officer Lowman, who SET
to work to capture the crooks.
Capture OF Crooks.
In the meantime, Stern kept on the
lookout, and he had notified Officer
John Holiday, who also was on their
trail.
Stern was sitting in front of his
shop. on Market Space, when he
thought he identified one of the men
hut the change of clothing of the other
led him off the scent However. ht
called to officer Holiday, who was
nearby, and both chased the two mer
who ran into the Lyric Theatre anc
jumped on the stage. Stern attempted
to capture one of them while Officer
Holiday went to the back of the build
| ing to prevent their escape. In thS
| tussle with his man, who grabbed a
| Stern's throat, and tore away a dia'
mond scarf pin. Mr.. Stern slipped, and
/ in the fall he painfully injured his lef
| arm. While the men were graphing
Mccoy pointed the stolen pistol
which was loaded, at Stern. but th'
1 pawnbroker knocked it from th'
| crooks hand.
With Stern's assistance. officer Hol
liday get his man and clamped th'
handouts on him. In the meantime
however. the other crook had dis
appeared