The Washington times., 1919-11-28
HELD IN RICHMOND
AS TAXI BANDIT
Man Claiming Clarendon as
Home Linked to Assault by
Auto License Number.
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lences on the recent death of his wife.
.Unknown In Clarendsn.
No one could be found in Clarendon
today who had ever known a Fred
Warren there, and it also developed
that he had never received mail at the
Clarendon postoffice.
Warren was described by the Rich
mond police as being rather fashily
dressed, and had the appearance Of a
chauffeur. He gave his age as twenty
eight
Cafes was brought to Providence
Hospital in this city this morning by
his brother. 1t was reported at the
hospital that the injured man has a
chance for recovery. Detective
Sweeney, armed with a John Doe"
warrant, will leave for Richmond this
afternoon to bring back the man un-
der arrest in that city.
Assaulted On Lonely Road.
Cafes was assaulted on what Is
known as Hooe road, About fifty
yards of the road detectives found the
spot where the assault was committed.
Several pieces of bloodstained tissue
paper, which the police believe was
used by the chauffeur's assailant to
wipe his hands on after the had slash.
ed the hackman's throat, were found
on the spot.
Torn bits Of the chauffeur's identifi-
citation card from Cafes automob lie
also were found by the police. Neith-
er the knife nor blackjack could be
found, and officials at the reformatory
and several of the inmates will con-
duct a further search this afternoon.
Cafes assailant, after telling him
with blows over the head with a
black jack, tore the injured mans COL
lar from his neck and slashed his
throat. The collar was not found.
On hiring Cafe Wednesday night
his assailant told him to drive to Oc-
coquan, where he was to attend
wedding. Investigation this morning
showed that there was a wedding at
Pohick on Wednesday.
Familiar with Road.
officials at the reformatory pointed
out that the road was very seldom
frequented, leading the police to be-
lieve that Cafes assailant was
familiar with that locality.
The search this morning was con-
Quoted by. Detective Sweeney. of Po-
lice Headquarters; Captain Petit and
DR.. Hornbaker, beth Of whom are sta
toned at the reformatory.
The spot where the assault was
committed was on the property Of the
District reformatory.
Found by Chance.
II was only by chance that Cafes
lain, with only short periods Of con-
srinnsn. for
hours in the mud and rain in the
He was found yesterday aft
ernoon by Adolph kienast, Of 1921
Fifth street northwest, and DR.. Lewis
II. Kraskin, of 731 Twelfth street
who were hunting through
the woods near Occoquan. They
stumbled over thes unconscious form
Of Cafes and took him to the Occo-
guam Hospital
On Wednesday evening shortly
after o'clock, Cafes said, he was
hired by man to take him to a we'd
ding near Occoquan. The passenger
sat in the front seat with the chauf-
feur, and on reaching a point some
distance from the workhouse. the
driver was ordered to stop.
Explaining to the driver that he
was going to pick UP two girls who
were going to the wedding the man
Invited the driver to the house. say
ng they would get something to eat
there.
Before Cafes alighted from the ma
,hine, his passenger instructed him
20 turn the automobile around in the
'osa heading toward Washington.
After turning the car around, Cafes
his passenger across the
Fairfax road and. into tho thicket