The Washington times., 1919-11-27
RUN RIOT
F. IN NIGHT OF CRIME
Numerous HoIdups and Rob.
berries Successful Family
Washing Taken From Line.

Hold-up men and sneak thieve.
early today and last night again
reaped harvest. Homes were loot
ed. two men were held up and rob-
bed OF money and one of an over
coat. at the point OF reyolvers, lock-
ers were broken open and robbed and
number OF bicycles were stolen. In
one instance. a thief stripped the
FAMILY laundry from line in a yard
in the southeast
u In connection with the hold-up of
William Thompson, colored, 1905 p
street northwest, the police are look
ing for man wearing the uniform
OF soldier. who. with a confederate,
threatened to shoot to kill" III
thompson made an outcry when he
was waylaid early today on II street,
between Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets northwest
The mysterious soldier" has been
operating during the week. and a de-
scription given OF him by several
Washingtonians who have been held
up and robbed tallies His confed-
crate wears a tight-fitting suit. gray
cap. While the soldier" thrust a
revolver at Thompson. the lad with
the "tight-fitting suit" rifled his
overessf IL stolen.
Disappointed at not finding more
than 50 in the pockets of George b.
Douglass. colored. 1895 b street
southeast, q negro hishwayman strip
ped him OF his overcoat and then told
him to beat it,"
IF you turn back or cry out. I'll
fire bullet into YOU" was the part
ing warning of the footpad
douglass reported his experience to
the Eighth precinct police station. the
hold-up occurring at Fourth and w
streets northwest, shortly after IL
o'clock last night.
That some thieves are not respect
ors OF persons or edifices was demon
strated again last night when WILL
lam e. Collier. sexton OF the Church
OF the Covenant. discovered an in
truder in the chapel. Eighteenth and
streets northwest. When the in
truder saw the sexton he hurried
from the chapel. Investigation did
not reveal that anything had been
stolen, probably due to the fact that
the thief had been frightened off.
ssateAer SseeeeAA
Asked to change a $40 bill by a
negro yesterday afternoon Zachariah
t. Thomas, 4Sl0 Howard street NORTH
west, pulled ten 81 notes from his
pocket. Before he realized what had
happened, the negro seized the money
from his hand and ran of.
Fifty dollars worth OF Thrift
Stamps, jewelry valued Il 500. and
several articles OF elethi1t. valued at
$50, were part of the loot stolen by a
sneak thief who broke into the home
of George L. BuckmAA. 1410 Newton
street northwest, yesterday.
Mr.. Buckman, who is a linotype
operator. discovered the robbery when
he reached his home last night. The
thief ransacked the entire house
while members OF the family were
out.
Steals Wash OFF Line.
Mrs. Mary Berg. 14Is A street
southeast, was the WashinEtonian
who lost her family laundry. Return
ing to her home from Q shopping tour
downtown yesterday afternoon, Mrs..
Berg discovered that someone had
entered the yard of her home and
stolen clothing worth $50 which had
been washed in the morning and hung
out to dry.
Paul Briggs, 237 Ninth street north
east, reported that his bicycle had
been stolen from the Eastern High
School. While in the Young Meme
Christian Association central building
last night. Robert whaley. 17o6 U
street northwest, left his bicycle in
'front.' OF the building. An hour later
he discovered II had been stolen
After his classes at the Business
High School last night. John Linkins.
492 G street southwest discovered
that his bicycle had been stolen from
the hallway of the school. Another
school boy. Robert Hibbs, 146 Thomas
street northwest. had his bicycle
stolen from in front OF the Mckinley
High School last night