The Washington times., 1919-01-28
BELIEVE MADMAN
IS FAKE SALESMAN
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alley back OF 1887 L street. he said
they were OF .32-calibre,, and were
fired from the same weapon
Miss Geagan was so much Improved
that she was able to be removed u
her home from Emergency Hospital.
Elsie Coleman, colored, eighteen
years old, of 2263 Ninth street north
west, told the police that while walk
ing north on Ninth street near Barry
Place northwest, last night, she was
grabbed by the arm by white man.
Her screams caused the man to run.
She described the man as 5 feet 10
inches tall, medium build and wear
ing three-qusrter length .overcoat.
Nearly Captured BY Soldier.
Chased to the Fairmopt apartments,
Fourth street and New York avenue.
the man was all but captured by Corp.
Z. n. Lemke, Of the motor transport
corps. =,
Corporal Lemke saw the man enter
the apartment house through q win
dow and was preparing to go in after
him when the madman suddenly re-
looked down the barrel Of 32-calibre
revolver. E..
what do you want?" the stranger
asked Corporal -emke. .
That's what want TO know; what
are you yafter?n the soldier replied.
at am the janitor.n the stranger
said and made a threatening move
ment with his gun.
'T didn't even stop to say good
by" Lemke said.
Police Toe. Late.
In the meantime, winton Levy, who
had seen Lemke give clase TO the.
madrrsn,, he'd called the pslice from
Precinct 80. 2 The eorooTal met
taem aud they rsfnrned to the apart
naent hoee4 but no trses OF shs n1an
co0ld.esNfo nd.
Srae 3arstcr was questioned He
: ESQ he had seen no one except two
policemen. who were sitting in the
hallway when he awoke today.
Corporal Lemke and Levy were
calliag on the Misses Wagner at 435
N street northwest, and were taking
their departure when they noted the
stranger trying 70 open doors at sew
eral houses across the street.
sHe went up and down the street
Erlamond Wagner told The Times to-
day. sHe finally got into the house
at 42Sh n street. and made con-
siderable noise in doing 50.
Thought Him Boarder.
-we thought he was q boarder
who had heen to Baltimore and
started joking about 1T. suggesting
that he was. probably the mailman
of the northwest
Pretty soon, we saw q light from
a flashlight moving around in the
front room, and the man suddenly
threw up window and leaped out
II wanted the boys to go around
10 No. Police Station-it is only two
blocks away-and report II. bu. they
insisted on going after the man.
"fhey followed and saw him enter
an apartment house on Fourth street
Wintop Levy went to No. 4 Truck
House and telephone Tor the police"
The police today. in searching the
rooms visited by the stranger, learned
that the occupants OF the NJ street
room were Master Signal Electrician
Eugene b Powelson and Sergeant
Walter E. Olin, Of Detachment I. air
craft production
They said the first they knew Of the
affair was when they were awakened
at 3 o'clock this morning by flash
lights thrown on them by the police.
Outside their window Were found
footprints made by the man seen to
leap from their window.
So Iar as they have been able to
learn they were not robbed. Their
possessions were all found intact this
morning.
The house is just two blocks from
- -
on Saturday night was checked and
knocked down in her home at 616 NJ
street northwest, by an unidentified
white man. II Is within two blocks
of the Second Precinct Police Sta
ton
Corporal Lemke resides at 80
Quincy Place northwest. He il on
duty in Baltimore for the Ordnance
Department In relating his' expert
ences today to The Times he said:
Lemke's Story.
Levy and I had returned homo
with the Misses Wagner, and about
i:15 this morning We saw man try
several houses across the street We
were standing on the doorstep of 43S
II street.
"He then walked down the street
and came back to 42Sh. This door
happened to be open, and he walked
IN. He acted like a half-drunken
man, and we thought he was q
ooarder who was having a hard time
finding his home.
The girls started joking about him
being the madman- Pretty soon We
saw a hashlight at work in the front
room of the house Then the man
opened the window and jumped out
in q big hurry. He made lot Of
noise doing II.
Carried n Handbag.
The man was dressed pretty rough.
He had on q checkered cap, gray
three-Quarter overcoaJ. and was
smooth-face He carried a small
aandbak in his hand.
Levy and / followed him and he
went in the Fairmont apartment
house at Fourth and New York ave-
nue. I sent Levy to No. 4 truck house,