The Washington times., 1919-01-28

just around the corner, to telephone
for the police.
"As started to enter the apart
ment house the men came out and
me what / wanted, and I asked him
the same question.
He said he was the janitor. and
was looking for the same thing
was.
Had To Let Him Go.
az was unarmed and all the time
he was pointing his revolver at me
in a menaclng manner. He went
back in the apartment house and
came out with his handbag still hold
ing the 'thirty-two.' I couldn't do
anything, but let him get away. He
went down Fourth street.
''The police were there within ten
minutes after Levy left me, but the
man had disappeared"
The man appeared to know what
he was about and just where he want
ed to 60. Winton Levy, Of 1135 Sixth
street northwest, told The Times to-
day. :,
Corporal Lemke and I had gone to
a party with the Misses Wagner and
were taking our departure when our
attention was attracted to the man
across the street. -
Walked On Tiptse.
"He acted suspiciously, so we
moved back into the vestibule to
watch him. He tipped softly up the
steps at 430 NJ street and tried the
door. When IT would not open, he
as qufetly went away and stopped
next at 42S1i NJ street.
we saw him use his fiashiight In
the front room. He remained there
fully five minutes, appearing to sur
yey the room carefully to determine
who occupied 1t. .,..a
some one in the room must have
made move Of some kind for the
light uarkened and the man leaped
through the window
I'VE saw him throw what appeared
to be a small satchel to the ground
outside. After picking it up, he
walked around in the yard for sew
eral minutes, and seemed to be try
ing to cover~up his footprints. He
finally took the satchel and calmly
walked down the street.
"Lemke and I followed him to
Fourth and L streets before he dis
covered he was being followed. He
quickened his pace and soon started
running.
"He entered the vestibule Of the
Fairmont apartment house, at Fourth
and New York avenue. It the
first opening he saw.
Woman Grows HysterieaL.
"A woman on the second floor
seemed to sense something was
wrong. She looked out In time
to see US chase him in. She became
hysterical and began to cry out for
help.
"The woman made motions as IL
she were going to leap from the win
dow, but some one held her back
II went to the truck house to call
the police while -Lemke started in
after the man. ..
II cried out to Miss Wright as I
left, Don't jump; I'm going for the
police No doubt. the stranger heard
me-
81 reached the truck house at New
Jersey and New York avenues and
got fireman to call the police from
No. 2 precinct. s
Police Rushed In Car.
"a car OF detectives and policemen
showed up in the next few minutes.
i'Whiie was gone the man came
out Of the vestibule and stuck a re-
.volver in Corporal Lemke's face.
/ "'what were you doing in there?'
Lemke demanded.
None OF your damn business. The
same as you would do the man told
the soldier.
'Lenise and Joined the detectives
and searched the entire neighbor-
hood, but the man had made his es-
cape" -.-
Levy describes the man as being
about five feet and six inches in
height. He wore dark brown over
coat, three-quarters length, and wore
cap.
A soldier policeman, Theodore PeIo-
quin, who was on duty in the vicinity
OF the houses visited by the madman
Friday morning last, said he believed
he had seen the madman leaving the
scene of his first crime; that in the
excitement he did not suspect him,
and had let him escape.
Victim to Aid I'm Hunt.
Miss Lillian Hood. from her bed In
the Emergency Hospital, sent word to
the police that she would render every
assistance in her power to run down
the madman as soon as she recovers.
Isodcre Schechter, another soldier
policeman, one of the six men on
street patrol duty in the Third pre-
ctnct on the morning of the mad
mans rampage, and on whose beat
the marauder began his raid, today
declared.
Il don't think I was cut out for a
policeman and am hoping to be mus
tered out Of service so I can get
back to Philadelphia"
Inspector Clifford Grant, chief OF
detectives. told The Times today that
he did not believe the man who en-
tered the house at 42Sh II street and
the Fairmont apartments was the
madman, who shot two and choked
a third woman last Friday morning.
Found Men, Fled.
At 1:30 o'clock this morning the
man was seen attempting to force an
entrance at the house at 43O NJ street
northwest. Failing there he moved
on to 42Sh N street. Finding the
front door unlocked he entered