Evening star., 1919-02-21
AUTO|ST ACCUSES
+ MENlN navy GARb
Charges Party Engaged Car
for Trip and That He Was
| Robbed-Other Cases.

Lazelle Luber, driver of an auto
mobile for hire. living at 4s7 street
visited Emergency Hospital about
O'Clock this morning and was treated
for wounds he" e"said he received at the
hands of men in naval uniform. He
further stated tfrat the men robbed
him of s13 and left him at 18th and
NJ streets southeast, telling him to
"beat it"
Luber stated to Detectives Sweeney
and Baur that some time after mid
night he was engaged at 9th, and f
streets by two petty officers in the
Navy to take them to oSoutheast
Washington. One of them left the
automobile at I'd and E streets south
east, he stated, and later two sailors
Joined the remaining officer.
Detectives Make Arrest.
The driver said he took the men to
Good Hope, where, he stated. he was
beaten and robbed After hearing
his complaint the detectives went to
s2i X street southeast and arrested
held himsfo investigation.
Two colored soldiers and a colored
man in civilian clothing are alleged
10 have participated in holding up
William Butler, colored, 50 p street,
not far from his home. about IL 80
o'clock last night. and robbing him
of $3.50. Butler was on his way
home, he explained. when the robbery
occurred
Brasidas Scombouts, Ills 9th street,
this morning about st:3o O'Clock was
robbed of $40 by an unidentified col
ored man near sth and NJ streets.
Scombouts told police of the second
precinct that he was stopped by two
colored men and asked to change a
bill.
AS soon as | got the money out of
my pocket he said, "one of the men
snatched it and ran"
He furnished descriptions of the
robbers
Viola Green. 2O7 l. street, was vic
tim of youthful poeketbook snatchers
at 10th and NJ streets last night
shortly after s O'Clock. She was
walking east on NJ street, she said,
when one; of two white boys grabbed
her pocketbook and ran. Two door
keys were in the pocket book.
Liquor Supplies Stolen.
Police are looking for two or more
persons who manag ged to get supplies
of liquor yesterday without the ex-
pense of trip to Baltimore The per-
soZs who suffered the loss were Ed
ward olds and Harry Kane. 327 East
Capitol street, and Sterling Kerr. 1850
Irving street
An intruder visited the rooms of
Olds and Kane between and 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon and rob-
bed the trunks of the two men, Three
quarts of whisky and three liberty
bonds were taken from Olds' trunk.
while two quarts of liquor were taken
from the other roomer. Kerr reported
the theft of a case containing a dozen
bottles of liquor
When Mrs. Mildred LobdeII. 1925 sth
yesterday afternoon. she found an
intruder had been there during her
absence and made a haul Of clothifik
and JewelJy valued at about S406.
She reported her loss to the police.
Miss Dora Hoffman, s3lS New York
precinct to recover articles Of Jew.
eiry valued at $61 stolen from her
apartment yesterday The stolen ar
ticles included two strings of beads
ana two rings in a white jewel case.
Report of Sneak Thieves.
Report of sneak thieves at s25 Flor.
1da avenue yesterday afternoon was
made to police of the eighth precinct.
&Stto Didfet~ Safd wearing ap-
parel valued at sl7.25 was taken from
her rooms.
Reports of thefts OF. two oyercos y
from the National Hotel were made
10 the police last night. L. H. Crock :
ett. L.. s. S. Mayfiewer, said his coat
was taken from the hotel parlor.
whtie Rufus King $40 c, street. re-
ported that his coat was stolen from
the poolroom- Gaylor HAYDEN 14.T
IRVING street. reported that his over
coat was taken from the checkroom
at 1915 NJ street Tuesday night. and
Miss Mabel Sweeney 1oI8rs 9Th
street northeast. reported that her
Temple.
Miss Isabella Burnett IoIT 18th
street. told of the thest of purse
containing $2S and n theater ticket.
The purse was taken from the war
risk bureau at 18th and B streets.