Evening star., 1919-04-25
WOMAN BEATS0FF
BOLD H|GHWAYMAN
Mrs. M. B. Small Retains
Handbag Sought in Daylight
Attempt.
MORE CRIMES REPORTED


tempts at highway robbery was made
In the shadow Of the Capitol and Sen.
ate ONCE building ABOUT noon yester-
day. the would-be robber being Z
fsi.lys Well dreeDed white WaB 4hepl
ATTY years old. and his Intended Vic
tim Mrs. NJ. q. Small. 321 Maryland
avenue northeast.
A straw hat worn by thAs YqAe n
tfActSd Attention to MIN. Ait t4t
appearances and gray hair did not
suggest to Mrs. Small that he Vas q
member Of band OF robbers which
has set afioat q crime wave in the
city. She was taken completely by
den grab for her handbag.
Mrs. Small retained her presence of
mind and used the bag a. q weapon
to beat on the would-be highwayman,
dealing him a hard blow on his face.
Realizing he had selected the wrong
person to rob. the unidentified man
made a hasty disappearance. Mrs.
Small, relating her story to the po-
lice, said she was near the Mary
land avenue and 1st street entrance to
the Capitol grounds when she was &C
costed. She believes she scratched the
mans face with her bag.
Criminal Glasses Active.
Washington's crime wave shows no
signs of slackening. according to the
reports of the last twenty-four hours.
One of the most recent cases of bur-
glary reported to the police was a
daylight robbery at the home of Mrs.
Wilbur r. StoEh. 123 6th street south
east. Between 1890 o'clock in the
morning and 4 o'clock in the after
noon burglars visited the Stogh home.
effected an entrance through a rear
window and ransacked the house.
When members of the family re-
turned about 4 o'clock they found the
kitchen window open and an examina-
tion OF the premises revealed that
jewelry. valued at $125 and $s1o had
been stolen. The money was taken
from a child's bank. 80
An unidentified colored man was
seen in the yard of Miss Mary Rover,
40 I street. last night before mid
night, and a later examination of
automobile tires and a robe. A lamp
and robe were stolen from the auto
mobile of DR.. J. H. Diggs. The stolen
property was valued at so.
Jeweler Reports Diamonds Stolen.
Police of the sth precinct last night
instituted search for an unidentified
colored man who visited the jewelry
street, and is alleged to have walked
officers were told that the colored
man asked to be shown diamond
rings and that he spent some time
looking at the contents of a tray
placed on the counter. The rings
were missed after the caller left the
store.
Theft of 81 worth of peanut butter
was reported by W. H. Coleman, 1899
South Capitol street. He said he
thought the theft was committed by
boys who gained entrance to his
place of business by climbing
william Miller. 51s 4th street south
east. and Maggie M. Frazier. s14 {
street southeast, reported visits bur-
lars had paid their respective homes
yesterday. Their houses were ran
sacked. they stated, but nothing
taken.
Mabel Rice, 215 E street southeast,
was robbed Of her pocketbook at 11th
and F streets shortly after O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The pocketbook
contained 81 in cash. a money order
and Identification card.
Apparently anticipating the oeClQe0
change in the temperature, an uniden-
titled individual yesterday visited the
freight yard in lexington and stole
one-half a ton of coal belonging to
the Grove Lime and Coal Company.
William H. Sanderson, 10 7th street
southeast. reported a tire stolen from
his automobile near ~ and streets
southwest Wednesday night.
Family Wash Disappears.
Mrs. T. w. Riley. Victoria apart
ments, told police of the tenth pre-
cinct Of the loss of her family wash.
which she gave to q colored boy to
take to her washerwoman, she report
ed, and the boy was met at 14th and
Fairmont streets by a colored man.
who employed him to go on an err
rand. The boy willingly took advan-
tage of the opportunity to earn a few
pennies. He returned in a few min
utes and found his toy express wagon
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