The Washington times., 1919-01-29
MADMANUNCAUGHT
LOOK FOR PEDDLER
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unfamiliar with the place would most
likely have disturbed something or
run into a table"
Winston Levy, a former soldier, and
now a conductor for the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. who
lives at 1135 Sixth street northwest,
to- the police he saw a man leap
from the window about 1 o'clock yes
terday morning. and that he gave
chase and trailed the man to the
Fairmont apartment, Fourth street
and New York avenue. He said he
and another man. Corporal Lemke,
and two women saw the man jump
from the window.
Police Pick Flaws.
The police sayy footprints found in
front of the house, did not indicate
they were made by anyone leaping
from the window. Corporal Lemke
also told the police he saw the in
truder holding a .32-caliber revolver.
"Our streets are not so well lighted
that people can tell the calibers of
revolvers," said Inspector Grant.
People in Washington are reading
about this affair so much that many
are seeing three-quarter overcoaIs
and 32-caliber revolvers just from
the power Of auto suggestion"
Talked With PeddIer.
Charles Gould, 143O.V street north
west, today told The Times that he
Lpoke to the peddler with the scar
about three weeks ago. He said the
man came to his apartment. Gould
says he sa whim again last Tuesday
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hane, 50 New York avenue northwest.
The police have no charges against
the peddler. but in their efforts to ex-
anime every possible clue that may
throw light on the madman mystery,
they intend to closely question every
stranger who has been seen in the
vicinity of the series of crimes of the
"madman OF the northwest"
Additional information that may aid
the police in their search for the
mysterious peddTer was furnished to-
day.
Mrs. Robert Collie, OF Apartment 90,
Fairmont apartments, reports that
the peddler acted in a peculiar man
ner. and repeated her statement Of
yesterday that the man told her a
piano company had offered him
$4,000 for his formula for making
the polish.
1t was not until her brother came
into the apartment. Mrs. Collie sald
today, that the peddler left.
The police learned today that the
pcddler, after visiting Mrs. Collie's
apartment, went to Apartment 80, in
the same building, occupied by Mrs.
Perry L. Hoffman.
Mrs. Hoffman informed the police
today that while she held the man
outside her door and refused him ad-
mittance when he tried to enter Mon
day afternoon at l O'Clock, she looked
him over carefully.
Noted Deep Scar.
"When he pushed his soft hat back
on his head" Mrs. Hoffman said, 81
noticed a deep scar on the right side
Of his forehead. 1t was an old scar,
but very deep and prominent.
THE man wore a dark. gray over
coat, three-quarters length and appear
ed TO be about five feet, six or seven
inches in height"
Mrs. Hoffman said the peddler plac-
ed his foot inside the door jamb when
she tried to close it and insisted on
entering and demonstrating the mer-
its OF his polish. She finally pushed
him away and closed the door.
mont apartments, today said that
he was visited by the peddler at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning. only n FEW
hours after the police had searched
the place for him.
Are you the janitor?" Ward quotes
the stranger as saying.
Yes" he replied.
Are you sure you are the janitor:"
the stranger qUreied.
"Of course 1 am" Ward answered.
Ward says the stranger appeared
nervous as he inquired II he had seer
anything of a small satchel in the
haIL
The janitor told him he had seen
no satchel. but that probably the
police had, since they had been
here all morning.
When Ward suggested that the
stranger go to police headquarters
he says the stranger demurred, say
ing "The police up there will give you
no information" ThestranGer went
away.