The Washington times., 1919-07-28
GIRL LURED
MEN TO ROBBERS

or daring trio of badger operators,
one OF whom II q beautiful woman,
have fallen into the net OF the police
during the last thirty-six hours, and
through q driving piece Of detective
work a man and his female accom-
piiea are locked up. A third arrest Is
eGUected momentarily.
The ''lufe" OF the band, Grace Matt
land, twenty-seven years old, of Cleve-
land. Ohio, has made q detailed con-
fsSsion.
Miss Maitland was not only identi-
fed Saturday night by one man but
by another of her victims, and she
''joshed" them about their nerve-rack-
ing experiences when they were
stuck up" at midnight by her male
accomplices, who threatened their
lives and relieved them Of their jew
elry and cash.
Accomplish Arrested.
Acting on the Information furnished
by Miss Maitland. Detectives Kahler
and KratE persuaded her to aid them
in their hunt for her two accomplices,
and shortly after noon yesterday went
by automobile to an estate at Lake
Shore, near the mouth Of the Magothy
river.
Patiently they waited, with the
girls confession fresh in their minds,
and shortly before sundown a young
man drove UP to the house in an auto
mobile. Approaching the visitors" on
the porch, the young man greeted
them.
An hour later the man was in the
detective bureau. On the way to town
ne told the detectives that ''he guessed
they had him right"
He gave hts name as Wilbert Red
ding, twenty-three years old, and in
less than an hour after reaching the
bureau, Kahler and KratE had OBJ
tanned a confession from him, IN
which ne implicated the woman and
another man.
Victims Identity Him.
Redding was Identified by Henry
Goldman. Of Philadelphia, furniture
manufacturer, as the man who, with
another man and the woman, held him
up in a dark spot on Nunnery lane
south OF the Ten Hills trolley line
week ago tonight and robbed him Of
$500 in cash and a diamond ring
valued at $500. Half an hour later
william E Dryer. general auditor Of a
typewriter company. Identified Red
ding as the man who. with the woman
and another man, held him up on a
lonely road near Bill Top on July Z
ami robbed him NJ $50 end jewelry.
Before the victims OF the badger"
game Identified him, Redding "came
clean" with the detectives. He ad-
mitted that he was implicated in two
Jobs. and he related a story that
amazed the detectives. He told how
the woman planned the game and how
ne and his pal" jumped out from the
bushes and flashed fake detective
badges and loaded pistols in the faces
OF the victims.
One Of the startling features OF the
case was the fact that ReddinE was
once married to Grsce Maitland, but
they were divorced more than a year
AFRO. His story dovetaIlsd exactly
with the alleged confession made by
Hiss Maitland.
Tells Hew GGaule" Worked.
eve had no difficulty in working
the game" said Redding. "but can
assure you that it required nerve and
precision. You know. of course, that
the girl steered the victims into the
trap and we did the rest
MY pal and I went to the neigh.
borhood IN an automobile which he
owned. We drove the machine to a
secluded spot, turned off the lights
and went to the spot upon which we
had agreed for the 'stick-up.' It was
easy snd exciting, and, while we in
tended no harm to our victims, we
were prepared for action and acted
in dead earnest. At one of the hold |
ups, the Nunnery lane affair, I was
= little quick on the trigger and fired
a shot close to the head Of the little |
fat man. He was badly frightened |
and we had no difficulty in getting |
all he had He was glad to get away |
with his life"
After being Identified by Goldman
and Dryer, Miss Maitland began to |
ask questions. She answered the de-
tectives by asking a question, but |
finally, under the persuasive qUes-
tionInE OF Kahler and Kratz, she con. /
fessed that ''they had her right and /
that she had had lot Of fun. espe- |
ciaIly with Goldman and Dryer"
II am from Cleveland" she said. |
"and I have been twice married and /
twice divorced. Husband No / lives
IN Rollins street, and although ]
was divorced from Redding I returned |
20 him some time ago. His parents |
went to a summer home in Anne /
arundel county and for a week I liv- |
ed at his home on North Fulton av-
enue-
alt Worked Fine"
I'VE concocted the plan whereby |
vas to pick UP men Of prosperous ap- |
pearanee on the street, be entertain
ed by them and then my part was TO |
Iure them to the suburbs, where Red
ding and his friend were waiting for
Us.
"Of course it worked fine. and when /
the dramatic moment Of attack came /
my part was to utter a suppressed |
cry and slip behind the men and step
sway a few yards while they did he
hold-up work. No. was the man
who had the automobile and the at
lacks were usually set for midnIgt. or
- few minutes after than hour"
Miss Maitland Is Of the blond type
with blue eyes Rings were on the
fingers OF her we'll cared for hands
she was fashionAbly dressed in suit
Of advanced style Of French navy
serge. very tight fitting, and her
blouse was mostly frilIed lace. cut
very low. She carried a blue silk
handbag. She was not taken to the
police station IN a patrol, but went
~ the daBa !