Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-02
ASKED
TO GARRY ARMS
Street HoId-Ups Bring Re.
quests-NeW RobberieS
Reported to Police.

/ Pocketbook snatchers last night
robbed one woman, while hold-up men
| participated in three robberies.
Because of the number Of robberies
committed on the streets numerous
persons have asked about their right
to go armed. Police explain that per-
mits to carry weapons are granted
only by the judges of Police Court.
| the law giving them exclusive juriS-
! diction in such matters.
! Detectives Scrivener and Kelly have
under arrest two colored men, who.
it is stated, have admitted holding
up and robbing a number of persons
here during the past few months.
They were not implicated in the more
recent hold-ups, however. having
been arrested some time ago on other
charges.
Tells OF Losing Money.
Mrs. Helen w. Lonesome, colored.
80 street southwest yesterday
afternoon was victimized by two
colored men operating the pocketbook
| swindle. She met the men at 18th
and N streets. engaged in CONVERSE
ton with them and was induced to
believe they had found a pocketbook
containing a large sum Of money.
Change for the bills of large de-
nominated was wanted. one of the
swi ndlers said, in order to divide the
contents of the pocketbook. Mrs. Lone
ISOIHe was on neT way 10 MAKE Il pay
ment on piece OF property, she told
Detectives Jackson and Beckley, but
so well satisfied was she that the
story of the find was true that she
turned over her pocketbook to the
men.
The pocketbook contained s63 in
cash and a $50 liberty bond. Failure
Of the men to make good their part
of the deal convinceit Mrs. Lonesome
she had been swind ed. and she APP
moo ad 70 10 nnlica
MIS- Mrs. Alice Pumphrev, 72s 10th atreet
southeast, had her pocketbook snaGhed
at North Capitol and Pierce streets
last night about $40 o'clock. The CON
tents of her purse consisted OF Key
rosary and receipt.
l c. W. Bell, Loughborough road. near
Wisconsin avenue. was stopped on lne
!, road near his home last night apout
$50 o'clock by tall colored man ana
asked the direction to the city. he
also demanded dollar TO pay MS
fare to Baltimore.
Bell told him which way to go TO
reach the city, whereupon the corp gu
man drew a revolver and enforced MS
demand, robbing Bell of S3S.
Reports IS Robbery.
Edward Scott, 726 Gresham place, was
held I'D at the point of a pistol at 1lth
and Harvard streets about $50 O'Clock
last night and robbed of s.. Scott told
the police that two colored men partlcl-
pated in the hold-up.
Thomas Overall. 2122 Virginia avenue
was help up in Temperance Hall alley;
near 9Th and D streets. last night ana
robbed of S.. He told police that three
colored boys robbed him:
While making a cal poh at 4yzS su Min
van, Rochambeau apartments. was
robbed of a case Of surgical instru-
ments valued at $50. The instruments
were taken from his automobile.
John Jackson, Pill Ontario place, re-
ported that he left his pocketbook
containing $50 on the counter of hotel
, cigar stand yesterday. He returned a
few minutes later and was told the
, lpocketbook had been claimed by another
man.
Albert Herbert, Seat Pleasant. Nd.
this morning discovered that burglars
I had been in his house last night while
he was asleep. They took numerous
] articles. he reported. among them be-
ing a lady's gold watch.
George Green, 1884 Lewis street
northeast, was visitor at house in
Armory court southwest last night
Shortly after leaving the house he re-
, ported to the police that he had beer
robbed of $50.
. Katherine Aldrich. 1046 Irving stree
northeast, was robbed of $65 yester-
! day. The money was taken from hel
pocketbook in a government building
/ near 9Th and B streets.
A $50 bill was stolen from bath
room at 1929 California street yester-
day. It's theft was reported by Mrs
Virginia Tolliver. janitress OF the
building.
Loss of a purse containing $50 was
. reported by Miss Edna Johnston. 74e
Newton street. 1t disappeared while
! she was shopping.
Mrs. Cora Bohls, SIG 18th street. has
! asked the police to recover $50 and a
money order for IS that were stolen
from a bureau drawer in her room.
| Mrs. Alberta Benson, 1449 Rhode
Island avenue, reported the loss of a
pocketbook containing between SIS
and $50 The pocketbook. she stated
, disappeared while she was a passen-
ger on street car.
A bank book and $50 in bills were
stolen from a trunk in the room of
Jacob Robb, 1925 Sd street southwest
between am. and pm. yesterday