Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
$4,000 IN THEFTS
CHARGED AGAINST
CAPTAIN AND WIFE
$40O Fur Coat in Loot Re.
covered in Home-Army
Locker Gives Clue.

Capt. Beverly Grayson Chew. U. s.
infantry, stationed at Camp Meade,
Nd. and Mrs. Marjorie Blanche Chew.
his wife. the former twenty-seven and
the latter twenty-eight years old.
were arrested last night by Detectives
Kelly, Scrivener and King, and held
on charges Of grand larceny of wear
ing apparel, expensive linens, laces
and other articles alleged to have
Mrs. Mary McClintock, Stoneleigh
Court, the latter part of September.
Mrs McClintock valued her property
at approximately $500.
Following the arrest, Detectives
Bradley and Keck went to the room
OF the couple in local hotel and re-
covered a seaIskin coat valued at
s. A. 1850 Connecticut avenue. had
reported stolen from the Army and
Navy Club Friday night. They also
recovered a neckpiece reported stolen
from Miss George Swami. 1873 12d
street. while she was visiting at
Stoneleigh Court some time ago. The
total value of the stolen property was
placed 1t $4,000.
Both Enter Dentais.
At the first precinct police station
last night Capt Chew declined to
make a statement. He said he had
entered a denial at the time of his
arrest and that he would say nothing
additional about the affair. His wife
also denied to the police that she had
stolen any of the articles charged
She was taken to tho house OF deten-
ton.
rations to spend the vacation season
at resort on the Atlantic coast. it
is stated. she gave permission for the
subrenting of her apartment and
Capt. Chew and his wife leased 1t,
their lease expiring September 80. 1t
was shortly after the return of Mrs.
McClintock that her trunks were un-
packed and her furs, linens, laces.
napkins and other articles were
missed.
Then she appealed to the police,
and the three detectives were as
signed to the case. They learned that
Capt. Chew and his wife had oc-
cupied the apartments. but held the
two above suspicion.
Yesterday afternoon the detectives
found an Army locker in the baexaxe
room at Union station. It had been
there since the last of September.
they were told, and they took DOS
session of it. They found it con-
tanned most of the property reported
stolen from Mrs. McClintock's apart
ment.
Capt. Chew admitted he had sent
an Army locker to Union station from
Court. the detectives stated
but denied the one they recovered was
the one he sent there
Following their arrest. the detec-
tives visited their room and recovered
the other property mentioned. Mai.
visited police headouar-
ters and identified the $4Oo sealskin
coat as the article of wearing an.
parel that was stolen from the ARMY
and Navy Club Friday night, while
Miss Swami identified the neckpiece.
Capt. Chew. native OF this city.
was given an Army appointment from
civil life in 1916. the police were told. |
and was not a West Point graduate. !
He served overseas during the war
with Germany and was wounded. Be-
cause of sickness incurred during the
time he was in France. it is stated, |
he had arranged to obtain treatment
at Walter Reed Hospital and prob
ably would have gone there last night
had he not been arrested.
Counsel for the couple consulted
Assistant United States Attorney
Glenn B. Willett last night and the
latter fixed bond in the sum of $500
FOR each defendant, which they fur
nished and were released.