Evening star., 1920-02-26
DEAD TH|EF'S NAME
TE. I, E[[WOOD
Identity Is Traced Through
Philadelphia JeweIer and
LandIady.

Frank r. Ellwood was the name
under which the slain robber Oh the
home of Charles c. Glover. Jr Ut
chsrd Hill. was known in Philadel-
phia. according TO information OBJ
tained in the Quaker city by De
tective Charles Mullen. assisted By Il
Philadelphia detective lie iiVcu III
the rooming house Of Mrs. Joseph!he
q Hoffman. 1922 Vine street, where
he was known as a salesman loF d
firm engaged in the sale of agrlcu4-
1ural implements. giving his business
as reason for frequent absences
from home.
Detective Mullen traced the burglar
through the name Of the jewelry firm
from which the watch taken from
his body was purchased 1t was the
firm of J. Press & Sons. Sth ana
chestnut streets, where a recoiu "
the sale TO Eliwood. living AZ the
Vine street address. was made Janu-
arv :. but clerks in the store were
unable TO recognize photograph ol
the dead man as being a likeness OF
the purchaser of the watch
Identified Photograph.
Mrs Hoffman was fully able to
D. -sctive Mullen Information about
hin. lie first came TO room in her
house about fifteen years ago. she
said. and nearly five years ago ne
disappeared without telling her ne
was going. He returned seven months
ago as if nothing unusual had oc-
CURED in his life during his alb
sence and asked for his old room.
1T was occupied" Mrs. Hoffman
told Detective Mullen. and after
of him the
room.
His landlady said it was nothing
unusual for Ter roomer to remain
away from his room four or five days
at a time. his explanation being tnat
he was away on business. He was
always neat in his personal appear
ance, Mrs. Hoffman stated. and usually
looked after his own room, Keeping
everything in place.
The four years he was away. they
suggested he probably was in prison.
In his room the detectives found sew
eral reamS of brown wrapping paper
similar to paper found in the bag in
which the $4,000 worth of silverware
stolen from the Glover home was to
be carried from the woods where it
was hidden.
4 pair of scales and n number of
suburban maps of several cities also
were found in his room. The presence
of the maps suggested to the detec-
made a specially Of robbing suburban
homes. He was last seen in the
Philadelphia house two weeks ago,
Mrs Hoffman stated. leaving there
February 10. having paid his rent in
advance before leaving. In addition
TO recognizing the photograph of the
slain burglar. Mrs. Hoffman identified
his laundry marks.
Feared TelItale Evidence.
'All know of his relatives is what
he told me-" Mrs. Hoffman stated,
"and that was that they were in New
York"
The ~atcE taken from the body cost
$26.1s. Detective Mullen said.A ELL
woyo probably was afraid to wear
stolen tImepiece, fearing he might be
arrested and the stolen property prove
70 be telltale piece of evidence.
Oetective Frank NJ. Alligood. wl.o
ohot and killed the burglar. was
exonerated by a eoroEer's jury at an
inquest held at the morgue. yesterday
afternoon. Detectives keck and Grant
told the story of the shooting. and
Alligood said he could tell nothing
additional. His story of the affair
was not heard by the jury.
Leaven, 81 East Bradley lane, Chevy
Chase. saw the body of the slain
robber and identified him as being
the individual she had seen under
suspicious conditions near 1901 18th
street, last September about the time
her apartment was robbed of jewelry.
Mrs. Leayell recalled that the
stranger followed her in tile direction
OF her garage the day before her
apartment was robbed. a diamond bar
pin she wore evidently attracting his
attention, and tEat pin was included
in the list of property she lost.