The Washington times., 1921-04-22
BURGLAR SHOT
FLEEING HOME
ProwIer, Surprised BY Woman,
Is Brought Down BY
Policeman R00mer.

A wavelet of crime swept over the
city last night and early this morn
ing. Three cases Of housebreaking
and four hold-ups were reported to
the police. Two of the victims were
slightly injured.
WOMAN BOUND AND GAGGED.
A young man entered the home Of
Mrs. David McInroy, 291O Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, last night,
and after binding and gagging ner.
ransacked the house and stole SlS
from a pocketbook. A suspect Is be-
ing held at the Eleventh precinct. but
Mrs. McInroy Is in such a nervous
condition that she has not yet been
able to go to the station to identity
him.
Mrs. McInroy heard the dogs in the
rear yard barking loudly and went
to investigate. She was seized from
behind by a man who struggled with
Der until he pushed her into tue
kitchen. There he bound her hands
and feet with clothesline and
gagged her with a dark veil he had
in his pocket. While she lay helpless
on the floor he ransacked the place.
How long the man remained she does
not know as she lapsed into uncoh-
sciousness after the struggle.
David McInroy, her husband, who
IL q cabinet manufacturer, returned
home about / o'clock and discovered
her.
NEGRO burglar CAUGHT.
A colored housebreaker that enter
cd the home of Mrs. ". J. Cosimano.
%43 H street northwest, did not know,
perhaps, that policeman was
ljroomer at the house. Mrs. Cosimano
found the man pIowling about nor
room. Her screams attracted Police
man William A. Myers, Of the Seventh
precinct, who was asleep on an Up
per floor. The negro dashed down
the stairs as the policeman poked his
head out Of a window and fired twice
at the fleeing man. The robber ran
through the house to the street.
Policeman L. T.. Shelley, of the
Sixth precinct, was attracted by the
shots and hurried to the house. He
saw the man running down the street
and gave chase. After they had goae
about q square and a half the negro
was captured.
At the Sixth precinct he gave his
name as Charles e. Cook, fifty-two
years old, 921 Fourth street north
west. He was found to have a bullet
wound in the back near the LEFT
shoulder. and was taken to Emerg-
ency Hospital. where 1t was said ais
condition 10 critical
ROBBED OF Sl4oss
Ralph B. Robinson. all Pennsyl-
vania avenue. reported that he WIS
held up at the point of pistol IN the
rear Of 422 Second street southwest
and robbed Of $40 and two checks.
One Of the negroes who held him up
searched him while the other flour
ished a pistol in his face.
etc ut I'd nd
streets southwest early this morning,
Michael .O'Hern. 1882 Sixteenth street
northwest, was approached by two
colored men and after being assaulted
was robbed OF $40. One Of the rob-
bers struck O'Hern on the head with
a blunt instrument. He is suffering
from scalp wound. After he had
been treated at a hospital he reported
the hold-up to the Fourth precinct.
william T. Cunningham, who has
an apartment at 1926 M street north.
west, reported that he was held up
about IL 80 last night at Seventh and
De Sales streets northwest by tall
man who wore a soldiers uniform.
He lost a watch valued at. $25 and a
ring valued at $50.
HOLD-UP ON M STREET.
On M street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets northwest, WILL
lam j. rBnn, ll4o f11teentn street
northwest. was held up at the point of
a pistol by two men, who stole a
pocketbook containing $50 or 800.
Flynn is secretary-treasurer of the
National Traffic Service Corporation.
Louis Pappas, 406h Ninth street
northwest, reported that while he was
in crowd at carnival at Fifth
street and Florida avenue northeast
last night an attempt was made to
pick his pocket Simon Feinberg, thir-
ty-one years old, of Baltimore, was
later arrested by Policeman II. ID.
Devine. of the Ninth precinct and
charged with robbery.
A boat house, owned by w. p.
Bailey at the west end of Benning
bridge was broken into last night by
q thief who stole $297.38 William
=. Baker, of Huntington. Va. was
arrested about an hour afterward by
Motorcycle Policemen Little and
Buckingham, of the Ninth Precinct.
Who saw he confessed to stealing the