Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
MAN IS HELDON Z
BURGLARY CHARGES
Woman's Scream Starts
Chase That Ends in Cap
ture of George Hicks.

A Wornan's screams started q ser
sa tional chase yesterday afternoon
that ended in the capture Of George
A. Hicks 80 years old Of silver
Spring. Md. who now is held by police
on charges of II cases of housebre4L
Ing.
Hicks. police say, made n fuil STATE
ment of operations extending since
last August, clearing up naHE cases
which have puzzled police. He was
found to be n former convict who had
served two years in Atlanta. beins, re
leased q year ago.
Miss Ruby Fitch was in her apal'-
ment at 1929 Belmont street late yes
terday afternoon when she heard a
muffied knock at the door. She paid
no attention to It. Immediately there
after, however, a strong steel screw
driver worked It's way into the door.
forcing back the lock. and a man
walked in. He saw Miss Fitch and
cautioned her against making an out
cry. She screamed He cautioned her
again. She screamed again. The man
ran.
Knocks Out Fugitive.
William A. Mcclure, automobile
salesman, who was entering the apart
rnent house at the time, saw the man
For two blocks Mcclure chased the
man, at the end of which the fugitive
stopped, and, turning as IL to draw a
pistol from his hip pocket, faced Nc
Guires The latter did not hesitate.
He swung for the mans jaw and put
him out with one blow.
Policeman J. H. Miller and Precinct
Detective James E Lowry arrived at
this time, and placed the man under
arrest.
All last night Hicks was taking
police around to scenes of his con
fessed activities. AT some places he
told victims even more definitely than
they themselves knew of their losses
Hicks had 5000 in Liberty bonds in
his possession at the time Of capture
These were said to have been taken
from Edna E. Gaines. 1410 III street,
last August.
Learns of Losing Ring.
Miss Iva Dorsey. at 424 East Capitol
street, was surprised by visit OF
the police and Hicks last night, when
she learned that y SIS ring which
she believed lost or misplaced had
been stolen from her apartment with
$50 in cash by Hicks. who said he
used a duplicate key to effect en-
trance about two weeks ago.
Other cases reported cleared UP
through the arrest of Hicks include:
Loss Of $50 by Miss Cecilia Gooch of
apartment 81, 1901 Fifteenth street;
Miss Virginia Bowen. 1743 z street,
whose apartment was robbed OF SAC in
cash December Z; Miss Louise Martin,
whose room at 2310 Ashmead place
Alice Brown of 1915 K street, apart
virfin1iZp6
extent of 81.
At the apartment of Miss Isabel
Langford in the Woodwork. Tenth
and NJ streets, the loot comprised 50
cents.
Couldn't Find Work.
Mrs. Hicks, wife Of the prisoner
and mother of his 4-year-old child,
told her husband at the eighth pre-
cinct that she would render him no
assistance and refused to kiss him
good bye when she visited him last
night, according to the police.
Hicks had in his possession a book
with memoranda Of Christmas present
purchases for relatives and friends
for the 1925 season, all the gifts being
of modest character. He told police
he had taken up apartment house rob
bling because he could not find work.
He said that he would leave his home
in Silver Spring and take his auto
mobile to a place in the city, where
he would park it, and then go about
his operations. So far as possible he
took nothing from apartments but
cash and readily convertible negoti-
ables. He explained, police said. that
he had kept the Liberty bonds taken
from Miss Gaines IN the belief that
attempted conversion of them might
lead to detection.