The Washington times., 1925-01-10

been teaching him French and h
marriage, as he was a divorced n
Nebraska avenue northwest. where
Il three men were reported lettering
/ suspiciously. An automobile was
found parked. Sergeant Marks
covered this machine while Private
e. A. Skinner searched the neigh
borhood for the men.
| Two men came out to the ma
chine as Sergeant Marks was on
the lookout. With his revolver he
covered the nearest man, placing
him under arrest. He took Az
calibre automatic revolver from
him. The second man attempted
to escape. Sergeant Marks fired
his gun in the air to notify Private
Skinner and Private A. H. Cellar,
both in the neighborhood. Marks.
however. did not wait for help
but managed to catch the othe
man. He had them both in ciI,-
tody when the other police re.
turned.
Robberies Cleared Up
The men arrested were Ralph
Paul White, 1417 Monroe street
northwest, and Walter r. Metz,
jr. A number Of robberies We're
cleared up as q result of these
arrests. It developed that the gas
station had been entered and $l11
taken from a safe. The Standard
Oil Company gave Sergeant Marks
n medal recently.
Private C. A. Strobel of the
Fourth precinct was COMMENDED
for arresting Charles Smith. alias
Robert Robinson, on March 81,
1924. Strobel saw the man run.
ming west on d street southwes.
with his hat in his nand and look.
Ing back. He gave chase, captur-
ing him several blocks away.
In placing him under arrest
Strobel was stabbed and in the
scuffle lost his revolver. He re-
covered it and maintained the ar
rest. The man was identified by
Katie Dodson, GAG Clark court
southwest, as the man who had
snatched a 81 bill from her at ThirS
and c streets southwest just prior
to his arrest.
/ Probationer Makes Good.
Private Allen z. Brown, a pro.
bationer in the Police Department.
distinguished himself on the night
Of January II in effecting the ar.
rest of Edward Bolts, colored,
twenty.three yeasr old, Of 34O3 =
street northwest, found trying to
break open the sare in the office
OF William King & Sons, 1901 K
street northwest.
Brown heard q noise in Kings
office. He climbed over a high
fence which incloses the office and.
entering 1t, found the man. trying
to open the safe.
"This is a splendid piece of work
and manifests close attention to
duty and keen alertness on the
part OF the officer--who / note Is
q probationer-and commend him
for the service rendered." Major
Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of
police, wrote at the time.
The case Of Private V. w. Con.
nor Of the Sixth precinct also at
tracted the attention Of Major Sui
Ivan, who commended him. Con-
nor's work is described in the fol.
lowing special report by Captain
ION October IS, 1924. about 1880
o'clock, Joseph A. Koenig, SOC
Twenty-first street northwest, was
shot three times while in front of
4S3 Pennsylvania avenue northwest
with a pistol by Lloyd r. Schneider.
201 c. street northwest, a bullet
piercing each shoulder and ono
grazing his right ear.
Private Common, who was on
duty nearby, placed Schneider I'M
der arrest and after a struggle sue
ceeded in disarming MIN.
| Praised by Witnesses.
Several witnesses who saw Pri.
vate Connor grapple with the
prisoner, who held a loaded pisto.
in his hands, spoke IN high praise
Of the manner in which this officer
acquitted himself, possibly saving
innocent persOns from serious in
jury or death, and / feel that he Is
entitled to commentator"
The names of seven other MEM
bers of the Fire Department were
> added today to the list of men
whose work during the year merits
are cited for meritorious work. in
which no risk of life was in
volved. They We're awarded meri-
torious service bars. The men are:
! Lieutenant H. A. Chapman, Pri-
Yates d. B. Leahy, f. r. Curtis,
G. H. De Perrin, F. NJ. Earnshaw,
j. ]. Liston and E. c. Wolf, all Of
: No. 4 Truck Company.
Today The Washington Times
} tells of the deeds OF the eighteen
men given honorable mention for
conspicuous bravery i'm line of
: duty.
: Monday The Washington Times
will tell Of the work of the fifty
} firemen who were cited for show.
ing Judgment I'm emergencies,
! loyalty, devotion to duty and
aIertness. Further details Of the
/ ceremonies to present the decOra.
: tiOns will be found in The Wash.
] ingtOn Times Monday.