Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-08

20 question further the maids. who
were herded into a small room off the
kitchen, bound to chairs with heavy
cords and warned to remain quiet UNI
der threats of violence. One man
guarded them. and the other bandits
ransacked the upper floors of the
palatial Williams home, An expensive
ring, an heirloom. valued at $4,000.
was torn from the finger Of Mrs. Will
liams after she had been roughly
handled and an attempt made to gag
her with bedclothes.
Davis was captured as he ran up a
blind alley between the Williams home
and the Hotel Martinique. He was
held by Linwood r. Hawkins, manager
of the hotel: Terry Varnell and John
Howard, bellboys. until Policeman
Claude Evans of the third precinct
arrived and took charge of him. Davis
struggled and fought with his captors,
and was only subdued when Evans
struck him on the head with the butt
of his gun. When captured Davis had
his hand on gun in his pocket, al
though he had not drawn it.
The robbery occurred OF $50 O'Clock.
while Mrs w. r. Wilder, daughter of
Mrs. Williams. was dressing to join
her husband for dinner at the May
flower Hotel. two blocks away. The
door bell rang. and as maid opened
the door the leader of the group or
three men who first appeared flashed
badge. saying he had come for a man
whom he suspected of being in the
Williams home. The leader was de
scribed as tall and with peck marked
face.
Were Not Masked.
The three went through the halls
into the kitchen, looked around and
then went to the front door. There
a conversation took place and one of
the men said. well, Frank. what
shall we do about it?''
Another said, That's the girl, that
short one.
Then they drew guns and ad-
vanCed into the house. driving the
maids on the ground floor before
them until six of the servants were
herded in small room off the kitchen.
The men were not masked and
made no attempt to conceal their ap-
pearance Two Of them started bind
ing the arms and legs of the maids
to chairs, another calmly cut cord in
the kitchen to complete the job, while
the others entered by the front door.
in their faces by the two bandits on
guard. promised to keep quiet. One
man. "a short blonde man was left
on guard while the others went up
stairs to ransack the house.
In the meantime another maid had
come downstairs after serving Mrs.
Williams with tea. She too was thrust
into a chair and bound. One Of the
maids, who had caught a fash of the
guns esca ped and rushed to the Mar
tinique Hotel, where she asked the
manager to call the police.
Forgot One pal"
The other bandits. hurting upstairs.
ransacked the rooms on the second
floor. but took nothing and then went
on I'D to the third floor, where they
found Miss Drake. One of them tore
a string of pearls from her neck and
n bracelet from her arm. Miss Drake
said four of them came upstairs.
They then went into Mrs. Williams
room. where she was lying on the bed.
While the others searched the room
for valuables. two of the robbers at
tempted to force a gag or bed clothes
into Mrs. Williams mouth, and finally
stopped her screams with gag made
of a Qight2OWn. OUo Oh lneIll, SclZlIlS
her hand. literally tore from her finger
the expensive ring, an heirloom given
her many years ago.
Mrs Wilder, in her room on the
fourth floor. heard the screams Of her
mother and rushed downstairs, to be
confronted with a gun thrust in her
face by the bandit leader. He COM
manded her to tell where the Jewels
were. She said she knew of no
Jewels. The bandits then rushed
downstairs, only a few moments be-
fore police reserves of the third pre-
cinct entered the house with drawn
revolvers, having been called on the
telephone from the Martinique Hotel.
They escaped, probably by the front
door, according to Miss Anna Bayliss,
leaving the man guarding one Of the
maids. AS the police entered the house
Davis ran out the rear door into the
blind alley and entered the Martinique
Hotel, where he was captured by Haw-
! kins and two colored bellboys. Gen.
Wilder, called on the telephone at
the Mayfiower Hotel, arrived in the
house while police were searching for
| the bandits.
Miss Drake declar'e that none Of