Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-03
THIEF ROBS WOMAN
|OF SITS JEWELRy
i'm HOTEL QUARTERS
Pass Key Used to Gain En-
trance During Guests
Absence.
SEVERAL OTHER THEFTS
| REPORTED TO POLICE
Burglars, Pickpockets and Swim
oilers Take Cash, Clothing and
Valuables in Operations.

The theft Of jewelry valued at $2,775
from downtown hotel room was re-
ported last night to police, who were
Kept busy over the week end with nu-
merous calls Of robberies and attempted
robberies.
The jewelry was stolen from the
handbag CT Miss Nellie Baldwin
Rochester, Mimi, who said she left ii
on the dresser Of her hotel room during
her absence. The door was locked
when she left her room, she declared
and was still locked when she returned
indicating, police think, that a pass key
was used to obtain entrance
Miss Baldwin said the contents OF
the room were not disturbed. Her sus-
picions that the room had been entered
were aroused by the finding of re-
ligious medal on the floor. She investi-
gated and found the jewelry gone A
platinum dinner ring valued at $4,000
There were several other rings and
other pieces Of jewelry taken. Miss
Baldwin was on tour Of the country
with relatives.
Burglars Steal Clothing.
Climbing through a transom over the
front door of the store of Harry Cohen
zoos Fourteenth street, after CLOSING
hour Saturday night, burglars escaped
with wearing apparel valued at $270.
A story Of being robbed of $22 fol-
lowing q gambling game in an Oregon
avenue apartment house was told po-
lice by Benjamin Bradley. 2146 I street
Bradley said the game broke up early
this morning. When he left, he de-
clared, two Of the players followed him
to the street, pushed him into an alley
and took the money from him.
Benny H. Best colored. 1887 Eleventh
street, asked police yesterday to arrest
two men, one white and one colored
who. he said, assaulted and robbed him
of $39 Saturday afternoon. He said
he met the men and told them he was
looking for a truck to hire. They
offered to help him and the trio went
to Sixty-first and Dix streets northeast
| where, he declared, the white man hit
him on the head with bottle and the
colored man robbed him.
Furniture Store Robbed.
Clothes valued at SITS were stolen
from the Home Furniture Co., Seventh
and M streets, between closing time
Saturday and yesterday morning, po-
lice were informed. Entrance was
gained through a window.
E1ckpOcketS UOOk Dill 1Oloer con-
tanning $3.50. two checks and an automo-
bile registration card from John H
Leath. 1929 Corcoran street, while he
was in a Ninth street theater. he re-
ported last night. He said he thinks he
was robbed when two men passed him
in the aisle and one momentarily
blocked his way.
Marcel Pelc. 215 E street, also re-
ported his pocket was picked. He thinks
the theft occurred while he was riding
on o street car in the vicinity of FIJI
tenth and H streets. Descriptions OF
suspects in both cases were furnished
police.
Loses Portfolio.
A neatly dressed young man. seen
leaving through window, is thought to
have stolen Q portfolio containing tax
receipts from the apartment of Ruth
Graham, 2109 r street, Saturday night
she reported.
Two strangers he met in Judiciary
Square swindled him out Of $26, Joseph
Stearn, %, EOS D street, complained to
police. He said one of the men in
weighed him into q betting scheme
whereby he quickly lost his money.