Evening star., 1938-05-01

disposed Of the stolen properly, detec- .
tives took into custody a General Ac-
counting Office auditor, and a jeweler.
Schofield was charged with two
housebreakings and one hold-up, while
the other two implicated. Percival
Joseph Ahleman. rs, of 3o8 Farragut
street NV. the auditor. and Michael
Steinberg, 80. Of 3l2 Farragut street
NV. the jeweler, were charged with
receiving stolen property. Bond for
each was set at $1,000.
The former convict, according to
1t. John Fowler. said he received $500
for the $4,000 worth of jewelry taken
at Castelberg's and $50 for articles
stolen from NJ Greenbaum's second
hand store, 14ll U street NV,
April Is.
He was quoted as saying he lost the
replenish his funds by holding up the
Capital Transit Co. bus barn at Four
teenth and Buchanan streets NV.
His plans went awry. however. when
1t. Fowler and three detective ser
geants. E. E. Thompson. J. J. Tolson
and Elmer Lewis, trapped him and
two companions after q three-day
plant"
Quizzed Further by Police.
Immediately after Schofield's arrest.
detectives started to question him in
connection with other Jobs" Until
last night, he had. steadfastly main
tained his innocence When he was
shown some jewelry found in room
he han occupied in the 300 block of
C stree, NV, 1t. Fowler said he
broke down.
The detective quoted him as saying
he confessed to breaking into Green
baum's through skylight and making
off with q quantity of jewelry and
clothing.
At Castelberg's, Schofield was
quoted as explaining he entered by
accident through the only window
that was not wired with a burglar
alarm. After getting in, police said
he lay on the floor until he was GER
tain everything was quiet, and then
leisurely proceeded to rob the place.
It. Fowler said Schofield was unable
to give the names of the two fences" "
Given a detailed description of the
men, however, detectives cruised
around and finally picked up Ableman
and Steinberg. Most Of the stolen
jewelry, 1t. Fowler said, was recovered
in Steinberg's home and at his store
in the 3400 block of M street NV.
Involved in $500 Robbery.
Schofield, police said, was the man
who held the gun in the bus barn
robbery. The records show he has
served time" at Lorton Reformatory
for housebreaking and was involved
in a $700 grand larceny in New Or
leans several years ago. 1t. Fowler
said he understood he was wanted
in eight States in connection with
other petty crimes.
Also cleared up during the last "a
hours was the theft last week of more
than 1000 worth of office equipment
from the J.. E. Hanger Co., 22l G
street NV. Four men were arrested
in the case.
Stephen v. Catalano, 80, of the
900 block of D street NV, was
charged with receiving stolen property
and released under $1,000 bond.
Charged with the HOUSEKEEPING were
William J. Mamakos, ~. alias he
Greek, 600 block Of Fifth street
NV; Joseph Lutsky, II. of the TOO
block of Fifth street NV, and Luther
Collins, "a, Of the 1900 block Of
Tenth street NV. They were held in
IS 5000 bail each.
Still unsolved are two other F
street jewelry thefts. One was a Sec
ond robbery at Castelberg's, 1904 F
street NV, where the window was
smashed and $500 worth of rings and
watches taken, and the other rob-
berry At Shah h Shah, 921 r street
NV, where the window was broken
with . toy pistol and $500 In 3ewelry
stolsn.