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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
5
Machinist in Wavy Yard, known in police vernacular as a flat worker, was held in police court on a housebreaking charge but released on $300 bail. His defense claims he becomes insane once each month, a pattern the defense cites as defense against conviction.
A compiled record lists Ross Wise, 30, of 1118 Gate Street Northeast, with repeated arrests from 1904 to 1906 for housebreaking and petit larceny. It notes bonds, grand jury holds, and fines or jail terms, plus numerous other charges of robbery and housebreaking filed by police.
Police describe Ross Wise of 1118 G Street Northeast as a top housebreaker and the cleverest thief in the capital, singled out for repeated arrests but never prison. He faces new charges after a Wednesday bust at his home, with multiple prior break-ins and thefts tied to Astoria Flats and area residences.
Detective Sergeant Frank Baur describes Wise as a cunning thief who enters flats with skeleton keys and a jimmy to rifle trunks and drawers. Wise denies charges, claiming periodic insanity tied to war fever, while his wife pleads his innocence and contends police are unjust. The case moves toward a ruling as Wise awaits further disposition.
The Woman's Bindery Union of the Government Printing Office planned an ice cream social to aid relief work but faced weather issues. After negotiating with the Public Printer, the event moved to an off site sale. Seven gallons went to the Home for Incurables and ten to the Children's Hospital with a note from the union.
Robert Tyler colored eighteen years old pled guilty to larceny of four bicycles valued at $30 each. Judge Kimball ordered $50 fines per count or six months in jail. he admitted stealing seven wheels total and selling them to a secondhand dealer. Caught by a Pennsylvania avenue janitor, wheels were traced to Harman Began Orrison and a janitorial wheel suspect. Detectives state another wheel stolen from Paul Douglas remains unrecovered.
Brig Gen George M Sternberg retired former surgeon general sells his Kalorama Heights house at 2019 Kalorama Avenue through Stone & Fairfax Inc to Dr A Stewart for 12000 dollars. Sternberg to relocate to 2005 Massachusetts Avenue in a remodeled home near Walsh Anderson and the Townsends. property noted as among the most attractive on Kalorama Heights with fourteen rooms and three baths. In other news Knights of Labor District 66 plans to protest DOJ eight hour law interpretations and push for federal application. Labor Day fete set with river trip and about 3000 guests expected.
Washington police and relatives continue to seek Mrs Florence A Reeves Poole missing since July. Husband Courtney A Poole, 3 years married, paces streets and pleads for her return. Rumors of a Georgetown hotel sighting proved unfounded as investigators nationwide coordinate to locate the missing woman.
The Interstate Commerce Commission released a statement yesterday on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway conviction for rebate violations. It argues there was no criminal intent by Paul Morton and other officers and notes the $15,000 fine likely closes the famous case, praising Roosevelt and Moody for enforcing the statute.
Special to The Washington Fest Detiol reports Catcher Jack Warner appears near sale to Washington with details unrevealed. Neither Manager Stahl nor Armour discuss the deal amid ongoing Detroit tensions. Rumors tie pitcher Hughes and catcher Kittredge to possible trades as Warner’s status remains unsettled. Catholic Excursion To Luna Park Postponed By Storm. Legion event rescheduled with twelve councils present. Secretary Wilson away on meat packing tour. no whereabouts known.
Rafferty, son of a prominent New York man, was arrested at Fort Myer after a treasurer’s check episode and questing money from his father. He claimed a troubled marriage with his former wife, said he enlisted after leaving Alexandria Bay, and noted a wartime record with a single desert lapse. He asserted his father would not claim his fortune, and he expected release soon.
Treasury reversals reach New York Circuit Court ruling faults customs decision. Wing On Wo of New York imported large numbers of dried lizards used as medicine, arguing they are drugs. Court agreed they are duty free, unlike prior birds nests which still incur duty.
Assistant Surgeon Harry Lea Brown faced court martial charges similar to those against Surgeon Pease for using memoranda and unfair means in an examination for promotion. Testimony by Dr P A Lovering and Dr J D Gatewood described the examination conditions at the Naval Medical School and the similarity between exam papers. Ferdinand Weller Funeral Held Today. The Treasury official, a Civil War veteran born in Prussia, died Wednesday at seventy, survived by wife Emma C and son Ferdinand A. Weller. Odd Fellows Lawn Fete Is Free With dancing each night and booths for refreshments. Norfolk pest house issue was discussed before Secretary Bonaparte by Attorney John C Wise, with no action taken.
At Emergency Hospital last night doctors reported attorney Georges Chase showing encouraging signs after Tuesday paralysis. His arm use has returned, he can speak briefly, but cannot move his left leg.
Officials in Washington and Alaska report a tense era as President Roosevelt orders the revenue cutter McCulloch to return to the Pribilof Islands. Government circles debate whether Japanese poachers were killed in self defense while fleeing, with Japan delaying formal response until facts are clear. Cabinet officers confer as State, Treasury, Commerce and Labor seek details.
Mrs Margaret Pfeiffer, of Hudson Boulevard, faced a mob in Jersey City after her license-violating saloon closing effort. A brass band led rowdies who hooted, fired up fireworks, and hung an effigy of the woman from a tree, with intent to burn it before she intervened to save it as police evidence.
Calvin Bryant, 28, shoeless, was seen clambering over a fence near Mrs. Woody's residence and entering a home on Wednesday night. He admitted stealing 185 from James M Walsh at 101 H street southeast and will be arraigned in Police Court today.
The funeral of Albert N Robinson was set for 2 p m at 395 Becreet north end with burial in Flamiville Ohio. Cutton W Hanks of 4367 Sixth Street NW died in Asbury Park NJ and funeral plans were announced under Knights of Pythias direction. Daniel K Colejazier will be buried at home on New Hampshire Avenue with services at St Pauls Church. St Josephs Parochial School fundraiser opened a children’s fete on C Street Northeast to support a playground project. Raymond Jones, 15, appeared before Judge De Bacy in Juvenile Court on larceny charges, remanded to the House of Detention for further proceedings with corporation counsel.
Jane Leonard, a 21 year old colored woman from 4 Durral Jey northwest, was assaulted by three unknown colored men as she crossed the overil road bridge on the Washington and Annapolla Rai road at Chesapeake Junction Md around 10 40 last night. She gave police a detailed description of her attackers before they fled.
Second Lieutenant John S. Hamilton of the Twelfth Infantry disappeared on August 2 after sending a letter to Chief of Staff Bell vowing to end his life. The letter from Chicago urged burial beside his father in Arlington. His wife in Baltimore and mother in Washington seek assistance, with Army officials noting his Spain War service and recent commission in 1908 as details emerge amid searches and concern.
Notorious convict Joseph A Hull among three prisoners sent from the county jail to Moundsville by train. Hull receives five years for forgery while Roy A Berguson gets five years for perjury and Dora Wanzar one year for larceny. Hull, with many aliases, had swindled a lumber firm and is wanted in two cities on further charges.
Maj J S Barnwell a well known Georgia businessman died at his Washington Georgia home last night from a complication of diseases. He was 65, born in Barnwell South Carolina and served in the Confederate army in the Sixth Georgia Regiment. He later became a leading merchant and public spirited citizen in his town.
An electric car on Amsterdam Avenue at 138th Street failed to brake, sped down a steep hill and crashed into a slower moving car. Both vehicles carried passengers with many injured, three seriously, as emergency crews attended the scene.
Word reached here tonight of the death at Block Island Rhode Island of Mrs Ella Smith wife of former Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith She had been a guest at a hotel there for six weeks and was taken ill two weeks ago Mr Smith came to Block Island a few weeks ago also noted are other obituaries from Chicago Westchester and St Louis including Dr W J Class who died at Mercy Hospital and Prof Richard Darlington Ph D of the Darlington Seminary with ties to Ercildoun Pa and Jeremia Hunt city passenger agent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad dying after a day’s illness
Weather conditions report from the Weather Bureau notes a trough extending from the Missouri Valley to the Middle Atlantic coast retreating from the Western Lake region. Heavy rainfall occurred along Lake Michigan shore with 2.10 inches at Green Bay and 1.06 inches at Escanaba. Temperatures were moderate east of the Mississippi with some rise west of the river. Rain likely Friday north of the Ohio River and east of the Upper Great Lakes. winds shift from east to southwest across regions. Local temperatures at midnight to 6 am show varied readings. rainfall measured, with sunshine hours noted. Special mention of river conditions in West Virginia and mud on rivers in the area.
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