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Assault in the Evening Journal, 1900 & 1920

Burglar Takes Sugar and Jewels on Rounds

Item

Title
Burglar Takes Sugar and Jewels on Rounds
Source
Evening Star (DC)
Date
1920-06-25
page
32
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1920-06-25/ed-1/?sp=32&q=theft&r=-0.048,0.227,0.448,0.162,0
Crime
Theft
Subject
theft; jewelry; sugar; diamond ring; chain watch; clothing
Gender of alleged victim
male and female alleged victims
Law enforcement involved
police
Stage of the Legal System
crime
Location
In-state; DC
Length of story
146
Description
BURGLAR TAKES SUGAR AND JEWLS ON ROUNDS. Watch Lost in Barber Shop - $125 Diamond, Clothing and Cash Are Stolen. A burgar was in the apartment of Charles Piper, at 1499 Irving street, Thursday night. Three articles of jewelry, valued at $150, and ten pounds of sugar, valued at $2.30. were stolen. Theft of a diamond ring worth $125 was reported to the police by Robert C. Sudduth, 2819 11th street. It was taken from his watch chain at a store at 3rd and C streets northeast, where he is employed as manager. Charles R. Hoffman, 1343 East Capitol street, told police of the taking of a watch from his coat pocket in a barber shop. Search is being made for an intruder who was in the home of Mrs. Mary Hufty, 1726 I street, yesterday. Clothing valued at $20 and $60 in cash were stolen.