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The Providence News
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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Boston police capture Edward Brown, a 26-year-old negro who terrorized South End and Back Bay by robbing women's bags over two months using stealth and bicycle tricks. Identified by victims; prior reformatory inmate.
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Boston Police at Last Capture a Much Wanted Negro Highwayman.
Boston, Oct. 18.--Chief Inspector Watts was jubilant this morning over the capture of Edward Brown, a negro, who for the past two months has baffled the police, and terrorized the South End and Back Bay sections of this city, by robbing a number of women of their hand bags, satchels and purses.
Brown was arrested last night in the South End on suspicion of being the man wanted, but today he was fully identified by four persons who claimed to be his victims.
Brown's methods are said to have varied. One was to frequent sections of the city in which the better classes of residences were and hide behind trees. When a woman came along without an escort he would jump out, snatch at her satchel or pocketbook and make off.
Another plan was to run into women with bicycles, and while pretending to assist them, to get their pocket books. About a week ago, it is said, he robbed a woman of her purse, and in being pursued dropped his hat. He admitted to Chief Watts today that the hat was his.
Brown, who is 26 years of age, has served a term in the reformatory, and is out on a ticket of leave. He will be arraigned later.
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Past Two Months, Captured Oct. 18
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Edward Brown, a 26-year-old negro, robbed women of hand bags, satchels, and purses in Boston's South End and Back Bay by hiding behind trees or using bicycle collisions to snatch items. After two months, he was arrested on suspicion, identified by four victims, and admitted to dropping his hat during one pursuit. He has a prior reformatory term and is out on ticket of leave.