The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-04
SIR ANTONIO BRADY. AND VIRGINIA COAL

turneu, ana o'fD1th'S IRON Trade EXCHANGE
london, June A. announces his resiena
ton of the agency Of The Bowling Iron
Company, Limited, which he has long held
The Exchange says OF his visit to Virginia
"Fcw men in England have paid more
searching attention to metalurgical interes,
at home aud abroad than Sir Antonio Brady,
whose attention during the last twelve
months has been directed to the vast mineral
resources Of the United States of America
"For the second time this gentleman has
recently returned home from visiting the
coal and iron districts of America, and we
hear that he is very favorably impressed
with the capabilities of the vast resources OF
the great republic. more especially It's yal,I.
able and incNha,Stiblc coal deposits. No
doubt the public will he made acquainted
with the result of Sir Autonio's visits to
America. which may hereafter take some
practical form in relation TO the metallurgi-
cal and mineral interests of both countries.
1.-The opinion has been gradually gaining
ground here tha, the resources of America
in coal and iron-stonc will ut no distant dilv
furnish an amount of competition in iron to
this country which no European State is able
10 o!lcr.
\ BALTIMORE RoRBERY-A Boy STEALS
Fl. 100 TO MAKE TRIP TO vienna. -lBati-
more sue. Sd. ]--Wiliam Todd, a boy about
seventeen years of age, was arrested by De-
Iccti>c> Pointer and Mitchell on Tuesday
night. and after hearing before Justice Hag.
crtv Yesterday, at the middle district police
>taiion.honsc, was committed for the action
OF the grand jury on the charge of robbing
his employers, MessrS. Woodville & Nor
man. auctioncerS, No. j south Charles street,
OF about Sl.T00 in cash. 1t appears that
on Tuesday morning MIR. Woodyillc, a
member of the firm, placed at different
times in his caSh-drawer the sum
named, derived from collections on auction
sales 10 that amount The boy was present
ut the time. and was cautioned by Mr..
WoodyilIc to keep strict watch upon the
drawer, as it contained considerable sum.
When Mr.. Woodville returned with his last
collection Todd informed him that DR.. Ogle
IN uncle of Mr.. Woodvile. wanted to see
him III Mr.. LEVELS restaurant, on the corner
of Howard and Mulberry streets. concern
Ing some property about which they had
been talking the day before. Slr. Wood
vile repaired to LEVELS immediately, but
not fnding Dr.. Oglc there, and after waiting
over an hour. returned to his store.
When he arrived at his countins-room he
found that the dcsk-drawcr in which he had
placed the money had been broken open, APP
purcntly witha Ratchet lying near by, and
The money gone. rs also was the boy Todd.
Mr.. Woodvillc immediately informed the
police authorities, and Detectives Pointer
and Mitchell succeeded in finding Todd
about 10 o'clock at night in house on the
corner Of HiIlcn and East streets, as also
81 ,G54.21 OF the money in his possession,
wrapped up in II newspaper He had
spent during the day some $40. and
on being arrested immediately acknow-
lodged the crime to officer Mitchell,
saying that. he. had perpetrated the
robbery while Nj. WoodriIc was at Mr..
LEVELS. and that he had told him the story
concerning nr. Ogle'S desiring to meet him
al LEVELS in order TO ret an opportunity to
make the haul" He further said that he
had in his possession Il key to the cash
drawer Of Mes>rs. Woodvile & Norman, but
that in trying TO unlock the, drawer on
TUESDAY the key broke of in The lock. and
ht consequently had 70 Use the Ratchet. l.
had been hi> design originally to steal small
SUNS AT rpg, lar intervals from his employers
but on 1udiug that 80 large a sum was with
in bis reach determined TO make 4 " clean
sweep"
He further alleges that he had been impell-
cd 10 this Illicit manner OF increasing his in
come by the desire to travel in Europe and
visit Vienna, and when arrested was just
about 10 >tatt with friend in a wagon for
some point on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad for New York, where
they proposed TO take passage in the FIRST
steamer for Europe. MeSSrS. Woodvlle N
Norman state that he bad been in their ser
vice some three weeks, and during that time
They had no reason 10 suspect him. bat, o"
the contrary. had considered him quite
trustworthy. he having been recommended
10 them by several persons. Todd. it
i. understood. has been in the hands Of the
police authorities before. having been ar
rested on the charge of stealing 5000 from
his mother. He is small and rather unpre-
possessing looking, though very quiet in his
demcnor. During his stay at Me>srs.
WoodyiIle & Norman'>, when not engaged,
he generally occupied his time in readn"
works of IA moral character, and left behind
a book the title of which WAS "The
Heavenly Home" which he had selected
from "A collection Of books in the store, and
which he was reading Just before the
robbery He was also an attendant at Il
sunday school.