The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-08
LOCAL MATTERS.
4 Great Rascal Captured.

4 Great Rasca1 captured.
ARREST OF A CH1CKES-THIEF AND RECOVERY
OF STOLEN PROpERTY-A FENCE ENTERED
A QUANTITY OF PLUMBER IDENTIFIED.
About O'Clock yesterday morning Peter
Meade, colored man employed in night
work at the Tredegar, as he was about to
enter the premises, OF D. p. Branch, 3l4
south Third street, in whose kitchen he
lives. found q colored man (named James
Tyler) coming out OF the side gate with a
misunderstanding bag in his possession.
Meade; asked, "What you got in this bag!'
TYLER answered $50 Meade says), "fve got
chickens belonging to a lady" Meade ac-
cnsed him Of theft; Tyler denied it; there
was an alteration, and Tyler dropped the
bag OF chickens and fled. Meade pursued,
and was assisted by Sam. Bright and
Joe. Hill, but Tyler eluded them on First
street between Cary and Canal. Meade
turned over the bag and contents to Mr..
Branch from whom the chickens had been
stolen), and gave Mr.. Branch the name OF
the thief.
Mr.. Branch reported the facts at the Sec
ond station.house, and soon afterwards Ser
seant Hall found Tyler and arrested him.
Upon searching bis prisoner Sergeant Hall
found on him napkin marked "C.' This
caused him to get out search.warrant to
examine Tyler's premises. Tyler, who is
about forty-one years Of age, lives in the
house at the northwest corner OF FouShee
and Canal streets, aud pretends to work a,
the carpentering business. Sergeant Hall,
upon searching the premises, found a con-
siderable lot of property believed to nave
been stolen.
There were twenty-one tablc-napkins sub
sequently identified as the property OF
Captain J. Hampden Chamberlayne; ;
strong box, nine silver spoons, five forks
and one ladle, belonging to f. J. Warren
Esq: piece OF red flannel, claimed by Anr
Booker: two cans OF peaches, taken from
l.. II. Frayscr's house; and three velocl
pedcs. one baby-carriage, one boys wagon
one boys sled, one clock, and number o.
knives, forks, and spoons, belonging TO par
ties unknown.
TYLER stoutly maintained his innocence
OF any theft, and claimed that Petel
Meade (beforc mentioncd) had brought
the box of silverware to his house
and borrowed money from him on them
and that Saturday night Meade came there
and demanded the box, but that he CTylcr
would not deliver it up until his money
was returned, which Meade was not then
prepared to pay. Sergeant Hall, after near
ing this, went after Meade, found him, and
brought him to the Second staton-housc
face 10 face with Tyler. The result was
the Sergeant came 10 the conclusion tha
TYLER was lying, and Meade was accord
ingly not taken into custody as a prisoner
Tyler has the reputation OF being an eX
pcnitentary convict, and has probably
been in league with number OF thieves
In the section OF the city which has beer
hoEored by the presence OF Tyler there have
recently been many houses robbed.
There is some reason to suspect that ~
Ter is the man who lately entered DR.. VOL
lard's house. DR.. Wollard lives on Cary
street Just above Adams-about square
and half from Tyler's Shanty. The screw
driver found in Wollard's house after tht
departure of the thief was marked T, an
the workmanship OF the Wollard burglary
was such as might well have been done by
Tyler with his experience as carpenter
TYLER is shrewd, sharp rascal, and is little
inclined to tell the truth about anything
Being asked last night where he was born
he answered, "In Richmond. I reckon
In answer to an inquiry as to where he wa
raised, he said, 81 was raised all rolnt
here-every where" He wouldn't admi
that he had been in the penitentiary, though
he didn't deny it. His wife and two chill
dren, according to his account, are living II
Surry county.
Tyler has, it is thought, been 4 receiver o
stolen goods, doing a very extensive busl
ness. Meade, who appears in this case a
informant. is thought by some persons t
be not entirely above suspicion. Still, thcr
is nothing definite against him but tn
say-so Of the rascally prisoner Tyler. wh'
is by no means to be depended upon, for h
told Sergeant Hall dozen lies, one afte
the other.