The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-26
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A LIBERAL. PURCHASER AMONG THE WHOLE
| BALE-MEN-LARGE BILLS MADE, But NOT
Il PATDi-THE .MERCHANT'' ARRESTED AFTER
|. HAVING STOLEN A sHAwL-Hs POCKETS
:. PULL OF RAILROAD PAssEs-BURGL4RS CAP
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A man Of about thirty, years Of age, giving
| bis name as W. 81. Morgan, and represent
| ing himself as q country merchant, has been
pin. the city several days goods.
Hegot nm introduction to one firm, and. was
by an employe OF that house introduced to
others. He bought bill Of candy and
crackers from Richard Adam amounting to
S63.5S, shoes from Putney & Watts to the
amount Of S678.60, hats and caps from c.,
w. Thorn u Co. amounting to S227.50.
Fortunately he got none OF the goods, as he
did not return and comply with the terms
1 Of sale. ali !" llisl' Z a'itfE - 1.iit i.
If While in L. II. Blair's he stole woollen
shawl valued ut So. He subsequently Vis-
tied G. P. Stokes's and tried to steal some
thing there, but being too closely watched,
left in a great hurry, pursued by Mr..
Stokes. Morgan took refuge in Murphy's
barreEfactory, on Cary street between Fiji
teenth and Sixteenth. The police were
sent for, and accused was then arrested by
Sergeant Wren. The shawl was thrown
away in the barrelyard. It has been fully
identified.
On the mans person were found great
number Of railroad tickets issued in the
name of A. C.. Wood, passenger Agent,
j. C. & T.. r. R.jT the majority OF which
have not been used. One OF these was
granted by L. B. Tatum, Of the James River
Steamboat Line, to Wood, as agent OF the
J. G. & l.. R. r., to go to "Norfolk and re-
turn on account Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad"
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany say they know nothing OF any passen-
ger agent by the name OF Wood.
1t was apparent from business.cards
found upon Morgan, or Wood, or whatever
his name is, that he had called upon Watt &
Call, Weisiger & Co., Ellison IL Harvey,
ThaNton & Nicholas, Purcell, Ladd s. Co.,
and other merchants.
conductor NJ. and C. railroad, Huntsville,
Ala, was found in his possession. aj
He undoubtedly negotiated for thousands
OF dollars worth OF goods in this city, but
it is not known that he has deirauded any
Of the sellers out Of anything more than
treats. * a.
About six months ago he came by the
York River route from Baltimore to Rich
mond, and was seen in company with o
party for whom the police have a felony
warrant. 1t is possible that Wood is bona
.fde parsonage, and that the prisoner has
robbed him Of his tickets. In the examine
tion to take place this morning before the
Police Justice the full facts will doubtless
appear.
The prisoner is about twenty-nine or
thirty years Of age; is fully six feet tall;
has smooth face, dark complexion, sharp
features; genteely dressed; and his pro-
nunciation is that Of a western man. He
claims to be from Kentucky. He did not
have dollar on his person, but he may
have made away with some of his posses
sions while hiding in the barrel-yard,
whittier he was pursued by Mr.. Stokes.
About 81 O'Clock Saturday night the house
OF Israel Bee (colored), situated in McCance
alley, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets, was entered by a burglar through
window and robbed Of about S75 worth OF
clothing.
A coat was offered for sale at Henry Nc
Cormack's auction house by Richmond Mel
son. Mr.. Mccormack held the coat and
required Nelson to bring some one in to
vouch for him. Nelson brought Daniel
johnson, ALIAS Cross. In the mean time
Sergeant Wren was notified, and both par
ties were taken into custody. -ft
There were numerous other arrests at the
First Station-house Saturday night, but
mostly for small offences. ....:..