The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-29
A Notorious burglar.
THE NAN VINO ROBBED TUE HOUSE or MRS.
IkDD IN ME9r NJ aaufNcroN


LADp IN WEST WASHINGTON.
The following particulars Of the robbery
committed by the burglar McGill. briefly
mentioned by us Yesterday morning, are
obtained from the Washington Star:
James McGill, arrested yesterday morn
ing by Detectives Miller and McDevitt for
robbery Of the house Of Mrs. Laid, In West
Washington. and assault and battery with
intent 10 Kill her, was tins morning taken
TO the Police Court for a hearing. Mrs.
l.addfully identified the beryesterday, us
also did colorcd man who started TO pur-
sue him when he was making his escape
from the premises. McGill was arrested In
this city December 8, 1880, on complaint OF
Charles 4. Kolb, for grand larceny. plead
guilty, and was sent to the Albany pcniten-
tiary for one year. lie served ten months.
and was released for good behavior on De-
cemher 18th last, and came direct 10 Wash
iugton. where he and his gang have since
been working.
MRS. LADD'S GRAPHIC STORY OF HER En-
COUNTER WITH THE BURGLAR.
In the Police Court to-day McGill was
called up from the cell and charged with
the larceny Of silver spoon, gold ring,
pair OF earrings, 4 toilet ease, and seve-
raj other articles, from the residence OF
Mrs. Laid, and also with assault and
battery on that lady. lie is young
white man, with q vicious look on his
face, and while Mrs. Ladd was telling
her story 10 the court he stood in the
dock scowling ut her. Mr.. \. Il. Williams
appeared for the defendant. Mrs. Ladd is a
middlc-agcd lady. She testified that last
Wednesday afternoon she left her residence
10 attend to some business. and returned
about - O'Clock, and was aSt0nished TO find
the VeStibulc-door open. She started to 20
upstairs, aud encountered the prisoner on
the stairs. He pointed pistol at her head
and demanded her money or her life. Wit
ness told him that he could not get her
pockct-boOk, and he then came closer and
put the cold muZZlc OF the pistol TO
her temple and again demanded her
money or her life, and She refused to give
him her pocket-book, which she held in her
hand, and denounced him as thief and
murderer, and demanded that he surrender
the stolen property that he had in his pock-
cts. He refused 10 do 80, and clapped his
hand over her mouth. still holding the pis-
tol TO her head and renewing his demand
for her money or her life. when she made a
sudden movement and thrust him against
lDt Wall Will NuuiNl'Hl ibItt ~ itliONt MS
hand which held the pistol from her
head. Mrs. Laid, while relating her
encounter with the prisoner, was some
what excited, and when she concluded
Judge Smell, whose face showed through
out the recital his admiration of her bravery,
said to her that she was pretty courageous
woman. Mrs. Ladd stated that when he
saw that he could not get her pocket-book
he started for the door, pistol in hand, and
she followed him out on the street and
called for the police. and when some citi-
zens tried to arrest him he threatened TO
shoot them. She stated that ne had picked
fifteen locks in the house when she inter-
rupted him.
SENTENCED.
McGill was sentenced TO eleven months
and twenty-ninc days for the assault, and
for the larceny he got six months. and
restitution was ordered, and in default OF
restitution three months additional, making
twenty months and twenty-nine days in all.