Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-27
SHARP SUGAR-STEALERS.
0nicer Walton Finds sixteen Barreis or
stolen Susar-Arren or the Parties I'm
plicated.

Crieer Walton Finds sixteen Barreis or
stolen susar-Arreu or the Parties I'm
plicated.
Some time since Officer A. T. Walton. OF
the Second police-station, suspected q
certain party Of receiving stolen sugar.
His attention was called 10 the fact By rea-
son OF certain movements and the sten-
ell brand -. ID. p" which appeared
on some barrels. He went 10 see Major j.
ID. Patton at his store, on Cary street, and
communicated bis suspicious TO the Major.
Yesterday morning Major Patton re-
marked TO his chief clerk, Mr.. Thomas
Binford, that he would be absent from the
store for some time. As soon as he left
MIR. Binford also remarked In the presence
OF the colored porter that he would be gone
from the store for short while. Major Pat
ton went ont across the street aud took q
position IN the second story OF the store
opposite his own. Mr. Binford also placed
himself IN position in which he could OBJ
serve everything that was done in Iajor
Patton's store. Hardly had these arrange
ments been perfected before Thomas Clark,
the colored porter employed in the store,
and Fleming Pryor, colored dray-driver.
seized a barrel OF granulated sugar and
rolled il into Pryor's draw. Pryor mounted
the dray and drove rapidly away, followed
By Allon T.. DonnaD. who found 1t difli.
cult To keep in sight OF him.
Officer Walton was telephoned 10 come
down TO Cary street, while Mr.. Donnan
pursued the dray. lie saw Pryor drive
up 10 the grocefy-stOre Of Lewis Carpenter
(colored), on Brook avenue, and unload
hisdray. Securing the services OF Officer
Harmon. Mr.. Donnan went into Csrpen-
ter's store and there, under the counter,
found barrel OF granulated sugar, which
he Unidentified by the stencil-brand. and
private mark also, which Major Patton
had taken the precauti0n to put on all his
barrels.
Officer Walton. believing these facts cor
roboratiye OF his previous suspicious, swore
out searcb-warrant, and I'm the house OF
Massena Beazley.a = grocer doing business
on Seventh street between Marshall and
Broad, found sixteen barrels Of sugar,
which Major Patton fully identified a. his
own, and which he declares TO have been
stolen.
All the parties were arrested and lodged
in the Second police-station, where they
will be held TO await an examination be-
Tore the Police Court Monday morning, un-
less sooner bailed.
"A laIgc crONu gathered IN 'front.' OF beaI-
ley's store. attracted by curiosity. After
his arrest Beazley closed his store. not hay-
ing any one TO leave IN charge Of il.
Mr., Beazley was born In Orange county.
but when quite young moved to Hanover
county. In 1884 he came to Richmond,
and accepted position in Mr.. Peter Win
StOn's store. opposite Brackett's Tavern, on
Broad street. lie next went to live with
Royal Parrish, on Cary street near Four
teenth street. Later his brother and him
self opened business for themselves on
Twelfth aud Cary streets. under the iirm-
name Of 7. l.. Il NJ. Beazley. His brother
died, and Mr.. Beazley subsequently formed
a co-partncrship with two gentlemen from
Augusta, the style OF the firm being Beaz-
ley, Brown d Lynn. He next broke up
business in Richmond, and purchased q
farm in lIenrico county, next to Straw
berry Hill. This farm M sold about twO
years ago, and then he came back to Rich
mond, and opened a grocery-house at GIG
east Marshall street. From this store he
removed to the place at which al present
he does business.
Lewis Carpenter was bailed last night
for his appearance Monday morning.