Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-24
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A colored man named Martin Spen-
Ger, who Is supposed to be the person
who broke into the houses Of Mrs.
Snellngs and Messrs. Pulliam and
Kirkland before day Thursday morning,
was caught yesterday between midnight
and AN. Mr. Joseph Lane, who lives
OF Eleventh street between Porter and
Perry, and who drives delivery wagon
for Messrs. Buck & Hofr, was aroused
by his wife's screams at something like
a man running against his back door
with great force as if trying to break it
in. lie jumped up, and, with his bro
ther-in-law, Mr.. Washington FGqua,
ran out Of the front door and around
into the backyard. Mr.. Fuqua had \
pistol and Mr.. Lane had nothing
but an empty bottle, which he
picked up in the front yard. At
first they saw no one, but when they
got near the back fence a tall colored
man, with light pants, dark coat, and a
straw hat, jumped out Of the yard and
ran down through a bottom across
Tenth street and into thicke!, lodging
his pursuerS. Messrs. Lane and Fuqua.
being unable to find the man, returned
TO the house. In about twenty-five
minutes they saw man similarly
dressed, and whom they take TO be the
same one, come up Porter street, and,
crossing the vacant lot to the east Of
Mr.. Lanes house, went directly up to
side gate opening into the back yard,
placed his hand on the gate, and halted,
as if pondering whether or not he
should enter. While standing there
the gentlemen ran out, seized him,
and, after little scutile, in
which Mr.. Lane lost part Of his
clothing, they captured him and took
him down to the cage, and had him
locked up. Just short while before
Spencer was captured some one tried to
enter the Green House and Mr.. Charles
l.. Pages residence, adjoining Mr..
Lanes, and at both places was fright
ened off by the movements OF the people
in the houses. Spencer was taken be-
fore the Mayors Court yesterday morn
ing and the case continued until to-day.
Officers Lipscomb and Jones took
Spencer up to Mrs. Suellings's residence
Yesterday morning, and by comparison
found that the tracks made there by
whoever broke into her house were iden-
tically like and the size Of prisoners
feet. The prisoner is about forty years
old. and has q wife and one child. He
used to be a wood-sawyer, but Of late
has been working at Gray's tobacco
factory. Not very long ago he was ar
rested on the charge of stealing lumber
from the Street-Railway Company, and
was convicted and sent to Jail for twenty
days.
Soon after Spencer was caught his
house, which is situated at the corner
of Twelfth and Semmes streets, was
searched, but none of the articles stolen
from Mrs. Snellings could be found.
The match game Of ball played at
the Manchester Park yesterday after
noon between the Manchesters and Full
tons resulted in q victory for the latter
by the score of Q to 2. The home boys
did some good playing, but the visitors
were too strong for them.
The funeral Of Mr.. Charles P.
Baughan, who died suddenly in Rich
mond Thursday afternoon, took place
from TIE residence Of Captain j. A.
Lipscomb, Nineteenth aud Msury
streets, at4 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The Methodist District Conference,
which met at Midlothian Wednesday,
adjourned yesterday. The attendance