Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-19
A BOLD ROBBERY.
HOW THaER a.NTLRMES WE'RE VIC
rIMIzRD IN sURRY.
Hementoes Of the Alleged THETA Jail
Dsiivery--General and Political Notes
The District Fight


tCorrcsposdouco Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
prrxesBuRa, Va. September Is, 1893.
Messrs. White 4 Arnold have been
engaged for some weeks past operating
steam ieatlsr-bed renovator at Surry
county Courthouse About ten days
AGO a young man giving his name "a
Jack Cohen presented a letter to the
firm from a former employee OF the
factory recommending him for O job.
Mr.. White, upon this recommendation.
gave Cohen employment but was not
satisfied with him. On Saturday night
last Cohen was told that his ser
vices would not be needed any
longer. lie had nothing to say and
went 10 his room as usual at plight. On
Sunday morning Mn. White, who occu-
pied room al the hotel with Messrs.
foSythe Holloway, and Burton-the
latter wellknown citizen and sewing
machine mgent of Petersbnrg- found
that their nom had been entered during
the night and robbed On examination
il was discovered that Mr.. HolloWays
gold wab-h and pistol and Mr. Buttons
atclIcl, cont Rning about so IN money
and about ESQ worth of notes as well
rs lis clothes. WIRE missing, rs was also
Jack Cohen. In COhens room was
found n book left by him, in which no
he'd written that he wac known rs "Chi-
pago jack that "he was wauted IN
Wichita. Kan, for bunco business
praoiiced there four years ago that tho
Wilmington "a. c. authorities had Of
fercd reward Of 500 for his arrest for
forgery that he IS the man who
'tippe1 drummer IN Bristol, Tenn,
Of Si65." The memorandum winds up
bv saving. &C. You can put them all on
my track # Won choose, and let them
catch me- il they can. / am extensively
known lyv three names Jeck Cohen,
'Lnckv Jack, and Chicago back.
Cohen is probably about t%enty-iour
vegrs of aCe, ) feet 10 IUches high,
and weighs ahout $50 pounds He
has black hair, lightblue eyes. and n
rudy complexion. talks with a strong
northern accent. has scar on his fore
hcwi aniuuo under his left CIR.
Ii ~ said AFT Surry Courthouse that
Cohen was connected with the state Ag-
ricultural Department IN North Carolina
about twovoars IT, claimed that he
came frru the vicinity of Chicago. He
wrote OF the wall Of hls room rhyme
statue, IN Substance that he would DEFY
pursuit =,
Altogether The robbery was as hold a
ono rs WIS ever pcrpctTsted III that sec
ton and caused unbOunted astomsh-
mcnt. The gentlemen who were robbed
think that they were drugged. 10 IS
thought that Nr. Burton's satchel was
taken by mistake for Mr. Whites.
AN EsCtrE PROM JAIL.
Three mon broke from the Surry
routy jail last week. Their names were
Rculau Robertson. serving "a sentence Of
thirty DAYS for HOUSEKEEPING Robert
Prown. committed for HOUSEKEEPING.
md Henry Brim. serving q sentence OF
ten days for larceny. They secured an
iron wedge, with which they forced OF
the hinges Of their cell door.
II IS announced this morning that the
credentials of the Eangstou delegates
from tins city to The Faunyillc Conven-
ton were signed last night 10y the Re
publican city chaIrma0. II has never
BEEN understood bere Why there was any
doubt as b the regularity Of the election
Of these delegates, representing as they
DO q msjOrily Of the Republicans and u
minority Of the City Convention.
GENERAL And POLITICAL.
The delegations Of both Of the Re
uublican factions from this portion OF
the district wcnt up to FarHylile to-day.
The lanlst0u men Wore white badges on
the lapels Of their coats bearing the
legend "Langston for Congress. And
1t may be SAID that these badges were
very numerous about the streets tins
morning. LamGaJn himself went up to
Farmylilc tonight
1t was learned from lanCston's head
quart rs to-day that The arrangement
agreed upon there is that 1T all OF the
Langstou delegates are put upon the
ron Of the convention they will 90 IN to-
gelhcr and abide 10y the decision of the
convention. Ii not, they will retire, 90
iutoa ~ paratc ball, and nominate Lang
ston with Ms lcc.l'y-quahhed delegates
from every county III the district.
On the Other hand 1t IS confidently
claimed that the anti LangstOnd delegates
lave clear majority in the convention,
and that the proportion Is about % to
20. If tins proportion is established IN
the convention then there will undoubt-
,dly be two nominating bodies and two
candidates. and campaign to follow the
like of which has never been witnessed
IN the Ourth district