Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-18
M'NALLEY'S TROUBLE.
cHARaED WIN RoBBrNe Hrs ROOM
MAZE OF SEVENTY DOLLARS.
william Patton Awakes to Find His Bed
Fellow and Money Both Gone
other Gases.

hoDert McNalley, well dressed, neat
looking young man, apparently not more
than twenty-six or twenty eight years
old, was before the Police Court yester-
day morning TO answer the very grave
charge of feloniously stealing $40 from
William Patton. Hon. Samuel b. Witt
appeared as counsel for the accused and
an examination was entered into, but
before Officer Talley. who made the ar-
rest and was the first witness, concluded
his testimony, Judge Witt said he was
satisfied that the case would be sent on,
and therefore he would not trouble the
Court with further investigation. Me
Nalley was put back into the prisoners
pen to be sent to jail aud Patton was
held as a witness in the sum of S300, and
having no one to 60 on his bond he, too,
had TO go to prison. and the chances are
that both tlSs plaintiff aud the defendant
viii have to swelter in tie city jail until
the September term Of tho Hastings
Court, when the Case comes up for triad.
POLICEMAN TALLEY.
Policeman Talley said he was at the
American Hotel yesterday morning,
and complaint was made to him by Pat
ton that his pockets had been riiied by
McNahey. The officer in company with
Policeman Joyner went in search of the
accused and found him in bed in o house
near Mayo and Franklin streets, and
$6l. 20 was found under his pillow four
$40 bills. four $J's, one 81, dime, and
two nickels McNalley admitted taking
the money from Patton's pockets. but
said both TO the officer and Patton that
he took it to keep Patton from losing it.
PATTOS's VERSION.
Patton looks 10 be not more than
twenty-five years old, and in converse
ton with DispGtch reporter said 81
arrived in the city late Thursday after
noon, from Petersburg, and intended go-
ing on 10 Baltimore on the late train that
night, but afterwari learned that there
was no such train. While was in a 81
loon, whero ] had gotten something to
drink, McNslley, who WAS perfect
stranger to me. came in. / WAS singing,
and he seemed 10 recognize my voice,
and, coming up to me, asked me if did
not sing in Bartletts quartette in Balti
more. told him that | did At my
invitation We took something TO drink,
and finding McNalley pleasant and
agreeable, and being pleased to meet
some one from Baltimore who knew
some of my friends, / invited him to
take a walk with me. After walk
ing around for awhile and talk
ing together, said to him
that could not leave that
night and invited him to go TO a hotel
with me to spend the night. When l
awoke this morning McNalley had left
the room, aud upon looking into my
pockets / found that my money was all
missing. came down to the Office and
the clerk told me that McNalley bad
gone out some hours before. saw a po-
lice officer and reported these facts to
him, and he soon found the prisoner,
who when brought up to where | was
said that he had only taken the money
TO keep me from losing it and that he
intended to come back 70 the hotel and
return it. The man Is on utter stranger
to me, and did not know whether he
really meant - steal my money or to
bring it back 10 me-"