The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-18
ALLEGED THEFT.
Prominent Citizen Arrested for Taking
Money From His Emplove.

Yesterday evening after consultation
with Major Poe, Chief Of Police. Captain
James B. Angle of the Second district
swore out the following two warrants
for the arrest Of Mr.. Edwin A. VIM.
The first warrant reads That he did
unlawfully take, steal and carry away an
amount Of money or goods, the value Of
which is now unknown, the property Of
Fourqurean, Price & Co.
The witnesses summoned are Captain
James b Angle, J. VI. Fourqurean, f. d.
Price, J. II. Blair.
The second warrant read that +. A..
Winn did unlawfully and feloniously
take and steal aud carry away eight
thousand and five hundred (se,500 dol
lars In United States currency, the prop.
erty of Fourqurean, Price & Go
The witnesses are Captain j. h. Angle,
J. w. Fourqurean, f. d. Price, and J. II.
Blair.
Mr.. Winn was arrested at his home and
was lodged in the Second police station,
where he spent the night on the sofa IN
the Captains office.
MYSTERY or TIE ARREST.
The truth about this arrest is as fol-
lows.
The firm of Fourqurean, Price N Co.
had found on January /, 1886, after TAX
ing inventory, that they were short Sl2,-
800 Of valuable goods not accounted for.
! They instigated u watch and the police of
the Second station assisted them Though
there were suspicious there were no facts
TO fix guilt on any individual.
Later the store was robbed, the thief
entering from a window and bursting
into pieces from the inside paddock on
the rear door outside. The police were
again summoned, and upon examination
pronounced that the bursted lock was a
ruse, and that the two bales OF superior
silk, the only articles stolen, were ab
stracted by some one on the inside To
this statement of the police the owners of
the establishment did not give any Gre
| dence.
Notwithstanding all this the pr0prie-
tors thought they were doing no more
than their duty to themselves when they
watched their clerks and salesmen. II
was a wonder to them how one of their
clerks should leave his salary in
the hands Of the cashier from February
last and still live in handsome manner
So they made him subject for watch
ing, and on July 9Th last discerned him
selling a bill OF goods for S53, and turn
ing in to the cashier s2i. Other sales
with similar personal discounts had been
discovered, and that night, June 6'h, Mr.
Fourqurean, Mr. Price, and Mr.. Temple
called Mr. Winn upstairs, and said
You have been robbing us"
Mr.. Winn acknowledged the fact, and
that same night gave deed which was
| ioined in by his wife, conveying 10 @
trustee mortgage for IS 500 on his resi-
dence, No 500 East Marshall, TO secure 4
note for So 500 of Edwin A. Winn, paya
bic on demand.
Mr.. Price on the morning Of the 9th oi
July called at the Second station TO see
Captain Angle. The officer was absent
at the time, but Mr.. Price told Sergeant
Cosby the story and wept. Mr.. Price
said he would have rather lost the money
than have learned that Mr.. Winn had
stolen il.
The police that evening were ready &c
spring trap on Mr. Winn bv having la
dies present with fifty dollar bills to buy
from him sundry goods, but MI Price
not returning, they did not make the at'
tempt.
Mr. Winn has decided to Messrs. Four
qurean, Price & Co all the property he
owns I'm the world, and his wife has Joined
in the deed.
The case comes before Justice Crutch-
| field this morning.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. Winn
who has heretofore enjoyed high repu
tltion as gentleman in every sense 'oi
the word, and the general feeling 10
ward him is more of sorrow than indig
nation.