Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-08

which he did shortly before Officer
Shields, who had followed closely. Mr.
II. NJ. Smith, Jr., was catching hold OF
the mans collar.
RECOGNIZED.
Both of them were at once recognized
by the police as Joseph Murray and John
Ward, who on the 2oth OF January were
arrested in the alley in the rear Of Ty-
lcr's jewclry store and taken before the
Police Justice on the charge Of being
suspicious characters.
"ITOLD YOU So"
While Ward was being taken up the
street the officers overlook Policeman
Otey with Murray in custody. IS they
came within speaking distance Murray
said TO his friend:
81 told you so. / told you we'd get
caught
1t the Second station-housc both men
were put into one cell, but subsequently
il was thought advisable to separate
them. This was done, and an eXamina-
ton Of the cell showed some bits Of
paper which had been finely torn by one
of them. The officer in charge, how
ever, ingeniously put the pieces together
with paste and the following memoran-
dun developed
Suffolk. . Nork and Windsor.
Xuni 2i-NoriOlk.
lyor 10.
Wakefield -.
Wayerly 90
Disputanta 6N
"LDEEATrD THEN or BAH"
When these men were here before,
after going before the Police Justice,
where they were charged with being
suspicious characters, they were com
mitted to jail in default OF surety. Three
days afterwards they were liberated, Mr.
Samuel NJ. Page, their counsel, going
security for their good behavior for
twelve months in the sum OF 500. The
same day Mr.. Page swore out warrant
against them in which he charged 4" that
their bondsman, Samuel NJ. Page, has
cause to believe that they will commit a
breach Of the peace The men had
left, and of course were not arrested.
SUSPICION.
1t is thought that these men are two
Of the party of thieves that on Saturday
night last robbed Chapman Il Gales
jewelry store in Norfolk of, It is stated,
$40, 600 or So, 600 worth Of diamonds
EXAMINED.
At the station-house their clothing was
searched. One wore gold watch which
he carried when here before, and each
had about $50 or $40 in his pocket
They admitted their previous appear
ance here, and would no doubt have
given an account of their movements
since then had not Mr.. Page, their coun-
sci, told them not to talk. They came
through Chesterfield yesterday morning
ard tried to get breakfast mile or two
outside of Manchester at the house of a
colored woman. but did not succeed.
Their pockets were, however, we'll sup
piled with ginger-cakes when arrested.
PERSONNEL.
Both prisoners are well-bullt men and
about thirty-tive years Of age. Murray
is taller than Ward, and simmer. Muir
raw has a red beard-two or three weeks
old-all over his face. and Ward has
dark hair and a slight moustache and
beard. Both are rough looking and
have unattractive faces.
OUTSIDE REPORTS.
A telegram from Wilson, Va, speaks
OF two suspicious characters who board
ed the Norfolk and Western train Mon
day morning at the Dismal-Swamp canal
drawbridge and got off at Petersburg
The Petersburg Hdcr-A Appeal says that
when the men were seen by the police
officers "they shed their coats and ran
off across Pocahontas bridge into Ches-
terfeld county. They were hotly pur-
sued, but finally escaped in the woods. "
Section hands on the Petersburg road
say they saw two suspicious-looking men
pass Falling Creek bridge about 7o'clock
yesterday morning, and they were walk
ing very rapidly.
When arrested here yesterday both the
men had a tired appearance, and their
clothes looked as if they had been tramp
ing through bushes and grass.
Nothing has yet been heard from the
Norfolk authorities, but the pair will be
presented before Justice Richardson this
morning.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE ?
Now the question arises, Why are these
men here ? Ii they are the robbers OF
the Norfolk iewelry house what has be-
come OF the diamonds, and why did they
walk into the lions den. 80 to speak-the
very city where they had been recently
suspected OF attempting to get into one
of Richmond's jewelry houses? When
they got off the Manchester car yester-
day morning they were within about
half a square of where they were ar
rested on their previous visit here.
One theory-it is given for what 1t IS
worth--is that they are decoys sent out
by the real robbers who have escaped
with their booty and wish to divert sus-
picion. And looking at it this way they
rode in the street-car because they were
! very tired and thought they woaid sstfsc'